and one thing he is he is a manipulator of women. cops saw a pattern, one that was reinforced by something else they learned. as the investigation continued, we discovered that derek had been to prison for a federal offense of he was um, scamming money from a bank. it happened in 2004. here s derek in this fuzzy bank security photo stealing money from other people s bank accounts. turned out he had a girlfriend who worked at a credit union. he got account numbers from her and used them to move money into accounts he controlled. what happened to the $80,000 that they skimmed? the investigators, they didn t find it. and we tried to look for it, too, and we never found it. you heard about derek serving federal time on that bank charge. yes, yes. i wasn t surprised. and i wasn t surprised at who he used as an accomplice. his girlfriend. yes. why were you not surprised by that? because derek possesses that
and according to traci, it was just the beginning. and that wasn t the last time she was assaulted while she was pregnant? no, it wasn t. reporter: traci told police that in 2002, when she was pregnant with their second child, she was attacked again. she was knocked to the ground. and the assailant tried to kick her in the stomach. that person was never caught? right. and whoever cut her throat in the previous incident was never caught? that s correct. reporter: traci now told the cops she believed derek was behind both attacks. she also said in both cases he wanted her to have an abortion, but that she had refused. after you re pregnant by one guy and you get lured to the back of your apartment building and then somebody tries to kill you, why you continue your relationship with that guy? you have to understand mr. derek smyer. and one thing he is is, he is a manipulator of women. reporter: cops saw a pattern. one that was reinforced by