where derrick rose derek met crystal, and that was the connection investigators had long looked for. between c-styles and derek smyer. and c-styles said back in the summer of 2001 derek began complaining about a problem named crystal taylor. he described derek as being desperate because of this pregnant girl. he said that derek had called her gold digger. and that by getting rid of her, that takes care of the problem of having child support. so he said he and derek worked out a deal. c-styles would pull the trigger. and derek smyer would owe him a favor. did he promise you money or did he promise you dope? it was just a mixture, he basically promised me loyalty or whatnot so that s why i say money wasn t really a factor because it was going to be more beneficial down the line. that s how this works? i always thought that when you wanted somebody killed, you had to pay money for that.
jealous or something? i don t know. you know what i m saying? people see things. they re not always. you did he acknowledge that crystal was pregnant with his child? should he acknowledge that she was pregnant. behemoth short of acknowledging that the child is his. you re the father of her child, or she thinks you are? well anyway you had a basic description of some of that witnesses all running from the scene. yes, african american male wearing a dark colored for the, with a scarf around his head, or handkerchief around his head. small build, wearing dark clothing. with light facial. here that description we require resemble derek? derrick smyer had no criminal record. he had a white collar, off his job. and he came from a close knit, loving family. said his sister danielle. i really looked up to my
so it was with nervous anticipation that crystal s family filed into the courthouse on july 11, 2016. the facts and the law and your common sense will lead you to one conclusion. crystal taylor died at the hands of skyler moore and derek smyer. prosecutor danette meyers told jurors crystal s murder and the attacks on derek s other girlfriend traci williamson were no coincidence. he has a motive to do it because he doesn t want to have the kids, he doesn t want to pay child support the prosecution claimed that while derek may have failed to stop traci from having her two children, he found the right man for the job of stopping crystal. his basketball buddy, c-styles. he s a gang member. he s a killer. and mr. smyer knew who to go to when he wanted crystal taylor taken care of. go right over there, have a
seat. prosecutors showed the jury the admitted hit man s videotaped confession. i just seen her come down, from the, uh, front the front way stairs. it was still kind of dark. that s when i killed her. how d you do that? what did you do? just shot her. when you left the area, did you go back and tell derek what you d done? um, after that, i seen him not immediately after that. then they called c-styles to testify. but instead of tying a bow on the case, he lobbed a grenade and blew it to pieces. c-styles told the jury everything he said on that tape was a lie. people have false confessions all the time. it happens all the time. calvin schneider was derek
taylor s pregnant if you are lying on the ground? i couldn t tell. i couldn t tell. in fact, she was five months along. her unborn son died when she did. crystal had told friends the father of her child was a guy named derek smyer. so you won t find out where derek is? that s it. we want to find out everything about him right now. the detective learned crystal and derrick had a quick fling that only lasted a month or so. they met at anderson park, which is near both their jobs. by now, it was lunchtime. derek wasn t in his office. so williams drove to the park bringing crystal s work friends with him. and one of them immediately noticed something. she points out the car that derrick drives. his car was easy to spot. it had vanity plates that said my wig. flying for a fancy car. then crystal s friend pointed out derek and detectives