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Was afraid to tell derek she was pregnant. so jana told him for her via email. >> after you sent the e-mail, people's 51, to derek smyer, did you get a phone call? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: it was derek smyer, jana said, and he wasn't happy. >> he just didn't want no kids. he didn't want her to have the baby. >> did he say anything to you about trying to do something with crystal? >> yeah, he just said if i can get her to get rid of the baby, he said he will do whatever he can, but he don't want to have the baby. >> reporter: and jana recalled that the day before crystal was murdered -- her ...

>> derek. >> do you have a middle name, derek? >> paul. >> he freely answered your questions? he didn't ask for an attorney? >> no. no, he -- he never requested an attorney during our interview time with him. >> when was the last time that you saw her at her apartment that you can recall? >> last time was not recently. >> okay. >> i haven't seen her physically in about -- let's see, a couple months. >> about two months? >> longer than that. >> he kind of discounted it as "yeah, we were on and off really quick." >> does derek offer any theory of what he thinks might have happened to crystal? >>...

Monday, the morning michelle saw a suspicious man on the stairs of the apartment building. she warned crystal who went a different way to the garage which might have saved her life for 24 hours. what they didn't learn until much later was that crystal left work crying on that last day of her life. she didn't say anything to her family that night, but she did act differently. >> she went around the room and she hugged everyone. >> and she never did that. >> i think she just didn't wanna worry anyone, and i think she kind of just hoped that everything would work out. what was the matter with cry...

Verdict on all counts. thank you very much. >> reporter: crystal's family was worried. they could only hope the jury believed c-styles' video confession, and not his recantation of it. the wait for a verdict was agonizing. >> that was painful. >> reporter: one day passed. then two. three days in. >> i'm nervous. i don't want to do this again. i can't do this again. it's not easy. >> reporter: then it was a week. then one week turned into two. >> i'm like i'm just praying. i just keep praying, no matter what i see or what i hear. i keep praying. >> reporter: every day the waiting was harder. th...

>> and i'm driving on the freeway, and all of a sudden, i just felt like she wasn't here. >> reporter: the news that they lost their baby sister was unbearable. crystal taylor was just 27. >> when i got in, michelle was on the floor. i'm just, like, looking at her. i try to hug her. >> reporter: now they had to tell their ailing momo her baby was gone. >> when i had to call my mom to say, "somebody killed crystie," and she screamed the most harrowing just scream. i just knew this is gonna kill mom, too. >> yeah. >> there's nothing worse than burying your kids. i mean -- >> no. especially when ...