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Me. when he did, it just seemed like it was kind of for show, you know. if -- when people were around he'd behave a certain way, and when those people left he would go back to his -- his ill temperedness and his kind of monstrous ways. >> reporter: to help explain how derek had crystal killed, prosecutors again called her sister michelle who had been through the emotional wringer when she testified in the first trial. >> do you solemnly state that the testimony -- >> i was afraid of what it was going to do to me mentally the second time. i was afraid for myself. >> reporter: nevertheless, mich...

Be able to do it, whatever it is we needed to do. i -- but i was really scared. >> reporter: michelle testified she saw c-styles at crystal's building the day before the shooting. it was up to other witnesses to place him there the day crystal was killed, and there were several who could. the man making his kids breakfast. a neighbor who saw a man who looked like c-styles around 1:00 that same morning, watching the building. another neighbor who actually knew c-styles and thought he saw him loitering in the area. except, all those witnesses were afraid to testify in open court against a known ...

Remembered seeing c-styles fleeing the crime scene. >> and what did you hear? >> it was like a, um -- like a gunshot, like a big noise basically. >> what next occurred? >> we seen somebody running past us. >> reporter: prosecutors then had to connect c-styles with derek smyer. for that they relied on two eyewitnesses. detective williams told the jury he was pretty sure c-styles was with derek at the park on the day crystal taylor was ambushed and murdered. >> it wasn't until you actually saw him in person that you were able to remember that he resembled the person you saw at the park? >> objec...

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 cause it was gonna 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. >> everybody glamorizes it and thinks it's that way. but in skyler's mind, this was easier for him to do. he could do this and then, of course, derek would be indebted t...

>> they brought in c-styles. legal name skyler moore. you say to him, "what do you have to do with the murder of crystal taylor?" and he says? >> "i don't know her. i did not do this." but he's studying her photo. >> reporter: and then, c-styles continued to talk. >> he's coming up with an analysis of the person who would have done this. and he refers to the person as, "this person had a lot of rage. this person has a lot of rage in them to do that." >> as opposed to just saying, "i didn't do any murder. i don't know who this is. i don't know what you're talking about." >> exactly. exactly. >>...