Whatever Happened To The First 48's Season 10 Episode 6 Murder Suspect?

In July of 2009 Rafael Toirac-Aguilera was extradited to Miami-Dade County from New Jersey, and indicted by a grand jury for first-degree murder (via NJ.com). After several years of delays, he was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Police Captain Robert Yee in March 2016. In April 2016 he was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. "Justice has been done and we're at peace, a little bit at peace right now but it's very emotional, still very raw," widow Maricel Yee said at the sentencing (via NBC Miami).

Even though Toirac-Aguilera's DNA was found on the orange juice bottle at the scene of the crime, he was not willing to admit to the murder or being in Miami when it happened. If he hadn't been arrested and jailed already on a robbery charge and for assaulting his girlfriend, it's unlikely that detectives would've had proof that he was in Miami. His ex-girlfriend's testimony was key, with her telling police the two had driven from New Jersey to Miami to visit some friends in July 2009 and that Toirac-Aguilera's whereabouts couldn't be accounted for a good chunk of the day of Yee's murder. But when detectives flew to New Jersey to confront him, he consistently denied everything his girlfriend told them and claimed to have no idea how his DNA was found in Florida.

Luckily, the evidence was enough to convict Toirac-Aguilera and bring closure to Yee's family and fellow officers, with Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes saying "We judged him in man's law, but he's still got another judgment day coming to him and I really hope there's a special place in hell for him."