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Fourteen years after his family was tragically murdered, the surviving son went face-to-face with his mother and sisters' killer with an emotional victim impact statement that left a Miami-Dade courtroom in tears on Tuesday. Michael Padrino was 5 years old when his stepfather Alberto Sierra, whom he once called "Papi," suffocated Gladys Machado, 6-year-old Julia and 3-year-old Daniela in 2012. "We were supposed to have more time together," Padrino said during Sierra's sentencing trial. "More birthdays, more holidays, more days where nothing important is happening...arguing over dumb things, sitting around doing nothing... those were the best times." The now-19-year-old then stared down Sierra from the stand, unable to hold back his emotions. #survivor #family#stepdad#jury "And you," Padrino said. "You took them. You know you did."