One of two men sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Nicole Montalvo has died in prison due to complications of COVID-19, according to his family.

Two men who were convicted in April for the 2019 murder of Nicole Montalvo have been sentenced to life in prison.

Former Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson, who oversaw the Nicole Montalvo investigation, said justice was served in the case, when the verdict was read Wednesday.

Angel Rivera and Christopher Otera-Rivera have been found guilty of murder in Nicole Montalvo’s death.

The trial of two men accused in the 2019 murder and dismembering of Nicole Montalvo continues with more witness testimony.

The trial of two men accused in the 2019 murder and dismembering of Nicole Montalvo continues with more witness testimony.

The trial of two men accused in the 2019 murder and dismembering of Nicole Montalvo will pick up with more witness testimony.

A man and his father stand trial in the slaying and dismemberment of an Osceola County woman.

The murder trial continues for a man and his father who are accused of killing and dismembering a woman in Osceola County.

A jury has been seated for the trial of two Osceola County men accused of killing a 36-year-old mother in 2019 and then burying her dismembered remains on their property.

Angel Rivera, one of the two men accused of killing and dismembering Nicole Montalvo, is asking for a new defense attorney, according to court records.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – State prosecutors have dropped charges against Nicole Montalvo’s mother-in-law, Wanda Rivera, in connection to the St. According to a request from the state, prosecutors have received new evidence creating reasonable doubt as to the charges against Wanda Rivera. State prosecutors say a new cellphone analysis shows Otero-Rivera and Angel Rivera moved Nicole Montalvo’s vehicle from their property on Oct. 22. Wanda Rivera was arrested and posted $20,000 bail on May 28, 2020, according to the Osceola County Jail. Otero-Rivera and Angel Rivera are awaiting trial, which has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Osceola County prosecutors have filed new charges against two men accused of killing and dismembering a St. Prosecutors say Christopher Otero-Rivera and his father, Angel Rivera, killed Nicole Montalvo in October 2019. Rivera’s wife, Wanda Rivera, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and tampering with physical evidence. [TRENDING: Deputies: Girl abused by children’s book author | Deputy investigated for slamming student | How to get vaccine in Fla.]AdDocuments filed Jan. 12 show that prosecutors filed new charges against Otero-Rivera and Angel Rivera. Prosecutors said her body was dismembered and buried on property belonging to the Rivera family.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Three suspects charged in connection with the murder of a St. Cloud woman were due in court Wednesday in an effort to get evidence tossed from the case. Prosecutors say Christopher Otero-Rivera and his father, Angel Rivera, killed Christopher’s estranged wife, Nicole Montalvo, last year. [RELATED: Crime scene photos, evidence released in Montalvo case]Rivera’s wife, Wanda Rivera, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and tampering with physical evidence. The judge in the case first heard arguments over the evidence in October, but the hearing will resume Wednesday morning.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The brother of a man accused of killing his estranged wife in St. Cloud plans to plead guilty to 35 counts of possession of child pornography, court records show. Under the plea deal, which Nicholas Rivera has accepted, he will plead guilty to 32 counts of possession of child pornography, one count of transmission of child pornography, unlawful use of a communication device, lewd and lascivious battery and traveling to meet a minor. Once he’s released, he will be on sexual offender probation for 15 years. Nicholas Rivera’s brother and father remain in jail.

Otero-Rivera’s father, Angel Rivera, 64, was also arrested and charged in connection with Montalvo’s death. “He wanted to discredit her, for I guess, her testimony,” the man told detectives, adding Otero-Rivera wanted the mother of his child to be “looked at like a junkie.”The man told Otero-Rivera he would plant drugs in Montalvo’s car and then alert authorities in an attempt to discredit her. Upon posting bail, he also told Angel Rivera of his plan, according to the interview. He told me where she lived at and asked if I knew the color of her car,” the man told detectives of Rivera. Both Angel Rivera and Otero-Rivera are in the Osceola County Jail awaiting trial set to begin in September.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The trial of three family members charged in connection with the murder of an Osceola County mother has been postponed. According to court records, the trial of Christopher Otero-Rivera, his father, Angel Rivera, and his mother, Wanda Rivera, has been delayed until September 29. The trial was originally scheduled to begin August 24 in Osceola County. Otero-Rivera and Angel Rivera have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Nicole Montalvo. Wanda Rivera has been charged with being an accessory, evidence tampering and lying to law enforcement.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The brother-in-law of a 33-year-old woman who was killed and dismembered on her in-laws’ property in St. In the early days of the investigation, Nicholas Rivera, 28, the son of Angel and Wanda Rivera, was arrested on unrelated charges in Georgia. At the time, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office called him a person of interest in his sister-in-law’s death. In a November interview with Osceola County detectives, Nicholas Rivera described seeing Montalvo’s lifeless body in his parent’s garage the night she went missing. If the plea deal is finalized, Nicholas Rivera will serve 10 years in prison followed by 15 years of sex offender probation concurrent with another case.

Nicole Montalvo’s mother-in-law faces new charge of accessory to murderPublished: May 26, 2020, 7:08 pmThe mother-in-law of a slain St. Cloud woman now faces charges of accessory after the fact to murder and tampering with physical evidence.

An Osceola County man accused of murdering his estranged wife is fighting to have his upcoming trial moved out of Central Florida. According to court documents, one motion asks for Rivera’s upcoming trial to be moved from Osceola County to either Hillsborough, Broward or Palm Beach county. The second motion requests that crime scene photos showing the dismembered body of Nicole Montalvo be kept away from the jury. Montalvo’s remains were found in October 2019 on the St. Rivera’s father, Angel, and his mother Wanda, have also been charged in connection with Montalvo’s murder.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The estranged husband of Nicole Montalvo, a St. Cloud woman found slain last year in Osceola County, formally entered a plea Tuesday morning in court. Christopher Otero-Rivera, indicted by a grand jury last week, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, abuse of a body and tampering with evidence. He pleaded not guilty to second degree murder, abuse of a dead body and tampering with evidence. Cloud woman | Sheriff pushes for murder charges to be filed in Osceola mother’s death]Montalvo’s remains were found in October on the property of the family’s home.

The estranged husband of Nicole Montalvo, a St. Cloud woman found slain last year in Osceola County, formally entered a plea Tuesday morning in court. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.

Cloud man has been indicted on second-degree murder charges in connection with his estranged wife’s death, court records show. Christopher Otero-Rivera has been in custody since Nicole Montalvo’s remains were found on the Rivera family’s yard in late October, according to Osceola County deputies. An Osceola County clerk said Otero-Rivera has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and abuse of a dead body while Rivera was indicted on abuse of a dead body, accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence charges. Rivera was previously charged with abuse of a dead body and failure to report a death. He was indicted on new charges of accessory after the fact, abuse of a dead body and tampering with evidence.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A court hearing was held Tuesday morning for a man linked to the slaying of his estranged wife in St. A status hearing was conducted for Christopher Otero-Rivera, who’s charged with failing to report the death of Nicole Montalvo. Osceola County sheriff’s officials say Otero-Rivera killed Montalvo, 32, in October and buried her remains at his family’s home. Otero-Rivera remains jailed for violating probation. The state, however, filed a response saying the clock started on Dec. 16, when the charge for failure to report a death was filed.

Cloud man accused of killing his estranged wife is asking a judge to throw out one of the criminal charges against him. According to the motion, prosecutors missed a 90-day deadline to bring him to trial on the misdemeanor charge. Cloud mom’s death incriminated son in jailhouse letter | Murder suspects’ family member told detectives he saw St. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order removing the murder case from Ayala’s office and reassigning it to neighboring State Attorney Brad King. Under Florida law, prosecutors must be ready to bring a murder case to trial withing 175 days of a suspect’s arrest.

Cloud woman told detectives he saw the victim’s lifeless body in his parent’s garage the night she went missing, according to a video of the interview with Osceola County Sheriff’s Office detectives. Otero-Rivera and his father, Angel Rivera, 63, were arrested in late October in connection with Montalvo’s murder but have not been charged with first-degree murder. In the early days of the investigation, Nicholas Rivera, 28, the son of Angel Rivera, was arrested on unrelated charges in Georgia. In the video, detectives describe a scene in the Otero-Rivera garage, they said Nicholas Rivera told them about in another interview. Angel Rivera and Nicholas Rivera both made statements in jailhouse phone calls and to detectives implicating Christopher Otero-Rivera.

Cloud mother Nicole Montalvo were released Wednesday, including crime scene photos showing the locations where her dismembered body was found. [RELATED: Suspect in missing St. Cloud mom’s death incriminated son in jailhouse letter | Deputies ‘won’t leave any stone unturned’ in search for missing St. In that case, Montalvo, Otero-Rivera and Angel Rivera could not be ruled out as contributors. “Chris is definitely going to be found guilty somehow,” Angel Rivera said.

He asked during a news conference that death penalty be sought against whomever was responsible for the 33-year-old woman’s death. [RELATED: ‘Blame and lies:’ State attorney calls out Osceola sheriff amid Nicole Montalvo’s death investigation | Gov. DeSantis removes Nicole Montalvo murder case from State Attorney Ayala amid fallout]“During that meeting it became painfully obvious that the State Attorney was unhappy with my comments regarding the death penalty and she asked me to stop making comments regarding the death penalty. There is no statute of limitations in this case.”Ultimately, DeSantis made the decision to reassign the Montalvo case to neighboring State Attorney Brad King. “Prosecutors all over the state have secured convictions for murder without knowing the manner of death,” Gibson said.

Ron DeSantis made brief remarks on Nicole Montalvo’s murder case after Attorney General Ashley Moody wrote a letter to him, asking that her office take over the prosecution in the case. DeSantis said his office was reviewing the case and that he has been in contact with Montalvo’s brothers. “We have a lot of focus on the criminal but don’t always have a focus on the victims,” DeSantis said. The questions come amid a dispute between Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala and Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson. After that news conference, Moody stepped in and asked DeSantis to reassign the case to a new state attorney altogether.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – At an unveiling of a new domestic violence vehicle, Sheriff Russ Gibson says he is waiting on Florida’s governor to make a decision in how Nicole Montalvo’s murder case will be prosecuted and by who. Ron DeSantis to reassign the case to a new state attorney altogether. "It is safe to say that the dispute between Sheriff Gibson and state attorney Ayala is now public, personal and appears to acrimonious," Moody wrote in a letter last week. Montalvo’s brother earlier this week issued a statement on behalf of the family that they are terrified by how this played out. The family has started a change.org petition to fight to get the law changed to make domestic violence charges a felony.

Osceola Sheriff awaiting governor's decision on Nicole Montalvo casePublished: January 24, 2020, 6:12 pmAt an unveiling of a new domestic violence vehicle within his fleet, Sheriff Russ Gibson says he is waiting on Governor Ron DeSantis to make a decision in the domestic violence case of Nicole Montalvo.

Florida's attorney general wants Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala to be removed from a high-profile murder case. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.

Angel Rivera and his son, Christoper Otero-Rivera, were arrested in October in connection with Nicole Montalvo’s death, but neither has been formally charged with murder. [Watch the state attorney’s full remarks at the top of this story]She said she received a call Thursday from the state office to ask if she needed help prosecuting this case. “My heart goes out to those who have been impacted by Nicole’s death," Ayala said. “From the beginning our goal is to bring justice to Nicole Montalvo, her family and the citizens of Osceola County. ­­My office will continue to work to ensure justice for Nicole Montalvo, her family, and the citizens of Osceola County,” Gibson said.

Prosecutors asked a judge to revoke bond for Rivera who is accused of playing a role in his daughter-in-law’s death. He told the court Angel Rivera pulled into the driveway of his home after being released on bond earlier this week. One of the conditions of his release was that Rivera is not allowed to return to the property where Nicole Montalvo’s remains were found. Judge says that, by his own admission, Rivera intended to return to his property and was seen directly adjacent to his property. Angel Rivera, his wife, Wanda Rivera, Otero-Rivera and Nicholas Rivera are all facing charges in the case.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Osceola County deputies said they still believe Nicole Montalvo’s estranged husband and father-in-law are responsible for her October death, but the state hasn’t filed formal murder charges yet. Sheriff Russ Gibson said Thursday that the lack of formal murder charges is disappointing. Angel Rivera (News 6)[PREVIOUS: Attorney for man accused in Osceola mother’s murder says investigators ‘don’t have the evidence’ | Murder suspects’ family member calls Osceola mother’s death inhumane, barbaric]Earlier this week, new charges were filed against Otero Rivera for failing to report a death. The sheriff suggested, at the minimum, the state attorney’s office should put the proposed murder charges before a grand jury. A spokesperson for the state attorney’s office sent the following statement in response to News 6′s request for comment:“The State Attorney’s Office is responsible for the prosecution of criminal matters and is consistently mindful of statutory deadlines triggered upon the arrest of a suspect.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The estranged husband of a slain Osceola County woman faced a judge Tuesday after sheriff’s officials filed a new charge against him. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has charged Christopher Otero-Rivera with failing to report the death of Nicole Montalvo. During that hearing, a judge set his bond at $3,000. Later on Tuesday, Otero-Rivera appeared before a different judge regarding his violation of probation charge. The trial for Otero-Rivera’s violation of probation charges is set for January 21.

ORLANDO, Fla. – One of the suspect’s in an Osceola County mother’s slaying is still in jail with a $350,000 bail. Attorney Frank Bankowitz says the judge set Rivera’s bond high to purposely keep him in jail because he believes prosecutors and Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson rushed to arrest him for his daughter-in-law’s murder. Rivera was first arrested on Oct. 29 on a murder charge in connection with Montalvo’s death. Judge Morgan couldn’t on the murder charge by law and since Judge Wooten has discretion quote-unquote, he set an unreasonable bond," Bankowitz said. Instead, he said the judge set his bail at $350,000.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A man who was arrested along with his son in connection with the death of his daughter-in-law might be released from jail. Angel Luis Rivera and his son, Christopher Otero-Rivera, were arrested in October in connection with the death of Otero-Rivera’s estranged wife, Nicole Montalvo. The state said it didn’t have any legal basis to object, so Rivera can be released on the first-degree murder charge. He won’t be released from jail unless that charge is dropped or a judge issues a bond. Wanda Nereida Rivera and Nicholas Rivera are facing charges as well, but they have bonded out of jail.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A man accused of killing his estranged wife could be released from jail in that case after a judge ruled Tuesday that the state missed the deadline to file an affidavit on the murder charge. Christopher Otero-Rivera was arrested on murder charges in October in connection with the death of Nicole Montalvo. Rivera remains in custody on probation violation charges. A spokeswoman for the Office of the State Attorney said prosecutors have 21 days to file charges, and if none are filed, prosecutors are afforded a maximum of 180 days. The Office of the State Attorney released a statement after Tuesday’s ruling.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. -- A court date has been set in the showdown over whether the estranged husband of a woman found murdered should be allowed to walk out of jail. Investigators arrested Christopher Otero Rivera for the murder of his wife, Nicole Montalvo, in October. A spokeswoman for the Office of the State Attorney said prosecutors do have 21 days to file charges, and if none are filed, prosecutors are afforded a maximum of 180 days. An Osceola County judge has now ordered a hearing to be held on Dec. 3. Rivera's father, Angel, and his mother, Wanda, have both been charged in connection with her murder, as well.

Osceola County Sheriff’s Office investigators said they found the remains of 33-year-old Montalvo in late October near the home her estranged husband shared with his family. Montalvo’s estranged husband Christopher Otero Rivera and his father Angel Rivera are both charged with her murder. Giulio Rivera is the son of Angel Rivera and Christopher Otero Rivera is his half brother. He said he ran away after suffering years of abuse at the hands of his father, Angel Rivera. He discussed many things that News 6 brought to the attention of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office to see if they were including them in their investigation.

Osceola deputies are searching for a missing 33-year-old woman. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.