Indictments filed against estranged husband, father-in-law for death of St. Cloud mother, court records show

ST. CLOUD, Fla. - Indictments have been filed against the estranged husband and father-in-law of a St. Cloud mother whose remains were found in October, court records show.

Nicole Montalvo was reported missing in October 2019 after dropping off her son with the child's father, Christopher Otero-Rivera. Deputies soon found her remains at a home in St. Cloud belonging to Otero-Rivera's parents. Otera-Rivera's GPS ankle-monitoring device also pinged on the backside of the property, where some of the remains were buried. A roommate even told investigators that she saw Otero-Rivera's father, Angel Luis Rivera, operating an excavator on the backside of the property. Otero-Rivera and his father were both arrested. 

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New court records show that a grand jury indicted Montalvo's estranged husband, Christopher Otero-Rivera, for Second-Degree Murder, Abuse of Dead Human, and Tampering with Evidence. 

An indictment was also filed against Montalvo's father-in-law, Angel Luis Rivera, for Abuse of a Dead Human Body, Accessory After the Fact, and Tampering with Evidence.

State Attorney Brad King took a day and a half to present his case to the grand jury.  Grand jury proceedings are done in secrecy.  Detectives could be seen going in and out of the courtroom before and after their testimony.  Wanda Rivera, Christopher Otero-Rivera’s mother and Angel Rivera’s wife sat outside the courtroom much of the day.

Both men are scheduled to appear before a judge on Tuesday, March 10th at 8:15 a.m.

FOX 35 is working to obtain more information regarding the indictments filed and more.

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