OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Update 6:20 p.m. Christopher Otero-Rivera & Angel Rivera have been found guilty in the murder of St. Cloud mom Nicole Montalvo.
The jury found both men guilty of all counts: Second-degree murder, abuse of a dead human body and tampering with evidence.
Otero-Rivera and his father, Rivera, were accused of killing Otero-Rivera’s estranged wife, Nicole Montalvo, in 2019. Montalvo’s remains were found buried on the Rivera family property in October 2019.
In the murder of Nicole Montalvo the jury found both men guilty on all counts.
— Jeff Deal (@JDealWFTV) April 21, 2021
-Second degree murder
-Abuse of a dead human body
-tampering with evidence
Christopher Otero-Rivera and his father Angel Rivera were on trial for the murder of Christopher’s wife Nicole Montalvo.#WFTV pic.twitter.com/2X41BpA54b
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UPDATE 6:05 p.m.: A verdict has been reached in the trial of two men accused of murdering Osceola County mother Nicole Montalvo.
Jurors have just been handed the case in the murder trial of Christopher Otero-Rivera and his father Angel Rivera. The men are on trial for the murder of Christopher’s wife Nicole Montalvo. #WFTV #Osceola pic.twitter.com/i9DktdBOal
— Jeff Deal (@JDealWFTV) April 21, 2021
Closing arguments began in the trial of two men accused of murdering an Osceola County woman.
The jury could begin to deliberated as soon as Wednesday.
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Christopher Otero-Rivera and his father, Angel Rivera, are accused of killing Otero-Rivera’s estranged wife, Nicole Montalvo, in 2019.
Family and friends of murder victim Nicole Montalvo in court this morning. Nicole’s husband Christopher Otero-Rivera and his father Angel Rivera are on trial for her murder. Closing arguments expected to begin around noon. #WFTV #Osceola pic.twitter.com/oWG6k3lWoL
— Jeff Deal (@JDealWFTV) April 21, 2021
Montalvo’s remains were found buried on the Rivera family property in October 2019.
The defense and prosecution both rested their case Tuesday.
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