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. – 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.

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.