Forensic technicians testify in trial of men accused of killing Nicole Montalvo

[Daily Mexican]

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Prosecutors on Thursday took the jury through the search for
Nicole Montalvo's remains, which were allegedly found scattered
throughout the St. Cloud property of her accused killers.

Christopher Otero-Rivera, who was Montalvo's estranged husband,
and his father, Angel Rivera, are accused of killing her.

One crime scene technician testified that she saw tire tracks in
the yard and followed them back to a trailer that was covered in
debris.

When they moved the debris out of the way they allegedly found
what looked like human flesh.

"Immediately upon discovering flesh, the fleshy material, a foul
odor was present. A very strong odor, and in addition to that,
flies began coming to the area," said Emily Seda, an Osceola
County Sheriff's Office forensics investigator.

Eventually investigators said they found many more samples and a
detective took them to a private lab in Deerfield Beach, along
with samples from Montalvo's parents. Investigators said they
had a match.

Soon after, the sheriff's office said it heard from a man who
lives down the street. That man told investigators he saw people
digging with an excavator at a property around the corner.

"The excavator was being operated by one person and there were
other people standing around the, whatever, it seemed to be a
hole," neighbor John Hall Jr. said.

The property on Henry J Avenue is also owned by the Riveras and
is where investigators said most of Montalvo's remains were
found.

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