Ashley Flowers

It's also very possible that every neighbor was being honest and no one heard or saw anything suspicious because there was nothing suspicious to see or hear.

In which case, it would seem far more likely that Milagros knew her killer.

And when examining those closest to her, we discovered a tangled web that wouldn't reveal itself fully until this very year.

Because Edwin Rivera was Milagros' current boyfriend and the one who called 911, he would naturally get increased attention from police.

Thing was, though, Edwin had an easy alibi.

Milagros was seen alive after he left for work, and he was accounted for at work during the time investigators believed Milagros had been killed.

In fact, he was so distraught that he couldn't even stay in town.

He eventually packed up and left Bridgeport before moving back to Puerto Rico.

The family said that he was never quite right after Milagros' murder.

So with investigators pretty confident that they could rule out Edwin, they shifted their attention to other people in Milagros' life.

Who was she close with?

Who had she been close with?

And at the top of their list was Milagros' ex-husband of 12 years, Wilfredo Padilla.

Milagros and Wilfredo met in 1966 in Bridgeport.

Their marriage was a common-law marriage, meaning that they never had a legal union, but they previously lived together.

Investigators learned that despite their separation, they were possibly still friendly.

Detective Holtz couldn't tell us where those reports came from.

But it's possible, based on the crime scene photos, that Milagros had coffee with someone before she was murdered.

But according to Detective Holtz, Wilfredo said that there was no way it was him drinking coffee in her apartment that morning.

Whatever the reasons behind Wilfredo and Milagros' breakup,