A Moriarty woman's body sat in her van for five days before police searched it.VIDEO: Woman's body sits in van for 5 days The Moriarty Police Department had Tammy Cessna's van towed last Tuesday to process it for evidence. The police chief said they didn't "feel the need" to get a search warrant at that time, because there wasn't "probable cause."Cessna's family said they told police to look at the van right away, but they claim they were ignored."I kept telling them over and over she was in the van. I knew she was in the van," said Wendy Cessna, Tammy Cessna's sister.Investigators finally checked the van Saturday, five days after taking possession of it. They found Tammy Cessna and say it looked like she'd been beaten to death.Mark Chavez, a man Tammy Cessna had been dating, was arrested for murder.Meanwhile, the Cessnas are devastated Tammy Cessna's body had to sit in a vehicle for so long. They are contemplating what action, if any, to take against the police department.

A Moriarty woman's body sat in her van for five days before police searched it.

VIDEO: Woman's body sits in van for 5 days


The Moriarty Police Department had Tammy Cessna's van towed last Tuesday to process it for evidence. The police chief said they didn't "feel the need" to get a search warrant at that time, because there wasn't "probable cause."

Cessna's family said they told police to look at the van right away, but they claim they were ignored.

"I kept telling them over and over she was in the van. I knew she was in the van," said Wendy Cessna, Tammy Cessna's sister.

Investigators finally checked the van Saturday, five days after taking possession of it. They found Tammy Cessna and say it looked like she'd been beaten to death.

Mark Chavez, a man Tammy Cessna had been dating, was arrested for murder.

Meanwhile, the Cessnas are devastated Tammy Cessna's body had to sit in a vehicle for so long. They are contemplating what action, if any, to take against the police department.