Slow Justice // 166

This episode is available early and ad-free on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, and is scheduled for free/regular release on March 15th, 2026.

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When Tammie Cessna went missing in January of 2014, her family and friends put their hope in the hands of their local Moriarty, NM Police Department.  Tammie’s loved ones knew where she went before she vanished, and they knew who she talked to.  But as the grieving community would soon learn, the investigation was anything but simple, and sometimes justice moves slowly… 

Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

Written/Sources: 

1. Police: Van sealed, towed with woman inside

2. Moriarty, New Mexico - Wikipedia 

3. Moriarty gets ready for its biggest Pinto Bean Fiesta ever - nm.news

4. Visiting Moriarty

5. Incident Report 

6. Arrest Affidavit

7. Woman's body sits in van for five days

8. Police: Van sealed, towed with woman inside

9. New report: Police seal body in van 

10.  Moriarty Van Charges Dismissed 

11.  Update on woman's body left inside sealed van

12. Autopsy results: Body found in van

13. Autopsy released in case where body was left in van for days

14. DNA evidence leads to break in cold case, police say 

15. Convicted killer gets 18 years in prison for cold case kidnapping 

16. Suspect on trial for kidnapping cold case is also a murder suspect 

17. Trial set to start for man accused of killing girlfriend 

18. West Mesa murders: Possible new lead

19. Possible lead uncovered in West Mesa murders

20. Detectives not turning down West Mesa murder leads

21. West Mesa murders - Wikipedia 

22. Tammie Cessna Case Protest 

23. Man pleads not guilty in Moriarty van murder  

24. Suspect on trial for kidnapping cold case is also a murder suspect 

25. Convicted killer gets 18 years in prison for cold case kidnapping  

26. Murder suspect requests plea deal hours before trial (Video)

27. Murder suspect requests plea deal hours before trial 

28. Suspect on trial for kidnapping cold case is also a murder suspect 

29. Convicted killer gets 18 years in prison for cold case kidnapping   

Music & Sound Effect Sources

Opening Track: “Bad Vibrations” by Stefan Ekström

Closing Track: “Dahlias in Rain” Jonatan Mollberg; “Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway

Music & Sound Effect Sources

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