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Wife Found in Tank: Husband Convicted
11 Mar
Summary
- Dale Warner convicted of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
- Dee Warner's body discovered in a farm tank three years after disappearance.
- Autopsy revealed Dee Warner was strangled and suffered blunt force trauma.
A Michigan man, Dale Warner, has been convicted of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. The verdict came Tuesday, years after his wife, Dee Warner, vanished in April 2021.
Her remains were eventually found in a fertilizer tank on a rural Michigan farm in 2024. An autopsy revealed Dee Warner, 52, was strangled and sustained blunt force trauma. The discovery followed a lengthy investigation, during which Dale Warner maintained his innocence despite his wife's disappearance.
During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence of a troubled marriage. Defense attorneys argued for reasonable doubt, emphasizing the lack of direct physical evidence linking Dale Warner to his wife's death, though the jury ultimately found him guilty.
