MI - Dee Ann Warner, 52, last seen @ home, Tecumseh, 25 Apr 2021

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Update on this:

Charges against Dee Warner's stepson dropped, expected to be re-filed if 'necessary witness' located

Jaron Warner was arrested in March and originally charged with tampering with evidence and accessory after the fact to a murder.

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LENAWEE COUNTY, Mich. — UPDATE: According to a court document obtained by WTOL 11, the charges against Jaron Warner were dropped because authorities were unable to "locate/serve a necessary witness." The document stated the charges will be "re-issued at a later date if/when" the witness is located.

This was 7 months ago. ????

 

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Judge expands jury challenges, orders expert hearing in Dale Warner case

A Lenawee County judge ruled on jury selection, evidence and expert testimony in the Dale Warner murder case during a pretrial hearing Tuesday.

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Defense, state ready to go to trial in Dee Warner murder case

During a pretrial hearing, Dale Warner, the Lenawee County man accused of killing his wife, appeared via video call.

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Who are the potential witnesses in the Dale Warner murder trial? | 11 Investigates

11 Investigates obtained the list of 68 potential witnesses that defense or prosecution could call to take the stand in the Dale Warner murder trial.

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/01/25/trial-begins-for-tecumseh-man-whose-wife-was-found-in-fertilizer-tank-dee-dale-warner/88308824007/

Adrian — Dee Warner was declared legally dead, and her husband was eventually charged with her murder. The only thing missing was Dee Warner.

Police looked for her for three years, using cadaver dogs, ground-penetrating radar and forensic excavations.

The search ended in 2024 in a storage building on a Warner farm in Tipton in northern Lenawee County. Her body was inside a fertilizer tank that was cut open and resealed.

Her husband, Dale Warner, goes on trial Tuesday in Lenawee Circuit Court in Adrian. Charged with murder and tampering with evidence, he is facing life in prison. The trial is expected to last nine weeks, with the next two weeks focused on jury selection...