The case of Dee Warner has simply taken an enormous leap ahead.
The Michigan mom of 5 has been lacking since April 2021 and has lengthy been presumed useless. In actual fact, she was declared legally useless again in March. That was a number of months after her husband was charged along with her homicide!
In November, Dale Warner was charged with open homicide and in addition tampering with proof — the latter cost presumably for no matter he did to cover her stays. Police used canines, floor sonar, even excavation gear — however may by no means discover the poor girl. Dee’s household and police suspected the husband very early on. Not too long ago it was revealed in courtroom that a few of the last textual content messages she despatched have been to a pal revealing her husband had shoved her right into a dresser — and that she feared he would kill her. Nevertheless it was a tough case for investigators with out the physique.
Now that seems to have lastly all modified.
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On Friday, per WTOL, a search warrant was executed on one in every of Dale’s properties. In a secluded previous barn rested an unlimited anhydrous tank. It seems to be like an enormous propane tank, solely it holds anhydrous ammonia, used as fertilizer in farming (and in addition within the manufacturing of meth, btw). Inside this tank they discovered precisely what many have feared: human stays.
They’re believed to be Dee, however an post-mortem must be carried out to make sure. The Michigan State Police stated in a press release:
“The stays are presently within the means of being recovered and there might be a substantial amount of work and testing accomplished earlier than constructive identification is made.”
A spokesperson for Dee’s household confirmed they have been notified — and gave extra data than police. They defined the physique was surprisingly well-preserved on account of the way it was hidden. The tank was empty when the physique was dumped there, after which re-welded shut and painted over — with the emblem for his firm, Battle-Ag Farms. As such, it was not uncovered to oxygen or the weather. As horrifying as the thought of that’s, it’s really actually excellent news relating to identification, which may get actually troublesome after years of decomposition. In addition they instructed WTVG they strongly consider that is the physique of Dee.
It seems like, after 3 lengthy years the household will quickly have all of the solutions.
Dale pleaded not responsible to each costs, and his lawyer has pointed to the dearth of proof as his key protection. Feels like they’ll have to assume up one thing else. He’s presently in jail, being held on a $15 million bond. We’ll should see if the costs are up to date based mostly on what investigators simply discovered.
[Image via Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office/Lenawee County Jail.]
