Michigan State Police reported the discovery of human remains on property owned by Dale Warner, the spouse of Dee Warner, who has been missing since 2021.
During a search warrant executed in Lenawee County, authorities found the remains, according to MSP.
Dee was last seen on April 25, 2021, at her residence in Tecumseh, Michigan. In November 2023, Dale was taken into custody and charged in connection with her disappearance and death.
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“I am extremely proud of the tireless work our detectives have put in to solve this case,” stated Captain Steve O’Neill, commander of first district headquarters. “With incredible determination, they have pieced together a very difficult case culminating with an arrest. This arrest is another step in our investigation, and we will continue our efforts to bring closure to the family and to find Dee Warner’s remains so that her family can lay her to rest.”
“It was exhilarating in the fact that finally we had something… and then it was reliving that we finally accomplished something after three-and-a-half years of a really steep uphill climb,” expressed Gregg Hardy, Dee Warner’s brother.
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In 2022, Scripps News Detroit spoke with many of Dee’s relatives.
“I don’t know how you prepare for the outcome,” expressed Rikkell Bock, Dee’s daughter, to Scripps News Detroit.
At that time, she was desperate to know what happened to her mother, who had been missing for a year.
Also at that time, former military investigator and attorney, Billy Little, had been assisting the family.
Little mentioned that witnesses claimed Dee and Dale had a dispute about one of their businesses the day prior, and she intended to ask for a divorce that night. Phone records indicated that a friend texted Dee at 10:24 p.m. to check on her. A response with just “K” was received about half an hour later. Little believed that Dee didn’t send that response.
“She was very talkative, very expressive, she texted a lot. Never once, not one single time was her response to the letter ‘K.’ So after the friend said ‘how are you doing,’ no response – half an hour later, the letter K, and the phone gets turned off,” stated Little.
This story was originally published by Scripps News Detroit.
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