ADRIAN, Mich. – Local 4 has heard more testimony in the murder case of Dee Warner, whose body has never been found.
Warner’s husband, Dale Warner, was charged with murder after her April 2021 disappearance.
Dee’s body has not been found, but she’s been declared legally dead.
On Wednesday (May 1), we heard from Dee’s daughter in court, and on Thursday, her son detailed warning signs that the Warners’ marriage had fallen apart.
Her children are testifying in the case where they have long suspected her husband, Dale, as the killer.
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Zack Bock was the first to take the stand on day two of the preliminary.
The prosecutors asked Bock about business trouble facing Dee and her husband Dale in the days and weeks leading up to her April 2021 disappearance.
“Warner Farms was not profitable and was being held up by a constant transfer of money,” said Bock.
Bock said his mother was upset and acting unusual before her disappearance. He also said she’d been fighting with her husband before she went missing.
“Her face was red, her eyes were puffy,” Bock said. “You could tell she was crying.”
In cross-examination, the defense attorney went after Bock for watching his sister’s testimony online the day before.
“This witness clarified he knew he couldn’t be in the courtroom because he couldn’t hear testimony,” said defense attorney Mary Chartier. “He knew he couldn’t speak to his sister or any other witness about their testimony. And yet he went home and watched testimony on a video that violates both the spirit of the order and the order itself.”
Data experts from General Motors and Michigan State Police took the stand on Thursday (May 2) to discuss tracking activity on the Warners’ phones and cars, something we expect to learn more about as this case unfolds.
Court will resume on Friday at 8 a.m., and more witnesses are expected to take the stand.
These proceedings will determine if there’s enough evidence to go to trial.
