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Remains found inside husband’s anhydrous tank identified as Dee Warner

Dee Warner has been missing since 2021

Brandon Carr, Digital Content Producer

Tags: Lenawee County, Dee Warner

LENAWEE COUNTY, Mich. – According to the Jackson County Medical Examiner, the human remains that were found on the property of Dale Warner have been identified as his wife’s, Dee Warner.

Michigan State Police First District posted to X on Wednesday (Aug. 21) about the official findings of the 52-year-old, as her death has been ruled a homicide.

Dee’s remains were found on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, during a search of the Lenawee County property inside anhydrous tank that belonged to Dale.

Dale was charged with open murder and tampering with evidence in her case.

Dee was initially reported missing on April 25, 2021. Before that, she was last seen at her home on Mgner Road in Tipton, Michigan.

Local 4 reporter Victor Williams was given an inside look at the barn where Dee’s remains were located.

This is a breaking news story, and updates will be posted as they become available

Click on this video to watch Victor’s story from Sunday night.

Here are more photos:

A barn on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)
Victor Williams looks inside the barn on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)
A barn and anhydrous tanks on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)
A barn and anhydrous tanks on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)
An anhydrous tank on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)
Anhydrous tanks on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)
A barn on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)
An anhydrous tank on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)
Inside a barn on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)
An anhydrous tank on the property where officials discovered human remains potentially linked to the Dee Warner case. (WDIV)

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About the Author

Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.

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