Dale Warner convicted of murder after wife found in fertilizer tank

A billboard in Michigan is trolling Dee Warner after her husband was convicted of murder in a case that began with his disappearance in 2021 and later led to investigators finding his remains in a manure tank.

The billboard, which read “Help Dale find Dee,” was put up by Warner’s family during the years-long search for answers and received renewed attention after Dale Warner was convicted of murdering his wife.

Dee Warner, 52, disappeared from her home in Franklin Township in April 2021.

Dale Warner was charged with murder in 2023, and investigators did not find his remains until 2024, when he was discovered inside a fertilizer tank marked “out of service” and “do not fill” in rural Michigan.

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An autopsy revealed that Dee Warner had been strangled and suffered blunt force trauma. On March 10, a jury found Dale Warner guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.

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Gregg Hardy told “48 Hours” reporter Erin Moriarty: “The ‘Disembodied’ Case of Dee WarnerFollowing her sister’s disappearance, she had a “gut feeling” that Dale was responsible.

“I was taking these things, call it instinctive, whatever you want, but I was very suspicious of his attitude,” he said.

Dale Warner was convicted of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his wife, Dee Warner, whose remains were found in a manure tank in rural Michigan. (Jacob Hamilton/Jackson Citizen Patriot, File via AP)

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Throughout the investigation, Hardy said he did not feel Dale was behaving like a concerned husband.

shared with “48 Hours” He also stated that the idea of ​​a public billboard was a way to put psychological pressure on Dale as well as publicly embarrass him.

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Dale Warner was found guilty by a jury in the 2021 murder of his wife, Dee Warner, after her remains were found in 2024.

The case was submitted to court at the end of this year; prosecutors described a strained marriage and argued that Warner made a series of “conscious decisions.”

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Prosecutor Jackie Wyse told jurors that Warner could have called 911 and said “I screwed up,” but instead she taped Dee Warner’s mouth and nose, preventing her from breathing.

“These were all conscious decisions,” Wyse said.

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Dee Warner, 52, went missing from her Franklin Township home in April 2021. His body was found three years later in rural Michigan. (Facebook/Dee Warner)

Defense attorney Mary Chartier argued there was reasonable doubt in the case, saying Dale Warner denied harming his wife and cooperated with investigators during the search.

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“You are not here to judge Mr. Warner as a husband,” Chartier said. “Whatever you think of him, you may think he’s a bad husband, a not-so-careful husband.”

Fox News Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.