CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
What Happened to Dee Warner?
On April 25, 2021, Dee Warner vanished from her home in Lenawee County, Michigan. The 52-year-old mother of five seemingly disappeared without a trace following an argument with her husband, Dale Warner. Her phone went silent. Her family couldn't reach her. And as the hours became days and the days became months, one question began to consume everyone who loved her:
Where was Dee?
In this episode of Criminal Mischief, Carolyn Ossorio chronicles the disappearance of Dee Warner and the investigation that would eventually transform a missing-person case into a murder prosecution.
Using interview clips, investigative audio and courtroom recordings, Carolyn reconstructs the increasingly tense search for Dee as family members pushed for answers and investigators began focusing their attention closer to home. Suspicion increasingly surrounded Dee's husband, Dale, and the circumstances of the couple's relationship and Dee's final hours became critical pieces of the investigation.
But for years, one essential piece of the case remained missing.
Dee herself.
Then, more than three years after she disappeared, investigators searching the Warner property made the discovery Dee's family had feared from the beginning: human remains concealed inside a sealed tank. The remains were subsequently identified as Dee's, finally answering the question of where she had been while opening an entirely new chapter in the pursuit of justice.
This is a story about a disappearance, a family unwilling to stop searching, an investigation that stretched across years, and the mounting suspicion surrounding the man who was supposed to know Dee better than anyone.
Carolyn takes us inside the interviews, the evidence and the courtroom as the case against Dale Warner unfolds and the horrifying truth about what happened to Dee finally emerges.
IN THIS EPISODE
The disappearance of Dee Warner • Her final hours at the Warner property • The growing suspicions surrounding Dale Warner • The family's fight to keep Dee's case alive • Investigators' search for physical evidence • Interview and courtroom recordings from the case • The discovery of Dee's remains • The murder case that followed
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