Investigators searching for a Michigan woman who was missing for more than three years and is believed to be dead have discovered human remains while searching the property of the woman’s husband.
According to Michigan State Police (MSP), Dee Warner’s family reported her missing on April 25, 2021.
State police announced Sunday that detectives from the Special Investigations Unit found the human remains when they executed a search warrant on Lenawee County property owned by Dee Warner’s husband, Dale Warner.
“The body is currently being recovered and extensive work and testing will be required before a positive identification can be made,” MSP said in a statement.
A banner displays a photo of Dee Warner, a woman who went missing on May 9, 2022, in Tipton, Michigan. (Jacob Hamilton/Jackson Citizen Patriot via The Associated Press)
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MSPs said they had contacted Dee Warner’s family to inform them of the latest investigation findings.
“This is an ongoing investigation,” MSP said.
Dale John Warner, 56, was indicted in November on charges of murder and tampering with evidence in her disappearance. He has pleaded not guilty.
Dee Warner (right) has been missing for more than three years. (Facebook/Dee Warner)
Family members told WTVG-TV and WTOL-TV that the body was discovered Friday in an empty, sealed tank meant to hold anhydrous ammonia, which is used to fertilize crops.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
Dee Warner was 52 when she was last seen on a road in Franklin Township, about 70 miles southwest of Detroit, on the morning of April 25, 2021. She has not been in contact with family or friends since.
A banner calling for justice in the case of missing woman Dee Warner is displayed in Tipton, Michigan on May 9, 2022. (Jacob Hamilton/Jackson Citizen Patriot via The Associated Press)
Dale Warner is being held in the Lenawee County Jail. He is scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial hearing on Sept. 4.
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“We are awaiting confirmation that the remains are those of Ms. Warner,” Dale Warner’s attorney, Mary Chartier, told Fox News Digital, “but this appears to be yet another tragic turn of events for all who loved and cared for her.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
