{"id":5419,"date":"2026-06-13T06:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/farmers-wife-disappears-after-argument-then-his-perfect-crime-begins-to-unravel\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T06:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:54:56","slug":"farmers-wife-disappears-after-argument-then-his-perfect-crime-begins-to-unravel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/farmers-wife-disappears-after-argument-then-his-perfect-crime-begins-to-unravel\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer&#8217;s wife disappears after argument then his perfect crime begins to unravel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1a5e55\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">It was supposed to be the perfect crime. Dee Warner vanished without trace, and her disappearance was a mystery at first. But then horrific details started to emerge&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37273394\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dee and Dale Warner at a concert pre 2016\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273394.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_dale-and-dee.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273394.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_dale-and-dee.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273394.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_dale-and-dee.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273394.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_dale-and-dee.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dee and Dale Warner at a concert pre 2016\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dee and Dale Warner at a concert pre 2016<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Friends and family were surprised when Dee and Dale Warner got <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"marriedLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/marriage\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">married<\/a> in 2006. Dee, 52, was outgoing and sociable, while Dale was quiet and focused on his work as a farmer, so much so Dee would even go on holiday with other people because her husband didn\u2019t want to go.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The pair built several businesses and had a large, blended family. <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"\/>Both had four children from former marriages and shared a nine-year-old daughter. The couple lived on 4,000 acres of land across Tipton, <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"MichiganLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/michigan-man-arrested-attempted-kidnapping-37219730\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan<\/a> where they also ran their successful businesses. Dee owned a trucking company, and together they had a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"farmLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/farming\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">farm<\/a> that produced crops and a chemical company that sold fertiliser and seed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hardworking Dee managed the trucking business which was the most lucrative part. She looked after around 15 employees. Dale spent most of his time out working on the farm. Despite their differences, when it came to the businesses, it appeared to be a successful partnership, worth millions of dollars. But, their marriage was troubled and soon became more of a business arrangement than a romance.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37273429\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37273429\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dee Warner's missing poster \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273429.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_missing-poster-Dee.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273429.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_missing-poster-Dee.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273429.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_missing-poster-Dee.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273429.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_missing-poster-Dee.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dee Warner's missing poster \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dee Warner&#8217;s missing poster <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dee told loved ones that she wanted to file for divorce. She\u2019d been so unhappy she\u2019d admitted to friends that she\u2019d had an affair and while it had ended a year earlier, Dale was still suspicious. He\u2019d even put a GPS on her car to track her movements and the couple would argue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dee arranged for her daughter to go on a sleepover on the night of April 24, 2021. She wanted to talk to Dale about separating and liquidating their assets. It would result in Dee receiving more in the payout due to the ownership of the trucking side of the business, which she knew would cause an argument \u2013 so she made sure her daughter wasn\u2019t around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The next morning, Dee\u2019s daughter Rikkell Bock came to the house to have her regular Sunday breakfast with her mum. She was very surprised that her mum wasn\u2019t there and even more so that she didn\u2019t reply to messages or answer her calls. She would usually answer in minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dee hadn\u2019t been to pick up her youngest daughter and Dale was out working on the farm. Dee\u2019s cars were still in the garage but lots of her personal belongings were gone, like her curling iron, hair dryer, phone and even her passport, suggesting she\u2019d packed a bag and gone. But cameras at the farm office didn\u2019t show Dee leaving, so how had she left?<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37273441\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37273441\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.51\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"View of the fertiliser tank where the body of Dee Warner was found\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273441.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_foundbody.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273441.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_foundbody.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273441.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_foundbody.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273441.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_foundbody.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"View of the fertiliser tank where the body of Dee Warner was found\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">View of the fertiliser tank where the body of Dee Warner was found<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The police were called and they spoke with Dale. He said that he\u2019d last seen Dee sleeping early that morning when he went out to work \u2013 he didn\u2019t seem worried at all. \u201cShe\u2019ll cool off and she\u2019ll come back home,\u201d he told police, sharing that she\u2019d packed a bag and left before so it wasn\u2019t unusual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dale even suggested that she could have walked out of her life completely. He said she had a secret phone that he\u2019d seen her use and she probably used it to plan her getaway. He also said that he\u2019d found Dee\u2019s wedding ring \u2013 worth over $40,000 and said it was proof she\u2019d left voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dale admitted they\u2019d argued the night before but didn\u2019t mention that Dee wanted a divorce. He said that she had been stressed about arguing with some employees and complained of a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/rid-your-headache-migraine-just-8733302\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">migraine<\/a>. He said that she had told him that no one cares about her and it didn\u2019t matter if she was there or not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Had Dee really just left without telling anyone? It seemed unlikely with her strong sense of family and lucrative business, and none of her family believed it \u2013 and neither did the police. Dale was a prime suspect. Officers searched the property but found nothing. Dee\u2019s family were getting conflicting stories from Dale about the time he left the house that morning or how big the row was they\u2019d had. They didn\u2019t believe that Dee would leave her wedding ring when she hadn\u2019t taken any money and there was no evidence that she\u2019d ever had a secret phone.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37273455\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37273455\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.78\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dee and Dale Warner owned a trucking business with about 15 employees. They also had a farm business, raising crops, and a chemical company that sold fertiliser and seed, all based on their rural property\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273455.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_warner-propertyjpeg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273455.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_warner-propertyjpeg.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273455.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_warner-propertyjpeg.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273455.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_warner-propertyjpeg.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dee and Dale Warner owned a trucking business with about 15 employees. They also had a farm business, raising crops, and a chemical company that sold fertiliser and seed, all based on their rural property\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dee and Dale Warner owned a trucking business with about 15 employees. They also had a farm business, raising crops, and a chemical company that sold fertiliser and seed, all based on their rural property<cite aria-label=\"Image: CBS News\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: CBS News)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dee never accessed any of her bank accounts ever again, never used social media or used her mobile phone, but there was no physical proof she was dead. The farm was a good place to dispose of a body, but searches revealed nothing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There were tracks that matched the farm\u2019s JCB front-end loader that led up to the back door of the property. There <!-- -->were no cameras that covered that area \u2013 but was it a sign that something had been removed from the house in the front bucket? Dee\u2019s family started a social media campaign Justice For Dee and never gave up pushing for answers. In 2022, Michigan state police took over the case who had more resources and Dee was officially declared dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Then everyone was shocked when in November 2023, Dale was finally arrested over two years after Dee vanished. It was a risk as there was no real physical evidence. At a hearing in 2024, the defence tried to stop the impending trial by suggesting there wasn\u2019t enough evidence, but the judge said that even though there was no body, Dee wouldn\u2019t have just walked away from her family. It would go to trial, but it was a risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Then in August 2024, police revealed they had removed a large overground metal tank from the Warner property that was used to store anhydrous ammonia for fertilizer. There was no ammonia in it and it had been welded shut. Police said they\u2019d found Dee\u2019s body in the tank. She\u2019d been there all along in plain sight. While it was devastating news for the family, they could finally give her a funeral. Dale continued to plead not guilty.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37273462\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37273462\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dale Warner, who was sentenced to at least 31 years in prison for murdering his wife, Dee Warner.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273462.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_MPQLHVHL6RFARNDBCR7E2QCIYE.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273462.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_MPQLHVHL6RFARNDBCR7E2QCIYE.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273462.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_MPQLHVHL6RFARNDBCR7E2QCIYE.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37273462.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_MPQLHVHL6RFARNDBCR7E2QCIYE.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dale Warner, who was sentenced to at least 31 years in prison for murdering his wife, Dee Warner.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dale Warner, who was sentenced to at least 31 years in prison for murdering his wife, Dee Warner.<cite aria-label=\"Image: WDIV\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: WDIV)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At the trial this year, the prosecution said Dee was beaten, strangled and her mouth and nose duct-taped before being put in the tank. They said Dale had tried to make everyone believe she walked away from her life. They said their relationship was toxic and he knew he was about to lose a lot of money in a potential divorce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In March 2026, Dale, 58, was found guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. At the sentencing, Dee\u2019s brother, Gregg Hardy, shared his anger in his statement. \u201cDale Warner, you\u2019re a narcissistic psychopathic liar and murderer. Your lack of any remorse for brutally killing my sister is unforgivable and deserves to be punished by the fullest extent of the law, and you certainly deserve more,\u201d he said. \u201cThe barbaric act of covering up your crime by welding my sister in a cold steel tomb is beyond human. You are a spineless piece of human debris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dee\u2019s daughter Rikkell also spoke. \u201cHe brutally beat her, strangled her and as if that was not enough, he duct-taped her hands and mouth,\u201d she said. \u201cHe wrapped her in a tarp and hid her in a tank and tried to conceal who he really was. He took away a beautiful soul. My mom doesn\u2019t get a second chance at life, and neither should Dale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dale was sentenced to 31 to 60 years in prison on the second-degree murder charge and 17 months to 10 years in prison on the tampering with evidence charge, which will run consecutively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/dee-dale-warner-murder-crime-37273243\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was supposed to be the perfect crime. 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