Adrian — A jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of a prominent Tecumseh farmer accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in a resealed fertilizer tank.
The Lenawee County jury will reveal its verdict early Tuesday evening following several days of deliberations in the five-week trial of Dale Warner.
Warner, 58, was charged with killing his wife of 15 years, Dee Warner, and concealing her body in a fertilizer tank on the couple’s property. He faced the possibility of life in prison if convicted.
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The case centered on the disappearance of Dee Warner, 52, in April 2021. Her body was discovered in August 2024 inside a resealed and repainted fertilizer tank in a storage building on the Warners’ property in Tipton, several miles from their farm near Tecumseh.
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Watch live: Dale Warner jury reaches verdict in murder trial