Three years after she went missing, the remains of Michigan woman Dee Ann Warner have been identified, authorities confirmed Thursday night, days after they were discovered at her husband’s property.
The death has been ruled a homicide and that the “the manner of death has been confirmed,” Michigan State Police said in a brief statement, adding that it would be withheld pending further investigation.
“The Jackson County Medical Examiner has positively identified the remains as Dee Warner,” the statement said.
The announcement comes three days after the force confirmed the remains had been found on Dale Warner‘s property in Tipton, Lenawee County, southwest of Detroit.
Dee Warner, 52, had five children, including one she had with Dale and four from a previous marriage.
Three of her adult children reported her missing on April 25, 2021, the day her husband said he had last seen her.
Dale Warner was charged with one count of open murder in 2023 and one count of tampering. His defense team has denied the charges.
The night she disappeared, there had been a business dispute that included Dee Warner, her husband and one or two of the woman’s employees, Lenawee County Sheriff Troy Bevier told “Dateline” last year.