Overview
- Dee Warner vanished from her Lenawee County farm years ago and her disappearance later was treated as a homicide after her body was found more than two years later with signs of strangulation and blunt-force trauma.
- A detective ultimately located Warner’s remains in a location described on the program and investigators used that discovery to build a case against her husband, Dale Warner.
- Dale Warner was charged, convicted and sentenced earlier in 2026 after prosecutors won a case that relied on investigative work and other evidence rather than direct physical ties to the killing.
- Family members kept attention on the case by hiring a private investigator and running a billboard reading “Help Dale Find Dee,” actions that relatives and law enforcement say helped prevent the case from going cold.
- The two-hour 20/20 episode features interviews, exclusive body-camera footage and reporting that trace how family advocacy, investigative persistence and media scrutiny intersected to move the investigation to trial.