Dale Warner trial: Husband found guilty of killing Dee Warner

ADRIAN, Mich. (FOX 2) - A jury found Dale Warner, the Lenawee County man accused of killing his wife and stuffing her body in a fertilizer tank, guilty of killing his wife.

The jury found him unanimously guilty of both second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.

Warner is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7 at 8:15 a.m.

Dale Warner found guilty of killing Dee Warner

A jury found Dale Warner, the Lenawee County man accused of killing his wife and stuffing her body in a fertilizer tank, guilty of killing his wife.

What they're saying:

Family in the courtroom wore smiles on their faces when the verdict was read.

After the decision was announced, Dee Warner's brother Gregg Hardy spoke about the years and months that led up to the trial, as well as his feelings directly after the guilty statement came through.

"He is an atrocious piece of human trash, in my opinion," he said of Dale Warner. 

He added he was disappointed the jury didn't agree on a first-degree murder decision, but said he was exuberant for his sister.

"Victory for her," he said. 

Family reacts after guilty verdict read in Dee Warner murder trial

The jury found him unanimously guilty of both second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. Warner is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7 at 8:15 a.m.

The backstory:

Dale Warner is charged with open murder and tampering with evidence. His wife Dee disappeared in April 2021.

He was arrested and charged with murder in 2023. But Dee Warner’s body wasn’t found until 2024.

Investigators say Dale killed his wife and hid her body in a large safe before later moving it to the fertilizer tank.

The jury began deliberations at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Investigators say Dale killed his wife — and hid her body in a large safe before later moving it to a fertilizer tank.

What's next:

Warner is scheduled to be sentenced in May.