"Helpful" Husband Has No Idea His Own Phone Already Gave Him Away

On April 25, 2021, Dee Warner, 52, vanished from her home in Lenawee County, Michigan. Her husband Dale, a farmer, told police she had simply left. Eight days later he sat down with detectives at his kitchen table. This is that interview, told through the original body-camera footage, the State's closing argument, a recorded jail call, the verdict and the sentencing. ⚖️ Dale Warner was convicted of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence on March 10, 2026, and sentenced on May 7, 2026 to 31.25-60 years plus a consecutive 17 months-10 years. He maintains his innocence and his defense said it will appeal. Charges against his son Jaron Warner (accessory after the fact, tampering) were dismissed in May 2025; he is presumed innocent. How We Make These Videos: we start with raw public-record footage released by the law-enforcement agency itself, then re-sequence it into a chronological story, add original narration written from court records and named news reports, and build our own on-screen graphics: maps, timelines, evidence cards, captions and case-status cards. We blur bystanders and minors, mute slurs and profanity, and explain what the charges mean. The result is an original, educational breakdown of a public case, not a re-upload. SOURCES • WTVG 13 Action News | Toledo, OH: “EXTENDED BODYCAM: Interviews with Dale Warner on May 3, just days after Dee's disappearance” (2026-02-17) • WTOL11: “'You are a huge potential suspect' | Detective Greca speaks with Dale Warner in bodycam footage” (2026-02-17) • Law&Crime Trials: “Dale Warner Says He Didn’t Kill His Wife: Bodycam” (2026-02-14) • WTVG 13 Action News | Toledo, OH: “Bodycam video shows Dale Warner theorizing where his wife could have gone” (2026-02-16) • WTOL11: “Dale Warner reacts to police seizing tank in recorded jail call” (2026-03-02) • COURT TV: “Dale Warner Checked Dee Warner's Location 2,100 Times: State” (2026-03-05) • WTVG 13 Action News | Toledo, OH: “Watch the full verdict in the Dale Warner murder trial” (2026-03-11) • WTOL11: “'She had 29 years of life stolen from her' | Judge sentences Dale Warner to maximum sentence for wif” (2026-05-07) • WTOL11: “"THERE IS NO VISITATION FOR US IN HEAVEN" | Dee Warner's family gives statements about the loss of t” (2026-05-07) • WTOL11: “Jaron Warner arrest: Bodycam videos | Dee Warner murder case” (2025-04-07) • COURT TV: “Hidden Murder of Dee Warner: Jury Sees Dale Warner Police Interview” (2026-02-19) Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), CC BY 4.0. ⚠️ Content advisory: real police body-camera footage, a recorded jail call and court audio from a homicide case. Chapters 0:00 Cold open 1:21 Sunday morning 2:32 The kitchen table 10:04 Five out of ten 12:05 A huge potential suspect 15:12 2,100 times 19:51 Tank 34 22:38 The son 23:55 The verdict 2,100 location checks: jealousy, or the start of a plan? 🔔 Subscribe to Night Shift Files for a new case every week.