Dee Warner murder case: Husband rejects last-minute plea deal, jury selection begins

Jury selection began Tuesday in the murder trial of Dale Warner, who is accused of killing his wife, Dee Warner, in Lenawee County. The case has drawn national attention since Dee Warner vanished from her Franklin Township home on April 25, 2021. Michigan State Police discovered her remains in August 2024, hidden inside a sealed anhydrous ammonia tank on Dale Warner’s property.  Before jury selection began, Warner declined a last-minute plea deal from the prosecution that would have reduced his charge to second-degree murder.