Anne-Marie Green

Welcome back to Postmortem. I'm your host, Anne-Marie Green. And today we are digging into a case that began as a missing person investigation when Dee Warner vanished from her home in Lenawee County, Michigan, in 2021. But her family suspected foul play. And after years of searching... her body was finally found.

Joining me now to discuss this case and its twists and turns is 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty and producer Sarah Pryor. Thank you so much. Hello. Good to see you. Thanks, Anne-Marie. We love to talk about the twists and turns. Indeed, and there are a lot for this one.

Joining me now to discuss this case and its twists and turns is 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty and producer Sarah Pryor. Thank you so much. Hello. Good to see you. Thanks, Anne-Marie. We love to talk about the twists and turns. Indeed, and there are a lot for this one.

Joining me now to discuss this case and its twists and turns is 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty and producer Sarah Pryor. Thank you so much. Hello. Good to see you. Thanks, Anne-Marie. We love to talk about the twists and turns. Indeed, and there are a lot for this one.

So first off, a reminder for everyone, as usual, if you haven't actually listened to this 48 Hours episode yet, you can find the full audio version just below this episode in your podcast fees. So go back, listen to it, and then come join us for this conversation. So let's get right into it. On the morning of April 25th, 2021, Dee's daughter Raquel comes over to her house.

So first off, a reminder for everyone, as usual, if you haven't actually listened to this 48 Hours episode yet, you can find the full audio version just below this episode in your podcast fees. So go back, listen to it, and then come join us for this conversation. So let's get right into it. On the morning of April 25th, 2021, Dee's daughter Raquel comes over to her house.

So first off, a reminder for everyone, as usual, if you haven't actually listened to this 48 Hours episode yet, you can find the full audio version just below this episode in your podcast fees. So go back, listen to it, and then come join us for this conversation. So let's get right into it. On the morning of April 25th, 2021, Dee's daughter Raquel comes over to her house.

They're going to have breakfast together, but the house is empty. Dee's family report her missing later on in the day when she does not return any of their phone calls. But her second husband, Dale, tells police that he's not that concerned. And he says, you know, she's done this before. She's left the house before. However, her family becomes increasingly skeptical.

They're going to have breakfast together, but the house is empty. Dee's family report her missing later on in the day when she does not return any of their phone calls. But her second husband, Dale, tells police that he's not that concerned. And he says, you know, she's done this before. She's left the house before. However, her family becomes increasingly skeptical.

They're going to have breakfast together, but the house is empty. Dee's family report her missing later on in the day when she does not return any of their phone calls. But her second husband, Dale, tells police that he's not that concerned. And he says, you know, she's done this before. She's left the house before. However, her family becomes increasingly skeptical.

Now, 48 Hours doesn't do a lot of missing persons. So I wondered about just how you approach this story when you really didn't know what the ending was going to look like.

Now, 48 Hours doesn't do a lot of missing persons. So I wondered about just how you approach this story when you really didn't know what the ending was going to look like.

Now, 48 Hours doesn't do a lot of missing persons. So I wondered about just how you approach this story when you really didn't know what the ending was going to look like.

And so that brings me to the amount of access that you had to the family. It seems like they were really willing to talk.

And so that brings me to the amount of access that you had to the family. It seems like they were really willing to talk.

And so that brings me to the amount of access that you had to the family. It seems like they were really willing to talk.

Yeah, I mean, people should know that there are so many producers that work on an hour. And key is building these genuine relationships with the people involved. You got to be authentic. You got to be real.

Yeah, I mean, people should know that there are so many producers that work on an hour. And key is building these genuine relationships with the people involved. You got to be authentic. You got to be real.

Yeah, I mean, people should know that there are so many producers that work on an hour. And key is building these genuine relationships with the people involved. You got to be authentic. You got to be real.

OK, so that brings me to this. Really early on, Dee's family suspected that Dale had something to do with her disappearance and ultimately her death. We learn in The Hour that only six weeks after Dee went missing, Dee's brother Greg confronted Dale and he says, you're a liar. I'll get you. What made Greg and the others in Dee's family so convinced that she did not leave independently?