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Coming up, Josh Mankiewicz will be here to talk about a case he's been covering for years. The murder of Michigan grandmother Deanne Warner. For our next story, we're heading to Lenawee County Courthouse in Michigan for the latest on a case Josh Mankiewicz and the Dateline Missing in America team have been following for years. The murder of 52-year-old grandmother and entrepreneur Deanne Warner.

One Sunday in late April 2021, Dee's daughter took her kids over to Dee's farm for breakfast like she did every week. Only Dee was not there. She'd vanished. What followed was the family's desperate search for answers, which Josh Mankiewicz reported on in season one of Dateline's Missing in America podcast.

One Sunday in late April 2021, Dee's daughter took her kids over to Dee's farm for breakfast like she did every week. Only Dee was not there. She'd vanished. What followed was the family's desperate search for answers, which Josh Mankiewicz reported on in season one of Dateline's Missing in America podcast.

Two years later, Josh had an update.

Two years later, Josh had an update.

Dee's body still hadn't been found until nine months later, investigators removed a large metal tank from a barn on Dale's farm, X-rayed it, and discovered a body stuffed inside. It was Dee. The developments didn't stop there.

Dee's body still hadn't been found until nine months later, investigators removed a large metal tank from a barn on Dale's farm, X-rayed it, and discovered a body stuffed inside. It was Dee. The developments didn't stop there.

A lot has happened in just the past few weeks, including the filing of a new multimillion-dollar civil suit and some key decisions in the courtroom as lawyers gear up for trial. Here to bring us up to speed is my friend and colleague, Josh Mankiewicz. Hey, Josh. Josh, this is the first time you and I have talked about this case since Dee's body was found last fall.

A lot has happened in just the past few weeks, including the filing of a new multimillion-dollar civil suit and some key decisions in the courtroom as lawyers gear up for trial. Here to bring us up to speed is my friend and colleague, Josh Mankiewicz. Hey, Josh. Josh, this is the first time you and I have talked about this case since Dee's body was found last fall.

What have you learned since then?

What have you learned since then?

Dee's adult children from a previous marriage filed the suit in part because they want to stop Dale from using money from Dee's estate for his defense.

Dee's adult children from a previous marriage filed the suit in part because they want to stop Dale from using money from Dee's estate for his defense.

If you listen to the attorney for this wrongful death lawsuit, Todd Flood, he is suggesting that Dale might not be the only one named in this lawsuit, that there are other people at play here possibly.

If you listen to the attorney for this wrongful death lawsuit, Todd Flood, he is suggesting that Dale might not be the only one named in this lawsuit, that there are other people at play here possibly.

There is one person whose name has come up, and that is Dale's son, Jaron D. 's stepson. A prosecutor actually charged him in connection to the case, but then they ended up dropping those charges. Josh, what happened with that?

There is one person whose name has come up, and that is Dale's son, Jaron D. 's stepson. A prosecutor actually charged him in connection to the case, but then they ended up dropping those charges. Josh, what happened with that?

Yeah, and we should say that Jaron's attorney said that he should never have been charged and he denies being involved. On top of all that, Dale appeared remotely in court last week for a motions hearing and his defense team made some oral arguments. One was about a change of venue request.

Yeah, and we should say that Jaron's attorney said that he should never have been charged and he denies being involved. On top of all that, Dale appeared remotely in court last week for a motions hearing and his defense team made some oral arguments. One was about a change of venue request.

Something that was really interesting, Josh, you know, this is trials of the future, right? 2025, apparently someone from Lenawee County posted on a Justice for Dee Facebook page, you know, how giving tips on how to be a stealth juror. Can you explain that for us?