Talking Dateline: The Day Dee Disappeared
Summary
Dateline correspondents Josh Mankiewicz and Andrea McLaughlin discuss the case of Dee Warner, whose body was found hidden in a fertilizer tank on her Michigan farm. They detail how her husband, Dale, was convicted of murder after investigators X-rayed the tank at a border crossing. The episode also covers a psychic’s accurate insights into the crime and addresses listener questions about the investigation and the couple’s daughter.
Topics discussed
Sponsors and show introduction
Overview of Dee Warner's disappearance and Dale's conviction
The search for Dee's body on the farm property
Dale's diabolical plan and moving the fertilizer tank
Discovery of the body via X-ray at the border
Interview experiences and correspondent wardrobe choices
Commercial break and ads
Dee's personality and the couple's business dynamics
Red flags: Dale's lack of search effort and psychic involvement
Psychic reading details and correlation with evidence
Hosts share personal psychic experiences
Arrest without a body and trial outcome
Commercial break and ads
Q&A with producer: Initial police response and daughter's custody
Outro, social media info, and sponsor ads
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