Body of John P. Wheeler III, Ex-Aide to Former President George H. Bush, Found in Delaware Landfill

Body of John P. Wheeler III, ex-aide to Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. Bush & George W. Bush, found in Delaware landfill.

The body of ex-presidential aide John Parsons Wheeler III was found in the Cherry Island Landfill in Wilmington, DE. Police are saying this is a homicide. Wheeler was a military veteran, who served in three administrations.

Wheeler, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War who lived part time in Old New Castle, was a defense consultant in Washington, D.C., and had a long career in public service, working in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Wheeler was past chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which built the memorial on the National Mall in Washington. His death has been ruled a homicide.

Newark police had a crime-scene van at Wheeler's home at 108 W. Third St. in New Castle on Sunday, with crime-scene tape roping off the prominent three-story brick home with black shutters. Source: News-Journal

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