On the morning of Dec. 30, Wheeler is believed to have boarded an Amtrak train in Washington, D.C., headed for Wilmington.
Wheeler was last seen alive on surveillance video inside the Nemours Building located at 10th and Orange Streets in Wilmington as late as 8:30pm on Dec. 30.
The Newark Police Department said Wheeler "appears confused" in the video.
Officers also learned that Wheeler was approached by several individuals who offered assistance to him, which he declined.
His body was found the morning of Dec. 31 at a Wilmington landfill -- dumped there by a trash truck from Newark that picked up its load at 4:40am.
WheelerÂ’s family issued its second statement Friday since the news of death was made public.
“The family of John P. Wheeler III is most grateful for the efforts of the law enforcement authorities in the ongoing investigation into his death,” the statement issued through the Newark Police Department read.
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Wheeler was last seen alive on surveillance video inside the Nemours Building located at 10th and Orange Streets in Wilmington as late as 8:30pm on Dec. 30.
The Newark Police Department said Wheeler "appears confused" in the video.
Officers also learned that Wheeler was approached by several individuals who offered assistance to him, which he declined.
His body was found the morning of Dec. 31 at a Wilmington landfill -- dumped there by a trash truck from Newark that picked up its load at 4:40am.
WheelerÂ’s family issued its second statement Friday since the news of death was made public.
“The family of John P. Wheeler III is most grateful for the efforts of the law enforcement authorities in the ongoing investigation into his death,” the statement issued through the Newark Police Department read.
Read more: Delaware police questioned cabbie in Wheeler disappearance: report - NYPOST.com