54: MURDER: Jack Wheeler

Detective Perspective

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 26 August 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On December 28, 2010, 66-year-old Jack Wheeler, a veteran and highly respected Washington D.C. consultant, abruptly left Manhattan, telling his wife he had urgent business in D.C. But instead of heading to D.C., Jack ended up in Wilmington, Delaware. For days, he was seen wandering the streets, disheveled and confused. Then, on the morning of December 31st, Jack’s body was found in a landfill. He had been the victim of a brutal murder, his body discarded in a dumpster and transported to the landfill by a trash truck.

Jack's murder shocked everyone who knew him, but despite extensive investigations, the circumstances surrounding his death remain shrouded in mystery.

It’s been over 13 years since Jack was murdered, and investigators are still searching for the person or people responsible...

Jack Wheeler was last seen on surveillance footage at 8:42 pm on December 30, 2010, walking away from the Nemours Building in Wilmington, Delaware. He headed southeast, toward the East Side of the city. At some point after that, Jack was murdered and his body was discarded in a commercial dumpster 16 miles away in Newark, Delaware.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or go to delawarecrimestoppers.com.

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0:00.0	On December 28th, 2010, 66 year old Jack Wheeler, a veteran in highly respected Washington DC consultant,
0:16.0	abruptly left Manhattan telling his wife he had urgent business in DC.
0:20.7	But instead of heading to D.C.
0:23.0	Jack ended up in Wilmington, Delaware.
0:25.4	For days, he was seen wandering the streets, dishevelled and confused.
0:30.0	Then on the morning of December 31st, Jack's body was found in a landfill.
0:34.9	He had been the victim of a brutal murder.
0:37.2	His body discarded in a dumpster and transported to the landfill by a trash truck.
0:42.4	Jack's murder shocked everyone who knew him,
0:45.0	but despite extensive investigations,
0:47.0	the circumstances surrounding his death remained shrouded in mystery.
0:50.0	It's been over 13 years since Jack Wheeler was murdered and investigators are still searching for the people or person responsible. You're going to. Oh, Hey everyone welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Lovasser. I'm a licensed private investigator and
1:34.7	former police detective. Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story
1:39.0	format. I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly and maybe you can help solve a case. So if you're someone who's interested in
1:55.4	true crime specifically unsolved cases and you would like to hear my opinion on
1:59.9	those investigations, please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube or
2:04.4	listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever platform you use.
2:09.4	Okay, so diving into Jack Re
2:15.0	Reeller's case, usually I'll have an opening.
2:14.0	I'll just say this.
2:15.0	This case could be featured as a movie.
2:18.0	Maybe that's already in the works, who knows?
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