A prominent Washington aide has been murdered and his body left in a garbage truck on a landfill site.
The killing of John Wheeler, 66, who served as a military adviser to three presidents, has left police mystified.
The body of the former Army officer and Vietnam veteran - who was instrumental in building the iconic Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington DC - was discovered on a Delaware landfill on New Year’s Eve.
But detectives say they have no motive for the crime, which has shocked the political community and devastated Mr Wheeler’s family and friends.
He was chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and spearheaded the creation of the controversial black granite memorial on the National Mall that is etched with over 58,000 names of troops killed in the war.
‘He was a great patriot,’ said Jan Scruggs, the wall’s founder. ‘I know how passionate he was about honouring all who serve their nation, and especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice.'
Mr Scruggs said he was shocked and baffled by the murder of the married defence contractor, who served as an advisor under presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush Senior.
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