Wheeler inquired at city law firm
In the final hours of his life, John P. Wheeler visited the 10th-floor offices of the Connolly Bove Lodge and Hutch law firm in the Nemours Building looking to speak with the managing partner, an attorney at the firm said Monday.
The former Pentagon official was in downtown Wilmington the afternoon of Dec. 30, looking to borrow train fare to travel north, the attorney said.
When a receptionist went to find someone to speak with Wheeler, he was gone.
Wheeler was seen on surveillance video wandering through the Nemours building around 8:30 p.m., still apparently disoriented, and refusing help from passers-by who approached him.
The lawyer at the firm was unsure if Wheeler had any relationship with lawyers there. Arthur “Chip” Connolly, managing partner at the firm, declined to comment Monday about Wheeler’s visit.
Just before his last moments on video, Wheeler exited the Nemours building from its entrance adjacent to 11th Street. He was last seen on video at 8:42 p.m., crossing the Hotel du Pont valet area, then walking southeast toward Market Street and Wilmington’s East Side.
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One detail that has not been let out is what he was wearing at the Pharmacy and whether he was carrying a briefcase.
If John was in trouble, why didn't he just go back home??
AND WHY DIDN'T HE CALL HIS WIFE???? SHE WAS TRAVELING IS NOT AN EXCUSE IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
Every person spells "I don't want to get involved".
Wonder how many lies all of these witnesses have told...in the form of opinions...
The lawyer at Connolly Bove....Typical lawyer language..."I don't know"...
"The Medical Examiner's Office, which is awaiting test results, had no update on Wheeler's cause of death Monday."
??? They immediately called it homicide so ??