discovered dumped at a landfill. not far from his newcastle, delaware, home. >> very prominent gentleman. and why anyone would kill him would be beyond me. >> reporter: monday, police were back at the landfill desperately hunting for leads. >> there are no suspects. again, we are still looking to determine where the crime scene actually occurred. >> reporter: wheeler has homes in delaware, washington, and new york city. he was believed to have been in washington prior to being found dead on new year's eve. he was a white house aide to president reagan and worked in the administrations of both bush presidencies. his passion, soldiers. he pushed hard as chair of fund-raising for the vietnam veterans memorial, seen by 4 million annually. >> do our lives reflect the best that was in the lives of those whose names are on the walls of this memorial. >> jack wheeler's life was centered around patriotism and service. we've lost a great friend and a great engine in efforts to help the country. >> reporter: friends say so sad