The body of James P. Wheeler was found in a landfill . Wheeler was involved in a lengthy property dispute with a neighbor . Delaware police are investigating the former Pentagon employee 's death . Wheeler 's attorney , Bayard Marin , told CNN that his client had been involved in a lengthy legal fight with a couple building a new home across the street in a historic district of New Castle . The Delaware medical examiner 's office has ruled Wheeler 's death a homicide .
The body of James P. Wheeler was found in a landfill . Wheeler was involved in a lengthy property dispute with a neighbor . Delaware police are investigating the former Pentagon employee 's death . The Delaware medical examiner 's office has ruled Wheeler 's death a homicide .