Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 05/26/2010
- Missing From:
- Missing From Las Vegas, Nevada
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 09/24/1959 (65)
- Age:
- Age 50 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’7 – 5’9, 180 – 210 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A long-sleeved dark blue button-down shirt, black slacks, a gold chain with a St. Michael or St. Jude’s medallion, a gold ring with an eagle on a black background, and designer shoes or cowboy boots.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Wheeler may have a mustache. Although he is color-blind and nearsighted, he cannot wear contact lenses and does not like to wear eyeglasses. His left ear is pierced, but he no longer wears an earring. Wheeler has the following tattoos: an eagle on his upper left arm, a small devil on his left forearm, his nickname “Bill” on his lower right arm, a heart pierced with a dagger on his lower left arm, and a wreath with flowers. He has a scar on his chin, a burn scar on his chest, a surgical scar on his abdomen and a light scar on his arm from chemotherapy treatment. He has a small hole in his eye, viewable by an optometrist, from an old nail injury.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On May 26, 2010, a businessman named Wheeler flew from Washington to Las Vegas to see his estranged wife and get his truck and belongings. He landed around 10 pm and was supposed to call his sister when he arrived, but he never did. He disappeared.
Three days later, his gold Toyota Tundra truck was found burned in the California desert. His espresso machine was still in the truck bed.
Before he vanished, Wheeler owned several coffee stands known for their bikini-clad baristas. In 2009, some of these baristas were arrested for prostitution. Wheeler also had money troubles: he was being sued and had a warrant out for his arrest for not paying rent.
His family says he was a loving man who wouldn’t just disappear. Police suspect foul play and are still investigating. The case remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- Snohomish County, Washington Sheriff’s Office 425-388-3523
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This person was missing Missing Since 05/26/2010