On Friday, February 18, 1977 at about 5:15am a police officer with the London Police Service was on patrol in the area of Cheapside St at Highbury Ave. Upon approaching U-Need-A-Cab taxi #457 in the parking lot of 1345 Cheapside St. the officer found Ivan Wheeler dead inside the car.

Our investigation revealed that the cause of death was a homicide from a gunshot wound to the back of his head.

We believe that Ivan left Thamesville, Ontario at about 10:00pm on February 17 and that he may have picked up a passenger along Highway 401 as he returned to London. The fare owed on the meter in his taxi read $6.05.

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