Fox reported that he had a problem with his neighbors whose house size was detrimental to his ‘view’. There was speculation that Wheeler had planted an incendiary device.
Perhaps some, or all, of this is true and he was both stressed out and remorseful of his own appalling actions. If he suffered from any form of dementia or early onset Alzheimers - perhaps he was urinating in it or decided to sit in the dumpster to get warm. Then he fell asleep and the dumpster was lifted up causing a fatal injury.
Sometimes things aren’t always what they seem. Including murder.’
How about this ....he (or someone he hired) botched the arson job and he knew the hammer was coming down, he either offs himself or the hired citizen does it for him....
They were “bug” bombs, like what you use to kill roaches or fleas, that were in the house.
I don’t think a guy like this, no matter how angry would use a Flea Bomb to intimidate his neighbors. Sounds more like kids.