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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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By: Mike McIntyre
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT , B2 \. M2 p) ~5 v6 @" S6 T1 J; b, P
" u7 C+ q$ {2 R4 s' ~, _& EPrint Article E-mail Article ShareThisThe seeds for Tim McLean's brutal murder on board a Greyhound bus last week may have been planted when the accused killer, Vince Li, spent nearly an hour chatting up the victim's female co-worker during their ride through western Manitoba, the Free Press has learned. [4 K: M, r. H
4 P; G/ x% d$ m Z JLi, 40, took a seat at the front of the bus beside the woman after getting on board in Brandon. The pair chatted and were even seen smoking cigarettes together during a rest stop.8 l/ X: Q8 V/ `* B/ f
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As the bus resumed its ill-fated journey towards Winnipeg, Li suddenly moved to the back of the bus and sat down beside McLean, who was listening to his headphones and apparently asleep.
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! p( P. s9 V4 u0 R2 V% q/ f: @: EIt was just moments later that Li allegedly began stabbing McLean repeatedly with a large hunting knife, eventually severing his head, defiling his body and holding police at bay for a couple of hours after passengers scrambled off the bus.6 D5 m& q% G5 a/ U, t
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McLean's family and friends don't believe Li's change-of-seating was a coincidence. And they question why he was charged with second-degree murder and not first-degree murder, which indicates planning and premeditation.7 A; V& E. o! i
* F5 G9 @, P+ B' y$ l: U ~"I have this unbelievably strong feeling that him sitting beside Stacy had something to do with this," McLean's former girlfriend, Alexandra Storey, told the Free Press in an exclusive interview Monday.8 P- E4 A$ d7 Q( B$ {: L6 S
' R$ }; a) N7 G9 {: eTim and Stacy had become friends while working together at various western Canadian fairs through North American Midway Entertainment. They were travelling together to Winnipeg -- although seated separately in different areas of the bus -- and had planned to meet up with a mutual friend in the city before all heading back out to British Columbia.8 m& ~& p+ I( |& Q
+ O! O$ k/ J: Z& @7 nMcLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.3 d9 |: q5 \' w% A% s7 r2 e" V
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They only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.- L5 y% C0 i% z) o# a5 ]
$ F1 s; P7 t/ O( }$ YA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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