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Friend fears woman influenced killer
1 i5 k' f- h* X4 SVictim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy6 }% H2 \5 Y& @$ z) |
By: Mike McIntyre ' x& ?6 R; \+ E' m' K
) |/ P }0 d+ Q5 g% ~2 V6 JUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT 7 W" N7 Y) c2 J. H5 @
/ h6 I' ^* m3 S" a* dPrint 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 w% c" l0 j. R1 _
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Li, 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.
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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.. K. G7 l# W4 T9 X
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It 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.
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% g" W& ?7 Q/ O4 Q4 i( HMcLean'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.
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5 N. \6 \5 F, H" K2 x1 P# {"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.
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Tim 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.' h! W s6 \/ N1 P+ [5 Q. P6 a
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McLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.0 @2 i! k# j" b) w
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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.6 G% l8 A! ^" W( d
' c. e b+ g+ y: m+ x6 OA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.! p# E1 G3 }- W2 Z! e& X
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