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Friend fears woman influenced killer
: p" N) R- w, C* zVictim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
0 A# A- |# ?+ ]0 O. xBy: Mike McIntyre
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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: w8 s# ^+ \" I( |5 ^( c3 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. . G* z& v4 B' G7 s/ o0 u4 y
2 j& e c7 X2 V3 ILi, 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.2 L& \, ]- Z4 u8 I6 Y+ Q6 R1 C
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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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6 c1 E: q) y1 r( k! WIt 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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7 a* G4 Y, K6 u, `8 X2 R% nMcLean'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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* s% X) c" V# K"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., Q* e3 v" f! a! y. u6 q
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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.
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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.6 ~$ J, |$ Y/ t" r1 N6 L W* a' r
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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.
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A call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.5 T" R9 D1 I4 b( u% q
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