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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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: x( S2 R. r/ [7 u& ABy: Mike McIntyre
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT " J$ k) x$ E8 X: h, q y2 y
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Print 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. % Q# n3 \% V: R/ n& F& n# c2 O
6 k* [. [' C; ^( cLi, 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.
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$ u# E. [) Z9 ^: |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.' H0 Q/ s6 U/ D+ e
9 S1 F) |1 i) Z8 @6 `1 d! E) yMcLean'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.6 J( X! e/ H/ e2 S6 ?
, X- _ z5 p( 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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+ b) s* i7 V$ [4 R6 X9 E) ]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.$ y! v6 Z# B/ c4 B: p* q
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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.
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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.( ]( i0 x% d2 J6 }
; u0 A" ?5 J2 c( @0 p0 UA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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