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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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2 Y' O I+ b1 T1 G1 O3 JBy: Mike McIntyre " }5 h7 A/ K1 \# d. f
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT * B& J4 l! I: t2 B6 |# p
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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. # X0 H/ f; S) |) w7 \8 F1 \
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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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6 P9 t5 ?% M. p# m3 Q" U& z" x6 dAs 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; e2 U& D) S. x+ `
( {- S- J/ O6 D7 S0 l( [& l, d/ ZIt 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.# A9 s. [# Z$ W R6 K& x/ \
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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.
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" ?2 f& ^9 n1 E; L/ ~* S"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.% Q8 F3 o3 L) o0 u4 W
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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.& X4 C2 v, Q, g+ r- R8 ]+ Z
+ u$ |7 x3 Q) c$ Z( PMcLean'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.& ~5 q5 A u4 H/ {+ w9 `+ |9 J
% W) ?5 g% T% P' }+ [, A' DA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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