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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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By: Mike McIntyre
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( \1 T3 a% S5 [Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT ; V0 q3 O( y9 j; o1 f8 z
7 ~! U+ K5 t: q wPrint 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. 6 m7 f2 q! R0 c k' ~' X
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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.4 q, X! Y7 Q7 o
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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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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.- J) \" \3 k# q. o. M7 ?
$ A2 n4 d, b5 p$ d" z2 s2 z; kMcLean'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.9 d! g% M, `7 {4 v9 F; ~
. ~- j8 V6 `; |# R"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.1 b- @# M" ]4 M8 b- G+ Y! {+ g2 T* j
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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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I! }% r5 q# D% hMcLean'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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3 b" K( B, O! T* e f" K6 p+ CThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.- P7 h& v; S+ W3 Z5 f! x
* C) z5 C+ h& M. ^, X& CA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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