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Friend fears woman influenced killer
9 @. R9 O* S; u. x. K$ _Victim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
9 j9 F& M1 U$ I& A& {6 P5 LBy: Mike McIntyre
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d T4 G4 V, M+ k( }9 q, p! eUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT 8 ?* Q, |7 `4 s; `. U
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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. ! ] U& N& _( n' E3 ]& F
1 i7 x/ d- F" G9 W7 \* zLi, 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.* g$ a* q. \- e, b
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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.: B( l: Y1 Q3 u0 t7 f
" e5 S2 J; y# x8 ]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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6 ~+ y) \- F& o! O0 BMcLean'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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4 R( X* [7 o _, u t1 Q; Q"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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- E3 p+ F. t! X1 LTim 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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y+ w3 f" n; [' _! p# 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.$ r% B( o* _2 W. V( R, y
8 R0 G7 q8 }( K' E( CA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.* r; q5 {! q4 J+ _' {& @6 Z
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