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Friend fears woman influenced killer3 b$ Z6 n' y' U& t3 Z) K( m
Victim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy* {* N# M0 H2 C( W9 f
By: Mike McIntyre 7 h( Q) Z, d8 u) R' } J
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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. a5 [4 [0 [9 I }; q. `: ~; FPrint 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. , W9 F, ?$ A+ s+ i% [" Z \
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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.: w7 u0 R# E J& J0 |1 v0 X
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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./ [; _$ c3 P4 t, M
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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./ U+ x. Q1 V( @4 j' i1 G( _
. y2 X- G: ~' z9 Y+ E9 p! k1 HMcLean'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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) H4 \$ |, F P9 f* ?4 ]"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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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./ H+ s+ X% O6 f
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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.5 r& u% h. X/ s2 X, P3 r4 B
( e4 Y* ?& `: U9 o% S# S% ~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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5 j& c# N2 r! c9 F, Q4 dA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday." S0 p. G( s% @7 L
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