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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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By: Mike McIntyre
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2 j8 _: c3 I; o( F2 D D3 ^1 XUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT " R$ w+ B; i+ ?2 h7 X* g5 O0 a
9 f1 z( V! m; Y1 R0 o3 i8 ePrint 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.
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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 l2 R0 I' z# _. B6 \( y& [- v
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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. F; X$ O& D- l0 V8 H; V
& d: H! F0 M/ p( b. Q4 c/ |$ ^& W5 {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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. Q$ y/ u _) XMcLean'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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& L- i" w; u, V: Z% g# D8 ]"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.3 w" @1 P! l+ G. ~
; K* k% u. E# u2 fMcLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.: G$ }' ?! K: {$ u- A, P4 Y! U
( b: P8 V* ^) S# X5 Y9 OThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.: S$ x$ P3 [, ]6 a
1 L, q5 q1 x( X7 AA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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