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Friend fears woman influenced killer
2 m! b+ r; Q" k/ cVictim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
& T( _: Z1 ^7 f% n& [9 l! p& _By: Mike McIntyre
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3 S( A, p0 L7 W: MUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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% {: H# L5 y8 ZPrint 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. 1 Z/ g6 I2 N n' B$ p5 m
# \+ d \8 t: a& x/ nLi, 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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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.* R) q- D3 C1 [1 R6 [( T
. S, A# C8 B- w- yIt 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.! G' l: l, M: x! P* S9 |
" M3 G$ h2 @3 B' O0 \7 yMcLean'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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- d1 K4 o$ K7 n, ]8 u"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.& F! T: e# j4 p# s; D
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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.. N1 g' {. D# L/ X5 P9 R- y
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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.7 @5 O( ^* d& [/ l0 V8 ~5 H
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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.
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1 w g: i( e0 n# [, O; cA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday./ V. Z# b* D7 V7 G1 f( ^
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