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Friend fears woman influenced killer! m: F6 u4 S7 e! T8 C* |6 s8 u
Victim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
7 E C. n3 E# V) n* pBy: Mike McIntyre
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT 7 a: Z. \1 H' W) X9 J
$ b! |! O. ], x' e" `- E" ^. QPrint 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." p$ q. D4 e& e
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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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$ w! F# p R' u7 k) m& S9 J% dIt 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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9 I# z# \/ R! M& o' I8 LMcLean'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.. `/ y+ T. G; q' p* v4 B
- S1 X5 ~1 p% S" y"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.: ]- R% y3 u( R( t6 o) B' u
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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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McLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.6 O# i- p) e1 [: n9 \' P+ A3 I
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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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( f. j$ l, F H0 O+ m. z! D3 zA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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