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Friend fears woman influenced killer
+ U- I1 e9 [4 P: `: j8 C) L) sVictim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
% k' s5 P) B- x7 O, u0 zBy: Mike McIntyre
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& t: ]5 p" w1 N: D: `6 ?+ I# P) }Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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" s! c* Z/ w8 h8 YPrint 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. ! ?) p1 i. Y. _- S4 S
/ a. e5 G5 a2 d s* U* u: n% O7 CLi, 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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( O& G1 d9 V4 Y+ uAs 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.; g4 d' q+ r) c/ W: o7 O; H) B
7 m6 C9 `; c2 I1 Q8 }/ AIt 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 B$ b+ m7 a- u) QMcLean'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.2 z+ ?# B3 n: k, J
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"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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3 e2 M( C( L8 E2 wTim 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.7 `: O8 }* E3 E% n
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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.% F* W% l9 V7 u4 G4 d
$ N' [' b: Q: HThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.
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7 B, ~# ?( @+ iA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.8 c2 l- E: J2 O5 c# x+ i0 W
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