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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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By: Mike McIntyre
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT ) g/ g9 Y( D3 Z3 a% e+ Y& a: R
2 `! E& h! k; b7 `/ F4 iPrint 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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2 ^0 E5 U# ~: c4 s- h$ t9 q2 R6 FLi, 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., w E& Z3 y& ]' P5 d
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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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Q. |: d; ~( n% x0 x2 t# _- \8 |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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9 x F+ {' z6 J4 c3 AMcLean'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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"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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% y8 V0 q+ j5 o# M- J9 O+ n0 NTim 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 I& T2 P, V; @ _5 f
3 J! S; Y% u! |& w1 K3 qMcLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.5 h$ K$ a7 R7 Z! u" ^5 Y1 p
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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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$ I: B' j0 v/ q7 Q1 A& p( M# G& tA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.4 g% v: m: W+ {) d* t8 _
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