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Friend fears woman influenced killer
$ Z- F2 R- |* a. B9 i" VVictim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
( l. I. a' L: B3 b8 B6 FBy: Mike McIntyre 4 x3 l2 ?1 g6 n# c8 Z2 O+ F5 x4 R* ~
6 r! l- N, Z, T) OUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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$ g9 P& z* E9 l G' y& N4 ~Print 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. p5 B' @! v5 Y. P
0 Q1 l1 v" w* L* w7 P0 {, PLi, 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.0 l& L8 r0 \: r' E8 v. H( h2 N* t7 g
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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.+ n) C5 E; l% a& {" i
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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.# ]: i! s, f: B' C
& ]6 V. ^7 n& E+ hMcLean'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.5 d; I3 j% D" q( m
: z% Y4 N+ p7 B% |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.
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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.+ [1 P. H- l8 A* `7 R$ q/ r0 t
9 C- c. Q# {% n: a1 g7 DA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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