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Victim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy6 G0 c. b& L9 r( o- k* M( G
By: Mike McIntyre
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. D, W+ `: r9 q& @Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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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.
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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.2 H, g l/ @) ?4 H( T: y5 h' R
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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.3 }- M0 u9 Q, n/ @8 D( A
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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.
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McLean'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., @9 s: b* E$ G( p
9 d9 }2 d5 L N( l) g"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* k" G3 i3 T) F4 r4 ^
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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.$ o. G8 T9 i6 d: E
8 w+ p7 e8 G3 I8 o. IMcLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.# Y2 ]) ?) D) z# p: R% \' _& w I
9 p c8 a7 K7 o7 k- `They only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.+ x8 Q6 `* w( w' d6 G
5 u/ J, k" P* d1 bA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.8 d: W+ Z/ ^' B5 K
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