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Friend fears woman influenced killer
1 s. {7 k- x" p- NVictim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy& {/ }4 ^% g4 q1 g5 v5 C# [" i+ o, A
By: Mike McIntyre
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! x: o2 K# ~, R' ]Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT ; C5 [! x3 q% B4 r3 }* }
: s/ X$ ]# c5 b6 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. + h7 w+ ^( ]+ m
o3 U3 i+ E+ L ELi, 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.8 r2 g1 R+ w! _. W# Q2 G/ a
, h/ b$ x$ Y% |" x0 OAs 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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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.6 v- H' P7 X4 ^9 Z& Z# O1 ^0 m$ M
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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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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.% V' j7 w8 Z: k; R7 b; X
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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., V# m' q, L3 r
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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.5 N" j- ]; ]* Q3 w$ ~& g( m$ g
- O# A& y0 n! \# cA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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