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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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8 [9 T9 E' P. q9 Y; ]By: Mike McIntyre
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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7 e. j/ A X+ E' [; v4 xPrint 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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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 u- @* @' m- `+ b' f( H x& `
2 Q4 X% X! _+ RIt 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.7 K- x1 E. u7 o5 @
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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.2 N% e! i* V9 N4 c& i4 y
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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.% H. O- r) [% v D7 O/ K
3 m" L% @/ C; f( t4 O' rTim 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 X8 X5 d6 D* J7 F' g
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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." ^9 \8 G3 |4 R" S8 F( y
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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.2 r9 [ A0 `! V: A, N
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A call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.+ U3 v! s* a4 }
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