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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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By: Mike McIntyre
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' V( {' c6 _, ^% @% YUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT Q+ j6 u' c0 @1 h+ c
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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. 4 U# r7 N, V2 l( P
" R6 @& {* D& D/ o& c8 e o 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.2 o# w, v" G& j" p) ]
. l2 ?0 ~/ |9 y$ h# zAs 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.5 M& M8 e9 z$ R) L& g3 r
% F1 {; t. T3 o/ T% HIt 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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& K% Y1 \1 g. G; U, cMcLean'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.) X) C% }* t7 t* x) H8 \" a7 ^
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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.& s* s; F, x& Y. e' c0 C9 ?
4 D3 M( ~9 o& E. e' {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.% S Y4 M! l8 U% d+ v! S4 L( r
+ _# ?0 }$ G/ {4 C" v3 G3 d8 [McLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus./ I! [' |0 m! P
* P; A% b. s5 {+ k/ ?1 c# tThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.
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$ Q+ E, T$ _* N- |4 T/ ~. @A call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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