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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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* J* i2 X+ j8 W- xBy: Mike McIntyre
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% g, y2 R3 u. E; a' ?Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT 2 d: k/ n5 l W* ]9 E2 D
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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. + H' ^6 H5 d9 i9 v/ ]
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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.
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1 I8 B0 Y6 c* I" \' X6 a6 ] 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.3 a) Z4 C: F/ |$ Z N4 G
; N: J; I6 ]3 F! V5 DIt 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.
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5 x4 [# `" Q: R5 U2 Z% e"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., d+ G4 O% F. W: p, Y' Z/ Y
- _6 ]6 u9 H4 J+ F1 \' h" QTim 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.1 [( Y) V* v$ M! i- A
2 D& W" Z2 L2 ?. PThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.# r8 F& D2 \% o+ [
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A call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.+ l) _% _( t1 ?2 j* p
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