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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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By: Mike McIntyre 1 {* g/ D" a3 I, r5 X( |
. ]! [) b+ z' B& @Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT % y# y; F% {/ w. f; V2 x1 ~3 _; F
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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. % e7 {* W7 X! l1 c
[' X; j1 ^# p' nLi, 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.: N: z! F+ u8 v& H' d3 ^! I+ O
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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.
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" ]8 L* ~7 j7 X" U- a! W5 j$ b# uIt 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.: w6 h0 W7 J1 w a2 s) Y- ?
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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.5 b2 q, R; T5 e( H9 {
1 c9 h# k1 W: ^" O+ N" m& O"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.
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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.6 I: C4 J+ U1 j* y1 Z
; b. ?( q) G; k- x- PThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.3 [0 m Z- x* C
6 M7 b" P: R M) S# O- AA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.6 r v) {9 r+ \- `
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