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Friend fears woman influenced killer( [5 c" X. q0 g8 \2 E( ^
Victim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
; X( U* [; f% o& QBy: Mike McIntyre ! A& V+ u/ N2 F+ F: |
) p* \: J) e) {% f6 \! PUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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; J( t% q9 e4 Z- L" M6 iPrint 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. ' S& ~1 p% c2 m* G1 P( U6 z
, `+ i1 `4 h6 b! n4 b; 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 P# \! }- j: e
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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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P/ \" ^- k+ F) J8 JIt 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.# n. p/ K5 W3 \2 i+ ~! V O* V
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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.0 g) |" w5 {& k. e, Z! G! y9 f! F3 d$ E
8 x) z# d7 H# W: ^. x. MMcLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.
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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.+ t- Y' ~/ `8 D7 B( s5 R& E
& I& D; G8 N* E8 Y4 K% Z6 XA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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