 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Friend fears woman influenced killer
& A, J1 f# u% Q( W; R: k0 s" a/ V; pVictim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
1 p$ c0 B1 }. ?6 A% ?1 P& tBy: Mike McIntyre
" w6 I" R& I! Z% L! i4 G- M3 ~. ?) U+ l7 P# c) o7 k2 p, U: N
Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT 1 E$ y( D5 A# ] u. E
3 [) ~2 {$ h4 g" P4 X
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.
/ [2 f& ^+ {1 Q, R* W2 I3 ^ P/ b: ?
; [3 _# U7 A- T/ _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.0 _: G3 h& b6 s8 H; q2 [# {# i
7 H7 B/ P1 t# c, t( GAs 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.
7 Z+ w6 b! k- s0 h* h/ ]7 F% f- ]. X6 C7 X. z7 I; |
It 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 C! w( S0 h4 g. O0 e4 i: v" d
- i- Z. ?$ ?! T! O
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.
3 \( Z( x9 Q& E) h, r
& z4 J& a4 ^+ u3 o5 o, D" 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.
% S' t& W4 |# F; N5 l' O) L
/ v; b. K# \: J5 HTim 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.' r$ s4 o5 V2 z0 h7 X" a
5 |. p- o# D" ?5 w) }: x* sMcLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.
% g' F5 e* Z- R* {& K: c( f/ E$ m
# I9 `; z' w' O% KThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.
6 T! |1 P; r) K0 Z, v
2 R3 C8 A0 V% e9 {% Q" W# M5 uA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
1 l$ q5 ~$ k5 ?$ i3 @6 W! e1 J9 B1 M8 ?5 }
全文在:
# N+ |+ k- w! ^http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/local/story/4208322p-4800747c.html |
|