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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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0 Q k) i1 _0 V. v: {Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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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.
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5 C5 u: K$ l9 eLi, 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.8 D) W1 `; R2 H3 o ^, |" o
, O, ?# U* o1 L. S. v0 X, wAs 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." ?( z; f& Q! |) g5 I! U
* Q: u5 _. x0 }- aIt 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 o2 G+ T7 P7 k2 B" x$ u8 _8 P7 }
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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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9 T' g2 R) p( \6 M. i"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.1 q& h; {2 a4 y1 {+ I
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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.
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' \0 e7 Z6 X, F6 ~1 t3 w0 u I% C$ GThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.5 D. x- _1 a2 t* x
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A call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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