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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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By: Mike McIntyre
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* B9 I$ c. F' sUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT 1 g- F* x+ m6 H/ x
3 g' d' Y2 c, F# APrint 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. 5 R# x7 H2 v, w; Q
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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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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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! O3 C* e _/ j7 {2 cIt 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.! O. U' K/ e, \7 J! F: }
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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.& c/ i( c: K/ d) U/ ~% B7 X) w
% m1 M% _6 L4 `8 l- UMcLean'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.0 t; B8 u" v2 p- |, ^1 t. Z3 h
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A call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.* L% s( s! @' Q; l3 D7 l* I9 r
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