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Victim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
9 y) [& ~$ J# q$ n, MBy: Mike McIntyre
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/ O' D$ Q) K7 UUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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p& E9 D& }! Z3 R7 H4 ]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. / w* B7 ?8 o! U* a. g! y
$ u, F' t+ ]8 W. P- N% C8 o# j! TLi, 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., C' ?* _! c5 X3 _( Y
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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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. d2 P" L0 X) r, z4 U6 \0 QIt 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.
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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.5 G$ L% Q1 A1 _
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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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# b. E: s- b0 \$ kMcLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.: m- {! ?6 Q* o& P* |- ^/ ?
- f3 ^" |, S6 p4 S" E$ ?They only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.
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& R+ c- Z- C* |4 F% ]) ]5 UA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.7 | `$ E1 ~0 l
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