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Friend fears woman influenced killer
$ ~! W% }9 B, x% V; yVictim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy& P5 ]9 U$ i) F( i* }
By: Mike McIntyre 3 w2 [0 @2 ^1 q& Q
( ?5 r7 z4 w$ O( x3 E! p4 c8 m. ^Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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3 d+ ~2 w$ @0 C4 D1 S/ K, qPrint 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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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.7 q+ b5 R2 \ L% B7 w
. ?- e0 K$ k. \8 w: W4 ^, n i7 k9 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.' z( M9 s N* [/ u1 n) e
" D+ G" z# x' G8 KMcLean'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.; Q3 D% Q8 H/ e3 i' G" z
^+ N4 _6 [2 e8 C0 F. `"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.+ o7 F9 f6 o4 e! g3 P; B+ q' \. x, c3 e1 [
* A0 X# ?7 [) w! I( L+ y- STim 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.) B, l0 N& V% @) L0 @' ]
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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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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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( Y- x+ x! Q0 J; {( z2 [& LA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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