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Victim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy8 i+ x& r, `$ o
By: Mike McIntyre " j0 m9 X& ^- J
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: S2 D$ {. I( T3 |& FPrint 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. ! x( D3 f+ r; b
: U& b3 w- X% A' v' v) T0 |" m/ [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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W& L k/ T4 CAs 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.% _$ U5 a- k+ y
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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." @% K5 c( F4 I' T$ W
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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.
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. A8 V8 i: d, tTim 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.% k! v! M! h. T) _- a! M
$ s# |0 Z" l# E% U/ Y/ LThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.
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4 c( c! c9 ~0 V4 w# @! z; C2 y) kA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.) x" `0 Q7 u6 l6 }
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