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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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6 L2 u( U" Q" BBy: Mike McIntyre
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT 5 S2 M- u+ T) l
# v* C9 p) \* b) `% F2 J7 m7 cPrint 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.# G& g7 w1 B+ }% D
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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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& [* S2 f9 x- N: H5 ~- i: iIt 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.1 ], d+ i; F1 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.+ E/ Y% ?9 q9 B1 Q
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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., g! m W; h1 u* P4 ~
, K2 Y: G9 i$ |$ R) X) _: w5 yMcLean'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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3 U: z& v$ B7 b7 t% AThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.
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7 j8 N; i$ M' K" KA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.9 v ?& l1 h! @1 d% |) w
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