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Friend fears woman influenced killer
7 a; Z9 g3 d9 Q9 XVictim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
8 w( f1 f, E+ Z8 r% T1 Z; \By: Mike McIntyre
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6 u. B: q8 e! T! d; L S4 J: M; _Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT $ t1 C+ s9 p( _* b* r7 Y7 o% P0 C
9 E& I- W) s/ A9 c% V* a: _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.
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0 [- ?' D, S( k" c+ ~/ HLi, 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." l; ~' M1 ?# e( \
/ `8 L5 g3 M" PAs 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 e, O4 M# M, z6 U) M/ Y R
) ~1 _2 H8 t! P+ ^' q9 K% `; rIt 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.' w; l) G( B/ E! b" o
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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. d; b' E/ }, q! P8 d8 j
) r* m" E; @8 _2 p9 y$ n"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.& S E9 ?) U n) W3 q4 E8 S
# m+ d0 x6 |- W5 cTim 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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- {. y2 b( k/ R; IMcLean'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.! p8 Q. L+ P A9 `( o ~( Q! K
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A call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.2 e: B2 | ?# b
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