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Friend fears woman influenced killer$ P" J( I. S: x$ z+ p; s
Victim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
, G" O1 L2 }" N+ m4 q" v1 VBy: Mike McIntyre 0 [* t. U1 w7 u9 J% X/ C
2 H: K$ v/ X( ~3 p, k& o8 SUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT # b( u% o- Y+ q
3 j1 `! Y% Z& bPrint 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. ; ~ ?% ]/ B) ~& T/ \0 i9 s
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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.
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2 l5 k+ e, u1 M+ [% pIt 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.* m0 [4 t5 F' x% p! R% z: M0 m
' e4 b9 ?& _" Z# N! ^) l& 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. I; F2 I& s3 \; W
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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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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.; k$ _" Y3 W# P4 `* G* k7 }
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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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2 j! B, G% M* c0 ]. f, FThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.
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6 C. t% H. w3 EA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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