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Friend fears woman influenced killer
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By: Mike McIntyre
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- M0 \* J7 Q% G' y, PUpdated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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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. / c; d5 S9 d' {! [6 E( z
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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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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.8 j" j' N. g d- a' ]/ e
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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.: k8 r! @% y+ A) B/ B9 T& e! M
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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.$ P5 ^3 q/ D% {3 A# ?
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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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. o( e/ k- [, m1 M9 WA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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