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Friend fears woman influenced killer- D. n7 g, R$ r
Victim's text message said some passengers were taking ecstasy
2 j- ]0 r+ X5 K- W/ g& N- ABy: Mike McIntyre
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Updated: August 5 at 12:45 AM CDT
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: B) k7 w* H: I6 APrint 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. ) s& a9 |- E/ F) C6 J8 R7 I% ?
* [+ O0 w4 S, u, t0 I4 cLi, 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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8 j+ A6 ] ]6 E9 oAs 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 o% d, H1 q, `3 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.
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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.; n, i0 f7 i% J$ z, {/ h i
; f; f) _) l u" H! j. D6 \" T. N& E"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.3 y% [- k# ?! {* i
% s3 _9 X2 S2 v/ @ sMcLean's loved ones now desperately want to speak with the woman to find out more about her dealings with Li on the bus.% y! k K/ j8 `! Z: D# l2 U; `
1 i. f. B2 _0 uThey only know that she quickly returned to B.C. after McLean's killing, and presumably after an interview with police.9 P( z; a+ R" p& y; ^7 s) g0 f p
1 }# t; }7 g% ]* h2 w0 m4 F" Q P; vA call to North American Midway Entertainment seeking information about the woman wasn't returned on Monday.
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