The Greyhound Bus Murder

Without warning, he stabbed his victim multiple times, decapacitated and ate parts of him in front of the bus passengers.

Emmalina Alessandrya
4 min readMar 30, 2021
Vince Li. Photo Source

Vince Li was born in Dandong, China, and became a Canadian citizen in 2006. Even though he armed himself with a degree in Computer Science from Wuhan Institute of Technology, he could not get a permanent job in that field. So, he worked menial jobs ranging from a forklift operator, a janitor, and a cashier in Walmart and in newspaper delivery while his wife worked as a waitress.

Reportedly, he had a language barrier as English was not his first language but his previous bosses did not see any signs of aggression and even praised him as a diligent worker. But, weeks before the incident, he was fired from Walmart for a disagreement with his colleagues.

On July 29th, 2008, Li boarded the Greyhound bus 1170 and sat in the front rows. A few stops later, he switched seats to the back, next to McLean.

Tim McLean. Photo Source

22-year-old Canadian Tim McLean was on his way home to Winnipeg after a job in a carnival. He was gonna be a father with his just pregnant girlfriend.

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Emmalina Alessandrya
Emmalina Alessandrya

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