In July 2008, Vince Li stabbed, mutilated, and beheaded 22-year-old Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg. (ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS MAKING YOU WANT TO PUNCH SOMEONE IN THE FACE). The horror that cows, chickens, and pigs face on factory farms goes on for a long time too. He said it was sometimes difficult to understand Li because he spoke quickly and had a strong Chinese accent. El joven escuchaba msica cmodamente, sin siquiera imaginar lo que su compaero de asiento, Vince Weiguang Li, de 44 aos, estaba por hacerle. That includes whether it was conclusively proven that Li was out of his mind and had no concept of what he was doing to Tim was wrong. Baker said he heard the voice of God telling him to kill the young carnival worker or die immediately.. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,John Woods), Harry and Meghan asked to vacate their U.K. royal residence, Intel review says "very unlikely" foreign adversary behind "Havana Syndrome", Man survives month lost in Amazon by eating insects, drinking urine, U.S. requests extradition of drug kingpin's son, Mexico says. Bakers doctor, Jeffrey Waldman, told the board earlier this week that he is confident Baker will remain on his medication and will continue to work with his treatment team if released. Vincent Augert, an independent contractor who distributes newspapers in Edmonton, said that Li, was one of his most reliable carriers. "Eventually my wife made me go get help. Stephen Allison, 18, was sitting directly across from Mr. Li - within arm's reach - when the scream started. A Wednesday. They are paralyzed by crowds. In 2009, Mr Baker was found not criminally responsible for the killing. Vince Weiguang Li, 40, faces second-degree murder charges for the murder of a 22-year-old man, who friends and family identified as Tim McLean. Baker said that he heard the voice of God telling him to kill McLean. Untold time and money were spent in rehabilitating Vince Li. P.T. Nor was he taking any when he boarded the Greyhound bus. As passengers fled the bus, Baker continued stabbing and mutilating the body before he was arrested. El joven escuchaba msica cmodamente, sin siquiera imaginar lo que su compaero de asiento, Vince Weiguang Li, de 44 aos, estaba por hacerle. There are many dangerous offenders warehoused in mental institutions. The crime scene was processed and witnesses were isolated. On July 30, 2008, Tim McLean boarded Greyhound bus 1170, bound for Winnipeg, Canada. And that's gone. Two years later, he began unsupervised leave from the hospital but only for short periods. The day after the killing, a still-shaken passenger smokes while waiting to board a bus in Brandon.Ken Gigliotti. Vince Li carried on. Some havent recovered today. He repeatedly stabbed McLean while the McLean fought for his life. Border Patrol Arrest Passengers in Northern U.S. "The review board is of the opinion that the weight of the evidence does not substantiate that Mr. Baker poses a significant threat to the safety of the public," it reads. They even helped Li change his name to Will Baker. There were plenty. From the look of things, the guy deserved it. They told investigators and profilers exactly what they wanted to hear. "And then when I found out in the news that Li was being pinned for the brutal attack, I was in utter shock," he said. He has no family, no friends, no support and no supervision. Ive personally never seen anyone giving or receiving anything on a Greyhound, but anything is possible with a blanket. In the tape of police radio transmissions, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer refers to the attacker as "Badger" and says he is armed with a knife and a pair of scissors and "is defiling the body at the front of the bus as we speak.". WAS MARILYN MONROES DEATH ACTUALLY A HOMICIDE? This included supervised walks outside, unsupervised day passes and finally culminated in him being granted full release. "I had no odd suspicions about him at all. ELISA LAMS GHASTLY DEATH AT THE NOTORIOUS CECIL HOTEL IN L.A. Baker plead not criminally responsible due to mental health issues. This summer, Mr. Allison is working at a children's camp in the Northwest Territories. Li continued to dissect Tims body and present parts for four hours. A huge chunk of the bridge collapsed, and over 1000 feet of roadway, collapsed into the bay. He stepped aboard 1170 and called out to the man at the back of the bus. Beheaded on a bus: the murder of Tim McLean | by Victoria Suzanne | Crime Scenes | Medium 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. Vince Li got on that Greyhound prepared to kill. Little kids cried as teens tried capturing it on phones. The bus contained many passengers, including Tim Mclean. Carefully, he looked at each passenger before reaching the second row from the rear. Li had one brush with police for peculiar behavior. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Bearing the knife and Mr. McLean's head, Mr. Li tried to open the bus doors. Ive traveled by Greyhound to Montreal once, and I remember being taken into secondary here. In a written decision, the review board said it is of the opinion that the weight of evidence does not substantiate that Mr. Baker poses a significant threat to the safety of the public., Waldman said Baker plans to visit his native China if released but would live in Winnipeg for the next two to three years. We would've had no reason to let him go before all this happened." Msg/data rates may apply. He said he called him back and left him a message asking him for the dates he needed off but never heard back from him. IS A SERIAL KILLER LOOSE ON THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS? Vince Li was sitting near the front. McLean estaba quedndose dormido They contained the scene and attempted to reason with Li. A man with schizophrenia who beheaded a fellow bus passenger in Canada in 2008 has been granted freedom. Its bullshit. A year later he was found not criminally responsible due to mental illness. Bit by bit, Vince Li was put back on the street. TAKE THIS TEST AND FIND OUT. Actually, this is a harmless video. I guess what this shows is that the video preferences of people who view Greyhound videos are pretty close to any other average Americans preferences: Sex, drugs and violence. It's a slow process.". YOURE ON DEATH ROW WHATS YOUR LAST MEAL? Li slowly sat down. WebThe innocent and unsuspecting victim was Tim McLean, 22, a carnival worker heading home for a break. Watch Live: Closing arguments underway in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Top McCarthy aide, House Oversight chair each met with Ashli Babbitt's mother, Colon cancer rates rising in younger age group, study finds, Garland testifies before Senate panel amid ongoing special counsel probes, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster (Tampa, FL 1980) He repeatedly stabbed McLean while the McLean fought for his life. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights? READ MORE, Ingrid E. 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Barkers family says he had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder for years. The bus was bound for Winnipeg, Manitoba and the route was along the Yellowhead Highway and through Saskatchewan. The truth is that Greyhound does not want people to see visual proof of what a clusterfuck their operations can be at times. Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. A Wednesday. Then Tim leaned back against the window with his headphones on and drifted off to sleep. Tim McLean, a 22-year-old Canadian carnival barker was returning home to Winnipeg riding a Greyhound bus when he was viciously stabbed, beheaded, and cannibalized by another passenger about 18 km west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. This article was published more than 13 years ago. Alerted by screams from the victim, the driver stopped the bus and fled with the passengers as Mr Baker continued his attack. Of course, over 100,000 people disagree with me and watched the video. When there was talk, it was more an argument than anything. Barnum would be proud. When he saw the knife blade disappear into Mr. McLean's neck, he yelled at the driver to pull over and ran to the front of the bus. "That was unusual for him not to call back and then when he didn't show up for work on Tuesday we got worried," said Augert. "The review board is of the opinion that the weight of evidence does not substantiate that Mr Baker poses a significant threat to the safety of the public," the review board said in a written decision. Vince Li, Who Beheaded and Ate Another Man on Bus, Set Free In 2008, Vince Li killed, decapitated Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus traveling from Edmonton to Winnipeg. Vince Weiguang Li, 40, faces second-degree murder charges for the murder of a 22-year-old man, who friends and family identified as Tim McLean. Parts of McLeans ear, They put far too much weight in academic opinions and not enough on what actually occurred. Hes crazy. Just never let him out. Mountie who responded to bus beheading dies by suicide. The Greyhound made a rest stop about a half hour earlier. How the public should be forced to take a chance on an unsupervised nut who committed the most barbaric act of public murder and cannibalism Ive ever heard of is plain stupid. Particularly psychiatric degrees. WebThe killing of Tim McLean occurred on the evening of July 30, 2008 and is noted for being a beheading and cannibalism death in Canada. I like that it shows video proof of cute women actually ride on Greyhound. Bus passengers were severely traumatized. But could it be prevented? "In the morning and the evening. He used to come to work every day and pick up his papers and get them to all his customers without any problems," said Augert. Tim McLean was a 22 year old carnival worker who was returning to his small town in Manitoba to visit his family and friends. Hed also been injured in his attackstandard police procedure even for as bizarre a crime as this. "Okay, Badger's at the back of the bus, hacking off pieces and eating it," he says at the end of the approximately 80-second recording. RACHEL AMPHLETTA CRIME THRILLER/INDIE AUTHOR GOLDEN GEM. Not only did he have the knifehe also had plastic bags to store separated itemspackaging pieces for some future purpose. They can't look at sharp knives. The prosecutor. He settled in Winnipeg and worked in Edmonton. (LogOut/ HELPFUL OR HOMICIDAL HOW DANGEROUS IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? PETA is running the ad to make people rethink the proposition that it is, rightly so, a criminal act to kill and eat our own kind but that its OK to kill every other species but our own and eat them. Its like theyve never ridden a bus filled with the common folks theyre supposed to serve. McLean, a 22-year-old Canadian man, was stabbed, beheaded and cannibalized while riding a Greyhound Canada bus about 30 km west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba travelling the Trans-Canada Highway. We should not lose sight of what occurred because it does speak to the threat, she said. It took a bit to get Vince Lis medication right and stabilize him. "The young man was probably gone long before I got there," he said from his Saskatoon home. Ive had Greyhound employees warn me about filming, but this is a video worth missing a ride for. ?) It was the 30th of July 2008. Caught Getting Head on a Greyhound Bus??? By 2015, Li was in a half-way house and only monitored for medication. God chose me as the killer and God chose Tim as the victim. THE CIRCUS TRIAL OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY THE HALL-MILLS MURDERS, KILL DOZER MARV HEEMEYERS ATTACK ON A SMALL COLORADO TOWN. McLean, a 22-year-old Canadian man, was stabbed, beheaded and cannibalized while riding a Greyhound Canada bus about 30 km west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba travelling the Trans-Canada Highway. COULD YOU WITHSTAND CIA ENHANCED INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES? "It's not something I can ever talk openly about," Marlene Gregory said. Beheading of Tim McLean: 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Passengers riding the bus reported that Vince Weiguang Li jumped on top of 22-year-old Tim McLean and began stabbing him repeatedly before cutting off his head and allegedly consuming some of his flesh. Last spring, the 29-year-old was facing break-and-enter charges. I survived my most recent LOOOONG RIDE! Without warningLi pulled a Bowie knife from his pack. WHATS YOUR MYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY TYPE? Augert said Li worked since last July and never had any problems with him. "He was very punctual and always cleanly dressed," he told The Associated Press. 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