About this episode

The episode discusses the shocking murder of Tim McLean by Vince Li during a bus trip in Canada and its implications on mental health and criminal law.

In July 2008, a routine overnight trip across Manitoba turned into one of the most widely discussed criminal cases in modern Canadian history. 22-year-old Tim McLean was travelling home when he was killed by fellow passenger Vince Li — a crime that shocked the country and sparked a national conversation about mental illness, public safety, and Canada’s Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) laws. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-million-other-choices/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Kim Toller

Topics covered

• true crime
• mental illness
• public safety
• Canada
• criminal law
• NCR laws

Keywords

• Tim McLean
• Vince Li
• murder
• Canada
• mental illness
• NCR laws
• public safety
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Canada

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