Wendigo: The Flesh-Eating Native American Forest Spirit
Driven by insatiable hunger, the Wendigo stalks the forests of North America, looking for fresh meat to devour.
After a fair in Edmonton on July 30, 2008, carnival barker Tim McLean boarded a Greyhound to Winnipeg traveling through Saskatchewan on the Yellowhead Highway. He took a seat at the rear of the bus, by the toilet. After a scheduled rest stop in Erickson, a new passenger boarded the bus: a tall man in his 40s, Vince Weiguang Li. He had a shaved head and sunglasses but was otherwise average, not the kind of person who immediately draws attention.
A few hours into the ride, Vince Weiguang Li moved from his seat at the front of the bus to a previously unoccupied one next to Tim McLean. Tim had been sleeping, his face against the window, headphones over his ears. He was awoken when Li plunged a knife into his neck and chest. The Greyhound driver pulled to the side of the road; the other passengers fled the bus; two men aided the driver in trying to help McLean, but they were forced to flee when Li waved his knife at them.
They escaped, barricaded Li inside the bus. The driver activated an emergency measure, immobilizing the bus and preventing Li’s escape. The former passengers watched in horror as Li removed McLean’s head…
