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Dead man’s parrot to be witness in murder trial
Glenna Duram was charged with the murder of her husband, Martin, at their Ensley Township home.
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Authorities said Martin was shot five times, including one in the head. Glenna also sustained a shotgun wound to her head.
At first, police believed an intruder was to blame. But Glenna became a suspect after investigators found a handgun in the home, as well as apparent suicide notes allegedly written by her to her ex-husband and children.
Martin Duram’s ex-wife, Christine Keller, is convinced his beloved African gray parrot, Bud, saw the whole tragic event.
Keller inherited the bird after the murder and was shocked by what came out of its mouth.
“Two weeks after the incident, Bud started going into rants I couldn’t explain,” she told Fox17Online.com.
“Screaming, yelling, and always ending with ‘don’t f***ing shoot!’ I believe with all my heart that those are pretty close to last words of Marty.”
Glenna Duram is being held in Newaygo County Jail without bond.
Video exists of Bud saying, “Don’t f***ing shoot!” and prosecutor Robert Springstead has not ruled out using it in court. But first, he has to determine if anything the bird says is actually admissible.
“It is something we are going to be looking at to determine if it is reliable to use or if it’s information we need to prosecute this case.”
Samuel Carr, a parrot buff in San Diego, believes parrots like Bud are capable of vocally recreating something they witnessed.
Credit: Huffingtonpost.com
