THE MOST UNLIKELY WITNESS IN A MURDER CASE

Episode Transcript

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One of the most bizarre and fascinating real life crime
stories and vibes. An unlikely witness In twenty fifteen and
murder in Michigan captured national headlines when a parrot named
Bud appeared to repeat the victim's final words, leading the
speculation the bird had witnessed the crime. The case involved
the shooting of death of Martin Durham, a forty five
year old man found dead in his home from five

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gunshot wounds. His wife, Glenna Durham, was also found on
the scene with a gunshot wound or her head, which
was later determined to be a failed suicide attempt. Authorities
were initially confused and the crime scene offered little clarity,
but soon suspicion began to focus on Glenna after investigators
discovered financial problems. That's when the couple's pest pet, African

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gray parrot Bud, started saying something chilling. In the months
after Martin's death, family members noticed Bud repeatedly mimicking a
disturbing phrase in Martin's voice, don't effing shoot, don't effing shoot.
The parrot also appear to act that an argument, an
argument between two people shifting voices and tones as if
re enacting a heated exchange. Parrots are not considered legal

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witnesses in court, however, but Bud's words captured media attention
and reinforced what police were already suspecting and Martin had
argued with Glenna before she pulled the trigger. Bud's mimicry
was not used as official evidence, but it added a
haunting layer of insight into the final moments of the crime. Ultimately,
investigators gathered enough evidence from Glenna's own writings and inconsistencies

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in her story to charge and convict her first degree murdered.
The case remains a rare inness section between animal behavior
and criminal justice. While parents cannot testify their advanceability to
imitate human speech raises ethical and scientific questions. Can animals
help document or reveal human wrongdoing? In Bud's case, the
bird became a symbolic witness, offering emotional closure and maybe

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eerie affirmation of the truth. The murder saw by a
parrot may not have been legally cracked by the bird's
words itself, but it remains one of the most unforgettable
true crime stories in history.