A murder case in Michigan took a bizarre turn when the victim’s family suggested his pet parrot might have been an eyewitness to the crime and is able to recount what he saw and heard, according to local media.
Murder victim Martin Duram’s family believes Bud, an African grey parrot, has been reenacting a chilling exchange that occurred just before Duram was fatally shot in his Ensley Township home in May 2015.
“That bird picks up everything and anything, and it’s got the filthiest mouth around,” the victim’s mother, Lillian Duram, told NBC affiliate WOOD-TV.
The family says a video recorded weeks after the murder shows Bud reenacting an argument between Duram and his wife that they believe led to the shooting. In the video, the bird alternates between high- and low-pitched voices before uttering, “Don’t f***ing shoot.”