Martin Durham was shot five times with a.22-caliber handgun in his Michigan home before being killed.
Glenna, his wife, was discovered next to him, still alive but with one gunshot wound, which, according to the prosecution, indicated a botched suicide attempt.
The investigation revealed that Glenna, 47, shot her husband five times before attempting to shoot herself.
Glenna was found guilty of premeditated murder by a jury.
The deceased’s former wife, Christine Keller, later acquired ownership of Bud, a jaco parrot that would continually utter the words “Don’t shoot!” while accompanied by foul language.
After the couple, who had been dating for 11 years, disappeared for two days, their next-door neighbor started to worry.
They used to chat daily outside, according to the neighbor. She eventually made it inside and discovered their bodies on the floor of the bedroom. She quickly dialed 911 since she believed they were both dead.
When he touched Glenna to check her pulse, Sergeant Gary Wilson testified in court that she twitched and her eyes widened. When she finally asked, “What are you doing?”
On that fateful May day, the woman’s self-inflicted head wound was not fatal.
The bird repeatedly reiterated Martin’s final words, according to the deceased’s ex-wife Christine Keller.
Martin’s parents attested that the jaco doesn’t miss an occasion to mimic human speech and doesn’t hold back on using forceful language either.
The father of the deceased man said, “I believe he was there, remembered what was said, and repeats it.
Martin’s mother Lillian Durham affirmed, “This bird scoops up everything indiscriminately and swears like a cabby.”
Keller made the choice to capture the parrot’s unique utterance.
She confessed, “I was terrified.
“I hear fear, yelling, and screaming.”
There was some evidence to back Keller’s theory at the time, according to Newago County Prosecutor Robert Springstead, but the prosecution ultimately decided against using the parrot in court proceedings.
There was some evidence to back Keller’s theory at the time, according to Newago County Prosecutor Robert Springstead, but the prosecution ultimately decided against using the parrot in court proceedings.
Keller continued, “I read the police report. You need to talk to that bird, your neighbors around four said.
“I know it sounds absurd, but that’s how smart Bud is and how much people thought he saw this,” said Bud.
According to police reports, the couple had been having financial issues prior to the shooting, which Glenna’s gambling addiction had made worse.
Under the recliner, investigators discovered the murder weapon—a Ruger Single-Six.
Glenna is presently incarcerated at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Prison in Pittsfield Charter Township, Michigan, where she is serving a life sentence.