Overview
- Police found Martin Duram dead from five gunshot wounds in the couple’s Michigan home in 2015, with Glenna Duram nearby suffering a head wound from the same weapon.
- Glenna told officers she had no idea what happened and said she did not see who fired the shots.
- The couple’s African Grey parrot, Bud, repeatedly vocalized “Don’t shoot… don’t f***ing shoot,” which relatives said sounded like Martin’s voice.
- Prosecutors considered the parrot’s utterances but ruled them out as unreliable, instead presenting suicide notes and records of severe gambling-related debt.
- A jury delivered a unanimous first-degree murder verdict after one day of deliberations, and Glenna Duram was later sentenced to life in prison.