A MURDER case in the U.S. 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.

    Michigan murder victim Martin Duram’s family believes Bud, an African grey parrot, has been re-enacting 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 re-enacting 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.”

    The 45-year-old was found dead on-site. His wife, Glenna Duram, 46, was found with a shotgun wound to the head, which she survived.

    Now, because of the bird’s repeated re-enactments, the victim’s parents tell local media they have reason to believe Glenna Duram killed their son before turning the gun on herself in a murder-suicide attempt. They believe the bird is repeating their son’s last words as he begged his wife not to pull the trigger.

    In police reports obtained by WOOD-TV, Michigan State Police say Glenna Duram is a suspect and that she denies killing her husband. She also left suicide notes for family members that she does not recall writing, according to the reports.

    His family thinks the parrot’s low- and high-pitched voices correspond with their son and daughter-in-law, respectively.

    “Then, all of a sudden, this came out of the bird’s mouth,” the victim’s father, Charles Duram, told local ABC station WABC, referring to the shooting comment. “I personally think he was there and he remembers it, and he was saying it.”

    Doreen Plotkowski, the owner of Casa La Parrot in Grand Rapids, told WABC it is not uncommon for African grey parrots to mimic men’s and women’s voices.

    “It’s definitely an argument between a man and a woman,” Plotkowski said to the station. “In my mind, it’s something that he’s heard, definitely heard before.”

    But plenty of people have been skeptical of the family’s story.

    (SD-Agencies)