'Filthy mouthed' PARROT is headed to the stand in murder trial: Prosecutors refuse to rule out calling bird who yells 'don't shoot' after seeing his owner 'killing her husband'

• Martin Duram, 45, was shot dead in his Michigan home in May 2015
• His wife, Glenna Duram, 46, had been shot in the head also, but survived
• She has since recovered and denies killing her husband
• His parents say Martin's pet parrot, Bud, would mimic everything he said
• The bird has been saying for the last year: 'Don't f---ing shoot'
• They believe these to be his last words, and that Glenna shot him
•  A local prosecutor said Bud could be called to the stand
• A preliminary hearing witness described how the home looked 'ransacked'  

A woman accused of killing her husband in an attempted murder-suicide - with their pet parrot as the only witness - appeared in court for the first time.

Glenna Duram, 46, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting her husband, Martin, 45, on May 12, 2015 and then turning the gun on herself in their Newaygo County's Ensley Township home in Michigan. She survived.

The alleged murder-suicide has drawn attention for its unusual witness - the couple's pet parrot. Weeks after his death, Martin Duram's family recorded the bird 'parroting' what they believe to be the victim's last words: 'Don't f***ing shoot!'

The prosecutor says he hasn't ruled out putting the African grey parrot, Bud, on the stand, according to NBC News.

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Glenna Duram, above left, appeared at a preliminary hearing Friday in the first degree killing of her husband, Martin, pictured right, in 2015

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A prosecutor says he hasn't ruled out putting African grey parrot, Bud, pictured, who is the only witness, on the stand 

At the preliminary hearing on Friday to decide if the case goes to trial, a neighbor, Connie Ream, testified how she was the first one to find the couple.

She said she heard two gunshots in the morning, and thought that Martin might be hunting, but that it was too early.

The next day, she went to check on her neighbors and found them on the floor in the bedroom, with neither one moving. Martin had been shot five times, according to Wood-TV.

Durham recovered from her alleged suicide attempt and said she doesn't remember the incident but knows she would not kill her husband

Glenna would spend months in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.

Another witness said that the place looked 'ransacked.'

'Everything was just scattered all over the place. There was a lamp on the floor, everything was just like ransacked in there,' said the unidentified witness.

Martin's mother, Lillian Duram, insists the parrot, Bud, recounts what sounds like an argument - changing voices from male to female.

'That bird picks up everything and anything, and it’s got the filthiest mouth around,' she said. 

'I personally think he was there and he remembers it and he was saying it,' said Martin's father, Charles, according to Wood-TV. 

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Winged murder witness?: The parents of a Michigan man who was shot dead at his home last year say his pet parrot, Bud, has the evidence that his wife is the killer, because he won't stop saying: 'Don't f---ing shoot'

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Martin Duram, 45 (left), was shot and killed in his home in Sand Lake in May 2015 in what police first believed was a double-homicide. His wife, Glenna Duram, 46 (right), had been shot in the head, but survived 

After the shooting, Glenna told police she did not remember the day leading up to what happened, but stressed that she did not kill her husband.

However, police documents show that Glenna was considered a suspect in the case, and that she had left three suicide notes in the house - one to her ex-husband and one to each of her children.

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Lillian and Charles Durum are sure their daughter-in-law murdered their son, and believe the parrot is proof

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The wife: Police documents say that Glenna Duram struggled with a gambling problem, and racked up $75,000 worth of gambling debts in one year 

One of the notes read: 'i'm sorry but i love you and soo sorry i've been a disappointment to you these last 12 yrs or so Please forgive me your one of the best things I ever did — Love mom.'

Glenna also denied to investigators that she had written the suicide notes, but a handwriting analysis showed she did, said police.

The police records further detailed the couple's financial problems, gambling issues and a potentially troubled marriage.

One document from 2010 showed Glenna gambled nearly $75,000 on slots, more than twice what Marty gambled that same year.

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Scene: Martin Duram, 45, was shot and killed in his home in Sand Lake in May 2015 in what police initially believed was a double-homicide. They later realized his wife was actually alive but in a critical condition 

Family said the couple had been married more than 10 years and had been living in their Sand Lake home for more than 15 years.

The two always kept their doors locked, and none of the family had keys to the home, according to documents.

They said that Martin found out about a month before his death that their home was going into foreclosure due to outstanding debts. He was killed with a gun he kept in the house.

Read more:

• Winged murder witness: ‘Don’t f—ing shoot’ | WOODTV.com
• Suspect in Murder 'Witnessed' By Family Parrot Appears in Court - NBC News