Old inaccessible Apple ID stuck in Mac App Store

I have a hand-me-down Macbook Pro from my uncle, who used the computer before me himself. He has his own Apple ID and i have my own as well. My uncle had his ID used on the computer for Final Cut Pro X and Angry Birds, among other apps. I deleted all of the content that was based on his account from the computer when he gave it to me other than Final Cut Pro X. However for a long time now Angry Birds has been a part of his account and still shows up in my Mac App Store. For as long as I can remember, that little red badge with the 1 on it has been hanging on the Mac App Store logo for Angry Birds. It's a really long story, but the point is the email and the ID itself are as far as I know, inaccessible, the Apple ID is disabled with no hope of retreival, and that godforsaken Angry Birds 2.1.0 update is stuck there forever. I've tried deleting the Mac App Store's plists with the following commands in Terminal:
rm -r ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.appstore
rm -r ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.storeagent
rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.appstore.plist
rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.storeagent.plist
rm ~/Library/Cookies/com.apple.appstore.plist
I've tried uninstalling the Mac App Store, which lead to me having to reinstall all of Mac OS X, I've tried deleting the only app from that account I have, Final Cut Pro X, and every possible combination of the above mentioned, but no matter what, Mac App Store still thinks I need to update Angry Birds. Please, someone, anyone, help me. I've never hated Angry Birds, Mac App Store or that red update badge more in my life.

Is it really your uncle's Apple ID that is appearing with the update, or is it a stranger's Apple ID appearing?
If it is a stranger's ID, then you have a pirated app.

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