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Edward John Primeau
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)Audio forensics, Forensic video analysis
Years active1979-present[1]
Board member ofAmerican Board of Recorded Evidence, American College of Forensic Examiners, Audio Engineering Society, International Association for Identification
Websitewww.primeauforensics.com

Edward John Primeau (born 1958) is an American audio and video forensics expert based in Rochester Hills, Michigan.[2][3] He became known for working on the audio analysis of cases such as the killing of Trayvon Martin, Air Force One radio transmissions after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.[4][5][6][7][8][9][excessive citations]

Early life and education

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Edward Primeau was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. From 1979 to 1985, he attended the University of Detroit, majoring in communication studies and minoring in criminal justice.[10]

Career

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Primeau started his career as a forensics expert in 1979, helping the FBI in its sting operation carried out against Detroit judges. He also notably investigated the death of Terrance Franklin, disproving the police officers' narrative and resolving the case.[1]

In February 2012, Primeau worked on the Trayvon Martin shooting case. Primeau was asked to determine whether the 911 tape showed that Trayvon Martin or George Zimmerman was screaming. He said he believed it was Martin.[11][12][13]

In the same year, Primeau was approached by author and JFK assassination researcher Bill Kelly, who wanted technical help in combining two audiotapes of Air Force One radio transmissions. Primeau concluded that parts of the original tape were missing.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][excessive citations]

In October 2013, Primeau was hired by an Orlando Sentinel journalist to analyze the voice of Susan Bennett, an American voice-over artist, known for providing the female American voice of Apple's Siri. After finishing his analysis, and the comparison of the Siri voice and Bennett's, he claimed the voices were a 100% match, thus confirming Bennett provided her voice for Siri.[23][24][25]

In 2014, he was working on the case of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Primeau concluded that tape edits were obviously made.[26][27][28] Primeau was asked by CNN to analyze tapes made by Trump attorney Michael Cohen. This included a three-minute conversation of Cohen with Trump regarding payments made to a Playboy model.[29]

Primeau has also been quoted as a notable expert on differentiating & authenticating real audios from generative AI which has proliferated every field, including the legal domain.[30][31]

Bibliography

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Primeau is the author of one self-published book on audio forensics:

  • The Art of Production, Primeau Productions, 2008, ISBN 9780967399676

Documentaries and TV

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Primeau made appearances in the following TV shows and documentaries:[32]

  • The Proof is Out There.
  • CNN Newsroom.
  • Cuomo Prime Time.
  • 20/20.
  • Contact.

References

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  1. ^ a b Karl Vick; Josiah Bates (June 25, 2021). "Minneapolis Police Were Cleared in the 2013 Killing of Terrance Franklin. A Video Complicates the Story—and Now the Case May Be Reopened". TIME.
  2. ^ "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on November 11, 2013 · Page A7". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The 8 Best Dash Cams Keep Everyone Honest After an Accident". Popular Mechanics. October 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Peitzman, Louis. "Forensic Experts Say Screams on 911 Call Are Not George Zimmerman's". Gawker.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Trayvon Martin: Expert Says Screams On 911 Call Were Not George Zimmerman's - Inquisitr". Inquisitr.com. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ Memmott, Mark (2 April 2012). "Trayvon Martin Case: Voice Calling For Help Isn't Zimmerman's, Experts Say". Npr.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Film uses virtual reality to reenact Trayvon's murder". Sfltimes.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ Ram, Alessandra. "Sandra Bland's Arrest Footage Shows How Fallible Video Can Be". Wired. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. ^ "How can the death of an IS hostage be verified?". Bbc.com. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Ed Primeau - Biography". IMDb.
  11. ^ Caulfield, Philip. "Trayvon Martin case: Screams on 911 tape aren't George Zimmerman's: experts". Nydailynews.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Voice experts say 911 tape supports Trayvon Martin". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Prosecutor: Account that he, police chief opted not to arrest Martin's shooter a 'lie'". Cnn.com. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Audio expert weighs in on new tapes that are said to be Warren Mayor Fouts". YouTube. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  15. ^ Rubin, Neal. "Rubin: Expert says poisoned tongue is likely Fouts". The Detroit News. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  16. ^ Terry, Nicquel. "Fouts denies making crude comments on new recordings". The Detroit News. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  17. ^ Rubin, Neal. "Rubin: Fouts' explanation is more absurd than the tapes". The Detroit News. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  18. ^ Hutchinson, Rod Meloni, Derick (18 January 2017). "Warren Mayor Jim Fouts faces heat for audio scandal, methods for raising campaign money". Clickondetroit.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Fouts' Offensive Recording Was Not Doctored As He Claims, Voice Experts Says". Deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Listen to newly found Air Force One tapes of day JFK was assassinated". Thelead.blogs.cnn.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  21. ^ Hinds, Julie. "Echoes of history heard in JFK Air Force One tapes". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Echoes of history: Tapes tell story of JFK assassination". Thegazette.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  23. ^ Jessica Ravitz (4 October 2013). "'I'm the original voice of Siri'". Cnn.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  24. ^ Scolforo, Mark (27 March 2015). "Recording video grows in use as feature of police stun guns". Mcall.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  25. ^ Kevin Roderick. "LA Times still says Ted Rall got facts wrong, he still disagrees". Laobserved.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  26. ^ "Missing Jet Recordings May Have Been 'Edited': Experts". Nbcnews.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  27. ^ Melin, Mark (2 May 2014). "Missing Malaysian Airplane's Tapes Were Edited: NBC". Valuewalk.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  28. ^ Kelley, Michael B. "Audio Experts Think The Missing Malaysia Jet Recordings Were Edited". Businessinsider.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  29. ^ Cohen, Marshall. "Audio expert analyzes secret Trump-Cohen tape". Cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  30. ^ "Court reporters are fighting back against generative AI".
  31. ^ "Detroit Free Press". www.freep.com.
  32. ^ "Ed Primeau | Actor". IMDb.
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