Eavesdropping: Is It Worth The Risk?
You're having problems at home. Your spouse has been acting very suspicious recently. You can't help but think that your significant other is having an affair, but lack of communication…
Audio Forensics: An Accurate, Arguable and Authentic Approach to Understanding Audio Evidence
Bell Labs was the first to discover that spoken word patterns and sounds could be identified and characteristics examined to identify the individual who made them. This has been a…
Ed Primeau works with FBI on the S. Jerome Bronson case
In 1986, Franklin-based Judge S. Jerome Bronson was arrested for accepting a $20,000 bribe. Once arrested, he was released by Ingham County Circuit Judge Thomas Brown and subsequently ended his…
Audio Forensic Expert Report Writing
All forensic experts write reports. Some reports are better than others. What goes into a quality forensic report? Depending on the forensic investigation, opening the forensic report with the credibility…
George Zimmerman or Trayvon Martin: Who Cried for Help?
In the last 24 hours, I have received several calls asking my opinion about the voice screaming for help in the background of a 911 call by a woman who…
Audio Enhancement from CCTV
Recently I have been asked on several of my forensic investigations to enhance the audio recorded on CCTV surveillance video. Audio can be very useful evidence in addition to CCTV…
Crisis Management and Voice Identification
Historically, voice identification has had its ups and downs in the United States Courts. Forensic experts that practice voice identification follow voice identification processes that have been established in the…
Audio Anomalies Discovered on Video Evidence
One of the activities of an audio forensic expert is to determine whether or not an audio recording has been altered or edited when it has been submitted to be…
Audio Enhancement vs Clarification; The Audio Filtering Process
I am often given digital audio recordings by litigators to enhance. They want to hear the voices in the recording better than what they currently hear. In litigation, it should…
Release or Destroy Audio Evidence After Litigation
An audio forensic expert listens to audio recordings of litigation points during a forensic investigation. Oftentimes, these audio recordings are very sensitive in nature. They are crucial to the litigation…