Back at the end of October, I was contacted by Nicole Bogart from the Global News in Toronto who asked that I conduct a voice identification between known samples of Mayor Rob Ford and a male caller to a radio show named Ian. They believed that the caller who was defending the mayor was not a person named Ian but rather Rob Ford himself.
In the video below, I explain my process and play samples of the audio’s that were used to compare and arrive at my conclusion.
To read the full Globe story, click HERE: http://globalnews.ca/news/950387/forensic-audio-experts-mixed-on-whether-ian-from-etobicoke-caller-was-rob-ford/
And here is the article that announces his admittance: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/world/americas/toronto-mayor-admits-smoking-crack.html?_r=0
For more on Voice Identification, check out Ed Primeau’s latest book, “That’s Not My Voice!” available on Amazon.
