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Biography
Edward John Primeau is an American audio and video forensics expert based in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He became known for working on the audio analysis of cases such as Shooting of Trayvon Martin, Air Force One radio transmissions after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Early life and education
Edward Primeau was born in 1958 in Detroit, Michigan. From 1979 to 1985, he attended University of Detroit with the major in communication studies and a minor in criminal justice.
Career
In February 2012, Primeau worked on the Trayvon Martin shooting case. Primeau was asked to determine whether the 911 tape showed that Martin or Zimmerman was screaming. He said that he believed it was Martin.
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.
In October 2013, Ed was hired by the Orlando Sentinel's journalist to analyze the voice of Susan Bennett, an American voice-over artist, known for providing the voice cover for 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 Susan actually provided her voice for Siri.
In 2014, he was working on the case of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Primeau concluded that tape edits were obviously made.