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I was retained by the defense to prove to the court that video evidencesubmitted was not reliable as video evidence and should not be used inthe trial. I testified on behalf of the defendant Wesley English.10.JKD Diamond BrokersAttorney Dianne MarxDayton, Ohio937-222-2500DefenseVideo AuthenticationNovember 2008U.S. Gold and Diamonds V. JKD Diamond BrokersThis case was in the Federal Court in Dayton Ohio on November 3rd,2008. It involves my examination of an Integral Technologies digital videoCCTV system examination and authentication of video evidence and theoperational characteristics of the system itself. Although I did not testify attrial, I worked closely with the attorneys to have the opposing expertremoved from the case and helped write numerous interrogatories thateventually proved the evidence was altered.On November 24th 2008 the jury awarded my client a total of 6.9 milliondollars in loss and compensatory damages as well as legal fees.A letter from my client reads:Ed,Just writing to let you know the jury came back with a very favorable verdict: 8,400which represents the actual cost of the diamond, plus the cost of shipping ( 400); 1.713

million representing the wholesale price of the diamond and 2.3 million whichrepresents the retail value. We are entitled to treble damages on the 2.3 million. Wecouldn't have done it without you! We, obviously, are very, very pleased, as is Mr.Stafford. Thank you again for all your help.PattyComplete article appears in the Dayton Business Journal November 25th 2008.Link to article: 11/24/daily21.html11.Attorney Jerry McHenryColumbus, Ohio614-466-5394Ohio Public Defenders OfficeDefenseVideo AuthenticationState of Ohio V. James McClellanI testified in this video case held in the Allen County Court ofCommon Pleas and helped the court understand the details about a poorquality police car video tape of a traffic stop.12.Jeff UpdykeAttorney Patrick Dunn2701 Cambridge Court, #223Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326248-377-1700DefenseVoice Identification14

July 2009People V. Jeff UpdykeI testified in the 37th District Court of Warren, Michigan on July 23,2009 in a criminal matter where Jeff Updyke was accused ofimpersonating a police officer. The perpetrator called and left a voice mailmessage claiming the family’s daughter was dead behind a shoppingcenter and had overdosed on heroin. This was a voice identification casewhich included evidence recording and exemplar created by me here inour Rochester Hills location.13.William PossAttorney R. Parker McFarlandCumming, Georgia770-889-2522DefenseAudio AuthenticationState V. PossI testified in the Superior Court of Forsyth County in Georgia about anoriginal digital audio recording that had been intentionally deleted. A copyof the audio was admitted into evidence and I testified why that was not anactual original.14.Louis MouxCo-council: Thomas Sullivan646-247-034615

Renee Hill Law Offices of Murray RichmondBronx, New York718-892-8588DefenseVideo Clarification and Video AuthenticationPeople V. Louis MouxI testified in the Bronx Supreme Criminal Court in New York about adigital video file being used as evidence that was not an original. Itincluded anomalies and could not be authenticated.15.Mack BrooksAttorney Mary Hickey313-331-8262DefenseVideo AuthenticationPeople V. Mack BrooksI testified in the Hancock County Common Pleas Court in Ohio abouta CCTV police car video being used in the trial of Mack Brooks.16.Attorney Maureen Williams829 Commerce Building416 Main StreetPeoria, IL 61602309-999-117716

DefenseVideo AuthenticationFebruary 2011People V. Awad RasrasI testified in the Henry County Court in Illinois for an appeal toreconsider a previous decision. A digital video recording was used toconvict in the original trial. My report convinced the judge to allow me toexamine the video and hear my findings.17.Thomas Rooney9150 South Hills Blvd.Cleveland, OH 44147Union Arbitration HearingVoice IdentificationApril 2011I was retained to identify a threatening voicemail message left on asupervisor’s voicemail system. My work was successful and during mytestimony at the hearing, the accused admitted responsibility.18.Chuck UpchurchRochester Hills, MichiganDefenseVideo Clarification2011People V. Chuck Upchurch17

This is a case where the probable cause was not clear as submitted by anOxford, Michigan police officer. He stopped Mr. Upchurch because of thewrong color license plate tab. I clarified the police car video showing thetab was the correct color, eliminating probable cause and winning thecase for the defense. I testified in the 53-2 District Court in RochesterHills, Michigan in front of Judge Julie Nicholson.19.Attorney Lisa ScolariLaw Office of Lisa Scolari20 Vesey Street, Suite 400New York, NY 10007DefenseVideo ClarificationMarch 2013United States of America V. Anthony BoykinUS District Judge Colleen McMahonI was able to restore and clarify images from a video to assist in this casefor which I testified in the US Federal District Court in the SouthernDistrict of New York.20.Attorney Shannon SmithThe Law Office of Shannon M. Smith, PC122 Concord Road, Suite 102Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304248-636-2595Defense18

Digital Video AuthenticationMarch 2013People V. MoodHomeland Security conducted the investigation for this case and wereusing the images for conviction. I testified in the Oakland CountyCircuit Court in the state of Michigan that the images could not becompared due to the resolution and format.21.Attorney Dan Sussman1017 N. Calvert St.Baltimore, MD 21202DefenseSound IdentificationJune 2013State of Maryland V. Richard HeymannI testified in Baltimore County Circuit Court in Maryland todemonstrate to the Court that a 911 audio recording had one gunshotinstead of two.22.Eric LitwinAttorney Nenye Uche661 W. Lake StreetChicago, IL 10075Attorney Tamara Walker1016 W. Jackson, Suit I19

Chicago, ILDefenseVideo AuthenticationJuly 2013, October 2013, February 2014People V. Eric LitwinI testified, twice, in the LaSalle County 13th Judicial Circuit Court inIllinois in front of Judge Ryan on a motion to dismiss hearings and athird time at trial for this video authentication case. I authenticated videofrom both the Utica Police Department and the Illinois Police Department.A review from Attorney Nenye Uche reads:“Ed Primeau is the best at what he does! As a trail attorney, I depend on experts toeducate me in the relevant field for which they are hired. My focus has always been onfinding an expert who not only simplifies the subject area, but is also creative inapproach. I recently had a case in which I needed an audio and video forensic expert. Ifound Ed. Ed is a genius and was absolutely amazing in front of the jury.”On September 17, 2015, the plea of guilty was reversed by theAppelate Court of Illinois, Third District.23.Attorney Ilyas RonaMillighan CoughlinSeven Liberty Square – 2nd FloorBoston, MA 02109Civil Case – PlaintiffDigital video enhancement20

September 2013Jorge Correia and Cathleen Runnals V. The town of Framingham,Scott Brown, Brian Blue, Dinis Avila and Michael CourtofMassachusetts on digital video enhancement from a surveillance videothat had recorded a confrontation taking place24.Officer Steve HicksEvansville, IN812-629-3260DefenseVideo EnhancementPolice Department Internal Affairs Investigation2013In October 2013 I was retained by Officer Steve Hicks of the Evansville, INPolice Department. Officer Hicks was under departmental investigation,based on a citizen complaint from a visit to a local bar. I examined videofrom security cameras both inside and outside the establishment. Itestified in this case but the testimony was not effective due to thefact that I was not able to examine the actual video cameras orequipment.25.Shirley BoltonAttorney Ken Ravenell1 S. Street, 23rd FloorBaltimore, MD 2120221

Attorney Stanley Reed3 Bethesda Metro CenterBethesda, MD 20814Criminal Case - DefenseVideo Authentication2013/2014State of Maryland V. Shirley BoltonI testified on surveillance video for this case at the Ellicott CityCircuit Court House in Maryland. I recovered video evidence from ahome surveillance system in order to enhance and identify a series ofevents that took place. After the evidence was recovered, I assisted thedefendant and the court with the ability to view this video during trial andthe sentencing hearing.26.Attorney Jeff Perry7240 Muirfield Drive, Suite 120Dublin, OH 43017Civil CaseAudio AuthenticationDecember 2014Kovach V. KovachI was retained to conduct an authentication on a digital audio recordingthat was used as evidence in this divorce case. I discovered the audio wasedited and testified accordingly at Licking County Court of CommonPleas in Newark, Ohio.22

27.Attorney Tom BarrPO Box 756Nasville, INCriminal Case – DefenseAudio AuthenticationSeptember 2014State V. BaileyI was retained to conduct a digital audio authentication examination in thiscriminal case. I discovered the audio was edited and testified for sixhours in Judge Stephen Heimann’s Court in Bartholomew CountyCircuit Court.28.Veronica Bindrim-MacDevittOffice of the Attorney GeneralMedicaid Fraud Control Unit300 Motor Parkway, Suite 210Hauppauge, NY 11788Criminal Case – NY Attorney General Suffolk CountyVideo ForensicsMay 2015I worked for the New York Attorney General to create a side by sidedemonstrative video from a four hour period of CCTV surveillance footagefrom a nursing home. I testified in the Arthur Cromarty Court Complexin front of 2 grand juries and Judge Collins.23

29.Attorney Andrew St. LaurentNew York, New York646-248-6010PlaintiffAnalog and Video AuthenticationJuly 2015Stern V. ShammasI was retained to authenticate analog and video recordings. I testified inFederal Court in the Eastern District of New York before JudgeNicholas G. Garaufis, both with and without presence of the jury.Subsequent to my testimony, Attorney St. Laurent wrote:“I just wanted to say thank you for your incredible contribution to our case. Your work,your testimony and your dedication to the case were all first rate. We are still continuingthe case and the outcome is obviously yet to be determined but I know you made acritical contribution to our case.”30.Jonah StevensHamilton and Stevens, PLLC180 Town Mountain Road, Suite 113Pikeville, KY 41502Criminal Case – DefenseVideo EnhancementMarch 2016Commonwealth V. Elkins24

I forensically enhanced and stabilized video evidence extracted fromYouTube. I then testified in the Pike District Court, Division I, inPikeville, Kentucky about the forensic identification and analysis Iperformed on the video.International Cases:31.Trond SefatssonRattskonsulterna ABBox 55509102 03SwedenForensic Video AnalysisI was asked to examine still images from a bank robbery committed inNassjo, Sweden in 2002. I was able to determine the number of people inthe images as well as their height.32.Lionel TaveraLieu-dit Curtanile20231 VenacoCorsica, FranceVoice IdentificationI conducted voice identification for this case from a DVD. I was ableto determine whether or not Mr. Tavera’s voice was part of a songfeatured in the film.25

33.Indian Forensic LabDelhi, IndiaAudio AuthenticationI was asked to conduct an investigation in regards to an audio recording. Iwas able to discover if there were any edits or anomalies in the recording.34.Lila PigliafioriMount Isa, QldAustraliaM: 0439-164-713Video EnhancementI clarified and enlarged images from a surveillance video that showed anincident with an individual being struck by a car door. I was able to provethat the individual did not suffer the amount of physical injuries theyclaimed to from the door, but instead, that the injuries occurred after theincident when the individual instigated a fight.An email from my client reads:Hi Ed and Mike,Just thought you may like to know how the court matter turned out. We won! All chargesdismissed. No conviction and all thanks to the video.Thank you.Regards,Lila Pigliafiori26

Law Enforcement Section:The following is a list of cases that I was retained to work on for different lawenforcement departments across the US.35.Sergeant Brad WagnerWashington DC Municipal Police DepartmentInternal Affairs - DefenseVoice IdentificationI worked for the defense on this internal affairs investigation. I generated areport but I did not testify.36.Sgt. Kirk DeekenSt. Louis Metropolitan Police Department1200 Clark AvenueSt. Louis, MO 63103Internal AffairsAudio and Video EnhancementI was retained by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department InternalAffairs to conduct audio and video enhancement on a dash cam footage ofa high speed police chase and OnStar satellite audio recording.37.Detective Dorothy PetersonSparks Police Department1701 E. Prater Way27

Sparks, Nevada 89434ProsecutionVideo and Audio ClarificationI assisted Detective Peterson and the Sparks Police Department with boththe audio restoration and transcription of a seven hour interrogation video.I did not testify in this case, however, I was on the witness list for theprosecution.A portion of an email from Detective Peterson after the trial:‘I wanted to thank you once again for all your hard work, dedication, and youramazing assistance in cleaning up the noise in the interview recording. I cannotbegin to tell you how helpful you were and how helpful the DVD was in this case.But no matter how thankful I am, I am sure that if my 2 ½ year victim’s mommyhad the information regarding the work that you put in and the time youdedicated, she would be even more grateful. I feel blessed to have been able towork with you even if it was over a very long distance.’38.Detective BouletWest Bloomfield Township PoliceWest Bloomfield, MIProsecutionAudio Enhancement and Sound IdentificationThe People of the State of MI V. Sandra LayneI worked for the West Bloomfield, Michigan PD to identify and determinethe number of shots that were fired during a homicide.28

The following is a list of recent depositions that I havegiven:1. Deposition for Ryan Walker, Geico:Jones V Butts (1/30/14)2. Deposition for Shawn Warner:Jones V. Union Pacific (8/6/14)3. Deposition for Danny Henderson:Murphy V. Southeastern (6/16/15)4. Deposition for Chris Trainor:Michelle Van Buren V. Crawford County, City of Grayling, John Klepadloand Alan Somero (9/10/15)5. Deposition for Fred Bean:Pamela Graszl V. Board of Education of Bloom-Carroll Local SchoolDistrict (9/14/15)Publications:Contributed to an article as voice ID expert for the Wall Street Journal:Article:Yup, It’s Him: A Pynchon Mystery Solved29

Last Tuesday, long-suffering fans of the reclusive writer Thomas Pynchonreceived a double gift. Pynchon’s latest book, “Inherent Vice,” a stoned-outdetective story set in early-‘70s L.A., was released by Penguin Press (read theJournal’s review). And to promote it, the publisher put out a cool video trailerfeaturing a narrator whose slow, lazy cadence sounds suspiciously like that ofPynchon’s, as evidenced by a guest appearance on “The Simpsons” and this clipfrom what appears to be a German TV spot. Inquiries by GalleyCat and others asto whether Pynchon is the guy channeling the novel’s main character, beach bumprivate eye Doc Sportello, have been met with “no comment” from Penguin Pressand the video’s producers, Meerkat Media. And, of course, the man himself ismum (Would Pynchon fans expect anything else?).In an effort to solve the mystery, Speakeasy did a little sleuthing andcalled Ed Primeau, a Michigan-based sound engineer and voice identificationexpert. Like handwriting analysis, voice identification is an inexact science, oftenused by law enforcement to rule out a suspect rather than to provide a 100%clear-cut ID. Still, people have unique vocal timbres and deliveries, especiallyPynchon, who sounds like actor John Astin (i.e. Gomez Addams from the old TVshow), mixed with a Midwest corn farmer, with a dollop of aging stoner.So is it possible to rule out the man in the “Inherent Vice” trailer as beingthe same guy in the Simpsons episode and German TV clip? Not at all,according to Primeau. In fact, he says, based on a preliminary analysis thespeech pattern and inflection is “virtually identical” in all three clips. “It’s a veryunique style of delivery,” Primeau says. “It’s very up-and-down. He’ll hit theseaccented spots every few words. You know the TV show “Dragnet,” how JoeFriday talked? It’s the opposite of that.”We should point out Primeau is an unbiased witness, having never readPynchon (“I don’t know this guy but it looks like he has some history as anauthor,” he said). Nevertheless, if he hasn’t been taken by the man’s work,30

Primeau is intrigued by his voice, which he describes as “a tobacco-driven softrasp.”Primeau’s conclusion: “Beyond a reasonable degree of professionalcertainty, I believe these voices were delivered by the same person.” Confrontedwith Primeau’s findings, Tracy Locke, a publicist at Penguin, came clean andadmitted, “It is, in fact, Thomas Pynchon doing the narration.”Copyright 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights ReservedLetter from author of article:Hi Ed,Thanks again for your help with the story. Your critical ear was right; itwas Pynchon. When I confronted the publisher with your findings theyadmitted it, so it was a great scoop for the Journal. Here's a link to thestory.Steven KrutzArticle:Peter Goodspeed: CCTV puts eyes on London riotersPeter Goodspeed Aug 9, 2011As Britons woke to scenes of devastation from riot-hit cities across thecountry Tuesday, they were also bombarded with digital security camera imagesof some of the looters who caused the havoc.Scotland Yard wasted no time in trolling through film from a plethora of closedcircuit television (CCTV) security cameras to retrieve shots of the thugs andarsonists who caused the mayhem.31

The police are aided by the fact Britain, perhaps more than any othercountry in Europe, is saturated with hundreds of thousands of the cameras thatmonitor building lobbies, stores and streets for security, watch for traffic jams andbill motorists who drive into London’s city centre in an attempt to reduce trafficcongestion.Every day, the average Briton is filmed many times — on trains andbuses, in schools, hospitals and department stores, sports fields, streets andshops.The looters and arsonists who have ravaged a half-dozen cities andboroughs are on the same cameras.“It’s incredible, they have cameras everywhere in London,” said EdwardPrimeau, an audio-video forensic expert from Detroit.“It’s a huge advantage to law enforcement. Everything is digital andeverything is done with a sophisticated system. The infrastructure and computersthat record and sort

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