Edward Primeau was born in 1958 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the University of Detroit where he majored in communications and minored in criminal justice. He began his career as an audio engineer in 1979 at Ambience Recording Studio, also in Detroit.
While employed at Ambience Recordings, Ed was asked to conduct an audio forensic examination for the FBI in Detroit. In 1984, he left Ambience to pursue his career as a forensic expert and started the company, Primeau Forensics, LTD. Since then, Ed has completed hundreds of successful audio and video forensic investigations which include, but are not limited to, audio and video forensic analysis, audio and video forensic enhancement, audio and video forensic authentication and audio and video forensic recovery. He has testified in Federal, State and Local courts, as well as for the Judicial Tenure Commission and the Michigan Public Service Commission as an expert witness.
Along with actively working on cases, Ed has consulted with the media on several notable cases. Some of the biggest include: Trayvon Martin V. George Zimmerman, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and Laquan McDonald. Additionally, Ed, along with JFK assassination researcher Bill Kelly, assembled and restored the Air Force One recordings from the day that JFK was assassinated. He also performed a Voice Identification on Susan Bennett, a voice-over actress, and was able to positively ID her as the voice of Apple’s Siri.
When he isn’t using his expertise as a digital media forensic investigator, Ed enjoys jamming on the drums and piano with his friends, the art of numismatics (the study and collection of currency), and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Not only is he a vegetarian, but he is also an avid juicer.