R -v- David Francis Bieber

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Trial for the murder of PC Ian Broadhurst and the attempted murder of PCs Neil Roper and James Banks |

We were engaged by the prosecution to compare the voice of the suspect placing bets with recordings from the scene of the shootings.  The report and witness testimony based on analysis of the voices contributed significantly to the conviction of David Bieber.
BBC news report on the speaker comparison evidence

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Crown Court, November – December 2004.
Instructed by the Crown.  Produced report and gave evidence in person.

Melnychenko recordings

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Analysis of the ‘Cassette Scandal’ tapes in the Ukraine |

J P French Associates were appointed to an international group of experts investigating the authenticity of audio recordings allegedly implicating President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine in the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze and in sale of high technology radar systems to Iraq in violation of UN sanctions.

Instructed by Ministry of Justice, Kyiv, Ukraine. May 2004.
Produced report.