Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences
Huntsville Laboratory

General Info

The Huntsville Regional Laboratory provides forensic services to the following counties in Alabama.

Death Investigation - Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair, Walker and Winston

Drug Chemistry - Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan and Winston

Firearms and Toolmark - Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan and Winston

Forensic Biology - Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan and Winston

Forensic Pathology - Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair, Walker and Winston


Types of Evidence Accepted

The Huntsville Regional Lab will only accept evidence for Drug Chemistry, Forensic Biology, and Firearm and Tool Mark.  For Fire Debris and Toxicology evidence, please submit the evidence to the Birmingham/Hoover Laboratory.

Lab Info


Huntsville Laboratory
716 Arcadia Circle
Huntsville, AL 35801-5908

Office: (256) 539-1401
Fax: (256) 533-2855
Acting Laboratory Director - Dale A. Carpenter
Email: Dale.Carpenter@adfs.alabama.gov
Laboratory Director - Debbie Dodd (effective June 1st)
Email: deborah.dodd@adfs.alabama.gov

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8 am - 5 pm

Closed daily from 12 pm - 1 pm
and state holidays.

Contact Info


Title Name and Email Phone Extension
Acting Lab Director Dale A. Carpenter Ext. 212
Lab Director Debbie Dodd Ext. 212
Drug Chemistry Section Chief Autumn Cole Ext. 221
Forensic Biology Section Chief Lillie Harper Ext. 232
Death Investigation
Sr. Medical Examiner Dr. Emily Ward Ext. 206
Medical Examiner Dr. Valerie Green Ext. 206
Death Investigator Robert Griffith Ext. 209
Death Investigator Tim Brown Ext. 205

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