Law Enforcement Resources - External Lab Resources

Service Category Contact Information

American Council of Independent Laboratories, Inc.
(Any service needed)

Mr. Joseph O'Neil, Executive Secretary
American Council of Independent Laboratories, Inc.
1725 K Street, N.W.
Washington DC, 20006
202/887-5872

Animal Poisoning, Herbicides, and Pesticides
(See Toxicology also)

Dr. Steve Ensley
Iowa State University
Vet Diagnostic
515/294-1950

Animal Blood Identification

Mr. Stephen C. Ross, Chemistry Supervisor
Animal Disease Laboratory
Shattuc Road
Centralia IL, 62801
618/532-6701

Animal Genetic Marker Typing

Mr. Norman Jones
National Veterinarian Services Lab
Ames IA,
515/239-8521

Animal Genetic Marker Typing

Dr. Harris Lewis
(red blood cell on swine only)
University of Illinois
217/333-5998

Animal Genetic Marker Typing

Mr. Bob Morris
Stormout Laboratory
Woodland CA,
916/661-3078

Animal/Fish Identification
(See Wildlife)

Anthropology

Mr. Clyde C. Snow, Ph.D.
2230 Blue Creek Parkway
Norman OK, 73071
405/364-7471

Anthropology

Dr. Stephen Nawrocki
Professor of Biology and Anthropology
University of Indianapolis

Anthropology

Ms. Angi Christensen
FBI Laboratory
703/632-8328

Arsenic and Lead testing

AIT Laboratories Headquarters
2265 Executive Drive
Indianapolis IN, 46241
317/243-3894

Arsenic and Lead testing

NMS Labs
PO Box 433A
Willow Grove PA, 19090-0437
215/657-4900

Blood Cannabinoid-Confirmation & Quantitation

Laboratory Director Joseph Jones
United States Drug Testing Laboratories, Inc.
1700 S. Mount Prospect Road
Des Plaines IL, 60018-1804
800/235-2367

Blood Grouping - Ultrasonic Procedures

Mid-American Blood Bank
43 East Ohio
Chicago IL, 60611
*There is a fee for the service.

Blood Spatter Interpretation

Mr. Barton Epstein
4520 Sedum Lane
Edina MN, 55435
612/926-3855

Bomb Disposal

Army Bomb Disposal Group
St. Louis MO, 63120
314/263-5262

Bomb Disposal

ATF
Cape Girardeau MO, 63701
314/335-3165

Bomb Disposal

Cook County Sheriff's Police Department
312/865-4700

Bomb Disposal

Fort Leonard Wood
763rd Ordinance Company EOD
Fort Leonard Wood MO,
573/596-2818

Bomb Disposal

Fort Sheridan
51st EOD Section
Chicago IL, 60037
312/926-2907

Bomb Disposal

Kane County Sheriff's Office
Geneva IL,
630/232-8400

Bomb Disposal

Secretary of State Police Inquiry Unit
324 West Monroe
Springfield IL, 62756
217/785-0309 (24 hours/7 days a week)

Bomb Disposal

St. Louis City Police Bomb & Arson
314/444-5367

Bomb Disposal

U.S. Army
88th Ordinance Detachment (EOD)
Fort McCoy WI,
608/388-3315

Bomb Disposal

S/A Guy Morice
ATF Explosives Group
One South 450 Summit Avenue
Suite 250
Oak Brook Terrace IL, 60180
630/268-0965

Bone and Skeletal Examination

Terrance J. Martin, Ph.D.
Illinois State Museum
Curator and Chair of Anthropology
Springfield IL,
217/782-6695

Bone and Skeletal Examination

Mr. Alan Horn
Dixon Mounds State Museum
309/547-3721

Chemical Agents/Toxins

Illinois Institute of Technology
3300 South Federal
Chicago IL, 60616
312/567-3000

Computer Data Recovery

Mr. Ben Carmitchel
ESS Data Recovery, Inc.
120 Executive Drive
Highland IL, 62246
800/237-4200

Computer Data Recovery

Mr. Jeff Knauer
Illinois State Police
Computer Evidence Recovery Unit (CERU)
217/557-0205

Computer Fraud

Computer Crimes Investigation Unit
Illinois State Police
Division of Operations
217/785-0624

Counterfeit Money

Special Agent Tom Canavit
Secret Service
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington DC, 20036
202/435-5100

DNA Analysis

Mr. Michael L. Baird, Ph.D.
Lifecodes Corporation
Old Saw Mill River Road
Valhalla NY, 10575
800/543-3263

DNA Analysis

Mr. Ed Blake, Ph.D.
Forensic Science Associates
Forensic Science Associates
Richmond CA, 94608
415/222-8883

DNA Analysis

Mr. David H. Bing, Ph.D.
CBR Laboratories, Inc.
800 Huntington Avenue
Boston MA, 02115

DNA Analysis

Ms. Marcia Eisenberg, Ph.D.
Laboratory Corporation of America
1912 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park NC, 27709
800/533-0567

DNA Analysis

Bode Technology
10430 Furnace Road, Suite 107
Lorton VA, 22079
866/263-3443

Documents

FBI
Questioned Documents Section
Quantico VA,
703/632-8444

Documents

FOE Consulting
3620 West 55th Street
Chicago IL, 60632
312/284-7536

Documents

Mr. James Hayes
102 Main
Park Ridge IL, 60068
847/825-9200

Documents

Ms. Karen Runyon
Post Office Box 40413
St. Paul MN, 55104

Documents

Ms. Ellen Mulcrone Schuetzner
5320 N. Oriole Avenue
Chicago IL, 60656
773/774-5731

Drug Analysis-THC quantitation in food and other products

Fouser Environmental Services, LDT
www.fouser.com
165 Camden Avenue
Versailles KY, 40383
859/873-6211

Drug Analysis-THC quantitation in food and other products

Botanacor Laboratories
www.botanacor.com
1301 S. Jason Street Unit J
Denver CO, 80223
888/800-8223

Drugs/Poison

Forensic Science Consultants
Chemical Poison Analysis
1099 Grand River Road
Ste. C-14
Williamston MI, 48895
517/202-5971

Entomology
(See Forensic Entomology)

Explosives

FBI
Explosives Examination Unit
Quantico VA,
703/632-7626

Explosives

Captain Counts
50th ORD DET (E.O.D.)
Granite City , 62040
618/952-4242

Explosives

Gateway Analytical
5316 William Flynn Highway
Gibsonia PA, 15044
724/443-1900

Facial Reconstruction

Ms. Judith H. Baron, Deputy Sheriff
Will County Sheriff's Department
R. R. #4, Laraway Road
Joliet IL, 60433
815/727-8575

Facial Reconstruction

Mr. Clyde C. Snow, Ph.D.
2230 Blue Creek Parkway
Norman OK, 73071
405/364-7471

Facial Reconstruction

Ms. Betty Gatliff
Skullpture Lab
1026 Leslie Lane
Norman OK, 73069
405/321-8706

Facial Reconstruction

Ms. Donna Fontana
325 Norfolk Street
Newark NJ, 07103
201/648-3914

Fecal Matter

Mr. Richard Bisbing , Mr. William Chapin
McCrone Associates, Inc
850 Pasquinelli Drive
Westmont IL, 60559
630/887-7100

Feather Analysis

FBI Laboratory
Microscopic Analysis Unit
9th & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington DC, 20535
202/325-3000

Fertilizers, Seed and Feeds Examination

Illinois Department of Agriculture
Division of Agriculture Industry Regulation
Bureau of Products Inspection & Standards
Emerson Building - Fairgrounds
Springfield IL, 62702

Food Tampering

Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Food, Drugs & Dairy
217/785-2439

Food Tampering

Office of Criminal Investigations
Food & Drug Administration
630/769-5520

Forensic Dialectician

Mr. Douglas P. Hinkle
804/443-4425
804/443-6309

Forensic Linguist

FBI
Washington DC, 20535
202/324-4406

Forensic Entomologist Service

Dr. Dorothy Feir
St. Louis University
St. Louis MO, 63103
314/658-3900

Forensic Entomologist Service

Dr. Omar Smith
Memphis State University
Memphis TN, 38152
901/454-2585

Forensic Entomologist Service

Mr. Don Webb
University of Illinois
Department of Natural History
Urbana IL, 61801
217/333-1155

Forensic Entomologist Service

Dr. Tim Cashatt
Illinois State Museum
Research and Collection Unit
1920 10 2 Street
Springfield IL,

Forensic Entomologist Service

Dr. Neal Haskell
425 Kannal Avenue
Rensselaer IN, 47978
217/866-7824

Fuels and Petroleum Products

Dr. Arthur Krawetz
Phoenix Chemistry Labs, Inc.
312/772-3577

General Forensic Service

Mr. Scott McKenney
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Center for Applied Science &
Technology for Law Enforcement
Oak Ridge TN,
423/574-9642
FAX: 423/579-5169

General Forensic Service

BRI-MAR International Laboratories, Inc.
532 Cottonwood Circle
Bolingbrook IL, 60440-2652
815/254-3500

Glass

FBI
Glass Comparison Unit
Quantico VA,
703/632-8449

Glass

McCrone Associates
850 Pasquinelli Drive
Westmont IL, 60559
630/887-7100

Glass

Microtrace LLC
7900 Fletcher Drive
Suite 106
Elgin IL, 60123
847/742-9909

Grease and Oil

Commander Crane
U. S. Coast Guard Laboratory
Washington DC,
202/426-5140

Gun Destruction

Investigator Joe Williams
U.S. Steel
One North Broadway
Gary IN, 46402

Gunshot Residue Particle Analysis

RJ Lee Group Inc.
350 Hochberg Rd
Monroeville PA, 15146
724/325-1776

Gunshot Residue Particle Analysis

SEM Tech, Inc.
1900 W. 47th Place,
Suite 101
Shawnee Mission KS, 66205-1801
800/556-6886
913/384-6800

Hair Testing for Drugs

Laboratory Director Joseph Jones
United States Drug Testing Laboratories, Inc.
1700 S. Mount Prospect Road
Des Plaines IL, 60018-1804
800/235-2367

Ink Analysis

IRS National Forensic Laboratory
Questioned Documents Section
525 W. Buren, Suite 400
Chicago IL, 60607
312/542-7808

Lamp Filament Analysis

Microtrace - Skip Palenik
Elgin IL,
847/742-9909

Meconium Testing

Laboratory Director Joseph Jones
United States Drug Testing Laboratories, Inc.
1700 S. Mount Prospect Road
Des Plaines IL, 60018-1804
800/235-2367

Melting Point of Metal

Professor Robert Bohl
University of Illinois
Department of Metallurgy
217/333-1441

Metal Analysis

Professor William Brower
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale IL, 62901
$300-$500 for exam, testifying extra
618/536-2396 (office)
618/549-1091 (home)

Metal Testing

Professor William Gulbransen
Washington University
St. Louis MO, 63130
$50/hour
314/889-6073
314/524-3455

Metal Testing-Ammunition

Mr. Tom Jordan
FBI Laboratory
202/324-4341

Metalurgical Testing

Dr. Ken Packer
Packer Engineering and Associates, Inc.
Post Office Box 353
Naperville IL, 60566
312/355-5722

Paint Samples – Provides information about car manufacturer and approximate year from paint samples

Troy Ernst
Michigan State Police
Grand Rapids Laboratory
Forensic Science Division, 720 Fuller Avenue, NE
Grand Rapids MI, 49503
616/242-6650
ernstt@michigan.gov

Paper Analysis

Institute of Paper Chemistry
Post Office Box 1039
Appleton WI, 54912
414/734-9251

Paternity Testing Laboratories

Lab Corp Incorporated
1912 Alexander Drive
RTP NC, 27709
800/533-0567

Paternity Testing Laboratories

Paternity Testing Corp.
300 Portland Street
Columbia MO, 65201
877/362-4222

Paternity Testing Laboratories

Genelex
2203 Airport Way S #130
Seattle WA, 98134-2027
206/382-9591

Paternity Testing Laboratories

Fairfax Identity Laboratory
3025 Hamaker Court, Suite 203
Fairfax VA, 22031
800/848-4362

Paternity Testing Laboratories

Analytical Genetic Testing Center
7808 Cherry Creek South Drive, #201
Denver CO, 80231
800/204-4721
FAX: 303/750-2171

Paternity Testing Laboratories

Bode Technology
10430 Furnace Road
Suit 107
Lorton VA, 22079
866/263-3443

Pathologists

Mr. Don Kirby, M.D.
Medical Examiner
Institute of Forensic Sciences
Box 35728, 5230 MED Center Drive
Dallas TX, 72535
214/920-5900

Pathologists

Mr. John Dietrich, M.D.
Memorial Medical Center
Department of Laboratory Medicine
800 North Rutledge
Springfield IL, 62781
217/788-3060

Police Artist

Illinois State Police
Crime Scene Services Command
801 South Seventh Street, Suite 800-S
Springfield IL, 62794-9461
217/524-4677

Polygraph

John E. Reid & Associates
250 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1100
Chicago IL, 60606
800/255-5747

Radiochemical Source Leak Test

Dr. Thomas A. Beineke
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Laboratories
134 North Ninth Street
Springfield IL, 62701
217/782-6562

Rope Analysis

Mr. Sam Van Scoy
Mason Drive
Christine Manor
Newark DE, 19721
302/731-4151

Soil Examination

FBI
Soil Comparison Unit
Quantico VA,
703/632-8449

Soil Examination

Microtrace LLC (Skip Palenik)
7900 Fletcher Drive
Elgin IL, 60123
847/742-9909

Speedometer Exam

Northwestern Traffic Institute
Post Office Box 1409
Evanston IL, 60204
847/491-5476
800/323-4011

Speedometer Exam

Forensic and Scientific Testing, Inc.
275 N. Perry Street
Lawrenceville GA, 30046
770/449-4199
800/225-1302

Tape Recording Deciphering

Tom Hexadmer
Video I-D, Inc.
105 Muller Road
Washington IL, 61571
309/444-4323

Tape Recording Deciphering

FBI Tape Deciphering Unit
202/324-5735

Tape Recording Deciphering

Mr. Ted Lewis
Lewis Communications
3366 N US 23
St. Johns MI, 48879
517/224-3525

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. Gary E. Burg, D.D.S.
921 South Peoria Avenue
Dixon IL, 61021
815/288-4028

Teeth Mark Impressions

Vickyann Chrobak, M.S.
Loyola University School of Dentistry
P.O. Box 38, 2160 S. First Ave.
Maywood IL, 60153
815/531-3507

Teeth Mark Impressions

Jess Taylor Ellis, D.D.S.
2711 Flossmoor Road
Flossmoor IL, 60422
312/798-9505

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. John R. Franco, D.D.S.
Loyola University School of Dentistry
P.O. Box 140,
21605 S. First Ave.
Maywood IL, 60153
815/531-3632

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. James E. Hanson, D.D.S.
1760 Crawford Avenue
Country Club Hills IL, 60477
312/957-0740

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. Jerome M. Kadleck, D.D.S.
5236 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago IL, 60641
773/725-7222

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. James H. Lyon, D.D.S.
15 East Miller Road
Sterling IL, 61081
815/625-0044

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. Nicholas J. Meyer, D.D.S.
P. O. Box 449
Neoga IL, 62447
217/895-2211

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. George M. Morgan, D.D.S.
Lincoln Highway West
New Lenox IL, 60451
815/485-2345

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. Donald E. Ore, D.D.S.
165 West 10th Street
Chicago Heights IL, 60411
708/756-0882

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. Edward J. Pavlik, D.D.S., M.S.
Forensic Odontologist
Cook County Medical Examiner's
2555 West Lincoln Highway
Olympia Fields IL, 60461
708/747-9300

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. James E. Rasmussen, D.D.S.
General Dentist
219 Bedford Road
P. O. Box 769
Morris IL, 60450
815/942-2253

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. Ralph Edward Remus, D.D.S.
4 North Third Street
St. Charles IL, 60174
708/584-7477

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. Roland Rudnick, D.D.S.
4709 West Golf Road
Skokie IL, 60076
708/675-7750

Teeth Mark Impressions

Mr. Sheldon Arnold Rudnick, D.D.S.
619 West Kirby Avenue
Champaign IL, 61821
217/352-6729

Tissue Decomposition (locating) by CASE II Thermal Imager

Mr. Bob Cook, Director of Security
Crane Naval Supply
Crane IN,
812/854-1203

Analysis of Tissue Fragments to Type of Tissue and Species Origin

Dr. Vermullen
Silver Cross Hospital Laboratory
Joliet IL, 60432
815/729-7587

Toxicology Consultants

Mr. Daniel J. Brown, Ph.D., DABFT
FACT, Inc.
3708 N.W. Territory Drive
Springfield IL, 62707
217/793-5190

Toxicology Consultants

University of Illinois at Chicago
Analytical Forensic Toxicology Laboratory
2242 W. Harrison
Suite 110
Chicago IL, 60612

Toxicology Consultants

George Miller
312-413-0009
Georgem@uic.edu

Toxicology Consultants

Dr. Karl Larsen
312-996-2250
larsena@uic.edu

Toxicology Consultants

Forensic Client Services
National Medical Services (NMS) Labs
P.O. Box 433A
3701 Welsch Rd.
Willow Grove PA, 19090
800/522-6671

Toxicology Consultants

AIT Laboratories Headquarters
2265 Executive Drive
Indianapolis IN, 46241
Phone: 317-243-3894
Toll-free: 800-875-3894
Fax: 317-243-2789

Vegetation Identification and Comparison and Farm Crop Purity Comparisons

Dr. Koelling
Illinois State Museum
Springfield IL, 62706
217/782-2621

Vegetation Identification and Comparison and Farm Crop Purity Comparisons

Dr. Robert Mohlenbrock
Botany Department
Southern Illinois University
Life Science II Building
Carbondale IL, 62901
618/536-2331

Vegetation Identification and Comparison and Farm Crop Purity Comparisons

Mr. Jim Shearl
Illinois Crop Improvement
Champaign IL, 61820
217/367-4053

Velometer Measurement

Dr. Don Erwin
Capitol Development Board
Room 342, Stratton Building
Springfield IL, 62706
217/782-2864

Video/Audio Enhancement

Mr. Pete Smith; Mr. Tom Musheno
FBI Laboratory
Special Photographic Unit
J. Edgar Hoover Bldg., Room 3449
Washington DC, 20535
202/324-4804

Video/Audio Enhancement

U.S. Secret Service Forensic Lab
1800 G. Street N.W.
Washington DC, 20223
202/435-5158

Video/Audio Enhancement

TREC, Inc.
255 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville AL, 35816
205/532-0880

Video/Audio Enhancement

Cyber Technologies Crime Unit
Law Enforcement Outreach
FBI Laboratory
Washington DC,
703/632-6091

Video/Audio Enhancement

US Postal Inspectors National
Forensic Laboratory
22433 Randolph Drive
Dulls VA, 20104-1000
703/406-7103

Video Tape Contracting

Mr. John Welshofer
Illinois Information Service
217/782-4880

Voiceprint

Mr. Lonnie Smrkovski
Lansing MI, 48823
517/694-1433

Vomit Stain Identification
(Stain Identification)

Mr. Henry C. Lee, Ph.D., Chief
Connecticut State Police Forensic Laboratory
294 Colony Street
Meriden CT, 06450
203/238-6324


(Food Granule Identification)

Ms. Jane Bock, Ph.D.
E.P.O. Biology Department
Box 334, University of Colorado
Boulder CO, 80309

Wildlife/Fish

Mr. Kenneth Goddard, Director
National Fish and Wildlife
Forensics Laboratory
1490 East Main Street
Ashland OR, 97520
503/488-1835

Wood Comparison

FBI Laboratory
Washington DC, 20537
Attention: Microscopic Analysis
202/324-4318

(Wood Products Laboratory will perform examinations and send a report. They are very reluctant to go to court and should be used only in emergency cases.)

Mr. B. F. Kukachka; Dr. Robert Koeppen
Wood Identification Research
Forest Products Laboratory
Post Office Box 5103
Madison WI, 52703
608/264-5600