Vanessa Martinucci
Crime Lab DirectorVanessa Martinucci has a Bachelor of Science from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, IA, and a Master of Science from Florida State University. She began her career in forensics as a Criminalist at the Miami-Dade Police Department Crime Laboratory in Florida where she was trained in serology and DNA. She has worked in the Forensic Biology sections of the DuPage County Forensic Science Center in Illinois and the Houston Forensic Science Center in Texas. She also worked for a private DNA testing laboratory in Pennsylvania. Vanessa most recently held the position of Director of the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory before joining the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Crime Laboratory in November 2023.