Feathers turn up in the most unusual places: The nostrils of a murder victim smothered with a pillow. The cockpit of a jet that hit a flock of geese and crashed. Even the dryer lint trap of a white supremacist who tarred and feathered a Civil Rights activist. In this talk, Chris Sweeney, author of The Feather Detective: Murder, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne, will explore the remarkable world of forensic ornithology and the singular woman who pioneered it.
Chris Sweeney, Author and Award-Winning Journalist
The Lunchtime Discovery Series is produced by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs in partnership with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.