{"id":114295,"date":"2025-09-24T16:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=114295"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:25:44","slug":"lunchtime-discovery-feather-forensics-murder-mayhem-and-the-life-and-science-of-roxie-laybourne","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/lunchtime-discovery-feather-forensics-murder-mayhem-and-the-life-and-science-of-roxie-laybourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunchtime Discovery: Feather Forensics: Murder, Mayhem, and the Life and Science of Roxie Laybourne"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Join us in-person in the SECU Daily Planet Theater or watch the livestream on YouTube Live<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0lint 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<\/em>, will explore the remarkable world of forensic ornithology and the singular woman who pioneered it.<\/p>\n

Chris Sweeney, Author and Award-Winning Journalist<\/p>\n

Copies of The Feather Detective: Murder, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne<\/em> will be available for purchase and signing by the author.<\/p>\n

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Live Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences\u2019 SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff. Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.<\/em><\/p>\n