LNL Summer: The woman who solved crimes with birds

from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Author Chris Sweeney tells the remarkable story of Roxie Laybourne, the Smithsonian ornithologist who became the nation's leading expert in feather forensics. Laybourne investigated thousands of aeroplane bird-strikes, but was also called as an expert witness at trials for murder, poaching and even a Ku Klux Klan hate crime. Guest: Chris Sweeney, author of The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem and the Magnificent Life of Roxie LaybourneProducer: Jack SchmidtOriginally broadcast on 11 September, 2025

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