When Eastern Airlines Flight 375 crashed into Boston Harbor in 1960, killing 62 people, investigators found only charred feather fragments. Enter Roxie Laybourne-a farm girl from North Carolina who would revolutionize aviation safety forever.

"When they called me to Maine, I knew feathers could make or break the case," she said after becoming the first person to use forensic ornithology in a murder trial. From solving KKK hate crimes to exposing billionaire poaching operations, Roxie turned microscopic evidence into courtroom gold.

"Every feather I identified was a life saved, a crime solved, or a bird protected."

Discover how one woman's curiosity created a science that still protects millions of air travelers today.