Before @hilarieburton was an actress, (you likely know her from her turn as Peyton Sawyer on #OneTreeHill or her appearances on #GreysAnatomy and #TheWalkingDead), she wanted to “catch bad guys” and put them away—IRL. A few years back, Burton Morgan followed a trial in her small town and was appalled by how the defendant was treated by the judge, the prosecutor, and by how conflicts of interest in the tight-knit community protected them. So, Burton Morgan traveled to see if this was happening in other small towns. “It was—and it has been incredibly alarming,” she says. ⁠ ⁠ With her series ‘True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here,’ Burton Morgan is bringing these stories to light. At the link in bio, she speaks with MC about her pursuit of sketchy lawyers, public officials whose motives are unclear, witnesses who recanted, and family members who have been crushed by violence—and what she hopes it all can accomplish.