The premise was reminiscent of the popular film Charlie’s Angels: Former cop Chris Butler ran the San Francisco-based firm and managed a team of moms moonlighting as investigators. Butler and his ...

In a bizarre story that seems stranger-than-fiction, here's everything to know about Chris Butler, the P.I. moms and the journalist-informant duo who helped take down a major crime ring.

Trainwreck: P.I. Moms is Netflix's new addition to the series of Trainwreck documentaries, which was released on July 22, 2025. It tells the story of P.I.

"I was concerned because quiet, inarticulate, awkward characters in reality TV are death," Platt says in the new Netflix documentary 'Trainwreck: P.I. Moms' ...

P.I. Moms' tells the story of a team of women private investigators who were set to star in their own reality show in 2011 ...

On August 24, 2010, Pete Crooks, a senior writer at Diablo magazine, received a call from a Los Angeles-based publicist representing Chris Butler’s private investigation firm. The pitch he got ...

Fifteen years ago, Lifetime ordered a reality TV series about a private investigation agency staffed by soccer moms. In terms of synergy and branding, it was a no-brainer. In execution, it was a ...

July 23, 2025 Netflix P.I. Moms showrunner Lucas Platt (left) and detective-turned-convict Chris Butler. The showrunner of an unaired reality series is getting candid about the show's failure to ...

Disgraced investigator Chris Butler’s illegal activities are chronicled in Netflix’s ‘Trainwreck: P.I. Moms’ In 2010, a reality television series following a private investigation firm ...

“P.I. Moms” Showrunner Lucas Platt Says Convict and Former Detective Chris Butler Was 'the Weak Link' of the Cast "I was concerned because quiet, inarticulate, awkward characters in reality TV are ...