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INTERMOUNTAIN PI PODCAST MARCH 9, 2021 | EPISODE 46 PETE CROOKS CAUTIONARY TALE OF PI CHRIS BUTLER This week I talk with a good guy…

Pete Crooks Cautionary Tale of PI Chris Butler

The pitch went like this: Chris Butler, a retired cop, ran a private investigator firm in Concord, California. His business had a fascinating angle—his firm was staffed entirely by soccer moms.In fact, Butler employed PI Super Moms: attractive, organized, smart, and trained in investigative techniques, self-defense, and weaponry. This American Life host Ira Glass described them as “MILF: Charlie’s Angels.”When this story came across Pete Crooks’s desk when he was working at Diablo magazine in 2010, he was instantly hooked. He’d heard a little bit about Butler and his super moms in the news; they’d been featured in People magazine and on Dr. Phil. What Butler’s publicist was offering was too tantalizing to pass up: an opportunity to ride along with Butler and a few of his sexy PIs as they prepared to start filming a reality TV show. He soon found himself deep in the underbelly of fake sting operations, wannabe celebrities, police corruption, drug-dealing, reality television, double-crossing employees, and more twists and turns than a dozen crime thrillers.Thanks to James of From A to Geekz podcast for voicing the disclaimer and Rutherford/Carl Marino!!Additional sources were Diablo Magazine's April 2011 article "The Setup", Carl Marino's IMDB bio, and This American Life ep 447!Music:Jet Fueled VixenMusic from https://filmmusic.io:"Jet Fueled Vixen" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)In two weeks we cover Jack Olsen's Charmer.Tweet at me: @TCbyTBEmail: TCbyTB@gmail.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/true-crime-by-the-book/exclusive-content

The pitch went like this: Chris Butler, a retired cop, ran a private investigator firm in Concord, California. His business had a fascinating angle—his firm was staffed entirely by soccer moms. In fact, Butler employed PI Super Moms: attractive, organized, smart, and trained in investigative techniques, self-defense, and weaponry. This American Life host Ira Glass described them as “MILF: Charlie’s Angels.” When this story came across Pete Crooks’s desk when he was working at Diablo magazine in 2010, he was instantly hooked. He’d heard a little bit about Butler and his super moms in the news; they’d been featured in People magazine and on Dr. Phil. What Butler’s publicist was offering was too tantalizing to pass up: an opportunity to ride along with Butler and a few of his sexy PIs as they prepared to start filming a reality TV show.  He soon found himself deep in the underbelly of fake sting operations, wannabe celebrities, police corruption, drug-dealing, reality television, double-crossing employees, and more twists and turns than a dozen crime thrillers. Thanks to James of From A to Geekz podcast for voicing the disclaimer and Rutherford/Carl Marino!!Additional sources were Diablo Magazine's April 2011 article "The Setup", Carl Marino's IMDB bio, and This American Life ep 447!Music:Jet Fueled VixenMusic from <a href="https://filmmusic.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://filmmusic.io</a>:"Jet Fueled Vixen" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://incompetech.com</a>)Licence: CC BY (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>) In two weeks we cover Jack Olsen's Charmer.Tweet at me: @TCbyTBEmail: TCbyTB@gmail.com Support this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/true-crime-by-the-book/exclusive-content" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/true-crime-by-the-book/exclusive-content</a>

The Setup by Pete Crooks