Overview

• Trainwreck: P.I. Moms premiered on Netflix on July 22, unveiling the story of a 2010 Lifetime series that never aired.
• The episode features interviews with mothers and crew members who describe scripted investigations and sabotage by director of operations Carl Marino.
• It uncovers Chris Butler’s conspiracy with Contra Costa County narcotics commander Norman Wielsch to steal and distribute evidence-room drugs.
• Viewers learn about Butler’s 2012 guilty plea on federal charges including extortion, robbery, drug trafficking and illegal wiretaps, which led to an eight-year sentence reduced for cooperation.
• The documentary reignites scrutiny of how reality television ambitions intersected with law enforcement corruption in Central Contra Costa County.