Overview

• Netflix released the PI Moms episode of its Trainwreck documentary series on July 22, 2025, renewing scrutiny of the operation.
• The episode details Chris Butler’s 2012 guilty plea on charges of trafficking narcotics, extortion, robbery and planting illegal wiretaps.
• Court records show Butler’s eight-year prison sentence was reduced following his cooperation with federal authorities.
• Carl Marino’s internal whistleblowing exposed Butler’s scheme and propelled him onto Investigation Discovery’s Homicide Hunter.
• Trainwreck highlights how pursuit of reality-TV fame masked corruption within a mom-led private investigation agency.