447: The Incredible Case of the P.I. Moms
Sep 23, 2011
What do you get when you take a P.I. firm, then add in a bunch of sexy soccer moms, official sponsorship from Glock, a lying boss, and delusions of grandeur? This week's show.
Pete Crooks' original article about the PI Moms is here.
- Ira explains how a man named Chris Butler created a private detective agency where the investigators were good-looking soccer moms. Their publicist invited a reporter named Pete Crooks from Diablo magazine to do a ride-along with the PI Moms on a case. Pete thinks it'll be a simple, fun assignment. Turns out he was wrong. (4 mins)
- Joshuah Bearman tells the story of Pete's ridealong with the PI Moms, and how strange things started to happen. As he dug deeper into their operations, he learned about cases like the Candyman, where everything gets oddly and unnecessarily complicated. And he learns about the involvement of Norm Wielsch, the top drug enforcement officer in Contra Costa County. He starts to get mysterious emails from an anonymous source who calls himself "Rutherford." (29 minutes)
- Joshuah Bearman's story continues. Chris Butler makes a transition into true criminal behavior. Someone rats Chris out. The truth emerges. (21 minutes)
