EP. 248 — Soccer Mom PI w/ Mary Anthony & Aman Adumer

What’s Poppin’ con-gregation? This week, comedians Mary Anthony and Aman Adumer join the show to discuss how private investigator Chris Butler became a media sensation for hiring a PI team of soccer moms. Soon, he was exposed for his own criminal activities. Stay Schemin’!

This was originally recorded on June 18th, 2024.

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20110908035431/http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/April-2011/The-Setup/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/447/the-incredible-case-of-the-pi-moms

https://web.archive.org/web/20111027233700/http://www.eastbayexpress.com/92510/archives/2011/02/17/pi-investigator-chris-butler-and-coco-narcotics-officer-norman-wielsch-arrested-on-drug-charges

https://abcnews.go.com/US/hot-soccer-mom-detective-scam-whistleblower-tells-story/story?id=16814948

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