Monster: BTK - Do Not Turn On the Lights- Introducing Wisecrack

Episode Date: September 6, 2025

A crime producer stumbles upon a one of a kind comedy set, sending her down a rabbit hole of deception and murder. From Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts, Wisecrack is a new 6-part limited series that blends investigative true crime with stand up comedy. Coming September 2nd.Binge the entire season ad-free. Subscribe to Tenderfoot+ at tenderfootplus.com or on ApplePodcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please welcome to the stage, Ed Hedges. My name is Ed. Everyone say, hello, Ed. I'm from a very rural background myself. My dad is a farmer, and my mom is a cousin. So, like, it's not, like, not loads going on. Ed Hedges, a slender, floppy-haired up-and-comer stands on the stage. He was captivating and quirky. and had the audience eating out of his hand.

And then the whole night took a turn. On the 22nd of July 2015, I woke up to that noise coming from my front door. It was the loudest thing I've ever heard in my life. And at the end of my bed, staring out of my window, there is someone standing. She is terrified. And she says,

whatever you do, do not turn on the lights. Inquests into the death of a woman and a man. They found the lifeless body slumped on the sofa and covered in her own congealed blood. He also repeatedly stabbed and caused a fatal head injury. At least 41 stab wounds to the head, neck and torso, plus 14 blunt force injuries and defensive wounds. Well, the 22nd of July 2015, between 11 and 12 o'clock at night,

a 23-year-old man had killed his family. And then he came to my house. I was shocked, and so was the audience. This can't be true. But I had to find out more. The mystery would take me to a small village outside of London. And the murders, they didn't stop there. Does anyone know what show they've come to see?

Well, it's a story. And it's about the scariest night of my life. From Tenderfoot TV, this is Wisecrack, coming September 2nd. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts.