Monster Presents: Insomniac

About Monster Presents: Insomniac

What happens when you immerse yourself in true crime, night after night, digging deeper into the lives of serial killers? What are the consequences to a person's psyche? From iHeartRadio and TenderfootTV comes a new podcast about twisted serial killers and one man's journey through their stories.

Publisher

iHeartPodcasts and Tenderfoot TV

Category

society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Jun 2019

Latest episode

3 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 24 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   A Cold Dark Night [1]

   December 22, 1996, Jacqueline Leclercq vanishes from her apartment in the city of Mons in Belgium. Despite suspicious circumstances, her disappearance garners little media attention. Jacqueline wasn't the first and would not be the last in a series of disappearances that would soon shock the country. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   27 Oct 2025

   Monster presents... Le Monstre– Season 2 [Trailer]

   Nearly 30 years ago, five women went missing in and around the city of Mons in Belgium. Their dismembered bodies would later be discovered, discarded in trash bags and strategically placed across the city. The identity of this sadistic serial killer remains unknown, but his name still sparks fear… The Butcher of Mons. From Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts, this is Le Monstre– Season 2. Coming October 31st. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   6 Sept 2025

   Do Not Turn On the Lights- Introducing Wisecrack

   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 (tenderfootplus.com) or on ApplePodcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Inside a recent episode

A Cold Dark Night [1]

Published 3 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] When Jacqueline was only 13, her father committed suicide. This drastically changed the course of her life. Their family unit was broken. Her sister, Josette, was 20 years old at the time. She had already moved out of the family home and started her life as a young adult. But as a young teen, Jacqueline was lost. Such an awful tragedy during these crucial formative years changed the course of her life. When her father died, Jacqueline had to grow up quickly. She wanted to be independent. She married a guy named Angelo at a very young age. Mom wasn't in favor of the marriage. At first, it seems nice to me, but I changed my mind later. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

3,035 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

142 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

98

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