{"id":358,"date":"2026-09-22T06:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/?p=358"},"modified":"2026-09-22T06:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:56:16","slug":"las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/podcast\/las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Missing Bullet: The Murder of General Motog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5954\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-358-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/LVM_ALZ_Walk_closing-9_18_26_3_54_PM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/LVM_ALZ_Walk_closing-9_18_26_3_54_PM.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/LVM_ALZ_Walk_closing-9_18_26_3_54_PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/LVM_ALZ_Walk_closing-9_18_26_3_54_PM.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/?powerpress_pinw=358-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/LVM_ALZ_Walk_closing-9_18_26_3_54_PM.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LVM_ALZ_Walk_closing-9_18_26_3_54_PM.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-4d3dd11d-3525-4c39-8e8a-da2020468a27\">For nearly a decade, actor Tom Deishley helped bring <em>Star Trek: The Experience<\/em> in Las Vegas to life as the imposing Klingon General Motog. 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