Inside Las Vegas: Organized Crime, Sex Trafficking & Cold Case Murders with Don Fieselman

Las Vegas is a city built on secrets, and for more than 25 years, Don “Woody” Fieselman was one of the detectives tasked with uncovering them. From organized crime and outlaw motorcycle gangs to sex trafficking, violent crimes, and high-stakes crisis negotiations, Fieselman spent decades investigating some of the darkest corners of Sin City. As a former sergeant with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, he investigated sex crimes, worked alongside specialized law enforcement units, and helped negotiate situations where lives hung in the balance. But retirement didn’t last. In 2024, Fieselman returned to law enforcement, joining LVMPD’s Cold Case Homicide Squad to help investigate murders that have remained unsolved for years, sometimes decades. In this episode of UNHEARD: True Crime in Their Own Words, host Justin Shepherd sits down with Fieselman to explore the realities of policing Las Vegas, the psychology of criminal investigations, the challenges of getting people to reveal long-buried secrets, and what it takes to pursue justice when the trail has gone cold. What does it take to get someone to finally tell the truth after decades of silence? And what does a career spent confronting humanity’s darkest secrets teach you about people? This is UNHEARD. True Crime in Their Own Words. Follow and subscribe for more firsthand conversations with the people closest to the cases. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.