Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old grandmother from New York visiting Las Vegas, was found dead near Harry Reid International Airport in a drainage ditch after disappearing on August 8. Surveillance footage showed her falling down an embankment and collapsing, while her family received mysterious text messages asking for Bitcoin.
The disappearance of a 63-year-old New York grandmother during an August trip to Nevada has concluded with the discovery of her remains near Harry Reid International Airport, according to local law enforcement and family statements.
Alisa Goods, a resident of New York and grandmother of five, had been visiting a longtime friend in Las Vegas when she vanished. She was reported missing on August 10, two days after she left her friend’s apartment near Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue, as the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department detailed in statements released on Friday.
Last Movements Captured on Airport Surveillance Cameras
Investigators tracing Goods’ final hours discovered that her trip to a nearby pharmacy took a tragic turn near airport property. Roger John, Goods’ longtime friend and host during the trip, told local reporters that she left his apartment around 12:45 p.m. on August 8 intending to catch a bus to a local CVS to buy iron pills.
Last I saw her, she was going down the stairs. And I said,
John told investigators, according to reporting from Fox News.OK, see you later,
And that’s the last time I saw her,
Police later reviewed surveillance video from that afternoon showing a woman believed to be Goods near the airport. Footage captured her falling down an embankment, getting back up and then collapsing
on August 8, with no further movement observed after that,
according to KTNV reporting cited in news coverage. Because she fell down the embankment, she could not be seen from the adjacent roadway, Wayne Newton Boulevard.
Early Thursday, emergency responders rushed to the scene after a caller reported a deceased woman in a drainage ditch near Wayne Newton Boulevard and the Terminal 1 parking garage. Police preliminarily identified the remains as Goods, though official cause and manner of death determinations remain pending.
Mysterious Phone Texts Deepen the Investigation
The family’s agonizing search was compounded by bizarre communications sent from Goods’ mobile device days after she disappeared. Alana Calloway, Goods’ niece, noted that relatives began receiving unusual text messages on August 12 asking for financial assistance via Bitcoin or CashApp transfers.
The demands immediately alarmed the family because Goods did not drive, owned no vehicle in Las Vegas, and had no familiarity with cryptocurrency transactions. I said,
Calloway told CBS News.What do you need gas for? The car?
My aunt does not drive. There is no car,
Investigators examining the electronic trail believe the suspicious messages may have originated from scammers using spoofing technology to mimic Goods’ phone number. Police indicated they do not believe Goods was actively being held in danger at the time those messages were transmitted, though the exact origin of the texts remains under review.
Family Mourns Loss and Expresses Gratitude
Following confirmation of the recovery, the family released statements thanking the public and media outlets for their relentless efforts to raise awareness during the days Goods was missing.
Calloway added that relatives are still trying to process the timeline and learn the details surrounding her death,
while requesting continued privacy as they grieve the loss of a mother and grandmother.
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