The family of a New York grandmother who went missing during a visit to Las Vegas earlier this month has confirmed her death. Alisa Goods, 63, a grandmother of five, was reported missing on August 10. Authorities located a deceased woman on Thursday near Harry Reid International Airport, specifically in a drainage ditch area close to Wayne Newton Boulevard and the Terminal 1 parking garage. She was subsequently identified as Goods and pronounced dead at the scene.
Alana Calloway, Goods' niece, expressed the family's profound grief in a statement.
Our hearts are broken. We were notified that my aunt was found—unfortunately, not the way we wanted her to be,Calloway stated.
This is an unimaginable time. Words cannot describe the pain our family is experiencing right now. We just want to thank the public for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers. We also want to thank the media for helping bring attention to this situation. This hurts so deeply. We are still trying to learn the details surrounding her death. We ask for continued prayers and privacy as we grieve.
Details of Her Disappearance
Goods was residing with her long-time friend, Roger John, at an apartment near Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue. John recounted that Goods departed his residence around 12:45 p.m. on August 8, intending to take a bus to a nearby pharmacy to purchase iron supplements. She never came back.
Last I saw her, she was going down the stairs. And I said, 'OK, see you later,' And that's the last time I saw her,John explained. Initially, John was not immediately concerned, as Goods occasionally spent extended periods shopping. However, when she did not return, he began attempting to contact her via calls and texts before reaching out to her family.
Calloway had previously emphasized the unusual nature of her aunt's disappearance.
This is not like her to just go missing,Calloway had stated.
She has a family that loves her, cares about her. We want her home and want her home safe and alive.
Mysterious Messages and Surveillance Footage
The circumstances surrounding Goods' disappearance grew more perplexing when her family started receiving strange text messages from her phone on August 12, four days after her last confirmed sighting. The messages reportedly requested both gas money and Bitcoin, which immediately raised red flags for her family, as Goods neither drove nor possessed a vehicle in Las Vegas.
I said, 'What do you need gas for? The car?' My aunt does not drive. There is no car,Calloway recounted. These unusual communications had previously led the family to fear that Goods might have been abducted. As of the announcement of her death, the sender of these messages had not been identified.
Police investigators examined surveillance camera footage that reportedly depicted Goods on August 8, the day she vanished. The footage allegedly showed her
