Alisa Goods found dead near Las Vegas airport, family says
Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old New York grandmother who vanished in Las Vegas on Aug. 8, has been found dead near Harry Reid International Airport, her family and local media confirmed Thursday. Police have not released a cause of death, and how she reached the airport remains unclear.
Goods disappeared nearly two weeks ago while visiting a longtime friend near the Las Vegas Strip. Her body was discovered early Thursday near Terminal 1, and officers responded around 1:45 a.m., KTNV reported. The case, closely followed in true crime and unsolved mysteries coverage, leaves her family grieving and still seeking answers.
Key Takeaways
- Alisa Goods, 63, was found dead near Terminal 1 at Harry Reid International Airport on Thursday.
- She vanished Aug. 8 after leaving a friend's home to shop and was last known to have reached a CVS.
- Surveillance from Aug. 8 reportedly shows a woman believed to be Goods near the airport that afternoon.
- Cause and manner of death have not been released; mysterious money and Bitcoin texts were sent from her phone after she vanished.
What happened to Alisa Goods before she disappeared?
Goods, a grandmother of five from New York, was visiting a friend of about 20 years, Roger John, when she left his home on the afternoon of Aug. 8 to go shopping. She made it to a CVS near Paradise Road and East Harmon Avenue. After that, her family said the trail went cold.
She was reported missing two days later. John, who police said is not a suspect, helped search by posting flyers. Family members traveled to Las Vegas looking for answers. Her daughter, Kristin, flew from New Jersey and checked hospitals and morgues, according to the New York Post.
Relatives also said Goods had recently undergone several surgical procedures on her legs, which would have made it hard for her to travel far on foot.
How was Alisa Goods found near the Las Vegas airport?
Sources confirmed to Channel 13 that Goods' body was found early Thursday near Terminal 1 at Harry Reid International Airport. Investigators also located surveillance video from Aug. 8—the day she disappeared—showing a woman believed to be Goods near the airport that same afternoon.
It remains unclear how she ended up at the airport or how she died. KTNV said it has sought more information from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County Coroner's Office on the cause and manner of death.
Why did Alisa Goods' family grow suspicious after she vanished?
Days after Goods disappeared, her family said someone began responding from her phone and asking for money. The messages eventually included requests for Bitcoin. Her niece, Alana Calloway, said she immediately believed the person texting was not her aunt.
After Goods was found, Calloway said in a statement that the family's hearts were broken and that they were still trying to learn details surrounding her death. She thanked the public and media for attention to the case and asked for continued prayers and privacy as they grieve.
As of Thursday, authorities had not publicly explained how Goods reached the airport after leaving the CVS area, or what caused her death—questions that remain at the center of this developing case.