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Alisa goods found in Las Vegas
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The gist
Alisa Goods, 63, found dead near Las Vegas airport after falling down an embankment. The NYC grandmother's disappearance and death highlight the dangers of traveling alone.
Background
Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old grandmother from New York, went missing on Aug. 8 after leaving a friend's apartment in Las Vegas to go shopping. Her family reported her missing on Aug. 10, and a search effort began. Surveillance footage later showed her falling down an embankment near the airport and collapsing, which led to her death.
How it unfolded
- Aug 8, 2026Alisa Goods was last seen leaving her friend's apartment to go to a CVS pharmacy. Surveillance footage from the airport showed her falling down an embankment and collapsing.
- Aug 10, 2026Goods was reported missing after she failed to return and missed her flight back to New York.
- Aug 12, 2026Her family began receiving suspicious texts from her phone asking for bitcoin, help, and gas money.
- Aug 20, 2026Police responded to a report of a body near Terminal 1 at Harry Reid International Airport and found Goods' body in a drainage ditch.
- Aug 21, 2026Family confirmed her death via GoFundMe, and police identified the body as Goods.
Who’s saying what
- Police
- Surveillance video shows Goods falling down an embankment, getting back up, and then collapsing, with no further movement.
- Family
- Kristen Goods wrote: 'It is with profound sadness that we share the heartbreaking news that our beloved mother, Alisa Goods, has been found and has passed away.'
Still unverified
The suspicious texts asking for bitcoin were reported by family but not confirmed by police as related to her death.