Body of New York grandmother who went missing in Las Vegas found, sister says
Updated on: August 21, 2026 / 6:34 PM EDT / CBS New York
TL;DR
- Alisa Goods, 63, who went missing in Las Vegas on August 8, was found dead in a drainage ditch near Harry Reid International Airport.
- Goods disappeared after leaving a friend's apartment to go to CVS.
- Her family received ransom-like messages from her phone asking for bitcoin, help, and gas money after her disappearance.
- Surveillance video showed Goods falling down an embankment near the airport and collapsing, with no further movement observed.
- Her daughter noted that Goods had undergone surgeries that made walking difficult, and the high temperatures in Las Vegas exacerbated this issue.
- Her niece found the gas money requests suspicious as Goods did not drive.