Who Was Alisa Goods? Missing New York Grandmother Found Dead

Alisa Goods was a 63-year-old New York City grandmother of five who disappeared while visiting Las Vegas in August 2026. Goods was reported missing after leaving a longtime friend’s apartment to go shopping and failing to return. After a nearly two-week search, police found her dead in a drainage area near Harry Reid International Airport. Authorities have not yet announced an official cause or manner of death.

Alisa Goods Disappearance

Goods Disappeared After Leaving Friend’s Las Vegas Apartment To Go To CVS. Goods was staying with a longtime friend in Las Vegas when she left his apartment on August 8 to take a bus to a nearby CVS. Her family says she made it to the store but never returned to the apartment. [KTNV]

Goods Was Reported Missing Two Days After She Disappeared. After Goods failed to return or make contact with relatives, she was reported missing on August 10. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police opened a missing-person investigation while family members began trying to retrace her movements. [CBS News]

Family Traveled To Las Vegas And Checked Hospitals, Jails And Morgues. Goods’ daughter Kristen traveled to Las Vegas to help search for her mother. Relatives said they contacted hospitals, jails and the coroner’s office as they tried to determine what had happened to her. [CBS New York]

Goods Had Recently Undergone Surgeries That Made Walking More Difficult. Goods’ daughter told CBS News that her mother had undergone several surgeries and was having greater difficulty walking during the Las Vegas trip. The family was particularly concerned about her being outside for an extended period in the city’s summer heat. [CBS New York]

Alisa Goods Mysterious Text Messages

Family Began Receiving Messages From Goods’ Phone After She Disappeared. Beginning August 12, relatives said Goods’ phone began sending unusual messages asking for help and money even though the family had not otherwise heard from her. [CBS News]

Messages Asked Family For Gas Money Even Though Goods Did Not Drive. Goods’ niece Alana Calloway said one message requested money for gas, immediately raising suspicions because Goods did not drive and did not have a vehicle with her in Las Vegas. [CBS News]

Person Using Goods’ Phone Also Asked Family To Send Bitcoin. The messages eventually included requests for Bitcoin. Calloway said the language and requests did not seem like her aunt and feared that someone else had possession of Goods’ phone. [KTNV]

Alisa Goods Found Dead

Goods’ Body Found In Drainage Ditch Near Las Vegas Airport. Shortly before 2 a.m. on August 20, police responded to a report of a deceased woman in a drainage area near Wayne Newton Boulevard and the Terminal 1 parking garage at Harry Reid International Airport. Officers later identified the woman as Goods. [CBS New York]

Airport Surveillance Video Showed Goods Falling Down An Embankment. Las Vegas police said surveillance footage from August 8 showed Goods falling down an embankment near the airport. She was seen getting back up before collapsing again. Police said there was no further movement visible after she collapsed. [CBS New York]

Police Say Goods Could Not Be Seen From Nearby Road After She Collapsed. According to police, the location where Goods collapsed was concealed from view from Wayne Newton Boulevard. Her body remained undiscovered there until nearly two weeks after she disappeared. [CBS New York]

Surveillance Footage Places Goods Near Airport On Same Day She Vanished. Investigators located airport surveillance footage showing a woman identified as Goods in the airport area on August 8, providing authorities with evidence of her movements after she visited the CVS. [KTNV]

Cause And Manner Of Goods’ Death Have Not Yet Been Announced. As of August 22, authorities had not publicly released an official cause or manner of death. The Clark County Coroner’s Office was expected to determine how Goods died. [KTNV]

Alisa Goods Family Response

Goods’ Family Confirmed Her Death After Nearly Two-Week Search. Goods’ relatives announced that she had been found dead and thanked members of the public and news media who helped draw attention to the search. The family said they were still trying to learn the circumstances surrounding her death and asked for privacy while grieving. [KTNV]