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Missing New York grandmother found dead near Las Vegas airport

Authorities located 63-year-old Alisa Goods in a drainage ditch after she went missing on August 8.

The short version

  • Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old visitor from New York, was found dead near Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas after disappearing on Aug. 8.
  • Las Vegas police stated surveillance footage showed Goods falling down an embankment and collapsing on the day she disappeared.
  • Investigators and family members note that unanswered questions remain regarding suspicious text messages sent from her phone days after she was last seen.

Key facts

  • Alisa Goods was found dead in a drainage ditch near Wayne Newton Boulevard and the Terminal 1 parking garage at Harry Reid International Airport after being reported missing on Aug. 10.[Fox News]
  • Goods was last seen leaving a friend's apartment around 12:45 p.m. on Aug. 8 to take a bus to a nearby pharmacy.[Fox News]
  • Surveillance footage from Aug. 8 reviewed by police appeared to show Goods falling down an embankment, getting back up, and collapsing with no subsequent movement observed.[Fox News]
  • On Aug. 12, Goods' family received messages from her phone requesting Bitcoin and gas money, despite Goods not driving or owning a car in Las Vegas.[Fox News]

What remains uncertain

  • The identity of the person who sent text messages demanding Bitcoin and gas money from Goods' phone on Aug. 12 remains unconfirmed.[Fox News]
  • The official cause and manner of Goods' death have not yet been released.[Fox News]

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