Full Breakdown
Alisa Goods Found Dead Near Las Vegas Airport After Mysterious Disappearance
8/23/2026, 12:33:30 AM
The Disappearance and Discovery
Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old grandmother from New York City, vanished on August 8 after leaving a friend’s apartment in Las Vegas to shop at a CVS. She was last seen walking toward a bus stop. On August 20, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police responding to a 1:45 a.m. call discovered her body in a drainage ditch near Wayne Newton Boulevard and the Terminal 1 parking garage at Harry Reid International Airport. Police identified the remains as Goods; the Clark County coroner’s office has not released the cause or manner of death.
Timeline of Key Events
- August 8 – Goods is captured on airport surveillance falling down an embankment, getting up, then collapsing; no further movement is seen.
- Two days later – A missing-person report is filed.
- August 12 – Family receives texts from Goods’s phone requesting gas money and Bitcoin; they suspect scammers.
- August 20 – Police locate Goods’s body and issue a public statement confirming the death.
Background & Context
Goods was visiting Las Vegas to spend time with a longtime friend, Roger John. She lived on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and had recently undergone leg surgeries that limited her walking ability. The trip was described as a routine vacation, with plans to return to New York after the visit.
Data & Statistics
- Age: 63
- Disappearance: roughly 12 days
- Discovery site: drainage ditch adjacent to a parking structure at Harry Reid International Airport
- Surveillance shows a single fall on August 8 with no subsequent movement
- Text-message activity began on August 12, four days after the disappearance
Official Statements & Responses
LVMPD has not labeled the case suspicious and has not provided details on the cause of death. The coroner’s office indicated that the cause and manner of death are still pending. Family spokesperson Alana Calloway expressed grief and thanked the public for support, noting the texts appeared to be from an impostor, as Goods did not drive in Las Vegas.
On-the-Ground Reports
Friends described Goods as an active grandmother of five who would not normally disappear without notice. Roger John told reporters he was not a suspect and had been cleared by police. Family members reported checking hospitals, morgues, and local jails without finding any trace.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
Sources differ on the precise location of Goods’s last sighting—some cite the 4900 block of South Maryland Parkway, others East Flamingo and Paradise roads. No official explanation has been provided for how Goods arrived at the airport area after the fall, and the coroner’s findings remain pending, leaving the circumstances of her death unresolved.
Verbatim Quotes
- “We knew when we couldn’t get her on the phone within those two days that something had happened to her, and that she was in imminent danger,” — Kristen Goods
- “Last I saw her, she was going down the stairs. And I said, ‘OK, see you later,’ And that’s the last time I saw her,” — Roger John
