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Texts Claiming Bitcoin Help Raise Questions in Grandmother Death

8/23/2026

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U.S. grandmother Alisa Goods was found dead near Harry Reid International Airport on Aug. 20.
Goods vanished after leaving friend Roger John’s home to shop at a CVS on Aug. 8.
Surveillance captured Goods falling down an embankment, getting up, then collapsing motionless.
Goods’s phone sent texts asking for help, gas money, and Bitcoin.
Niece Alana Calloway said the messages were not from Goods and caused her distress.

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U.S. grandmother Alisa Goods was found dead near Harry Reid International Airport on Aug. 20.
Goods vanished after leaving friend Roger John’s home to shop at a CVS on Aug. 8.
Surveillance captured Goods falling down an embankment, getting up, then collapsing motionless.
Goods’s phone sent texts asking for help, gas money, and Bitcoin.
Niece Alana Calloway said the messages were not from Goods and caused her distress.