Who Was Alisa Goods? Missing New Yorker Found Dead in Las Vegas

Meanwhile, a grandmother from New York who vanished during a trip to Las Vegas has been discovered dead, relatives stated.

Key points

• The body of Alisa Goods, 63, of Brooklyn, was discovered at regarding 1: 45 a.m.
• An online fundraiser for Goods' family had eclipsed $1, 100 as of late Friday.
• Multiple messages seeking extra details from police and the Clark County Coroner's Office were not immediately returned Friday afternoon.
• Kristen Goods had traveled to Las Vegas from New Jersey in search of her mother, KVVU documented.
• Goods, a grandmother of five, had been visiting a friend in Las Vegas when she disappeared on August 8 after heading to a pharmacy, relatives informed KTNV.

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Notably, the body of Alisa Goods, 63, of Brooklyn, was discovered at regarding 1: 45 a.m. Thursday near Terminal 1 at Harry Reid International Airport, sources informed KTNV. The missing woman's daughter confirmed the "devastating" development in an online fundraiser posted afterwards in the day.

"It is with profound sadness that we share the heartbreaking news that our beloved mother, Alisa Goods, has been found and has passed away, " Goods' daughter, Kristen, wrote online. "For our family, this is a devastating loss. After the uncertainty and anguish of not knowing where she was, we are now faced with the painful reality of saying goodbye and making arrangements to honor her life and memory."

Goods, a grandmother of five, had been visiting a friend in Las Vegas when she disappeared on August 8 after heading to a pharmacy, relatives informed KTNV. She was documented missing two days afterwards.

Relatives remarked someone subsequently kicked off sending messages from Goods' phone asking for funds days afterwards, including requests for Bitcoin, KTNV documented.

Goods' niece, Alana Calloway, remarked she was immediately suspicious of the messages.

"It's not her, " she informed the station. "And I just kept feeling like I lost my breath. It took my breath away, I couldn't breathe."

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Harry Reid International Airport confirmed a body had been discovered near the facility, but did not have extra details, referring Newsweek to Las Vegas police.

Multiple messages seeking extra details from police and the Clark County Coroner's Office were not immediately returned Friday afternoon. Calloway remarked relatives were stunned by Goods' death.

"Our hearts are broken, " Calloway informed WABC in an official note. "We were notified that my aunt was discovered – unfortunately, not the way we wanted her to be. This is an unimaginable time. Words cannot describe the pain our family is experiencing right now. We just want to thank the public for the outpouring of love, backing, and prayers. We additionally want to thank the media for helping bring attention to this situation. This hurts so deeply."

In practice, the grieving family is still trying to learn details surrounding Goods' death, Calloway remarked.

"We ask for continued prayers and privacy as we grieve, " her statement concluded.

For context, an online fundraiser for Goods' family had eclipsed $1, 100 as of late Friday.

"Our mother was deeply loved, and her absence leaves a space in our family that can never be filled, " Kristen Goods wrote. "We are doing our best to navigate this loss together and to celebrate the life she lived, the people she loved, and the memories she left with us."

"I'm extremely worried, " she previously informed the station. "We have checked hospitals; we have checked morgues."

Meanwhile, the friend whom Goods had been visiting is not considered to be a suspect in her disappearance, her daughter informed KVVU.

"To us, he is not a threat, and he's also been cleared by the police, " Kristen Goods remarked. "There isn't anything to investigate in terms of his knowledge. He accurately stated what happened, and he additionally has been digitally identified to be truthful in what he stated."

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For now, who Was Alisa Goods? Missing New Yorker Found Dead in Las Vegas remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.