NEW SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE REVEALS ALISA GOODS’ FINAL MOMENTS — GRANDMOTHER FOUND DEAD NEAR LAS VEGAS AIRPORT

LAS VEGAS — New surveillance footage has shed heartbreaking light on the final known moments of Alisa Goods, the 63-year-old New York grandmother who disappeared during a trip to Las Vegas and was later found dead near Harry Reid International Airport.

Goods, a mother of five and grandmother of five, disappeared on August 8, 2026, after leaving the home of a longtime friend to go shopping. Nearly two weeks later, her body was discovered in a drainage ditch near the airport.

Now, investigators say surveillance video captured what may have been her final moments.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, footage from August 8 shows Goods falling down an embankment, getting back up and then collapsing again.

After that, investigators observed no further movement.

Her location was hidden from view from the nearby street, meaning the footage may help explain why her body was not discovered until August 20.

SHE LEFT FOR A SIMPLE ERRAND — AND NEVER RETURNED

Goods had traveled from New York to Las Vegas to visit Roger John, a longtime friend she had known for about 20 years.

On August 8, she reportedly left his apartment near the Las Vegas Strip at around 12:45 p.m. to go to a nearby CVS.

She never came back.

Her family became increasingly alarmed and eventually reported her missing.

Because Goods had recently undergone several surgeries involving her legs, relatives were particularly concerned about her ability to walk long distances, especially in the intense Las Vegas heat.

Her daughter traveled to Las Vegas to help search for her mother, checking hospitals and morgues while the family appealed for information.

For almost two weeks, they had no idea where she was.

THEN POLICE FOUND HER BODY

In the early hours of August 20, police responded to a report of a deceased woman in a drainage-ditch area near Wayne Newton Boulevard and the Terminal 1 parking garage at Harry Reid International Airport.

Officers discovered the body and later identified the woman as Goods.

Her body had been in an area that could not be seen from the street.

The discovery brought an agonizing end to the family’s search — but it did not explain what happened to her.

Authorities have not released an official cause of death.

THE HAUNTING FOOTAGE

Investigators then reviewed airport surveillance footage from the day Goods disappeared.

What they saw provided a disturbing timeline.

Goods is seen near the airport before falling down an embankment.

She then manages to get back up.

But shortly afterward, she collapses again.

There is no further movement captured.

Police have not publicly said what caused Goods to fall or collapse.

The video establishes where she was and documents her final known movements, but it does not by itself explain whether she suffered a medical emergency, became injured or experienced another problem.

That remains under investigation.

THE MYSTERIOUS TEXTS THAT TERRIFIED HER FAMILY

While Goods was missing, another disturbing development raised fears that someone could have been involved in her disappearance.

Her relatives began receiving messages from her phone asking for help, gas money and Bitcoin.

The messages immediately alarmed the family.

Her niece, Alana Calloway, said she knew something was wrong and believed the person sending the messages was not Goods.

The strange communications became an important part of the family’s fears that foul play might have been involved.

But investigators have now indicated that the people behind those messages were “bad actors” unrelated to Goods’ disappearance.

In other words, the suspicious messages appear to have been a separate scam or exploitation attempt rather than evidence that someone was communicating on behalf of Alisa or was responsible for her death.

That distinction is important as investigators continue trying to determine exactly what happened to Goods.

HER FAMILY IS HEARTBROKEN

After learning that Goods had been found, her family released an emotional statement.

“We were notified that my aunt was found — unfortunately, not the way we wanted her to be,” Calloway said.

She described the moment as “unimaginable” and said the family was still trying to understand the circumstances surrounding Goods’ death.

The family thanked the public and media for helping spread information about her disappearance and asked for continued prayers and privacy while they mourn.

Goods’ daughter has also created a fundraiser to help with memorial and funeral expenses.

THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED

The surveillance footage has answered one crucial question: Goods was near the airport on the day she disappeared.

But it has not answered the questions her family needs answered most.

Why did she end up at the airport?

What happened before she reached the embankment?

What caused her first fall?

Why was she able to get back up before collapsing again?

And what ultimately caused her death?

Authorities have not announced a cause of death, and investigators have not publicly indicated that another person was responsible.

The case therefore remains under investigation.

A TRAGIC END TO A DESPERATE SEARCH

For nearly two weeks, Alisa Goods’ family hoped every new lead might bring her home safely.

Instead, they received the news every family fears.

A 63-year-old grandmother left a friend’s home in Las Vegas for what should have been an ordinary shopping trip.

She disappeared.

Her family searched desperately.

Messages from her phone created fears of foul play.

And then surveillance footage revealed a heartbreaking sequence near the airport: a woman falling, getting back up, and collapsing again.

Now her loved ones are left mourning while investigators continue searching for the missing pieces of her final hours.

The footage may have revealed Alisa Goods’ final moments — but it still hasn’t revealed why those moments ended in tragedy.