Missing New York City grandmother found dead near airport in Las Vegas
A 63-year-old New York City grandmother who went missing in Las Vegas was found dead near Harry Reid International Airport. Police believe she fell down an embankment and are investigating suspicious text messages sent from her phone after her disappearance.
Why it matters
The case highlights the dangers of travel-related accidents and the prevalence of predatory scams targeting families of missing persons.
The body of a missing 63-year-old grandmother from New York City was found near Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, police said Friday. Police said security camera footage showed that Alisa Goods had fallen down an embankment and collapsed and couldn’t be seen from the adjacent roadway, Wayne Newton Boulevard. Her body was found in a drainage ditch near a parking structure Thursday after someone called to report a body near the airport, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. The security video is from Aug. 8, it said, the day Goods’ family said she went missing in Las Vegas while visiting a friend. Goods was from Brooklyn, family has said.
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