In a twisted turn of events, a New York grandmother’s mysterious disappearance during a Las Vegas trip has taken a chilling twist. As days passed without any sign of her return, her family began to receive unsettling text messages from her phone, ominously demanding Bitcoin.
Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old grandmother who cherished her time with her five grandchildren, was reported missing on August 10th, just two days after she was last seen. The last sighting of her was near the intersection of Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue, as documented by a missing person report and confirmed by KLAS-TV.
At the time of her disappearance, Goods was staying with her longtime friend Roger John. According to John, she left his apartment at approximately 12:45 p.m. on August 8th, intending to catch a bus to a nearby CVS to purchase iron pills.
Tragically, she never returned from that outing.
Just days after her disappearance, Goods’ family began receiving eerie text messages sent from her phone. The correspondence, capturing the family’s attention and concern, has added a chilling layer to her sudden vanishing. (Source: Facebook)
“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,” John told the station.
Alisa Goods has been missing since Aug. 8, according to her family. (Facebook/Black and Missing, Inc.)
John said he initially wasn’t alarmed because Goods sometimes spent hours out shopping. When she didn’t return, he began calling and texting her without success and later contacted her family.
Goods’ family says the text messages from her phone asked for gas money and Bitcoin. (Facebook)
“This is not like her to just go missing,” Goods’ niece, Alana Calloway, told the outlet. “She has a family that loves her, cares about her. We want her home and want her home safe and alive.”
On Aug. 12, Goods’ family says messages started coming from her phone.
The person asked for gas money and Bitcoin, requests the family found suspicious because Goods doesn’t drive and didn’t have a car in Las Vegas.
“I said, ‘What do you need gas for? The car?’ My aunt does not drive. There is no car,” Calloway told CBS News.
Goods is a resident of New York and was visiting a friend in Las Vegas at the time she disappeared. (Facebook)
The family says they still don’t know who is texting from Goods’ phone, raising the possibility that she had been kidnapped.
“If they have her phone, there’s a possibility that they have her,” Calloway told the outlet. “I want to know that she’s OK and that she is alive.”
The family has checked local hospitals, jails and the coroner’s office but has found no sign of Goods. Her daughter, Kristen, traveled to Las Vegas to help search for her.
“I am hoping to God for the best, but my heart can’t take what it could be, which is the worst,” Kristen Goods told the station.
Goods’ family raised the possibility of a kidnapping when speaking to news outlets. (Facebook)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMPD) told CBS News that Goods’ missing person case remains active and asked anyone with information to contact investigators.
News Media has reached out to LVMPD but did not immediately hear back.