A Brooklyn woman has been missing since August 8th while visiting a friend in Las Vegas, and her family fears the worst as they have received alarming text messages from her phone demanding bitcoin.
Alisa Goods, 63, was reported missing after she left her friend Roger John’s apartment near Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue to go to a nearby CVS pharmacy. Her niece, Alana Calloway, described the situation as out of character for Goods.
John, who has known Goods for nine years and hosts her during her visits to Las Vegas, last saw her when she left his apartment around 12:45 p.m. on August 8th. He reported her missing after she did not return for several hours. He has since begun distributing missing person flyers in the neighborhood.
Goods’ cell phone was reportedly disconnected until August 12th, four days after she was reported missing. At that point, the phone began sending text messages to her family. Calloway reported that the messages, which appeared to be from Goods, became increasingly suspicious.
Calloway stated that she attempted to engage the person on the other end, who claimed to be experiencing credit card issues at a gas station. Calloway found this claim suspicious, as Goods did not have a car during her trip. The requests soon shifted to demands for bitcoin. Calloway also noted that the person on the phone mentioned a name, "Kelly," which is not familiar to their family, further raising suspicions that it was not Goods communicating with them.
Goods’ son, Keven Newton, also began receiving similar text messages soliciting money.
According to Calloway, the Las Vegas Metro Police informed her that Goods did not qualify as a priority missing person case due to not having a disability. As of August 17th, with Goods having been missing for a week, her family has been contacting local hospitals, the coroner’s office, and jails in an effort to find her. They are appealing to the public for any information, no matter how small, that might help locate Goods.