LAS VEGAS, NV — A family is desperate for answers after an Upper East Side woman disappeared while visiting Las Vegas and later, they say, suspicious text messages began coming from her phone.
Alisa Goods, 63, has been missing for ten days. Her niece, Alana Calloway, said the family wants to know why the case has not moved faster and why the messages from Goods’ phone turned into requests for money.
Family says Goods left for CVS and never returned
According to relatives, Goods was staying with a close friend in Las Vegas when she left the house on Saturday, Aug. 8, saying she was going to CVS. Family members say she never came back.
Calloway said they pushed for a missing persons report after learning Goods had not returned. She said there was a delay before the report was filed and later shared concerns about how long it took for the case to reach a detective.
Texts from her phone raised new concerns
While trying to reach Goods by phone, Calloway said someone answered but did not speak before hanging up. She said that last Wednesday, someone again picked up the phone, then began texting and identifying themselves as Goods.
The messages, according to the family, asked for Bitcoin and said, “you didn’t send the money, you said you did.” Calloway said she replied, “Video call me!!!” and received a response asking for money to fix the phone before a call could happen.
Las Vegas police say the investigation is ongoing
Calloway said a detective later told the family that Goods was “not a priority,” language that left relatives frustrated as they tried to keep the search moving.
The family has traveled to Las Vegas to speak with police in person. A Las Vegas Police Department response shared by ABC7 said, “Alisa Goods is still a missing person and the investigation is ongoing.”
Relatives say they want her found alive and brought home
Calloway said the family is holding onto hope that Goods will be found safe. She described her aunt as fit and full of life and said the family is trying to stay focused on getting answers.
“We want to find her. We want to find her well and alive. We want her home,” Calloway said.
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