Missing New York grandmother found dead near Las Vegas airport after mysterious Bitcoin texts

A New York grandmother who vanished without a trace while visiting Las Vegas earlier this month has been found dead, her family announced Friday.

Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old grandmother of five, was reported missing Aug. 10, two days after she was last seen leaving a friend's apartment near Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue, according to her family and a missing person report obtained by KLAS-TV.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police responded early Thursday after a caller reported a "deceased...