Carol Reiff's Death and Disappearance Still Not Solved

The investigation continued Friday into the disappearance and death of Carol Reiff, a Gloucester Township resident whose body was found in a wooded area near her home at the Lakeview Apartments on June 24.

Reiff, 59, an insurance company worker and avid jogger, was scheduled to meet her daughter for a day at the beach June 21, but never showed up.

Her death has not been ruled a homicide by the medical examiner, but the prosecutor’s office and Gloucester Township Police Department consider the matter a criminal investigation. Reiff's body was badly decomposed when it was discovered.

Her daughter, Dawn Centanni, made a personal appeal this week to ask for clues in the disappearance and death of her mother. Centanni, 40, of Manahawkin, held a news conference at the Camden County Prosecutor's Office in Camden on Monday to announce a $4,150 reward for information about what happened to her mother.

In a video posted with this article, Centanni said she knew something was wrong when her mother didn't show up for a planned day at the beach.

"We've a very close family," Centanni said. "I talked to her every day or almost every day. When she didn't respond to my messages and texts, I knew something was wrong right away."

Centanni said she last spoke with her the day before. Reiffs remains were found June 24 in a wooded area near her home in the 500 block of Lower Landing Road, near the Route 42 highway entrance.

Anyone with information on Reiff's death is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Investigator Chuck Farrell at 856-225-8653 or Gloucester Township Police Det. Bill Westphal at 856-228-4500.

Information may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org or sent anonymously to the GTPD Anonymous Crime Tip Line: 856-842-5560.

To send an anonymous tip by text message to Gloucester Township Police, text the keyword GLOTWP and your tip message to 847411 (tip411). Anonymous tips also may be entered online.

An additional $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction is being administered by the Citizens Crime Commission. Anonymous tipsters will be eligible to receive the reward if they call through that organization’s tip line at 215-546-TIPS.

For more coverage of Reiff's death and the reaction from neighbors, see: 

• Township Woman Reported Missing, Car Found at Home
• Carol Reiff's Body Found in Woods, Police Confirm
• Lakeview Resident Calls the Complex 'The Jungle'
• Lakeview Resident Talks About Fears After Dead Woman Found in Bushes
• Some Lakeview Residents Don't Feel Safe After Dead Woman Found in Bushes