On Jan. 12, 2012, Doug Reil was awakened early in the morning by his son, who told him, not for the first time, his theory about the federal government conspiring to overcharge people for prescription drugs.
Jason Reil, 33 at the time, felt it was his responsibility to find the truth. Agitated and unfocused without the antipsychotic medication hed stopped taking to treat schizophrenia, Jason told his dad, I gotta go for a walk.
He was itching to get going, Doug said in 2013. I said, Jason, promise me youll take your medications today and call your doctor and tell them what you told me. He said, Yeah, Ill do that.
Doug never saw his son again. In June 2014, just 57 years old, Doug died, heartbroken, depressed and tired.
I think at that point he was just giving up, Dougs sister-in-law, Tammy, said recently. He was so tired. He didnt want to do it anymore.
In memory of Doug, his brother, Ken Reil and Kens wife Tammy Charles-Reil, have renewed the search. Although Ken and Tammy now live in South Carolina, this weekend, friends will distribute fliers throughout midcoast Maine offering $500 for for any information that directly leads to locating Jason.
