Blame
Death, Disability, and the Search for Justice for Guy Mitchell
$32.75
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2026
Summary
When a man in care dies under terrible conditions, who is responsible?
A gripping true story of death, disability, and systemic failure
On April 29, 2012, Guy Mitchell — a 38-year-old man with development disabilities — died alone and confused in a dark underground tank on the rural property where he lived.
When police arrived, they uncovered a disturbing scene: a house of horror. No running water. No heat. Human waste filled the bathr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770418479 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770418474 |
| Author: | Dustin Galer |
| Publisher: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Imprint: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Galer’s indictment of disability care is unmistakable. This is a sobering portrait of a system failing the people it was meant to protect.” — Publishers Weekly
Dustin Galer
Dustin Galer is an award-winning writer, biographer, and historian known for his writing on disability history and labor. He has his doctorate in history from the University of Toronto and is the author of Beryl: The Making of a Disability Activist and Working Towards Equity: Disability Rights Activism and Employment in Late Twentieth-Century Canada. He lives in Hamilton, ON.
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