{"product_id":"blame-dustin-galer-9781770418479","title":"Blame: Death, Disability, and the Search for Justice for Guy Mitchell","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a man in care dies under terrible conditions, who is responsible? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping true story of death, disability, and systemic failure \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen police arrived, they uncovered a disturbing scene: a house of horror. No running water. No heat. Human waste filled the bathrooms and spread across floors and walls. There was no food. The people responsible for Guy's care had let his living conditions completely collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust two days earlier, the agency overseeing the home had approved it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlame\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs the events leading to Guy Mitchell's death, unfolding in flashbacks between the coroner's inquest and the months before everything went tragically wrong. As each layer of his care network is examined -- caregivers, agencies, oversight bodies -- a complex web of culpability emerges: warning signs missed, responsibilities deflected, and chances to intervene ignored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the urgency of investigative journalism and the tension of a legal thriller, and in consultation with those closest to Guy, \u003ci\u003eBlame \u003c\/i\u003eexposes how a system designed to protect society's most vulnerable instead failed them at every level. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat emerges is a powerful indictment of a broken system, and a reminder that the duty to care for society's most vulnerable ultimately lies with us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dustin Galer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770418474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770418479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs","brand":"Dustin Galer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520184398079,"sku":"9781770418479","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b65ebcf-76a9-4ae7-b365-ad434f53cc69.jpg?v=1778741247","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blame-dustin-galer-9781770418479","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}