A REQUEST: ONE TEACHERS NAME COULD OPEN THE DOOR TO THE ANSWERS NEEDED 2026

 

THE AMNESIC PHOENIX OF CPTSD
Brian “Happy” Bryanson — Big Happy Texan

ONE TEACHER’S NAME COULD OPEN THE DOOR TO THE ANSWERS NEEDED FOR THE MISSING FROM LEE BRITAIN ELEMENTARY IN THE 1970’s

Who taught deaf education at Lee Britain Elementary in Irving, Texas, during the 1970’s - particularly during the regional program’s earliest years?

I urgently need help identifying a female teacher I remember from the Regional Day School for the Deaf at Lee Britain Elementary. Former pupils, retired educators, relatives, university alumni, and members of the Deaf community may hold the photograph or record that helps establish her name.

THE DOCUMENTED HISTORY GIVES US A STARTING POINT

Texas Senate Bill 803, enacted by the 63rd Legislature in 1973, established the regional day school framework for deaf education. The legislative citation is Acts 1973, 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, chapter 574. The legislation addressed regional programs, personnel, financing, and cooperation with school districts and institutions of higher learning.

Texas Legislative Reference Library — Senate Bill 803

Irving ISD’s own program history states that its Regional Day School Program for the Deaf was established in 1975. This provides a documented date for the Irving program, but we still need records showing when its classrooms opened at Lee Britain Elementary.

Irving ISD — Regional Day School Program for the Deaf

Was she one of the original teachers at that campus? If records place her there at the opening, she may have been an inaugural staff member. Her status as a founder or original teacher has not yet been established.

WHERE MIGHT SHE HAVE TRAINED?

A contemporary 1972–1973 directory of teacher-training programs for teachers of the deaf identifies these Texas institutions:

• Southern Methodist University, Dallas — Teacher Training Program for the Deaf, Department of Communicative Disorders.
• Texas Woman’s University, Denton — Education of the Deaf, Department of Speech.
• University of Houston — Teacher Training for the Education of the Deaf, College of Education.
• Trinity University, San Antonio — Education of the Deaf, Special Education Department.
• Texas Tech University, Lubbock — a special education contact listed within the directory of teacher-training programs for the deaf.

These are research leads, not evidence that she attended any particular university.

1972 teacher-training workshop manual — see PDF page 9

Lamar University is another possibility for training later in the decade: its institutional history dates the beginning of its deaf education master’s program to 1975. That timing would need to fit her actual employment and education history.

Lamar University — Deaf Education Program History

University education and state certification are separate records trails. I am seeking surviving academic program materials, placement records, and historical TEA certification records to establish her qualifications and assignments.

WHAT I REMEMBER—AND WHY THIS SEARCH MATTERS

I recall this woman being abducted from the grounds of Lee Britain Elementary after school hours. My recollection places her disappearance during the school year.

This is my witness account; her identity, the date, and the reported abduction have not been independently confirmed. I am seeking records and firsthand information that can establish what happened, including information that contradicts or corrects my recollections.

I have also documented recollections concerning other possible abductions associated with this school during approximately the same period. Identifying this teacher could provide a concrete starting point for comparing those accounts with employment records, missing-person reports, school correspondence, and independent witnesses.

One name cannot guarantee that other cases will be solved. But it could unlock records, identify colleagues and relatives, and give investigators a specific person and timeline to examine.

PLEASE HELP LOCATE

• Original program-opening documents and staff rosters.
• Dated class photographs, newsletters, or university placement records.
• Records of a teacher leaving unexpectedly during a school year.
• Firsthand recollections of an unexplained absence or an after-hours incident.

An employment departure alone does not establish an abduction. Please share what you personally know and identify the source of any information.

Please contact me privately before publicly naming a possible match.

Email contact only: CPTSDcoldcase@gmail.com
My writings: https://cptsdcoldcase.blogspot.com

Please share this appeal with former Lee Britain families, retired Irving educators, deaf education alumni, and Deaf community organizations.

Brian “Happy” Bryanson
Big Happy Texan
The Amnesic Phoenix of CPTSD

P.S.: I am adding an Evidence Review Tool for additional information ab out what I witnessed and to help any that wish to help brainstorm for additional ideas.

Deaf Education Teacher Evidence Review Tool

Reported acknowledgments and evidence leads
Working reference DET-01 | Prepared October 27, 2026

This tool organizes Brian “Happy” Bryanson’s account into source-linked statements, observations, and records that could test the account. It is intended to help a reviewer identify the woman and assess each lead. Independent verification remains outstanding.

Source and identification status

Source: DEAFED~1.DOC, 35 pages, titled Deaf Education Teacher at Lee Britian Elementary. The profile was begun April 6, 2026; its narrative also refers to April 9. All page references below refer to that source document.

The woman’s name is unknown. The source expressly identifies “deaf educator” as an inferred occupation based on proximity to the deaf education portable buildings when she was abducted. It describes the account as developing through recalled experiences and flashbacks over time (pp. 29–30). Repetition within this source is not independent corroboration.

Reported acknowledgments

ACK-01 — Statements about the search

Bryanson recalls Robert discussing the intensity of the search with the captive woman and describing interactions with her family.

Source: pp. 27–28.
Verification: Reported knowledge of the woman’s circumstances; exact wording, dates, and independent confirmation are absent.

ACK-02 — Household discussions about inquiries

Bryanson recalls Glenda updating Robert about an investigation and contact from the woman’s family.

Source: p. 31.
Verification: The conversations are paraphrased. This passage does not reproduce an explicit admission of abduction or killing.

ACK-03 — Reported transfer of investigative information

Bryanson recalls information reaching the household through Mrs. Alford, attributed to Sgt. Jim Alford.

Source: p. 31.
Verification: Clarify who said what and which exchanges Bryanson personally heard. The source and accuracy of the information remain unverified.

Reported observations and physical evidence leads

OBS-01 — Confrontation at the school

Bryanson recalls a woman intervening during a confrontation behind Lee Britain Elementary, being assaulted, and becoming unconscious.

Source: pp. 3, 17, 25.
Verification: Check historical campus layout, staff lists, and accounts from people present after school.

OBS-02 — Removal from the school

Bryanson recalls Robert carrying the woman to his car and placing her in its trunk.

Source: p. 25.
Verification: Seek vehicle identification, contemporary witnesses, and missing-person reports describing the scene.

OBS-03 — Subsequent confinement

Bryanson recalls visits to a small barn at a plant nursery where the woman was confined.

Source: pp. 7, 25, 27–28.
Verification: Identify the nursery, ownership dates, property history, and possible witnesses.

OBS-04 — Reported killing

Bryanson recalls the woman later being killed by hanging with other men present.

Source: pp. 9, 21.
Verification: Clarify location and date; identify the men and seek independent testimony or records.

PHY-01 — Dropped box and materials

Bryanson recalls the woman dropping a cardboard box and materials near the sidewalk.

Source: pp. 17–18.
Verification: Police recovery is inferred, not documented. A property inventory or contemporary report would establish whether anything was collected.

PHY-02 — Woman’s vehicle

The sheet describes the woman’s car remaining at the school.

Source: pp. 15–16.
Verification: Seek registration details, tow records, or a contemporary report of an unattended vehicle.

PHY-03 — Barn and confinement objects

The barn and confinement box are described in the recalled account.

Source: pp. 7, 25, 27–28.
Verification: Location, survival, and connection to an identified person remain unverified.

Additional witnesses and family contacts

WIT-01 — Person at a school window

Bryanson recalls someone looking outside before the confrontation and states that he does not know what the person witnessed.

Source: pp. 18, 23, 30.
Verification: Identify who occupied the room and seek an independent account without supplying expected answers.

WIT-02 — After-hours school staff

Custodians and other staff are potential sources concerning who remained on campus and whether anyone was reported missing.

Source: pp. 15–18.
Verification: Locate historical staffing records and any surviving witnesses. Their knowledge is not established.

WIT-03 — Family visits

Bryanson recalls an older man leading visits to the school to confront Glenda and a later group of women visiting his home to request the missing woman’s remains.

Source: pp. 12–13, 17.
Verification: Identify the visitors and confirm their relationship to the woman. Their requests are witness leads, not admissions by the accused people.

Records that could test the account

1. Establish the school years when Glenda worked at Lee Britain and Bryanson attended, creating a bounded search period.
2. Locate staff rosters and deaf education assignments for those years to test the inferred occupation and identify possible candidates.
3. Compare personnel departures with missing-person reports and other records. A payroll stop alone does not establish a crime.
4. Locate contemporary incident reports, property inventories, and vehicle records to test the school scene and possible physical evidence.
5. Identify the nursery and possible surviving witnesses to test the reported confinement location independently.

Unresolved disposal location

The source states that Bryanson did not witness this woman’s disposal and that the proposed DFW ravine location is a hypothesis (p. 13). Record it as an unverified disposal lead.

Fields for each future addition

Item ID • Date added • Original account • Source page • Exact quotation or paraphrase • Person with firsthand knowledge • Supporting record and custodian • Verification status • Unresolved questions