UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
ESTATE OF KYLE THOMAS BRENNAN,
by and through its Administrator,
Victoria L. Britton,
Plaintiff,
vs. Case No. 8:09-cv-00264-T-23-EAS
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY
FLAG SERVICE ORGANIZATION, INC.,
DENISE MISCAVIGE GENTILE,
GERALD GENTILE, and
THOMAS BRENNAN,
Defendants.
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DECLARATION OF VICTORIA L BRITTON ON FARRELL CONTACTS
The undersigned, Victoria L. Britton, declares the following:
1. I am over the age of 18, the mother of Kyle Brennan, and the court appointed
Administrator of his Virginia estate. The following is based upon my personal knowledge,
conversations I had with Tom Brennan and his sister, Carrie Farrell, and the receipts I have
from my son’s travels.
2. My son, Kyle Brennan, spent three days (January 5 through January 8, 2007), in
Des Moines, Iowa, looking at colleges. Wanting to visit California, and remembering that
he had two paternal aunts there, Kyle called Tom Brennan and asked him to call his
sisters, Cathleen and Caryl, in San Diego. Tom called back to say that it was OK for Kyle
to visit. Cathleen “Cathy” Brennan and Caryl “Carrie” Brennan Farrell both live in the San
Diego area. Cathy is unmarried with a history of psychiatric treatment.. Carrie is married
to Jeff Farrell.
3. Kyle had not seen or spoken to these aunts since 2000, the year Tom Brennan and
I were divorced. This would be the first time he had seen Cathy and Carrie in seven years.
During those years, Kyle had grown up from a 13-year-old adolescent into a 20-year-old
college student. Kyle had no special relationship with these two aunts.
4. On January 9, 2007, Kyle took Delta Airlines flight DL 3861 from Des Moines to San
Diego. He arrived at 12:36 p.m. and decided to spend his first night in San Diego in a hotel.
5. For the morning of January 10, it had been arranged that Cathy Brennan would pick
Kyle up in front of a Denny’s that was close to his hotel, and drive him to Carrie and Jeff
Farrell’s home. Far from caring about Kyle, Cathy Brennan forgot about the agreement and
left Kyle waiting at the Denny’s–in a place where he was a stranger--for seven hours (as
relayed to me by Carrie Farrell). That is why Kyle had few words for her. Given Cathy’s
unfamiliarity with Kyle, and her obvious lack of empathy, it’s very strange that she now
claims to know him well enough to state that, during his subsequent visit, he seemed to be
saying goodbye to family members. She eventually arrived and drove him to the Farrell’s
home.
6. Kyle stayed in the Farrell guest house until January 15. During this time I had
several telephone conversations with Tom Brennan. He told me that Kyle was doing well,
and was discussing with the Farrells his future plans. These included plans about getting
back into school and perhaps going into the Coast Guard. Tom said that the Farrells
encouraged Kyle to visit the local Coast Guard recruiter, and in fact Kyle’s personal items
returned to his home in Charlottesville include a note with the phone number of the San
Diego area Coast Guard headquarters. The note is in Carrie Farrell’s handwriting. For
these reasons, it’s odd that Carrie Farrell now claims that Kyle would not talk with her or
her husband about his future plans.
7. Kyle left the Farrell guest house on January 15, 2007–mainly because Carrie Farrell
told him that she was having it redecorated--and moved into a San Diego Motel 6. He
stayed there until January 24. Not knowing where Kyle was at this time, my husband and
I called the homeless shelters in the San Diego area. We gave them a detailed description
of Kyle, and they searched for us.
8. On January 22 I talked with Jeff Farrell. Kyle had his cell phone bills sent to the
home in Charlottesville. I was calling the numbers on the bill at random, hoping to locate
someone who had some information, when Jeff Farrell answered. Jeff expressed his
concern for his nephew, he said Kyle seemed troubled. I asked him if he knew Kyle was
on medication, and he responded that he did. In fact, Jeff said that Kyle had showed Carrie
the Lexapro bottle, and had told her that he needed it, it helped him. When I told Jeff that
that was different information from what Tom had given me, he replied that it was probably
due to Tom’s involvement with Scientology.
9. The next day, January 23, I filed a missing person’s report with the Albemarle
County Police. I also called the Farrell home and left a voice message regarding the
missing person’s report and asked them to please contact me directly if Kyle should call
them. Carrie Brennan Farrell returned my call late that afternoon. This was the only phone
conversation that I had with my former sister-in-law. It’s interesting that Carrie now claims
that she called me twice: once while Kyle was staying in her guest house, and again
immediately after he left. Neither of these claims is true. I spoke with her but once, in the
late afternoon of January 23, 8 days after Kyle moved out of her guest house. And this call
was one she was returning, not initiating.
10. In the conversation with Carrie she apologized profusely for not contacting me
sooner. Carrie stated that while Kyle was at her place, she and Tom Brennan had the
biggest argument that they had ever had. Carrie said that she had recommended that Kyle
speak with a friend of hers who’s a counselor. She said Tom got livid over the suggestion
and a huge confrontation ensued. I asked Carrie if Kyle had discussed his medication with
her. She said that yes, he had, and had showed her the Lexapro bottle saying that it
helped him. Carrie then ranted about Tom’s involvement with Scientology, she said she
was fed up with it. The Church of Scientology, she said, had been inundating her family
with anti-psychiatry literature. She said this started soon after she had to have her older
sister Cathy committed to a mental institution in 2006.
I declare under penalties of perjury, that the forgoing is true.
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