The trial pattern sure looks like it was orchestrated. No questions about the Motive and what was in the briefcase?
This isn't true. Scientology terms were mentioned in emails. A document from a Scientology folder (perhaps in the briefcase) where Fowler called Ciancio an "extortionist" was admitted into evidence and explained to the jury. A controversial donation to Scientology was a central feature of the case, even if Scientology was just referred to "as an organization which supported Fowler's beliefs".
This isn't OSA's dream - it's closer to their nightmare, I think.
And hoo boy if there's a civil suit in continuation of this.
How come the news outlets never say "Reverend Rex Fowler convicted".
All of them mention that he was a high-level Scientologist. Some mention the "minister" stuff, but as anyone who's been inside knows, a Scientology "minister" is a largely meaningless title. How many hours is the minister course again? And the org "chaplain" is a PR position, for crying out loud. His OT level, and the fact that he forced Scientology on his employees is the most relevant facts about his Scientology involvement here, and that has been mentioned.
I smell a Rat
1. 4 days from Jury Selection to conviction.
Open and shut case where the defense were not allowed - perhaps by Fowler - to claim insanity or "Scientology made me do it".
2. Motive not established
Yes it has.
3. None of Rex's Scientology staff called as character witnesses so they can't be cross examined.
Staff were called to give relevant evidence. There was no point calling anyone to say "Fowler is a great guy" since the facts were clear and Scientology want nothing to do with him.
4. No mention of briefcase contents or evidence found within.
If the folder with Scientology documents which were allowed into evidence came from the briefcase, then the most relevant parts of it have been shown to the jury already. This is not 100% sure though.
It could become evidence in a civil lawsuit though.
5. The fact that Rex is a reverend is never mentioned in the trial.
Not really relevant since there was no evidence that Rex had been ordered by the higher ups to kill Ciancio.
6. No mention of deeding over the Business building to Scientology/WISE member as part of liquidation of assets (Don't hold me to this one I was skimming a pantload of documents and that is what I thought I read)
If this is true, and there was values left in the company, then that deeding would give another excellent reason to add Scientology as a defendant in a civil lawsuit.
The Attorneys and the Judge Should be investigated for possible clam juice contamination.
I don't think so. The defense attorneys maybe, but they wouldn't need to be scientology influenced in any other ways than that they were hired by
an OT6 Scientology reverend. (Fowler - duh.)
Here's my take:
I think he never intended suicide in the first place but intended to kill Ciancio and brought the psychiatric living will, notes etc with him so that he was protected from the psychs and in compliancee with CoS on the materials after the deed was done - knowing that he'd be hauled off somewhere after it was over.
I think he attemped a cowardly attempt at suicide when he realized what he did
Yours is the most logical explanation for the evidence. If the defense argument was to be true, Fowler either intended to be found by Ciancio, or he had completely forgotten about the meeting with Ciancio. And they've introduced no evidence or testimony to support either of those. Maybe they could have also tried to claim that Fowler intended to kill himself in Ciancio's presence, to shock him and make a statement like Budd Dwyer, but that was negated by the defense's opening and closing statements.
