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Mar 5, 2011
Division at software company over Scientology apparent before 2009 shooting — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Monte Whaley
Source: Denver Post
Fowler Software Design ran smoothly and profitably for years, even as the staff was divided between Scientologists and nonmembers of the controversial group. But a full-blown schism developed after employees learned that the company's founder — 59-year-old William Rex Fowler — gave as much as $250,000 of the firm's money to the Church of Scientology, according to witness statements given to investigators. Those conflicts were readily apparent after 42-year-old Thomas Ciancio, a non-Scientologist, was shot and killed by Fowler on Dec. ...
Item contributed by: Sponge
Feb 25, 2011
Rex Fowler Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder — abc 7News Denver
More: thedenverchannel.com, 9news.com, denverpost.com, kwgn.com
Type: Press
Author(s): Tyler Lopez
Source: abc 7News Denver
DENVER — After just two hours of deliberation, an Adams County jury found Rex Fowler guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of his former business partner. Fowler, 59, was immediately sentenced to life in prison. The fact that Fowler shot and killed Thomas Ciancio was never in dispute. What was in dispute was whether the act was deliberate and pre-planned. Prosecutors argued the fact that Ciancio was shot three times in the face could not be an accident — it ...
Item contributed by: Sponge
Feb 24, 2011
Fowler trial day 2: Ex-Fowler Software CEO tears up on stand // Rex Fowler on trial for killing Thomas Ciancio — Denver Channel (Colorado)
Type: Press
Author(s): Alan Gathright
Source: Denver Channel (Colorado)
BRIGHTON, Colo. – A software company founder is being tried for first-degree murder. Rex Fowler is accused of shooting and killing business partner Thomas Ciancio in December 2009. TheDenverChannel's Alan Gathright is in the courtroom and will be blogging throughout the trial. This is his blog on Day 2. 4:30 PM – The former president and CEO of Fowler Software choked back tears on the stand Thursday afternoon, recalling how she arranged the fateful meeting between Tom Ciancio and Rex Fowler ...
Feb 23, 2011
Fowler trial day 1: Fowler branded slaying victim 'extortionist,' DA says // Rex Fowler on trial for killing Thomas Ciancio — Denver Channel (Colorado)
Type: Press
Author(s): Alan Gathright
Source: Denver Channel (Colorado)
BRIGHTON, Colo. – The trial of a software company founder is underway in Brighton. Rex Fowler is accused of shooting and killing business partner Thomas Ciancio in December 2009. TheDenverChannel's Alan Gathright is in the courtroom and will be blogging throughout the trial. This is his blog on Day 1. 4:30 PM -Battle Over Scientology Evidence In a dramatic moment, defense attorney Sarah Quinn objected to prosecutors introducing in evidence a manila folder belonging to Fowler. The judge had the jury ...
Feb 22, 2011
Software firm founder faces murder trial // Judge: Defendant's Scientology ties irrelevant in ex-partner's slaying — Denver Channel (Colorado)
Type: TV
Author(s): Alan Gathright
Source: Denver Channel (Colorado)
BRIGHTON, Colo. – The murder trial starts Wednesday morning for an Adams County software firm founder accused in the 2009 execution-style shooting of his former business partner. William Rex Fowler is charged with first-degree murder. He's accused of shooting Thomas Ciancio, 42, three times in the head with a 9mm Glock handgun when Ciancio came to collect a $9,000 severance payment at Fowler Software Design in Adams County on Dec. 30, 2009. Fowler, 58, has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he ...
Feb 16, 2011
Judge: Scientology no issue in Fowler murder case — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Monte Whaley
Source: Denver Post
BRIGHTON — The upcoming first-degree murder trial of an Adams County business owner with links to the Church of Scientology will be about the facts of the case and not the defendant's religion, the presiding judge said today. "Someone's religion has never been an issue in my courtroom and it won't be in this case," said Adams County District Judge Francis Wasserman. Wasserman spoke in a pre-trial hearing for 58-year-old William Rex Fowler, accused of shooting his former business partner on ...
May 20, 2010
Software firm founder pleads not guilty in slaying of ex-partner — Denver Channel (Colorado)
Type: Press
Author(s): Alan Gathright
Source: Denver Channel (Colorado)
BRIGHTON, Colo. – An Adams County software firm founder accused in the execution-style shooting of his former business partner pleaded not guilty Thursday. William Rex Fowler is charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 30 slaying of Thomas Ciancio at their office, Fowler Software Design. The case has been marked by bizarre revelations ever since heavily armed SWAT officers surrounded the building near Federal Heights, unsure whether the "gunman" was barricaded inside. During the initial confusion, the 42-year-old Ciancio, the former ...
Apr 10, 2010
Adams County judge orders William Fowler to be tried for first-degree murder in ex-business partner's death — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Monte Whaley
Source: Denver Post
BRIGHTON — William Rex Fowler lured his former business partner into a deadly trap last year, killing 42-year-old Thomas Ciancio over claims Fowler was embezzling money from the company he founded, an Adams County prosecutor said Friday. But the second half of Fowler's plan failed when the 58-year-old tried unsuccessfully to kill himself, prosecutor Dave Young said in a preliminary hearing. "His intent was suicide," Young said. "He was going to take care of his business before he took care of ...
Apr 9, 2010
Fowler to stand trial for business partner murder — KCNC-TV (Denver)
More: Youtube
Type: Press
Author(s): Shaun Boyd
Source: KCNC-TV (Denver)
THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) — An Adams County judge says a man, accused of shooting a former business partner, will stand trial. The first degree murder trial will begin May 19. Prosecutors claim Rex Fowler shot himself after shooting Thomas Ciancio on Dec. 30. The prosecution presented four witnesses during Friday's preliminary hearing. Fowler has been charged with first degree murder. He appeared in court wearing shackles around his wrists and ankles. An Adams County Sheriff's Deputy testified that Fowler seemed dazed ...
Feb 17, 2010
Judge: Medical records must be released in Adams office-slaying trial — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Monte Whaley
Source: Denver Post
BRIGHTON — A district judge's ruling last week may aid prosecutors in their claim that William Rex Fowler was not defending himself when he shot to death his former business partner at an Adams County software company. Adams County District Judge Francis Wasserman ordered that all medical records concerning Fowler's treatment at Denver Health Medical Center be released to prosecutors. Fowler, 58, is accused of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Thomas Ciancio. Investigators say Fowler shot Ciancio, 42, three ...
Feb 2, 2010
Judge orders DNA test for Adams County shooting suspect — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Monte Whaley
Source: Denver Post
BRIGHTON — A shackled and dazed-looking William Rex Fowler was ordered to submit to a DNA test Monday as Adams County prosecutors began building a murder case against the 58-year-old software entrepreneur accused of killing his former business partner. Fowler is accused of shooting 42-year-old Thomas Ciancio three times in the head on Dec. 30 at Fowler Software Design. District Judge Francis Wasserman, in a short hearing, ruled Fowler must give samples of his DNA to investigators but held off on ...
Feb 1, 2010
Fowler makes court appearance in Adams murder case — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Monte Whaley
Source: Denver Post
BRIGHTON — A DNA test was ordered today for a 58-year-old businessman and founder of an Adams County software company accused of killing his former business partner. Adams County District Judge Francis Wasserman this morning also set an April 9 preliminary hearing for William Rex Fowler, who appeared in court shackled and wearing surgical scrubs. Fowler allegedly shot and killed 42-year-old Thomas Ciancio on Dec. 30 at Fowler Software Design. Investigators say Fowler shot Ciancio three times in the head with ...
Jan 31, 2010
Special Report: Denver murder may be linked to Scientology — Catholic Online
Jan 27, 2010
Man's Scientology faith ripples through AdCo murder probe // Victim accused software firm founder of diverting $200,000 to unidentified 'church' — Denver Channel (Colorado)
Type: TV
Author(s): Alan Gathright
Source: Denver Channel (Colorado)
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. – Among the mysteries in software firm founder William Rex Fowler's alleged killing of ex-partner Thomas Ciancio is whether Fowler's self-professed devotion to the Church of Scientology played a role in the workplace shooting. The 58-year-old Fowler was charged last week with premeditated, first-degree murder in the Dec. 30 shooting of Ciancio, who had gone to Fowler Software Design to receive a $9,900 severance payment, according to a statement by an Adams County sheriff's detective supporting Fowler's arrest. ...
Jan 23, 2010
Adams County software-firm owner charged in killing of ex-business partner — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Jeremy P. Meyer
Source: Denver Post
A 58-year-old businessman and founder of an Adams County software company was arrested Friday on murder charges in a bizarre office shooting at the end of the year that left him injured and another man dead. Adams County District Attorney Don Quick filed charges against William Rex Fowler in the shooting death of 42-year-old Thomas Ciancio, his former business partner at Fowler Software Design. Investigators say Fowler shot Ciancio three times in the head with a 9mm Glock handgun when Ciancio ...
Jan 23, 2010
Man charged in shooting death of former business partner — KUSA-TV Denver
More: Youtube
Type: TV
Author(s): Lori Obert
Source: KUSA-TV Denver
ADAMS COUNTY - It's been a month since the fatal shooting at a software design company in Adams County. The man who owned the company, William "Rex" Fowler, was shot. Fowler's business partner, Thomas Ciancio was killed. Fowler was charged with first-degree murder on Friday. In court documents released Friday, the Adams County District Attorney said Fowler shot his business partner over a disagreement. Ciancio, 42, of Castle Rock was shot several times in the head at the Fowler Software Design ...
Jan 22, 2010
Adams Co. business owner thought to be victim now charged with murder — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Jeremy P. Meyer
Source: Denver Post
William Rex Fowler, 58, at first to believed to be the victim in a Dec. 30 shooting at his Adams County office, has been arrested and charged with the murder of his former business partner. Investigators say Fowler shot Tommy Ciancio, 42, three times in the head with a 9mm Glock handgun when Ciancio came to Fowler Software Design to collect $9,900 in severance. Ciancio, who was Fowler Software's chief operating officer, resigned Nov. 23, 2009 in a dispute over the ...
Jan 22, 2010
Adams Co. software exec charged with murder / Former employees cite finances as friction between victim, assailant — KDVR Denver
More: Youtube
Type: TV
Author(s): Tammy Vigil
Source: KDVR Denver
BRIGHTON - A man once thought to be a victim of a workplace shooting is now officially a murder suspect. The Adams County district attorney's office announced the arrest of Rex Fowler, of Broomfield, for allegedly killing a partner in his company, Thomas Ciancio, of Castle Rock. The DA's office also made available an arrest warrant affidavit containing details of the killing, and for the first time, a motive. On Dec. 30, Ciancio had walked inside Fowler software design to collect ...
Jan 22, 2010
Affidavit and application for arrest warrant / People of the State of colorado vs. Fowler, William Rex
More: scribd.com
Jan 2, 2010
Shooting victim's kin, friends to celebrate his life — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Jeremy P. Meyer
Source: Denver Post
At the end of a work day, more often than not, the best place to find Tommy Ciancio was at his favorite table at the Fowl Line restaurant in Castle Rock, surrounded by friends or family and a platter of chicken wings. That's where his friends and relatives will gather Monday after a celebration of his life at New Hope Presbyterian Church. Ciancio, 42, was shot to death Wednesday in an unresolved homicide case being investigated by the Adams County Sheriff's ...
Jan 1, 2010
AdCo Shocker: Dead 'Suspect' Now Called Murder 'Victim' / Authorities: Business Owner Once Deemed 'Victim' May Become 'Suspect' — Denver Channel (Colorado)
Type: TV
Author(s): Tyler Lopez, Alan Gathright
Source: Denver Channel (Colorado)
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. – In a stunning turnabout, a dead man called a "suspect" just 24 hours ago is now deemed the murder victim in a double shooting at an Adams County office building. Adams County Coroner James Hibbard said the investigation shifted when an autopsy revealed that Thomas P. Ciancio had been shot more than once in the head during a clash with his ex-boss, William Rex Fowler, who was also shot. "At this time we're listing (Ciancio) as the ...
Jan 1, 2010
Coroner: Man first reported to be gunman in Adams County shooting was victim — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Jeremy P. Meyer
Source: Denver Post
The investigation into a shooting at an Adams County office building took a turn Thursday when authorities said the man who was first reported to be the shooter was instead a victim. The Adams County Sheriff's Office said Thomas Ciancio, 42, of Castle Rock, "was the victim of a hom icide and not the gunman." Authorities wouldn't say who shot Ciancio, one of 10 children of a prominent Adams County family, or how his employer wound up with a gunshot wound ...
Jan 1, 2010
Shooting victim's family wants to clear his name — 9News (Colorado)
Type: Press
Source: 9News (Colorado)
ADAMS COUNTY - When Charlotte Ciancio first heard reports her brother was the gunman in an office shooting, she could not believe it. "We were absolutely angry about that. We were," Charlotte Ciancio, sister of 42-year-old Thomas Ciancio, said. "We know Thomas. We know that person they were describing was not our brother." Wednesday morning, Thomas Ciancio went to Fowler Software Design at 84th Avenue and Delaware Street in Adams County. He had worked for owner Rex Fowler for three years, ...
Dec 31, 2009
Original suspect called homicide victim in Adams shooting — Denver Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Howard Pankratz
Source: Denver Post
Thomas P. Ciancio, a former employee of the software company founded by Rex Fowler, was identified today as the man found dead hours after Fowler was critically injured after being shot at his office complex. The Adams County Coroner said Thursday afternoon that Ciancio was shot more than once in the head and the wounds do not appear to be self-inflicted. The autopsy and investigation suggests that Ciancio is a homicide victim, Coroner James Hibbard said in a press release. The ...
Dec 31, 2009
Software exec wounded in Adams Co. office shooting — Associated Press
Type: Press
Source: Associated Press
FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (AP) - A man found dead in an Adams County office building where a software executive was shot is a past employee of the software company. The Adams County coroner said Thursday that Thomas Ciancio of Castle Rock died from apparent gunshot wounds to his head. However, the coroner says exactly how he died and his involvement in the shooting of the executive, 58-year-old Rex Fowler, are still under investigation. Initial 911 callers reported that Fowler had been ...
Jul 6, 2008
Letters to the Editor // Scientologist takes umbrage at remark — Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado)
Type: Press
Source: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado)
Rex Fowler, Denver I was surprised that out of all of the remarks that comedian Kathy Griffin made during the fourth season debut of her TV show, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, the Rocky Mountain News chose to include a discriminatory remark about my religion ("Griffin always 'on,' "" Spotlight, June 11). If the remark had been about Judaism or Islam, would the Rocky have included it in the article? I am very proud to be a Scientologist. I ...
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