The alleged writings of the shooter who took the lives of six people, including three children, at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, in March have been leaked, according to a new report from podcaster Steven Crowder, prompting local officials to investigate the source of the leak.
Metro Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell said in a statement on Monday he had directed the city’s legal Director to initiate an investigation into the leak, but did not address the veracity of the documents. Other agencies have been unable to verify the veracity of the documents when asked to do so by The Epoch Times on Monday, November 6.
“I have directed Wally Dietz, Metro’s Law Director, to initiate an investigation into how these images could have been released,” O’Connell said in the statement. “That investigation may involve local, state, and federal authorities. I am deeply concerned with the safety, security, and well-being of the Covenant families and all Nashvillians who are grieving.”
He added the indecent “naturally invokes additional emotional trauma” and directed families or individuals who need support to reach out to professionals at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (615-891-4724), MNPD support counselors (615-862-7773) or MNPS Family Information Center (615-259-INFO).
The Epoch Times is still working to confirm the veracity of the supposed manifesto of which three pages were uploaded to Mr. Crowder’s website, allegedly written by Audrey Hale, 28, the shooter identified by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD).
The Supposed Leak
In a video posted Monday to YouTube and Rumble, Mr. Crowder said the manifesto was leaked to his investigative team the “Mug Club” and shared screenshots of portions of the document. The Louder with Crowder show did not respond to a request for comment from The Epoch Times before press time.
A spokeswoman for MNPD said there was “no information” they could provide at this time when reached via phone Monday morning. So far, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said that they “can offer no such confirmation” of the documents, according to a spokesman of the agency.
An attorney for MNPD did not respond to a request for comment prior to press time, while an attorney from the public relations firm representing the Covenant School said that they “don’t have anything to share.”
The lead attorney representing the parents in lawsuits regarding the release of the documents, Eric Osborne, said in an email Monday that the parents “may” have “something to say later today,” indicating a possible statement.
Parents have argued in court, through Osborne, that the writings should never be released to avoid causing psychological harm to survivors, ensure safety at the school, and avoid a “copycat” attack.
Alleged Writings Detail Hate-Fueled Attack
Mr. Crowder read portions of the manifesto on his show, which detailed what could have been years of hate-fueled planning of the attack.
In one page, Hale, who was also known as Aiden and identified by police as a female-to-male transgender person, said she was nearly “caught” planning the attack, “especially back in the summer of 2021.”
The writings, which MNPD Chief John Drake described as a “manifesto” in the days after the attack and later referred to as a “series of writings,” include various references to murdering children, which she referred to as “crackers,” a racial slur for Caucasians.
She also referred to the children as having “white [privilege]” while going to “fancy private schools” with their “fancy khakis and sports backpacks” in their parents’ “mustangs and convertibles.”
Hale used the name Audrey and Aiden in different pages that were leaked, while using the name Aiden on a page seemingly written on the day of the shooting.
That morning, she wrote that “the day has finally come” and that she was “a little nervous, but excited too.”
She continued, saying she had “been excited for the past 2 weeks” indicating further how the attack was intricately pre-planned.
“Can’t believe I’m doing this, but I’m ready… I hope my victims aren’t. My only fear is if anything goes wrong, I’ll do my best to prevent any of the sort,” she added.
She ended her “death day” page with a twisted wish, that she would “have a high death count” and that she was “ready to die.”
Expletive Laden February Entry
In a page supposedly written on Feb. 3, a month before the attack, she went on an expletive-laden attack on the children themselves, of which one of the three she murdered was only 9 years old.
She wrote the following on the leaked page: “Kill those kids!!!” while attacking them for their “white privilege” and continuing her expletive-laden rant.
“[expletive] you little [expletive]. I wish to shoot you [expletive] w/ your mop yellow hair. Wanna kill all you little crackers!!! Bunch of little [expletive] w/ your white privlages [sic]. [expletive] you [expletive].”
Schedule of Terror
The third page of the leaked writings detail her desired schedule for how her “death day” would unfold.
She wrote she would begin her day early, eating breakfast at home, which she circled in a heart shape, before packing up her belongings and heading to a West Nashville shooting range.
Next, the notes indicate that she recorded a 10-minute long “final video tape” before heading to the school.
Once on campus, she details preparing for the attack, locking and loading her weapons, and opening fire toward a specific entrance.
She ends the schedule with “Let massacre begin. Time2die.”
What Happened
In late March, Hale entered the Covenant School, a private Christian school located on the campus of Covenant Presbyterian Church in south Nashville, leaving six dead, including three children.
MNPD has kept various records related to the inci99dent, including a “manifesto” from the shooter, under wraps, prompting appeals from media outlets and other organizations for the release of these documents.
In recent weeks a Tennessee Court of Appeals panel heard arguments on whether or not it was appropriate for a lower court to allow parents to become third-party interveners in the lawsuits seeking to force MNPD to release the documents.
A lower court this summer ruled to allow the Covenant School parents, church, and school to join the lawsuit as third-party interveners. The plaintiffs, who disagreed with that decision, took their appeal to the higher court on May 30.
Arguments in the lower court over the merits of the case have not even been argued yet—as the immediate appeal of the court’s decision to allow intervention led the higher court to issue a stay to halt those proceedings back in June as the appeal process plays out.
Originally, the lower court under Davison County Chancellor I’Ashea Myles declined to put the proceedings on hold, but the appellate court’s order took precedence over her ruling. The reason given by the higher court was to ensure all parties’ rights were adequately protected during the appeal process.
It is unclear whether the supposed leak of portions of the so-called manifesto will impact the pending court cases.
From The Epoch Times
