Full Diary Of Nashville Elementary School Shooter Released Amid Legal Battle

The Tennessee Star released the full diary of Audrey Hale, who murdered six people in March 2023 at a Christian school in Nashville, on Tuesday.

The journal is nearly 100 pages long, and its contents reflect that Hale, who identified as transgender, had a hatred for society and was deeply disturbed by her belief that she was born in the wrong body. The Star’s decision to publish the journal in full comes amid an ongoing legal battle between The Covenant School and families of the victims, who did not want the journal to be released, and organizations that wanted the documents to be in the public domain, according to CNN.

“Today is the day. The day has finally come! I can’t believe its (sic) here. Don’t know how I was able to get this far, but here I am,” reads an entry dated March 27, 2023, the day of the shooting. “Im (sic) a little nervous, but excited too. Been excited for the past 2 weeks. There were several times I could have been caught, especially back in the summer of 2021. None of that matters now. Im (sic) almost an hour + 7 minutes away. Can’t believe Im doing this, but Im (sic) ready… I hope my victims aren’t.”

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