Timeline unclear on release of Covenant School shooter’s writings

(The Center Square) – The timeline for the release of the writings of the person who killed six people at Nashville’s Covenant School is unclear.

The Tennessee Court of Appeals sent a case seeking the writings of Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a female who identified as male, back to the Davidson County Chancery Court for release. Hale shot and killed three children and three school staff in March 2023 before being shot and killed by responding police officers.

The Tennessee Star and its editor-in-chief, Michael Patrick Leahy, filed the suit along with the Tennessee Firearms Association, former Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond, Judicial Watch and state Rep. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, for the release of Hale’s writings.

The appellate court said arguments that Hale’s writings were copyrighted and thus barred their release were “without merit.” The court also rejected claims that the writings could not be released because they were part of an open criminal investigation.

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