A manifesto believed to have been written by Nashville Catholic school shooter Audrey Hale has become public, revealing her intention to kill “white privileged” children before shooting them by police.
The manifesto has been shrouded in secrecy since the shooting on March 27 this year. Nashville police have not yet released it despite multiple requests from the media and the matter is now the subject of a lawsuit.
On Monday, controversial podcast host Steven Crowder published photos of three pages of it, which he said his reporters obtained from a detective on the scene. Nashville police have yet to confirm the authenticity of the photos Crowder shared.
They claim to show Hale’s plan for the day which started with breakfast at home, including lunch, and a 10-minute “final video” that has not yet been made public.
Hale was concerned about how long the rampage would last, but wanted to destroy what she described as ‘cr****s’ and f****ts’ before she killed herself.
She was furious because she thought they were ‘white privileged’ children at ‘nice private schools’, despite having previously attended the same school herself.
Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old transgender former student at the school, murdered three nine-year-olds and three teachers on March 23 before being shot dead by police
Hale is allowed into the school with one of the seven guns she legally purchased
Police shot Hale during her “carefully planned” attack, killing three children and three adults
In a post on the day of the attack, titled Death Day, Hale wrote: “Today is the day. The day has finally arrived. I can’t believe it’s here. I don’t know how I got this far, but here I am.
‘I’m a little nervous, but also excited. I’ve been excited for the past two weeks.”
Worryingly, she said there were “several times” she “could have been caught.”
‘None of that matters anymore now. I’m almost an hour and 7 minutes away. I can’t believe I’m doing this, but I’m ready… I hope my victims aren’t.
‘My only fear is if something goes wrong. I will do my best to prevent such a thing.
“God allowed my wrath to take over my fear. It can be up to 10 minutes. It could be 3-7. It goes fast. I hope I have a high mortality rate. Ready to die.”
Controversial podcast host Steven Crowder published leaked photos of the manifesto despite ongoing litigation over whether or not they should be made public
In another post on February 3, six weeks before the shooting, she wrote: “Kill those kids!!! Those cr***rs who go to private fancy schools with those nice kwakis and sports backpacks. With their money daddy’s mustangs and convertibles (sic). F**k you little s**ts.
“I want to shoot you weak bastards with your yellow hair, I want to kill all you little bastards!!! Bunch of little f****ts with your white privilege (sic). ‘F**k you f****ts.’
Hale planned the carnage by the minute, aiming to wake up at 6:30 a.m., get dressed by 7:05 a.m., and spend time with her stuffed animals and belongings between 7:05 a.m. and 8:55 a.m.
In reality, she went to school much earlier than planned. She was shot dead by police at 10.25am – 14 minutes after she first entered the school and opened fire.
Katherine Koonce, head of school (left), and Mike Hill, a custodian (right) were among those shot and killed by Audrey Hale
Substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61, known as Cindy, is shown with her daughter Ellie. Peak was one of six people shot dead in Nashville on Monday
She used seven legally purchased guns in the attack, despite being treated for an “emotional disturbance” which should have stopped her from buying them.
Hale himself attended The Covenant School as a child.
The manifesto is among the evidence Nashville police have not yet released to the public or media, citing the ongoing investigation.
Media outlets have campaigned for transparency, saying that suppressing the files could set a dangerous precedent of blocking the release of data without the victim’s consent.
A judge ruled last month that the families of the six victims have the right to protest the release of documents.
They have begged police not to make the files public, citing the risk of a copycat attack.