FBI Releases Writings from Covenant School Shooter, Revealing Deep Hatred Toward Christianity and Children
by Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Staff
(Worthy News) – After more than two years of legal battles, the FBI has released over 100 pages of disturbing writings and personal documents belonging to Audrey Hale, the perpetrator of the March 2023 Covenant School shooting that left six people dead — including three children.
The release follows lawsuits led by The Tennessee Star and the Tennessee Firearms Association demanding transparency from federal authorities.
The documents, totaling 112 pages, were recovered from Hale’s vehicle and home and include detailed plans for the attack, maps of the school, firearm safety instructions, and a list of books and movies to view before what Hale ominously called “death day.”
Hale, a 28-year-old biological female who identified as male and used he/him pronouns, fatally shot three children — Hallie Scruggs, Evelyn Dieckhaus, and William Kinney, all aged 9 — and three adults: head of school Katherine Koonce, 60; substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61; and custodian Mike Hill, 61. Hale was later killed by police.
Among the most disturbing revelations are Hale’s explicit contempt for Christianity, the Bible, and religious families. In one journal entry, Hale mocked those who pray for their children, writing chillingly, “Pray to your God that your children will live, ’cause I will try to kill all your kids.” Another entry reads, “Throw the Bible in his face, tell him his religion sucks. Then shoot ’em.”
Several of Hale’s notes attack God and Jesus directly, using vile language. “If God won’t give me a boy body in heaven then Jesus is a f–,” Hale wrote. Another line reads, “Forgive me God this act will be inglorious,” dated the day of the shooting, March 27, 2023.
The writings also express deep personal turmoil, including comments such as, “I was born wrong,” “Nothing on earth can save me,” and “Religion won’t save.”
While much of the material was already leaked in part, this marks the first official release by the FBI, who redacted certain sensitive schematics like school floor plans. The Metro Nashville Police Department’s March report had already concluded Hale hoped to gain fame through the attack and was heavily inspired by the 1999 Columbine massacre.
Tennessee law enforcement has continued to identify Hale as female, in accordance with state legal standards that base gender on biological sex or official documentation.
The attack — targeting a Christian school affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America — shocked the nation and reignited debates around mental health, gender ideology, anti-Christian sentiment, and school safety.
Despite the FBI’s release, questions remain about whether more documents have yet to be disclosed and why such critical information took over two years to surface.
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