New Audrey Hale files show transgender Covenant School shooter named Trump on 'fantasy murder list'

The murder list, which was dated 2019–2020, only contained four names. Two of the names were redacted. Trump's name was listed under a column of people Hale would "like to kill."

Published: September 8, 2025 8:15pm

The FBI on Monday released more documents related to transgender shooter Audrey Hale, responsible for the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, which showed the shooter named President Donald Trump on a "fantasy murder list." 

Hale, who was born a white female but identified as male, notoriously slammed white privilege, women, and Christianity in writings prior to the 2023 attack. However, the Metro Nashville Police Department, in their final report earlier this year, said notoriety was Hale's primary motivation. 

The murder list, which was dated 2019–2020, only contained four names, according to documents obtained by the Tennessee Star. Two of the names were redacted. Trump's name was listed under a column of people Hale would "like to kill."

Hale also listed "Creswell Middle Prep," referring to a middle school the shooter attended and was allegedly considering attacking before deciding to target the Christian elementary school. Hale attended both schools as a child.

The shooter wrote in a subsequent journal entry on the same page about the prospect of Hale's father dying, indicating a desire for him to die and claimed another person, whose identity was redacted, would not mind if he did die.

“Eliminated from the world permanently. Our worlds would relieve of worry [and] stress from [redacted],” Hale wrote. “I sense it in his soul like I feel it in mine, full of hate, rage [and] desirable violent acts to certain people, because these people shouldn’t be living if they are not sacrificing for their loved ones, or kids, respect [and] love their wife/girlfriend, and provide for the f***** family. If someone can’t do that they are pretty g****** useless.”

Hale also appeared to complain about the father not doing anything besides watching Trump on television and consuming political news.

“You call in sick means you’ll stay home ALL DAY watchin’ that politics bulls*** [with] those talking head ear infection creators," Hale wrote.

The new documents come after another transgender shooter killed two children at a Catholic school in Minnesota last month, and injured over a dozen others.  

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage. 

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