Trans school shooter's notepad reveals horrifying views that motivated deadly attack

Six people were killed at the Covenant School when Hale with two assault-type guns and a handgun.

The killer's secret "manifesto" has now been obtained which details her female-to-male transition and why she killed three adults and three nine-year-olds, before responding officers killed her.

In notes secured by The Tennessee Star, Hale expressed her resentment towards her parents, her disdain for her conservative Christian upbringing, and her suffering due to the unavailability of hormone blockers during her childhood.

The release of the letters has sparked uproar from critics who accuse officials of keeping them secret because they would damage the trans community.

One journal entry which begin with "My Imaginary Penis", read: "My penis exists in my head. I swear to god I'm a male."

The 28-year-old, who identified as a male named Aiden, also wrote her desire to have a penis so she could have sex with a woman.

She also discussed how she’d "kill to have had parents" who’d have given her so-called "puberty blockers" as a child.

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"I hate parental views; how my mom sees me as a daughter — and she'd not bear to want to lose that daughter because a son would be the death of Audrey," she added.

The shooter also described imagining sexual experiences as a man by creating scenarios with her stuffed animals.

Hale admitted that she would simulate intercourse between Tony - her "stuffed boy doll" - and another soft toy for hours.

"God, I am such a pervert," Hale wrote, "I waste too much time in my fantasies."

She also wrote about the rights of gun owners and trans people.

"So now in America, it makes one a criminal to have a gun or, be transgender, or non-binary. God, I hate those s***head politicians."

Last November, leaked notes revealed Hale's plan to target "white privileged cr***ers' and 'f****ts," before turning the gun on herself.

In an entry on the day of the attack, she wrote: "Today is the day. The day has finally come. I can't believe it's here. Don't know how I was able to get this far but here I am.

"I'm a little nervous but excited too, been excited for the past two weeks.

"I'm ready ... I hope my victims aren't."

She was shot dead at 10.25am - 14 minutes after she began shooting.