A Nashville judge is set to weigh in on a unique legal issue today involving the estate of a mass murderer and a posthumous copyright claim over the killer's handwritten confession. The case stems from a public records lawsuit against the city and its police department seeking the release of Audrey Elizabeth Hale's manifesto related to the Covenant Christian School massacre.
After Hale's death, her parents transferred her estate to her victims' families, who have intervened in the lawsuit and are asserting ownership of the copyright to the killer's manifesto. They argue that the estate includes the manifesto and are seeking to block its public release.
