206 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.
⚠️ Warning: Viewer Discretion Advised ⚠️ The following section contains detailed information about mass murderers, their crimes, and case details. Some content may be disturbing or graphic, including descriptions of violence, criminal behavior, and sensitive subject matter.
Description
See any errors? Let us know!

Audrey / Aiden Hale — The 2023 Covenant School Mass Murder

Overview

On March 27, 2023, a 28-year-old former student, Audrey Elizabeth Hale (also known as Aiden Hale), entered The Covenant School, a Christian elementary school in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, and murdered six people—three 9-year-old students and three staff members—before being shot and killed by responding police officers.

Date, Place, and Perpetrator

Date: March 27, 2023. Location: The Covenant School (Covenant Presbyterian Church campus), Green Hills, Nashville, Tennessee. Perpetrator: Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28 (also referred to as Aiden Hale in some records and reporting).

Victims

  • Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9 — student — killed at The Covenant School on March 27, 2023 (Nashville, TN).
  • Hallie Scruggs, 9 — student — killed at The Covenant School on March 27, 2023 (Nashville, TN).
  • William Kinney, 9 — student — killed at The Covenant School on March 27, 2023 (Nashville, TN).
  • Katherine Koonce, 60 — head of school — killed at The Covenant School on March 27, 2023 (Nashville, TN).
  • Cynthia Peak, 61 — substitute teacher — killed at The Covenant School on March 27, 2023 (Nashville, TN).
  • Mike Hill, 61 — custodian — killed at The Covenant School on March 27, 2023 (Nashville, TN).
...Read More
Killer's Details

Hale

Audrey / Aiden

3/27/2023

10:11 AM

16

10:27 AM

33

Burton Hills Blvd

Nashville

TN

Davidson County

37215

36.093314

-86.825245

Christian elementary school

28

Trans Female

62

120

1

1

Yes

3 Firearms

tactical vest, knife

08/13/2025


Location: