Continued Withholding of Materials Relating to Covenant School Killer Two Years After Attack Is ‘Insulting,’ Reporter Says

by | Mar 24, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the continued withholding of materials relating to the Covenant School killer is “insulting” to the public as it nears two years since the shooting took place. On Monday, The Star reported that the Metro Nashville...

Reporter Tom Pappert: FBI’s Denial of Freedom of Information Act Request on Legacy Tokens ‘Concerning’

by | Mar 7, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said there is “concern” behind the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) denial of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Star that sought disclosure from the agency about its “legacy tokens”...

Reporter Tom Pappert: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Appears to an Incubator for Teens with Mental Health Problems to Turn into Adults with Gender Identity Issues

by | Jun 23, 2024 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said it “makes sense” how Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) appears to have some sort of role in introducing teenagers and children with mental health problems to transgenderism for further treatment. On...

Reporter Tom Pappert: Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Connection to Covenant Killer Is the Most Significant Revelation of Entire Case

by | Jun 20, 2024 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said he believes Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) connection to Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the Covenant School killer, is the “biggest part” of the unraveling story. On June 7, The Star was the first to report...

Blaze Reporter Steve Baker on Monday’s Show Cause Hearing in Covenant Killer Writings Case: ‘The Nonsense’ Coming from Judge Myles Was ‘Remarkable’

by | Jun 17, 2024 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Michael Patrick Leahy, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of The Tennessee Star, and Steve Baker, investigative journalist and opinion contributor for Blaze News, agreed that Monday’s show cause hearing ordered by Tennessee Chancery Court Judge l’Ashea Myles was “nonsense.”...

Reporter Tom Pappert Offers Thoughts on Why Vanderbilt University Medical Center Refuses to Answer Press Inquiries Surrounding Covenant Killer Case

by | Jun 11, 2024 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star who has reported extensively on The Star’s obtaining of more than 80 documents related to the case of Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the Covenant School killer, said Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has refused to...