HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter's personal belongings, including personal journals containing stories about hurting children and a spreadsheet ranking mass murders, must be released to the public because they are not exempt from open record laws, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The justices issued a 5-0 decision in favor of The Hartford Courant and state Freedom of Information Commission, whose order to police to release shooter Adam Lanza's belongings had been overturned by a lower court judge. It was not made clear when the requested items would be released to the public. Thousands of documents already have been released from the investigation that ended without determining a motive for the massacre of 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012, but the writings could provide insights into the thinking of the shooter, Adam Lanza. The Hartford Courant and other media organizations requested to view Adam Lanza's belongings, which were seized by authorities during a search of Lanza's home and described in a state police report released about a year after the shooting. The state attorney general's office, which represents state police and declined to comment Tuesday, could ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling or possibly appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Connecticut Supreme Court rules that all documents, journals, and belongings of Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza be released to the public because of lack of exemption from the state's open record laws.