Shed tried, and been accepted as part of the schools cheerleading squad, and had joined the Bobbies, an elite sorority-like club made up of the 30-35 most beautiful and popular girls in the school. Learn how your comment data is processed. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Others are not so lucky. The people implying that Kristen had it coming, or whoever else blamed her parents, are, in life, the jealous Bernadette types. Youre going off a moviea fictionalized account. However, she got a job in the student office alongside Kirsten, which resulted in the popular girl asking Bernadette to do her different favours. Ashley English, Women's World Cup of Rugby Team Captain, 2008. Youre going off the crappy movie. Do I think it was premeditated. Of course its done and over with, and people arent forgiving and never let you forget anything you did, she made a enormous mistake, that cant change, but she does regret it and as for her and the Costas family making Peace, cant even tell you how much truth is in that, but Im sure she reached out and owned her part, but nothing she can do to change what the outcome cost them. I dealt with it so I know. However, all of this is unconfirmed. It was on the Murder still haunts Moraga Residents. Dont matter, been what 37 years. I was raised to treat others with respect. And she killed her because she was jealous and that she would have been humiliuated if Kirsten told people at school that she was admiring her. Meanwhile, deputies continued to hunt for a chunky, stringy-haired teenage girl suspected in the slaying of 15-year-old Kirsten Costas, a well-liked cheerleader and swim team member at Miramonte High School in Orinda. The film explores the events that lead up to, and play out, after the murder, shocking the community to its core. Protti didnt get a short sentence because she claimed to have been picked on. Elaine called the school, and she and her husband brought their daughter to the sheriffs office in nearby Martinez. You will be startled by how the events unfolded on that fateful day. Ive heard she was Bubbly and funny. Bernadette was stuck up also or appeared to be. One girl said stupid stuff that embarrassed you, and cussed all the time, and other girls who smoked or cussed, she didnt associate with them, she didnt want around them. The movie eve swapped their hair colours you cant take it too seriously although it did iclude certain claims of Beradettes like that Kirsten commented on Bernadette having cheap ski boots although all she said was that Bernadette made some comment not even what the comment was and that Kirstens voice was unexcited when she saw it was Bernadette. Youre talking about Tori Spelling in a movie being a minor bully not Kirsten whom you know next to nothing about. Tori spelling who actually played Kristen Costas was so incredibly unlikable on screen that she almost felt as though she deserved what she got. She didnt bully, but she told people how she felt. You all sound a bit like the people you are gossiping about. As with the earlier movie, it's a loose fictionalization of the 1984 murder of high school sophomore Kirsten Costas . Kirsten was always joking around. The 2nd version of Death of a Cheerleader is more like Kirsten to a degree. Bernadette said Kirsten wanted to smoke pot first, a claim that drew cries of disbelief from Kirstens parents and friends. Considering the evidence presented here, I must conclude that the prosecution has failed to prove its contention of premeditation. Dont let that sweet innocent act fool you. Repeats itself, repeats itself, repeats itself, ugh. Shame on such a post you wrote! But Kirsten didnt deserve to die, some of those girls changed and are more sensitive. I know right. she threatened to tell everyone at school the next day, she didnt tell Alex Arnold ( the Man who drove her home) again it was to insane he probaly would of freaked and she didnt want to scare him with the details. Her drive for perfection makes her seek out the friendship of Kelly Locke, a rich and pretty girl. Bernadette had it all planned, if Kirsten didnt give her the response she hoped for, she was planning to kill her. According to a court report dating back to 1985, these were some of the traits her cold-hearted killer, 16-year-old Bernadette Protti, was so jealous of that she decided to kill her. The knife was her sisters for making lunch it was even in the movie that way. Now that you know, have fun looking around! Do I believe she was (stuck up) to a degree I do, but arent most teen girls as I said before. I dont even think she was there when that all went down. She looks like she would have lit up a room. Mira note ran a lot of girls out from what I read. She wont tell where shes at, cause to many people have it out for her cause of her past. Skylar Neese: The tragic story of the teen murdered by her friends. Bern want the poor girl Deployed in the movie. To much at stake in the World than to be worrying about something that happened decades ago. So she had a different view of Kirsten, Bern wasnt nice to of murdered. Later, she would throw her T-shirt and sweatpants in the garbage dump of the Sleepy Hollow Swim Club. We all have someone we dont like, and we wont be liked by everybody. There are more murders in american continent than in Europe and its not in the time of war. Who could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? She still is as far as Im concerned. Yes Kirsten May of been Snooty, but she was also adorable to those who knew her. Catholic priests normally wear a violet, black or white stole during a funeral mass. I dont think she intended to kill Kirsten, I believe she was desperate for a friendship and pushed to hard at it, and when she realized she made a fool out of herself, to became to much for her to handle and she did the (unthinkable). This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Me! You are full of it. I think NOT! So this murderer just gets off free after 8 years and gets to live her life because (somebody picked on her)????? Kirsten and Bernadette were both friendly and nice girls. Poor bernadette seemed very vulnerable and in need of help. Thats so hot, the girl says, and heads home. People in Orinda arent worried about this so much anymore, for all over the World were in times of need and Sorrow. (Kirsten sure didnt), Saying bullies need to get what they deserve. I know beauty is all a matter of perception, not that it matters but in no universe would Bernadette be considered better looking. It was a strange time growing up around religious freaks. Bernadette was just as nice as we were on swim team together growing up. Those bullied girls like I said were loose or cussed and smoked and (dressed roughly).. So classy and dead on. She was mean and Stuck up also. To bad she did cause Im sure she would of grown out of her ways and be a positive influence in someones life today even. But we didnt care because our parents raised us not to be needy of anyones friend ship. Google It, it sure will tell you. 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You may think Bernadette is happy and living life, glad you think so, I would hate to have to always live in fear, of fear of running into someone from my past, or, someone who knows about my past. She was Strange to. That Bullying was a Copout. Kids are incredibly nasty and cruel in high school because their parents raise them that way in their own attempt to play the snobs of society. Her mother drove her to the sheriff's office, where she made a full confession. I just hear she stays mostly to herself and dont see much of former classmates. She slaughtered the girl. Kirstens favorite game was Nancy Drew, and she loved her cheers to. There is absolutely no justifying what she did and if you feel justifiedthen at the core, you are the problem, not the pretty, popular girl. Changing your name does not change your being, by the way. Kirsten ran from the car and Bernadette pursued her. The only apparent witness to the killing told reporters that he and his wife were playing pinochle in their home with neighbors in nearby Moraga when Kirsten, looking frightened, came to their door and asked to use the phone to call her parents. Those boys were wealthy and were far from bullied. She could be mean, in fact, I could see her getting mean before I could see Kirsten. She was the (In crowd) Bernadette was desiring to be the incrowd. There were girls she didnt like, either she liked you or she didnt, no in between. Hundreds of mourners filled the great sanctuary of the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church yesterday to pay their last respects to Kirsten Costas. I still cant believe this individual who killed someone because of jealousy, if she was so down in the dumps they why didnt she just KILL herself?????? For what? Donnah Winger murder case: What happened to convict Mark Winger? She only had certain friends. Not true, you said you knew Bernadette and Kirsten both! Kirsten understandably didnt appreciate the fact that she was lured out of her house under false pretences, so she left Bernadettes car. That way she would of learned and been afraid, no she took the Coward Way out and Murdered, and Bernadette was chasing after Kirsten. Cant imagine what feelings the Costas family had either. Maybe others didnt think so, but to many said she was. You got back at her more than enough, its best to leave her alone on other sites. Even if Kirsten was stuck up and a Bully! I do believe she had some she didnt like, (but who didnt)! Her mom and brother had traveled to Los Angeles to escape the smoke from the Camp Fire. from what I have read on different blogs from kids that actually went to school with both these girls they have said that this movie did not accurately portray either one of the girls and thats very frustrating for people who watch the movie and find themselves empathizing with the wrong person. Too bad Bernadette couldnt see that.. Sarah, well, MURDER IS NOT AN OPTION!! Bernadette, the youngest of six children, grew up in a hard-working family, but she was not happy and content with how things were. I think both girls were good girls, and I think one just got frustrated over a fake invitation, and I do believe Bernadette made a (butt) of herself to Kirsten, and it was all Kirsten could take. As I said, Kirsten was Conceited, and Stuck up, but not no Bully. I knew there were girls who didnt like Kirsten not sure why, we all cant get along with everybody. I remember one time coming back from skiing, my friend and I were saying how we should stab the killer 18 times for what she did. She had an issue, and if what Kirstens friends say are right about her and being so bold to outspoken maybe she recognized that the girl wasnt wrapped too tight but being young didnt know the term, hence calling her weird. That part of LPs life is over with I guess. The calls have come from all over, Lt. James Robinson said. I only talked to Bernadette was and most likely still is a highly disturbed individual. Kirstens friendship meant so much to her, she would go on and on about it. Murder Still Haunts Moraga Resident - The Claw The 2 blamed girls were Victims, so how dare you! I hardly knew this girl. Nobody was all that nice to each other because that was the culture parents included even more so than the kids. As I are, I think of all Kirsten has missed and how life changing it was to have your daughter murdered this way and then dragged through the media as a tori spelling played psycho who deserved what she got. And not a fuckn psycho. However, she did not deserve to die. More stood in the narthex, craning to hear the service in memory of the 15-year-old Miramonte High School student, stabbed to death near her Orinda home Saturday night. Of course, the story was national news, and considering it is more than three decades later, people are wondering about the convicted culprit. Like Missy Availa a girl said Missy was the meanest girl she ever met, and her worst bully ever. I believe they wouldnt allow you to read if you were in a group with them, thats there Nature towards people who they feel superior to. She just got irritated cause Bernadette lied to her and lured her out under false Circumstances, Id be annoyed and Angry to. Like Missy Availa saying she was roughish and wild and Loose, didnt give Karen Severson and Laura Doyle any right to murder her either. Lifetimes Death of a Cheerleader brings the horrific murder of Kirsten Costas, back into the limelight. Kirsten was SelfAbsorbed not mean and bullish. How many teen girls dont get Smart Aleck, its a normal part of a teens life. Oh Im sure they so love having thier names and business displayed for the World to see. Kirsten was, and classmates mostly said she was a free fun spirit with a big heart and love for life. She dont go hardly anywhere anymore. Kirsten was just Stuck up, but not a mean girl. The only truly real statement that is completely believable is Bernadettes taped confession where she is mostly panicked about press and people knowing. Find out more here. Sure would be interesting to hear the truth behind this tragic story instead of listening to this gossip and speculation of what both girls were like and how they behaved. Other people have called saying they have feelings about people who might be the suspect. I think you take things way to personal like Bernadette did, I believe MissKiwi Bernadette took things so serious that it became serious and a fatal obsession. Thank God Im out of high school now and dont have to deal with all that social crap. Ellie returns to her high school as a teacher ten years after she was nearly killed in a series of brutal slayings on the cheerleader squad. This is all clearly stated in the intro. In your dreams Bernadette was better looking! I guess that makes their daughter better than anybody elses. I see why her Sisters and mom forgive her, theyre her family and family sticks by you. So some of them will say Orinda had snobs. I need so much help and love. Naturally, you might be wondering about where Bernadette Protti is currently. Yes sex offenders have to let people know theyre registered sex offenders true, but Bernadette was a child who murdered another child in the (courts eyes) I agree she should have to let people know what she did, but Court system is the one to blame for that. Its patent that Bernadette had built-up animosity towards Kristen. She fit it fine and was considered to be popular in her own way. Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead on Saturday, June 23, 1984, as one of the stab wounds had bisected the heart's major artery. What are you going to tell the press? was the first question she asked during the confession, followed by another: Do I go to juvenile hall or do I go back to Miramonte? Her fears of Miramonte were greater. Are you looking for more information about Oliver Jackson Cohens wife? This is Berns BFF Ill bet. You seem to have the mentality of a child. The only person missing from the morning Latin class was Bernadette. All of the pictures featured here are photos taken from newspapers, not the authors private collection. A cheerleader was found dead, and with the investigators having little to go on, they brought in the FBI, who made some astounding revelations. Thats how they rolled. What was the most heart wrenching about this was a classmate girl was blamed and attacked by certain people for killing Kirsten, obviously she didnt. And back then Bernadette was never going to admit that. Contra Costa County Sheriffs deputies were searching yesterday for a teenage girl as a suspect in the stabbing death of another girl here Saturday night. She did have money, dont let that other Mats tell you any different. You cuss and run loose you wont be accepted. She may of been misunderstood. Always had also. They start being cruel. There have been several changes in Orinda since Bernadette's arrest. Kirstens family and Berns family were both Well off, Bern lived in a Richer part. Stacey (Tori Lockwood) played Kirsten Costas, while Angie (Kellie Martin) played Bernadette Protti. Kirsten was a straight A student and involved in activities, she wanted to run with top kids. She would of never Confessed but FBI got involved, and were closing in on her. I didnt know Kirsten but a friend of mine knew her well, she was a (Bubbly) girl and yes she was (self absorbed) what teen girl isnt. Click here to read more of the story, which later became the (fictionalized) subject of not just one but two TV movies A Friend to Die For and Death of a Cheerleader.. Hostile people do. I cant live if it is known. Just some girls on interviews said she was just self absorbed but no bully. The teen girl died in a fire at 6 a.m. Sunday morning in the Orinda home where she lived that is now the site of a growing memorial. Sydnee Goodman bio: nationality, married, IGN, latest updates. Teen Girl Who Died In Orinda House Fire Mourned By Fellow Students Hard to comprehend how this Bernadette flew into a rage and savagely murdered her classmate. The Judge felt sorry for her, and felt that the Community was using her trial as entertainment purposes and amusement. Completely agree with you Midwest Jimmy. She could block it out of her mind (her words). You are lying. This Mats person you sound just like what Bernies BFF said about Kirsten exactly. Once Kirsten was dropped off, a girl got off the Pinto, stabbed her, and fled. Your eyes are deceiving you. This girl wanted to be accepted but was met with several failures, including failing to make the yearbook staff. Bernadette is hated to all over so she has answered for it. Her parole would have gone ahead sooner apparently but in 1992 one of the parole board Victor Wisehart voted to keep her in jail as she showed an inability to control her anger and he felt that she was still a danger to the public, she had had a violent altercation with a boyfriend in the prison/school system, he said there was a hidden trigger that switched on when she didnt get her own way! The best way is to bring bullies down a peg or a few. As for Bernadette, dont you think she paid for it, she cant show her face in fear of someone bringing up her past, it will always be there forever, so she got caught, and got hers I case you think she didnt. Kirsten ran from Bernadettes car and wanted to be left alone, yet Bernadette stalked Kirsten to her house. I mean she stabbed another girl to death because she was afraid to get made fun of at school or be outed or whatever. Shut up already and get a life. And How!!! Kirsten wasnt obligated to helping those people, sometimes it has to be done on your own! We didnt want to associate with them, cause we didnt want to get in trouble We got good grades and did what we were suppose to, our way of (having fun) and Choices were different than theirs. But would a real student please come forward and reveal yourself.. I saw an interview with one of her classmates who described her as mean. I hope she prays from the bottom of her heart, because the pain she caused the Costas well, she will have to pray forever!!! Kelly wrong there Kirsten didnt deserve to be murder she was innocent teenager who happened to a crazy obsessed girl wanting to be her and there no evidence of Kirsten being a bully, Kelly maybe you should read the comment you just left. I had an English class with Kirsten and her friends, we were all put in pairs in order to read off as part of a project, Kirsten and them just acted as though I was invisible and everyone in our group (but me) got to read a part. Its unknown what happened to Peter Costas (Kirstens younger brother). This will always be a tragic story that will never be forgotten, I certainly never wanted that to happen to Kirsten or anyone,she was a daughter, sister and friend to many. Whoever remotely tries to justify that must not have children. Those girls like Chris she hung with has changed, theyre not like they were in school, Kirsten would of changed also as she got older. "I lost for cheerleader and I didnt get the club I wanted and I didnt get (on the) yearbook (staff)," Costas' murderer explained in a taped confession cited by Los Angeles Times. My friend loved her and said she was one that you couldnt help but love even though she could be cocky. To anyone that wishes to support Kirstens memory, and believes Kirsten didnt deserve what happened to her, please have a look at, and join her Facebook Memorial Page. Both girls attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. The Lifetime movie serves as a dramatic retelling, where we see how a girl decides that she can be popular and accepted at school, by befriending one of the more beautiful classmates. She liked mostly everybody. Oakland Tribune Wednesday, September 5, 1984, Oakland Tribune Saturday, October 6, 1984. Do I believe Kirsten was a Mean girl (bully) not at all, I believe she had those she didnt like and may of been Snooty towards that got on her nerves. I hear she disguised herself when she comes to Orinda wears shades over her eyes, and lives behind a long lane (mom does). I heard from an article from her friends mom, Kirsten wasnt exclusive and liked everyone. Get yourself checked out! its very frustrating when the characters are not truly depicted in an accurate manner. It was a tragedy that affected so many lives at that time. Ive been suicidal just from being bullied. Movie portrayed Kirsten as a Snotty girl, when really she was just down to Earth and Vivacious and fun Loving. Is the actor married or in a long term relationship? Read the article, read more on the actual case, stop judging real people based on a low-budget lifetime movie. Bernadettes parents were devout Christians (Catholics). But I will feel honored at the same timebut I still would have been weirded out. Kirsten wasnt Super Rich like Melrose Place, family was well off, so was Bernadettes. She just didnt think at the time and it cost a lot of people lots of problems. Some still get together. The movie did not do justice to Kirstens memory as it seemed to blame the victim rather than the killer. Frequently considered a cult-classic, the 1-hour and 31-minute-long film offers a chilling depiction of the horrific murder story. So whoever wrote Miramonte was a bad school and everyone cut everyone down, maybe it was you cause you werent socially accepted, and probably didnt make the best choices, or embarrassed yourself wanting the attention and. Id been weirded out to. Bernadette admired and idolized Kirsten, her schoolmate. Heres what I think happened, Bernadette wanted Kirstens approval badly cause everyone else had Kirstens approval and Bernadette became dangerously obsessed over the whole deal, and she invited Kirsten out that night to make friends, and I think she said something to her that went horribly wrong to Kirsten, like make a clumsy pass at her and it terrified Kirsten, and Kirsten threatened to expose it to everyone, and Bernadette just freaked out and it possible she just found the knife by chance and got scared that a secret was going to be revealed, so she went to scare her, and maybe she didnt mean to kill her, but she meant to harm her (thats a fact). Even a Mother of one of her friends said, Kirsten was like a Puppy and hugged people,,not exclusive and liked everyone. However, when the casket leaves the church the flag can be put back on the casket. I can tell its you before I even read the first line. Kirsten didnt have anything against Bernadette before the murder.So Kirsten made a few comments. Not saying Kirsten and Missy were Saints, but we all Bully and been Bullied. Or do you mean that you think she was a fragile human being before she brutally murdered Kirsten? The following day, she washed the knife and returned it to the kitchen. Shes the Victim. "Her smile; you couldn't miss her smile. But it wasnt a big fallout, just words between them.. Karen, where are you? And she still got a second chance at life. Kirsten would of long outgrown that before now, if she had of lived. The Principal though highly of her. That pain of being relentlessly bullied stays with you your whole life and your self worth is damaged. I also noticed, in both movies, Bridget/Angela kept staring at Kelly/Stacy. Star!! One of the most popular girls attending the Miramonte High School in Orinda, Calif., Costas was envied for her beautiful looks and privileged background. With all this Corona Virus going around, none of that matters, it was 36 years ago, maybe LP or whoever moved on with her life. You Mats that knows Kirsten, why was she so Mean? She is a Sociopath. One of the most popular girls attending the Miramonte High School in Orinda, Calif., Costas was envied for her beautiful looks and privileged background. Please make an appointment with your councilor at school and discuss this with him or her She should have been happy With the circle of friends and family she had. So she is a Horrible girl. As for LF aka LP she just disappeared off the map somehow. Eventually, she came clean to her parents. So Kirsten was Cocky at times. Now, instead of celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, the young fire victim's family is in mourning. There is no way Bernadette is better than Kirsten. I dont believe she deserved to die, but she should have received a serious reality check. I hear Bernadette dont want anything to do with anyone from her past at all now. Bernadette lived in a bigger house than Kirsten, and family had just as much money as the Costas family, if not more. Kirsten was well liked and cared. Kirsten she liked everyone, she wasnt any bully by any means, she was so cute and funny. Eventually, she ended up confessing to killing Kirsten, saying that she put her down, and made her feel bad, exacerbating Bernadettes inferiority complex. Her BFF I think is also real sick, shes down to nothing. Bernadette was worried about her reputation since she had embarrassed herself, and she couldn't allow things to come out. So could LP, I hear she dont get around much to to many places anymore, shes not in California. the fact is bullying had nothing to do with it she was a sick and twisted individual and still is! She was nice to her friends though. Kirsten wasnt like whoever (Not True) above article said she had to be snobby at the School there. In that moment, becoming a social outcast in a place like Miramonte High School was a fate worse than death. She clearly wasnt happy with them and their old, unfashionable selves either, adding that they didnt give her, their 6th child, the attention she so desperately wanted. This is what makes me sad the most. Nancy and Joanna? Did you ever think that she would not want to try to defend herself in court with letting out the terrible things Kristen said to her and how she berated her and others because she was sorry and she felt as though that would only add insult to injury to Kristens family? Abe that was your downfall. The Petaluma Argus-Courier Tuesday, June 26, 1984, San Francisco Examiner Thursday, June 28, 1984, San Francisco Examiner Friday, June 29, 1984. If you liked this article, please share it! Who knows what was true or not. While not saying that her daughter had never tried marijuana, Berit insisted that Kirsten did not have her own supply. Whoever wrote this article is not being honest. You obviously are very contradicting since from gathering what the Hollywood movie has told you if Kirsten was truly a witch, then, Bernadette was a bigger idiot since she wanted to befriend such a person to begin with. Kirsten is the true victim in this case. and sexy fashion fad, Print Color Fun: Free coloring pages & more fun for kids, Quotes Quotes Quotes: 1000s of clever & inspiring quotations, FindersFree.com: Find answers to lifes little questions. I agree with Karen, you cant prove Kirsten bullied Bernadette. Apart from her socioeconomic conditions, Bernadette also had severe body issues, wherein she thought herself to be unattractive and undesirable. And you dont give a fuck cause you are popular? But those others today are still a lot of fun. Blaming Kirstens parents for her death is the epitome of classlessness and disrespect. I am almost certain she and Bernadette had words its Obvious, but Kirsten got in the Car with her, Kirsten didnt have anything against Bernadette, Bernadette took it way to Personal till it became Personal and (fatal). Jealousy is an ugly thingmuch like bernadette. Dont matter if Kirsten was a bully or the meanest girl ever, you haters on her leave her alone and let her Rest In Peace. Even her childhood BFF cant forgive her for such a Horrible Act, if it was drugs or Alcohol she was I. No, there is good and bad in every person, just the people are guilty for not seeing the reasons that cause that kind of things. If she didnt like someone , there was a reason. We all are mental ill and could snap in a minute, so be good for yourself and others.

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