Not saying its you, but a lot of Similarities. Shame on you. Kristen had it well deserved in response to someone else, which suggests that you think her cruel murder was justified. Same for Karen Severson and Laura Doyle theyre cold blooded killers to, Missy was Kirstens age, this happened not long after Kirsten was Murdered. Think of what youre sayingfragile ppl dont turn to homicide. Joe Kosla, where are you? Learn how your comment data is processed. How could a teenager have been that diabolical? The Principal though highly of her. I do remember she was very insecure and would pick on B clearly an attempt to boost her confidence. She could block it out of her mind (her words). 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Kelly is part of a popular school clique and seems to have everything Bridget desires. All Rights Reserved. She truly touched many lives," said Parks. As I said, Kirsten was Conceited, and Stuck up, but not no Bully. What a bizarre story. Bernadette deserved the same sentence as would any get it doesnt matter even if she was a juvenile at the time she.should have been trialed as an adult. I heard from an article from her friends mom, Kirsten wasnt exclusive and liked everyone. The main point so many of you are missing is a beautiful young girl lost her life! Guys can be, girls are Worse. I hear a lot of them still get together on Occasions, and others have moved on. There is no justification for murder, and I am not siding with the criminals, but you can push someone so far. Read the posts from August 2019. I knew Kirsten she was funny and adorable. "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. Kirsten was, and classmates mostly said she was a free fun spirit with a big heart and love for life. they all were, taking a life is unacceptable and inexcusable. You the one telling about the Bullied girls who were accused of the Crime. She was to busy of a girl. Like you said, she is paying for it and has been for years. And those others, D and them, they have lives of their own and probaly (jobs and families) so why would they care about being the Life of the Party? The characters were loosely based on Kirsten and Bernadette. i feel sorry.for any poor sap who has to live in her neighborhood because like the investigator wisehart said she has a hidden trigger that anyone can pull just by not giving her what she thinks she.should get in a relationship. I would love to hear Bernadette being interviewed now about that tragic night in suburban Oakland. Its sad, but when all is said and done its not worth it. Her fellow students said she was a huge part of the school and will be sorely missed. Real class comes from decent human beings who have respect for others. Some are quick, rich, own the finest and the most expensive of anything. We should educate our children, our minds and our souls. There were several bullied as I said before. She wanted in with Kirsten and she was afraid Kirsten would discuss the conversation, she held her captive till Kirsten escaped. Bernadette never said it in her testimony, from what I can tell. Theyre not looking forward to seeing her. There have been several changes in Orinda since Bernadette's arrest. Maybe I made a mistake somewhere in the story (not sure youre mostly just saying I was not being honest what is that about?). She claimed she followed in the Pinto only to make sure Kirsten got home safely. I got cut off before I had a chance to say anything else. She was so cute and funny, and loved to be around friends have so much fun. They werent as bad as you think. You are disturbing and evil by stating that death was too good for Kirsten, an innocent victim of a brutal murder. Like I said, Bernadette is shady. Bernadette had plenty of friends who loved her. We all are mental ill and could snap in a minute, so be good for yourself and others. March 11-12, Miramonte students of each class came together to decide their class presidents, vice presidents, and treasurers for the 2020-2021 school year. And the color pictures of the school are photographs I took. On April 1, the first hot day of spring, while kids throughout Orinda were signing up for Meadow Pools summer swim team, Bernadette Protti was sentenced. So this murderer just gets off free after 8 years and gets to live her life because (somebody picked on her)????? Of course, the characters' names were changed in the movie. Missy was Described as a Bully and Very Mean also. I never seen her bully. She was warm, she was engaging, she was dynamic. She was just as mean and snooty as the rest and stuck up to. Google It, it sure will tell you. It sounds like something Berns BFF called Kirsten, that or Virginia Protti, it is someone close to Bern. The costas still have to deal with pain and grief and it doesnt matter if she was angry nobody thought about kirsten or her family by letting bernadette get a slap on the wrist! And, of course, at her age, the perception made her quite bitter. The news flew through the town. Theres a reason why they changed the names for the movie because it was a fictionalized version and seemed entirely based on Bernadettes version of events and not anyone elses. Bernadette was paroled after seven years, for good behavior, at the age of 23. The kids went to Miramonte High School. IN REALITY, Kristen was, at worst, sometimes catty to Bernadette. That Bullying was a Copout. Due to Bernadettes name change, she has seemingly disappeared from the public eye. Kirsten from what I heard was arrogant and self absorbed, but no bully, just a typical teen girl who didnt deserve to die even if she was a bully. As I wrote in a previous comment to you above rupaul/joy, if there was evidence of Kirsten bullying Bernadette, she would have given examples which would have strengthened her case and possibly portrayed her as a sympathetic character. That pain of being relentlessly bullied stays with you your whole life and your self worth is damaged. Bernadette couldnt of been to nice, she Murdered and watched 2 girls take the blame knowing it took a toll on thier lives and Families. Im not sure shes really sick, I just hear she is, and doesnt leave her home hardly. You didnt read that. If Kirsten was so mean, why didnt Bernadette just stay away from her? Kirsten was mostly nice to Everyone, so she had a few people she didnt like, we all have. 15-year-old Kirsten Costas was ruthlessly murdered on June 23, 1984, by one of her schoolmates. She as I said, didnt want to be bothered with stupid acting people. Why deliberately refrain from giving examples if she could have been accused of first degree murder? I agree with Karen, you cant prove Kirsten bullied Bernadette. Yes, I have seen the movie. Bernadette could be to at times She was no Angel some thought of her as Stuck up(Bernadette that is) and her BFF was kind of popular, but not as popular and Bernadette, Stacy, Diane, Jessica and Carrie. So people got the wrong view of her saying she was a Bully. Unfortunately, no one was home as nobody answered the call. Lifetime manages to dramatically portray yet another vicious crime, so the viewers are left amazed at the depths of human depravity and the darkness of human minds, even if it is a 15-year-old girl. Everyone knew the killer had been apprehended, but no one knew who it was. After the attacks start again, Ellie must find the killer before they get to her. If every teen girl was to be murdered due to bullying and being Stuck up, and also Loose with boys then we wouldnt have any teen,girls at all. She loved School. If Bernadette hadnt of lied under false pretense she wouldnt of been so mad at her. Considering the evidence presented here, I must conclude that the prosecution has failed to prove its contention of premeditation. She did have money, dont let that other Mats tell you any different. Even religion, which is supposed to be about mostly how you treat others. Whos to say she hasnt Murdered again, if so, she Covered her tracks better, and probaly let an innocent person take the blame and maybe jailed for it. She just got irritated cause Bernadette lied to her and lured her out under false Circumstances, Id be annoyed and Angry to. It was like she was obsessed with her, which she probably was. She could of been real nice and friendly. She was friends with my sister, came around our house a few times. My comments arent gossip. Bernadette Protti also went to Miramonte High School, along with Kirsten. If Bernadette killed Kirsten because she was bullied and put down by her, why didnt she give examples at her trial which would have strengthened her case? Ive been able to live with it for a while but I cant ignore it Im even worse than words can describe and I hate myself ., In a P.S., she wrote, Please dont say how could you or why because I dont understand this and I dont know why. (Lucky you). That Movie was nothing like the real Kirsten. If they want it known they will come forth themselves and tell it or contact you. Is the Action-War Epic 'The Dirty Dozen' Based on a True Story? The film is based on Randall Sullivans Rolling Stone article of the same name. Kirsten was a cute sweet looking little thing. You all sound a bit like the people you are gossiping about. I believe Bernadette tried to friend her, and as I read and I do believe she acted on impulse, I believe she was just so enraged she snapped and did the (unthinkable). I believe the conversation was very bizarre to, about desperation of a friendship. A few left our school, one who went out with a lot of football players getting wasted, she was demonized badly also. She got out in 1992. How tragic she was murdered over basically nothing. Bernadette later wrote a letter to her parents confessing to the murder. Can you give examples of Kirsten bullying Bernadette? Like I said, I wasnt there, but if she was Bullying Bernadette, why didnt Bernadette just beat her up and whip on her good? Joy, why dont you stick to writing under one name instead of creating different aliases? Its best not to post comments at all on Bernadette anymore. No , then its gona be she was mental ill and forgotten forever yes? Bernadette fit in fine and lived in a lovely area. B was so quiet of a person we figured just talking about something like that made her sick. A teenage girl sought in the stabbing murder of an Orinda cheerleader lured her victim from home under the guise of driving her to a phony initiation ceremony for a socially-exclusive volunteer group, Contra Costa Sheriffs deputies said yesterday. Protti, 16, was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday for stabbing to death last June her popular classmate, Kirsten Costas, 15, a varsity swimmer and cheerleader. It couldve been anyone, but kristen was the last one to get into the bobbies so she stood out. I just felt like I didnt fit in at Miramonte or Orinda. She had a Childhood friend who was Popular, wonder she didnt go after her, and kill her, like Karen Severson. The murder of her daughter, Berit says, was premeditated from the moment of the phone call. By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man; body, mind and spirit. ~ Mahatma Gandhi. She sought refuge at her friends' house, Alex and Mary Jane Arnold. Kellie Martin played the role masterfully! She had her whole life ahead of her, even if she was a smart aleck she would of grown out of it long before now. I remember the day every girl attended school when the killer had been caught but we had no name; if they had to fly back, leave the hospital, watever, no girl wanted to be accused for even 24 hours even if they would be exonerated the next day or week. Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. Death of a Cheerleader follows the story of two girls in Hollybrook High, in the fictional town of Colina, California. Kirsten, the apple of the eye, soon began to make waves at school. According to the letter, she was able to live with it but couldn't ignore it. I just read on You tube on her recipe Video where she is sick now. People, cant we all just get along and respect one anothers opinion? I guess we all cant like everyone. 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. It doesnt matter why and there are no excuses to take another persons life unless its to protect your own or your families . You are right, (Kirsten didnt really bully Bernadette) around a friend she would throw ice at Bernadette, and tease her to show off in front of thier friend, (but girls will be girls). She is no longer in jail today and is leading her private life. Please explain how Bernadette was pushed to the brink? I hope shes not sick esp. San Francisco Examiner newspaper headline from June 25, 1984. First, an assumedly innocent girl murdering her schoolmate got people by surprise. Its so competitive.. She hugged people all the time was a ( social butterfly). She felt it was even worse than having killed someone which is ridiculous and sad but thereve been a few cases like this.. Its thought to be the reason why Skylar Neese was really killed though her two best friends who killed her claimed they just didnt like her any more (again doesnt make sense) and there was evidence that Skylar had seen her two friends making out. I just think Bernadette had underlying issues and pressure on her to get to the top, but that was no right for murder. She joined a popular clique and was noticed everywhere. I hear Kirsten was Beautiful inside and out. You wrote in another comment , Kristen had it well deserved. The person I knew didnt hate Kirsten, she just thought she was Snooty or Misunderstood. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Kirsten Ill admit she wasnt in favor with stupid acting people and had zero tolerance for them, (as did I). Your lack of self awareness is both amusing and perplexing. Instead of walking home, she accepted her friends' offer to drive her home. Dee I dont agree with you, so Kirsten and them had you on a project assignment and they didnt include you in the circle, you ever thought maybe you gave signals you dont belong, or why didnt you ask them to allow you, people cant read minds. Bernadettes parents also left Orinda, but its unknown if they left the state of California. I was wondering why she was so pro-Bernadette. This type of case just proves what can happen when bullies go too far. It's a remake of 1994's A Friend To Die For, which became a popular rerun for Lifetime under the Retronym Death of a Cheerleader, so they used that title for the remake. But I dont remember hearing or learning about it until many years later. According to Bustle, the Costas family relocated to Hawaii in the aftermath of the tragedy. 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.. look that I think only Kellie Martin can make convincing. Friends said she was a glowing part of the student body with a warm and welcoming personality. Tori spelling who actually played Kristen Costas was so incredibly unlikable on screen that she almost felt as though she deserved what she got. Is it so hard to do without hurt someone? Kirsten wasnt a bully. However, she got a job in the student office alongside Kirsten, which resulted in the popular girl asking Bernadette to do her different favours. She had friends to, some were Bernadettes, and they dont care to hear from or about Bernadette anymore. I dont know what to do. So yes it sucks to be bullied, but that is no excuse for any kind of physical action. She comes back to see her mom her dad passed. I disagree with you. Whats been done has been done. Kirstens friends dont sit and discuss Morbid depressing stuff to start with. Not true, you said you knew Bernadette and Kirsten both! Seems like alot of a holes justifying others that are a holes sorry no justification theres no reason to act like an a hole young or old, you treat all ppl with respect and the way you yourself would like to be treated dont need parents or Bible school to learn morality, any person who trust to justify any bad behavior has no morality or class in my opinion, and theres a post somewhere that says girls went along with bullying so they werent the ones being bullied lol, what a sad excuse thats called being a coward and a follower and has nothing to do with popularity depending on what ones warped definition is of popularity its not how a person looks or what they have or how they act but how they are perceived by what they do by inspiring ppl its being admirable and nothing is admirable about acting like trash talking scans that need to put others down to feel better about themselves thats just lowlives that probably pick on the handicaps as well real big of them, thats no one by definition that I popular some ppl must have thier definition all messed up and who says theyre popular anyway them lol Im sure every group thought they were the special ones, but by lowering ones level to picking on other ppl harassing demeaning and taunting them eventually theyre going to come across the wrong ppl who dont take that bs, and Im not justifying murder but it takes more than a bad comment on a pair of boots to push someone to that point, Im sure she didnt share all of the abuse she was subjected to, but I definitely compare scum that target other ppl to feel better about themselves like the leader of the holocaust and if thousands or plausibly millions werent followers of some psycho with an inflated ego than millions of ppl would have never been tortured or murdered all because scum bags like the ones that come up with excuses for bad behavior cant stand up for whats right because theyre pathetic loosers that are too afraid to stand up for whats right and they ate no better those ppl who did nothing and followed hitler were all conspirators and complicit and there are a multitude of cases just like that which is why ppl need to stop with there warped sense of wanting to belong to some misfit group that is the furthered thing from what is popular is really all about. In reality, the case unfolded in the town of Orinda, which is not far from the San Francisco Bay Area. Teen girls are all like Kirsten was described, dont see how she was worse than any other teen girl around. I was raised to treat others with respect. It was a strange time growing up around religious freaks. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. We are all different. Unfortunately, she faced numerous obstacles at becoming as cool as her idol. WOW MIRANDA, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE A TRIGGER TOO. Bernadette, as described would have known that Kirsten would have thought it weird to be driving around with a butcher knife. Maria Aquinar: What you should know about Sebastian Bach's ex-wife. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I honestly thought Bernadette wouldve looked worse. Nancy I would of never considered Murder, that is just plain Sick. this is one reason that I really have a hard time with lifetime movies. Hard to comprehend how this Bernadette flew into a rage and savagely murdered her classmate. Bridget is a shy outsider, who wants to be popular and beautiful. The witness, who declined to be identified, said Kirsten was with a friend who had started to go weird he said. To the fellow classmates of 1986 Miramonte, so sorry if your World crumbled cause it wasnt meant to be that way, but you got to know that it was t any picnic for Bernadette as well, and if she could set time back and do all over, she would of left the situation with Kirsten alone to start with. Sorry about that. Bernadette had devised an ingenious plan to win over Kirsten. If Stacy Lockwood's funeral was Catholic, it would be unlikely the priest would wear a green stole and the casket covered in purple. Although Bernadette had been questioned and cleared via a polygraph test, a private detective hired by the Costas found discrepancies in her alibi. If we have the fear of God n understand the importance of Gods creation. Upon arrival, Costas learned firsthand that the dinner was an elaborate lie Protti came up with. Bernadette committed the crime at the age of 15. Mandy, No sense talking about it now, its done and over with. Cause Bernadette was so obsessed with Kirsten liking her, she had some idea it was Bernadette, also Bernadette owned a Pinto same make as the car seen speeding away. But we didnt care because our parents raised us not to be needy of anyones friend ship. If it hadnt have been for Bernadettes confession, this case probably would remain unsolved. Berns home on La Espiral was Larger and more Expensive. However, she finally went home and wrote a confession letter to her mother. That was all taken from her, so unfair. As for the girls who got blamed, so sorry if your lives were miserable at the time, but remember Bernadette was scared herself and did t know what to do, she didnt aim for all that to come down. Not true, analyzes yourself if they were snobs to you, probably embarrassed yourself by trying to hard to be accepted, or you were a troublemaker and a bully yourself. That movie was terrible and blamed the victim for her own murder. Those bullied girls like I said were loose or cussed and smoked and (dressed roughly).. Bernadette should of gotten 25 to life for that Crime. How was the judge stupid when first of all the evidence didnt show or prove 1st degree murder then secondly that was the law at the time? I lost for cheerleader. You knew Kirsten. Again so many came on saying they knew Kirsten and sharing Personal Details on other girls there. Everyone loved my friends because they were funny and not rich. I feel sorry for Bernadette. Bernadette is still a Pathetic Loser, and always will be. Maria Youre going off a moviea fictionalized account. Kirsten was gorgeous! There were more than just Joanna that were singled out at Miramonte, I read other stuff there were quite a few that felt like they werent socially accepted. She cared about people and if she thought she hurt someones feelings she would try and talk to them, we all make mistakes. I was told she had no known enemies. You cant try a 15yr old as an adult now. A sane or fragile person would not have been able to endure being confronted with so much pain that they were responsible for, yet Bernadette could and did. So she had a different view of Kirsten, Bern wasnt nice to of murdered. If there was people in need, in the Bobbies we helped those people.. if someone didnt have nice clothes we were theyre Secret Santa at Christmas time If someone wasnt as smart, (we didnt knock them down), we helped them Kirsten did to,(so did Bernadette) In fact, Bernadette wanted to help the poor. Would you say the same if Bernadette did suicide? Most cheerleader s are friendly, and yes at the same time, kind of stuck up, to a degree, they only run with certain groups, but they will say hello to you, and help you if you need it. 99.7 percent of teen girls are Smart alecks. A Murderer, So Kirsten was a Snob, a lot of ppl are, the way she died,was Horrific. Many say they cant trust anyone anymore, not after what Bernadette did. 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Judging from your comments you clearly have sided with Bernadette, so why contradict yourself? Bernadette is no more and she doesnt exist anymore, so why keep bringing up the past, my goodness look at the times the World is in now. So she didnt like everybody who does? Kirsten Costas, who had just finished her sophomore year at Miramonte High School in this scenic, affluent suburb, was killed at about 10pm Saturday, Contra Costa County Sheriffs Department investigators said. If Bernadette respected Kirstens feelings, she would have left Kirsten alone when she fled Bernadettes car and wouldnt have stalked her to her house. 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. That dont make her a terrible person cause she hand probaly only a handful she did t like. It tells the true story of Bernadette Protti and Kirsten Costas. Lifetimes Death of a Cheerleader brings the horrific murder of Kirsten Costas, back into the limelight. Newspaper headlines from the real-life Death of a Cheerleader story: The Kirsten Costas murder (1984). Bernadette was snotty to. I just heard that Kirsten was full of energy and life. Shes still a Murderer and will never be anything but, as long as shes Alive, I wont forgive her for it, and neither will Kirstens family and friends. She fit it fine and was considered to be popular in her own way. The Homecoming Court was as popular (if not more) popular than Kirsten. I attended school in New York City and there are nothing but cliques. Things were never the same after all that, it was a horrible experience, one good friend was dead and another friend was her killer, it was to much for us to take in and swallow. You know whats really sad? I hear she was Caddy and Stuck up, I dont even know if thats true, but she wasnt a Bully. 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You took the life away from this poor girl and her family. But you are not making her case by behaving like a bully yourself. The guys did reject her, and that insensed her inferiorityand self esteem. I know there were problems beteewn she and Nancy Kane, and that other blamed girl. (The misfits) we really didnt see them as Misfits. Why cant people leave this case alone. We all have a breaking point. I hear Bernadette dont want anything to do with anyone from her past at all now. Whats wrong with you? Angela gets snubbed as she attempts to kiss an elder gentlemen sitting in his car. If Kirsten was going to out Bernadette, she would of told Alex Arnold all about her, and the Conversation. Any more update regarding Bernadette and the family members of both girls? For one, some of Heather Cranes former classmates have started speaking to Heather again. Required fields are marked *. Kristen was a bitch (sorry, fact), who would roll her eyes at randoms and point and laugh at people. I still cant help from thinking that, but largely I think B killed K because K was blocking B from her rise in popularity. I didnt hate either one, maybe they were Misunderstood, as for being Stuckup. They had Bernadette as a suspect and only give her a lie detector test? Both were members of the swim team, but Costas was reportedly much more popular than Protti, according to the Associated Press in 1984. I can see Kirsten not wanting to be bothered with her. Its about time on other sites told all about Kirsten and how much fun loving she was. Setting up a fake meeting and lying about a Party is Strange and Weird. Hundreds of mourners filled the great sanctuary of the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church yesterday to pay their last respects to Kirsten Costas. Bunch of fg liars. Kirsten was lured out of her house under false pretences to a bobbie (sorority) dinner that didnt exist by someone she wasnt friends or even acquaintances with. Bernadette Im telling you was well liked and a good Student got good grades and was in with popular kids, cause she was smart. True if no one liked you she didnt either she was nasty to some people.

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