Could of been any of those girls in that group as one girl said, they were all like Kirsten in lots of ways. If the ones acting like Hoes were demonized while everyone lived happily ever after, why were they demonized. To much pressure is put on us, but we dont murder because of it. I bet she finally became an outcast fro supporting Bernadette. Notably, it was Bernadettes own confession that sealed the case against her. Well said Sarah. Dylan and Eriks parents were loaded. The degree - whether it's first or second - is irrelevant. However, when the casket leaves the church the flag can be put back on the casket. Judge: Well, with the exception of the taped confession, this whole case is circumstantial. Reflecting on her public humiliation, Angela has a heart to heart talk with her sister about her wanting to be someone else. You are already subscribed to our newsletter! Google It, it sure will tell you. I would love to hear Bernadette being interviewed now about that tragic night in suburban Oakland. She wanted to, but decided not to go through with it. Now the new version of the movie was making Bernadette innocent, when Kirsten was innocent herself. Thats different, and usually those were the ones that were irritating and annoying. Put God first. 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. No one wanted an absence to be confused with an arrest. Being disgusted with the the murderers nonchalant behaviour after her brutal crime? Teacher's suicide shocks school - Los Angeles Times But we didnt care because our parents raised us not to be needy of anyones friend ship. Sometimes she could come off the wrong way, but if someone rubbed her the wrong way, she would let them know. Me! Whats wrong with you? She was a member of a highly selective sorority club called the Bobbies. Shes the Victim. Despite our curiosity about her identity, it is only logical to be respectful of her privacy. I never thought she would go as far as murder. Bernadette Protti - Ladies' Handbook of Murder Its sad, thats the biggest problem in this world? I believe the conversation was very bizarre to, about desperation of a friendship. She may of been Stuck up most Cheerleaders are, but she was no where near a Bully or made fun of people. She had just wanted to befriend her classmate and take her to a party, she said. I know a gal who knew someone who knew Kirsten. If she didnt like someone , there was a reason. I just dont understand cant people just be happy with what god has made them. Other outsiders felt like they were excluded from her group to. 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). Also, Kirsten was upper middle class and lived in a less expensive area than Bernadette. Thats how they rolled. Bernadette had plenty of other friends, she was in that group, Kirsten didnt have anything against Bernadette, if she would of left her alone, eventually they may of became friends, no she couldnt wait, wanted it all right now and pushed and forced her way into it. We are no longer in the 80 s and never will be again. The movie starred Tori Spelling and Kellie Martin and was released in 1994. I hear Bernadette dont want anything to do with anyone from her past at all now. She was outgoing even as a nurse, but now, I hear she dont really associate with anyone outside of family. Missy was Described as a Bully and Very Mean also. 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. For murder! She has Mental issues and always will. Others are not so lucky. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Read the article, read more on the actual case, stop judging real people based on a low-budget lifetime movie. Dont trust someone like that. This type of case just proves what can happen when bullies go too far. You cuss and run loose you wont be accepted. See how the most famous actresses of the 50s & 60s used Lustre-Creme shampoo, Gene Wilder talks writing & acting, movies & stardom, and working with Mel Brooks, See amazing pictures of elegant old Pasadena, California, from the days before cars, Vintage Tupperware: See 100+ retro plastic container styles, from the 50s to the 80s, How do you use a rotary phone? Smelled so bad. She considered her parents too old and also felt that they were not listening to her. I know beauty is all a matter of perception, not that it matters but in no universe would Bernadette be considered better looking. Sheriffs deputies said Kirsten Costas, 15, was stabbed repeatedly after she was given a ride home by a Moraga resident, who was not identified. This is Berns BFF Ill bet. She should of just beat her up, that would of stopped her. It took me 2 decades to deal with it, couldnt before. Anyone who defends her is just as Sick and Twisted as she is. However, she didn't finish her nine-year sentence behind bars as she was paroled after seven years, released on June 10, 1992. Every Murdered person was once someones child, parent, sibling or spouse. Can you give examples of Kirsten degrading others and thinking she is better than everyone? So she is a Horrible girl. What is horrible is how pathetic Bernadette was to begin with. How so? Her biggest desire was to be liked and succeed, just like Kirsten. Bernadette was a Snob also, she only wanted to hang with the incrowd, if you were nothing she didnt talk to you anymore than she had to. The 2 blamed girls were Victims, so how dare you! Also Bernadette wasnt bullied or singled out, thats BS. No single human being has the effrontery to kill a fellow human being; talk less of a supposed child. All teen gals are (snotty) for the most part, but grow out of it. Get yourself checked out! Kristen had it well deserved in response to someone else, which suggests that you think her cruel murder was justified. If you were a no body she didnt roll with you. Kirsten was described as a cheerful girl by classmates, and I do believe for the most part, she got along with most her classmates and school mates. Yes listen said something to Bernadette, not to her directly, about her ski equipment. One day after Kirstens family had left, she was picked up by someone in a Pinto. If it was your child that was murdered for some idiotic reasonsIm sure your perspective would change. Death of a Cheerleader follows the story of two girls in Hollybrook High, in the fictional town of Colina, California. So she could never uplift Bernadette at all. No , then its gona be she was mental ill and forgotten forever yes? Beauty and the Beast and D are still the Life of a Party at times, esp Reunions. There was one that wrote in the1986 alumni that she wasnt desiring to be found cause the 4 years at Miramonte wasnt the best for her. I dont care if she was only 15, murder is murder and she should have been locked away for far longer. This is Berns BFF or her Sister or Bern herself, no one else would go to such extend to call a dead girl names. Bernadette grabbed the knife from the vehicle and met Kirsten on her neighbour's lawn, and a scuffle ensued. They are Cat Mean. How was Bernadette a fragile human being? 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. No I would never kill someone from being bullied but I totally understand some people who do. Do I think it was premeditated. Nancy and Joanna? Alex offered to drop Kirsten home, as the Pinto followed. To much detailed stuff if you ask me. You the one who told about the girls ran out of Miramonte as well. People, cant we all just get along and respect one anothers opinion? Bernadette/Jeanette has paid her dues. Plenty of facts support that view. If shed been bullied by Kirsten, seems like shed have told it in detail. Some girls considered all those girls Stuck up they considered Bernadette as well. And anyone messed with one of us they had to take on all of us. She didnt hate anyone (as I said) just didnt like the way they acted. Vanessa I agree I knew both girls. What is wrong with you? I have also wondered if her self esteem was also riding on the two most important people of all-her parents!! Then you wouldnt be worrying g about these people being the Life of the Party. Joe she must of liked your Sister. So if she didnt like you, probably you did something to irritate her and she let you know it. Youre going off a moviea fictionalized account. But Miramonte was what you made of it, I wasnt Popular, but I got along esp, with Kirsten and her group. She also had nice clothes, her problem was with Kirsten, that Kirsten was reaching the top, where Bernadette wanted to reach the top. Eventually, she came clean to her parents. If not, I doubt she worries about the past. She runs a Facebook and Twitter account under the same name. Im sure you were a big Smart Aleck. We had lonely girls who were bullied and goth girls and loose girls. She as I said, didnt want to be bothered with stupid acting people. Three months later, residents of Orinda packed a local courtroom for her trial. It doesnt sound as if Kirsten bullied Bernadette, other than the one comment about her ski gear. They still do Bernadette and always will, so she has to look over her head every second. Her sister at the bank dont discuss Bernadette, or discloses her whereabouts, she just says Bernadette dont wish to be located by former classmates, friends or co workers, she has a very private life now and wants to be left alone. I must further observe that we have a kind of "Alice in Wonderland" situation here. I am really stunned that she only spent 8 years in jail. She lured Kirsten out of her house under false pretences to the non existent sorority dinner and then drove Kirsten to an empty car-park at night. Everyone loved my friends because they were funny and not rich. Do you really think its acceptable to lure someone out of their house under false pretences and then expect a positive reaction if your lie is discovered? Kirsten always showed off her cheers, she was proud. Yes the guys should of paid for it, but the Judicial System is funny that way, unfortunately the girls paid for it. In that moment, becoming a social outcast in a place like Miramonte High School was a fate worse than death. I never wished for Kirsten to die like she did, that was horrible. 15-year-old Kirsten Costas was ruthlessly murdered on June 23, 1984, by one of her schoolmates. She had a circle of friends, Kirsten was more popular though. So this murderer just gets off free after 8 years and gets to live her life because (somebody picked on her)????? Others didnt want any part of them cause Orinda kids want to be liked and accepted, and if you hang out with kids who arent you make yourself and outcast to. Kirsten and Bernadette were both friendly and nice girls. How is sweet referred to Murder? She was convicted in 1985 and sentenced to nine years, on a charge of second-degree murder. Killing is going to far. Like Missy Availa saying she was roughish and wild and Loose, didnt give Karen Severson and Laura Doyle any right to murder her either. You cant force somebody to be friends with you. She got a short sentence because she was tried as a minor. She called Bernadette on her bizarre behavior that night, and if Bernadette would of left Kirsten alone, it would of never reached that Point, and Kirsten would still be alive maybe even today. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Its best not to post comments at all on Bernadette anymore. her friends portray her as an Angel of course they do, but she did make snide remarks to people who werent like her. Oakland Tribune Wednesday, September 5, 1984, Oakland Tribune Saturday, October 6, 1984. Lifetime released a remake, also titled Death of a Cheerleader, on Feb. 2, 2019. 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. Kirstens house was Smaller than Bernadettes, how was Kirsten all around was she friendly? I cant get to the point quickly. I was there too. As for Bernadette, I didnt know her well, but said hello to her a few times in passing at school, and when she came to get the attendance slips. Alex gave chase but to no avail. She had a slumber party on her 15 th BD we all snuck into a pool and swam, (a fun night) and to bad she didnt get to celebrate her 16th Birthday, Art and Berit planned on taking us all to a Hotel and spend the night. ?lol go guys and do some research..the real Bernadette was very beautiful,(but poor) while the real Kristen was very average (but rich)Kristen well deserved her fate,all the bullies making others life miserableno sympathy from me at all. Your email address will not be published. Doesnt make her a killer, thats being a teenager but dont make it sound like she just said shut up thats unrealistic. Note: This article may feature affiliate links, and purchases made may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. If it hadnt of been Kirsten, itd been her childhood friend, or someone else, cause Bern has Jealousy Issues. I suffer from PTSD. Kelly is part of a popular school clique and seems to have everything Bridget desires. For the students, the killing and its aftermath have left bitter feelings. Bernadette had devised an ingenious plan to win over Kirsten. 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. 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? You need to stop defending yourself and own up to the damage you did. this is one reason that I really have a hard time with lifetime movies. Landscape Suicide 1986 is the closest after Bernadettes interview with the Police it shows it. And How!!! Just hearsay. And yes, I was bullied in high school too. Some 86 graduate girls felt ridiculed and belittled by them as well as I did and others. Many people know about Bernadette's infamous story, but what about her personality? All Rights Reserved. Like I said, Kirsten was so much fun. I never seen her bully. Later, an agitated Kirsten reached out to Alex and Mary Jane Arnold, in Moraga, saying her friend had acted weirdly with her. I think its time to move forward and put this whole horrible deal behind you cause life is way to short. Maybe if Bernadette wouldnt of chased her, she wouldnt of had to of murdered her. I do remember all the stories before and after the killing. Pre-meditation seems sensible between the clothes and the knife. Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief, Check your email and confirm your subscription. I see why her Sisters and mom forgive her, theyre her family and family sticks by you. Kirsten from my Understanding was Self Absorbed and a Snob, but not a Bully. I can tell its you before I even read the first line. Girls in Jr high and high School can be Brutal. Kirsten wasnt a bully. I cant believe they made a movie that was so offensive to the real victim. Who cares about that, that is no reason to be lured from your own home and murdered by a psycho. She was not any Chris Hargensen in Carrie, or Regina George in Mean Girls or anything like that, she was totally down to Earth and engaging from what I was told. She sought refuge at her friends' house, Alex and Mary Jane Arnold. Upon arrival, Costas learned firsthand that the dinner was an elaborate lie Protti came up with. Her attacker was Bernadette Protti; both girls were 15 . I also think that its utterly ridiculous that she got only 9 years for committing murder. What can you do? All of the pictures featured here are photos taken from newspapers, not the authors private collection. Kirsten was almost identical to that, no like Tori Spelling. People have been wondering about his wife. I mean, we dont have a lot of money and we cant afford a lot of nice ski stuff and I just had this really crummy pair of skis and some boots, but, you know, I was having fun anyway. for what i read the cheerleader was mean to bernadette protti,the cheerleader always thought she was prettier than bernadette and didnt want to be her friend.kirsten the cheerleader always hurt her feelings.have you seen the movie with tori spelling?death of the cheerleader. Bunch of Bernadettes lurking around everywhere. She talked to most people. Can you give examples of Kirsten bullying Bernadette? She never meant harm, as for Bernadette, Kirsten sometimes teased her, and she would be nice to her to, she just was angry for being lured out under false pretense to attend a so called party, and when Bernadette told her feeling about Kirsten, it freaked her out, she spotted something immediately, and she was right. Also there Was another girl who went out with the football team and accused them all of raping her, not the entire team, but several players and I hear she was ran out as well and dogged by the Students. 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. Me! This is all clearly stated in the intro. I hope she prays from the bottom of her heart, because the pain she caused the Costas well, she will have to pray forever!!! I think Bernadettes Youtube is fake now. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. I was told she had no known enemies. It shows what a shallow, loser, she was. Since then, she is supposed to have changed her name and left the state of California. Also Karen, Kirsten favors Stacey Dash, with Lindsey Warners personality on Saved by the Bell. Youre going off the crappy movie. Lifetime should be ashamed. 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. Now, instead of celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, the young fire victim's family is in mourning. if you came at her the wrong way like Bernadette did, or kids no one else liked cause they were so annoying to be around. Im not sure shes really sick, I just hear she is, and doesnt leave her home hardly. Stuck up she was, no Bully. Santa Rosa Press Democrat Monday, June 25, 1984, Roseville Press-Tribune Monday, June 25, 1984. She should of just left Kirsten alone and went on with other things, Kirsten wouldnt of gave her any thought otherwise, but she was just obsessed with Kirsten and Kirsten liking her, that was the main focus in her life, and it took Kirstens unfortunately. Bridget is a shy outsider, who wants to be popular and beautiful. She called Kirsten names. As for the girls acting like Hoes if they have PTSD from it maybe they should of thought of the consequences, before they did it. The prosecution failed to prove that Bernadette had premeditated Kirsten's homicide. On the other hand, Bernadette informed her parents that she had a babysitting job that day. I dont know what to do. This is the true story of 15-year old Kirsten Costas who was stabbed to death by a classmate, Bernadette Protti, on June 23, 1984. Excuse my long reply. I so disagree with some of the posters. She would have seen Kirstens parents and brother crying anguished tears of unfathomable sorrow and would have seen the inconsolable grief and despair etched into their faces, and she had the unconscionable gall to not only attend Kirstens funeral knowing she was responsible for putting Kirsten in her coffin, but also had the cold nerve to be in the presence of and be able to look at Kirstens family whose sadness and grief would have been heart wrenchingly palpable, which she knew she was responsible for. 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. Columbine has nothing to do with case and you know well that the two cant be compared. Bernadette had tried for the cheerleading squad as well but had not made the cut. In USA is more important to be popular, not smart, no matter how you treat others you become popular just because you say some joke or anything else to molest the person. She knows how people still feel about her, she also knows she cant escape the feelings they have or ever change them even in many years to come forth. Bernadette had it all planned, if Kirsten didnt give her the response she hoped for, she was planning to kill her. So you are offbeat to, for defending a Killer. The kids went to Miramonte High School. Bernadette also idolized Kirsten and her clique, while being severely unhappy with the state of her family and home. I want popular, but had friends who were, I didnt sulk about it, I did sports, not clubs or cheerleading. The calls have come from all over, Lt. James Robinson said. It made me feel oh so special. : Were you a perfect teen who got along with everyone and never said anything unkind to anyone ever? Kirsten in no way deserved to die. Photos with blue: From the Ladies Home Journal original article; Photo 2: Kirsten Costas in Washington DC in October 1981 (from the editors personal collection). 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. You are still getting that she was a bully from the movie where they changed everyones name because they werent doing a real version. Death of a Cheerleader (Film) - TV Tropes But to say Bernadette was a Sweet girl. Missy was more toughish than Kirsten that took no crap. And only 7 years in jail with parrole?! The actual murder took place in June 1984. People make their own reputation and choices in life whether they are bad or good. 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. Also, HELL NO Bernadette was not cuter, or prettier then Kirsten. She is evil and a Monster (with a very dark Soul). In your dreams Bernadette was better looking! Bernadette Protti is believed to have changed her name, gotten married (causing her last name to change again), and became a nurse and medical journal author in suburban Dallas (Grapevine TX). Karen, keep repeating the same Comment over and This Mats person youre either Bernadette, or sister, or a very good friend. The only incident Bernadette recounted was a remark Kirsten made about her skis. She didnt Bully Bernadette, Just was irritated cause she lied to her, and her mom about the Party, and all. They made that clear and so did she Every single day. I think Bernadette was a lesbian thats why she felt she couldnt have Kirsten tell everyone that she fancied her. She kissed the popular girls butt in order to be popular. Her house was nice to,(as nice as Kirstens) so she wasnt a lonely poor girl who struggled for friends. You named all of Kirstens friends.
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