But as she drove, she became frightened about how Kirsten might describe the evening to the other girls at school. Bunch of fg liars. The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) - Click Americana You appear to be making up scenarios in your head about Bernadettes life and have difficulty differentiating fact from fiction. So she didnt like everybody who does? Kirsten would probaly still be today to if she was still alive. Learn how your comment data is processed. I hear Bernadette dont want anything to do with anyone from her past at all now. Youre either Bernadette or her Sister, or a Close friend like Berns BFF. Shes the Victim. The officers all ran unopposed save for the position of junior class Treasurer. An example that shows that Bernadette didnt have respect for Kirstens family and shows how detached Bernadette was from killing Kirsten was that she appeared to have no inhibitions about attending Kirstens funeral. 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Kirsten didnt like some of those people cause they rubbed her the wrong way and acted Stupid around her, she definately wasnt down with Stupidity. She also took enough courses through a local community college to graduate with an associate in arts degree. 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. You the one telling about the Bullied girls who were accused of the Crime. justice was nwot served and the costas have shed tears and felt grief for over 30 years and i think bernadette shouldnt have been given the privelege to go to college, get her high school diploma, have a boyfriend, and then have kids and get married no she should have been locked in a brick cell staring at walls all day so that she could focus on what she did but no she is scott free now to go out and kill again if she wants. very sad. Be honest with yourselves. No one wanted an absence to be confused with an arrest. And yes, I was bullied in high school too. One day after Kirstens family had left, she was picked up by someone in a Pinto. She apparently moved again and left the medical field, probably because her real name and location was outed by amateur internet detectives. Im sure Kirsten had her moments, no right to be Savagely Murdered. The original movie featured stars like Kellie Martin and Tori Spelling. Whats worse is how the media played into all of this and have portrayed Kirsten as a girl who deserved this kind of horrific attack, nobody deserves to be tricked, stalked and stabbed in cold blood at 15 out any age. I have been watching The Cheerleader Murder on my iPhone for a few years now, and one of the lines was, Bernadette was part of the in crowd, but she didnt see it! They obviously made some bad decisions and theres repurcussions for your poor decisions, thats not Kirstens fault, you mad that decisions, not Kirsten. 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? Kirsten wasnt a bully. So thats not bullying, thats rejecting you, cause she knew Bern was off beat. 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 was not some vulnerable lost soul who was bullied mercilessly. We are all different. In PEOPLE, the article stated that Bernadette feared hurting her family by leaving them behind: If I kill myself, I will hurt people even more (my family). [13 May 1985, Arthur Lubow] I think its also safe to assume that her Catholic faith played a part in her decision. But when Berit Costas walked away from the witness stand, slowing her gait as she passed by Bernadette, the defendant turned away and never looked straight ahead again. Death of a Cheerleader is a 2019 Lifetime Made-for-TV Movie. Is it respectful to suggest that Kirstens parents should have raised her better and that they are to blame for her murder? Most people would find that bizarre and off-putting and would certainly not deserve to be killed over it. My god you women are something else. True if no one liked you she didnt either she was nasty to some people. Bernadette then stalked Kirsten all the way to her house which would anger and disturb most people. She was just into herself more than a being a bully. Bernadettes parents also left Orinda, but its unknown if they left the state of California. still no right to murder anyone. Bernadette was stuck up also or appeared to be. However, Protti followed their car stabbing Costas five times just as she was about to reach her doorstep. She loved to play Nancy Drew. You are already subscribed to our newsletter! Your eyes are deceiving you. Now the new version of the movie was making Bernadette innocent, when Kirsten was innocent herself. It was on the Murder still haunts Moraga Residents. If Kirsten wanted to smoke pot, Bern would of esp. Bernadette was also plagued by body-image issues. Well to a degree maybe, but Bernadette stalked her and longed fro a friendship. You cant go back in time. I agree bullying is so terrible but there wasnt much evidence that Kirsten was a bully apart from Bernadette saying Kirsten once mentioned that her ski boots looked cheap, I think Kirsten was a lesbian with a crush on Kirsten but was taking that secret to her grave. I dont care how old your comment is, I just have to reply to that bullst. But those others today are still a lot of fun. Good luck dear. Talking peoples business again, McDonald may not like her name being used. Eventually, she felt increasingly insecure and put down by Kirsten. Judging from your comments you clearly have sided with Bernadette, so why contradict yourself? She was a member of a highly selective sorority club called the Bobbies. Bernadette watched as they left and followed them, parking outside Kirsten's home. Regardless no one deserves to die like that. Not a plaine jane.get real. You Mats that knows Kirsten, why was she so Mean? Her self esteem was riding on Kirstens approval! That dont Justify Murder. People are going by that. 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. How do you know she was mean? I mean she stabbed another girl to death because she was afraid to get made fun of at school or be outed or whatever. They start being cruel. I was raised to treat others with respect. 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. (Kirsten sure didnt), Saying bullies need to get what they deserve. She deserves it. She wanted to be like her, and she struggled a lot to make it happen. We all have a breaking point. Her drive for perfection makes her seek out the friendship of Kelly Locke, a rich and pretty girl. Kirsten, the apple of the eye, soon began to make waves at school. You got kids in all school people try to duck away from and avoid. Killed a girl because you were jealous? Bernadette concocted a plan to get Kirsten out of her house and it appears that Kirsten got annoyed when she discovered that Bernadette lied to get her out of her house alone. She couldnt of been or she never would of killed, and watch the town accuse 2 Innocent girls and harrass,them over it. homely? A Murderer, So Kirsten was a Snob, a lot of ppl are, the way she died,was Horrific. They also laughed at you in the halls when you passed them, Bernadette to and Kirsten, I wasnt in the (wonderful in crowd) so I didnt fit in their world. 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. Or someone who stares at you constantly, you got a problem doing that. No, it is about love, people. 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. I liked Nancy Kane, she got tired of having to be something she wasnt, they looked down on her well. However, things got weird when Kirsten realized that Bernadette's invitation was of a second-hand nature, and she wouldn't want to go to a party where she wasn't invited first-hand. Tell me someone who is nice to every single person in the world and likes every single person in the world, if they do let me meet them. That could hurt much more than death. Sweet Melancholy my tail. There is no way Bernadette is better than Kirsten. It has her sister cutting vegetables with a ridiculously long knife too, and Kirstens parents were right who cuts up vegetables with a knife that long that they keep in the car? Another DJ initials it was said she was bullied relentlessly as well. In 1984, California's Miramonte High School cheerleader and all-around popular teen, Kirsten Costas, was murdered by her classmate Bernadette Protti, who was not only jealous of Kirsten's high-profile life but bitter and resentful that she took did not get picked for cheerleading or the yearbook committee. There are speculations that Bernadette has changed her name to Jeannette Tomanka. She dont go hardly anywhere anymore. Ok, I agree with you that Kirsten was better-looking, but you realize that Bernadette was part Italian, right? Bernadette even tried to point her finger at Joanna as the one who killed Kirsten. She knew what the students there would do to her. 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. However, internet sleuths have long been fixated with uncovering Bernadettes latest location, and identity. Not when she was bullied and pushed to her limit!! Even religion, which is supposed to be about mostly how you treat others. Karma is catching up with her, thats why she has all these haters and has to watch her back anywhere she goes. People who need to put others down to feel validated are the ones with the mental problems and theres no excuse for that type of behavior the ppl saying that this girl or any girl is ugly they need to get checked maybe they are the real lesbians lol. Offers may be subject to change without notice. One reporter wrote that by the end of the tape, even Berit Costass head was bowed. We should educate our children, our minds and our souls. All of the pictures featured here are photos taken from newspapers, not the authors private collection. If she does go back there its only to see her family who is still there, and she wont leave The Whole time shes there or contact a soul. Mandy, No sense talking about it now, its done and over with. I think she made a pass and got rejected. There have been several changes in Orinda since Bernadettes arrest. Karen I read your comments n I totally agreed with you. She wasnt into that game. Bernadette was sweet, cant imagine her even capable of something like Murder, but she was. Bernadette is a physchopath and a Killer, and always will be. She said Bernadette was kind of Snooty also. It was a strange time growing up around religious freaks. 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. 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. No excuse for what she did, BTW she was not the poor White trash the Movie deployed her to be, she had a nice home, and was just as well off as Kirstens family, lived on the better side of town. So dont feel Sorry for her. She doesnt leave her house hardly at all anymore. She was nice to her friends though. They are Cat Mean. 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. All teen gals are (snotty) for the most part, but grow out of it. I do remember all the stories before and after the killing. Wish someone who knew facts would tell us about the real events leading up to Kirstens death. Now that you know, have fun looking around! Tuko.co.ke featured an interesting article about the English actor and model that gained popularity in NBCs short-lived drama, Emerald City. This type of case just proves what can happen when bullies go too far. Kirsten was just like any other girl who had to go to that snobby school. She just didnt think at the time and it cost a lot of people lots of problems. We all had enemies and faults and all teen girls are Caddy and mean at some point, no reason to die, they outgrow it in adulthood, most do anyways, some never do. I believe the conversation was very bizarre to, about desperation of a friendship. She claimed she followed in the Pinto only to make sure Kirsten got home safely. Anyone who defends her is just as Sick and Twisted as she is. IN REALITY, Kristen was, at worst, sometimes catty to Bernadette. 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 tale is wonderfully woven, with twists and turns. She was released the following year. According to her attorney, Charles James, juveniles convicted of murder in California serve an average of four to six years. Bryan Callen: divorce story, wife, net worth, latest updates. No one is killed without a reason. But I do know that two families had to move out of town because the girls wore all black and kept to them selves.. Kirsten never got to Cheer, go to Prom, Graduate or go on to College. She loved life, never seen her get ugly with anyone, I really cant picture that. They were good about making you feel like you didnt belong. Not just the 2 accussed. Every School has kids people dont like! The prosecution failed to prove that Bernadette had premeditated Kirsten's homicide. Bernadette never said it in her testimony, from what I can tell. She had taken Kirsten out in her car, where the latter felt that Bernadette had gone weird. i remember always thinking that Bs case would had been much different today. Im sorry but not sorry to be petty but Bernadette has a huge fg nose and hamster cheeks topped with a double chin. Kirstens friends dont sit and discuss Morbid depressing stuff to start with. There was no teasing and ostracisation. Heres what I think came down, the 2 girls had an argument and Bernadette was afraid she would of been kicked out of the (Bobbies) and excluded from that group. So sad her life was shortened. It also evil and sick. Snotty people blamed her publicly and without mercy.. shame on them, you know who you are. Maria Aquinar: What you should know about Sebastian Bach's ex-wife. I didnt hate either one, maybe they were Misunderstood, as for being Stuckup. Miramonte sounds like it had its share of Bullying. Bernadette tried her best to forge a friendship under false pretenses and you Justify her actions, you must either be Bernadette or her sister, or a close friend or Relative. Some thought Bernadette was Stuck up, there were a few that thought she was to. 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. It was quite a bizarre turn of events that shocked the small community where such grizzly crimes never happened. Or going by the Movie portrayed, Deadly Women had Kirsten as a down to Earth Girl who loved all. The True Incident Behind Death of a Cheerleader, Explained I dont think she was, just a teen girl who was like the rest in competition. Unfortunately, she faced numerous obstacles at becoming as cool as her idol. Well hes probaly no better. BETs 'American Soul' Tells a True Story With Mostly Fictional Characters. 3 decades later thats ridiculous. Kristen was a bitch (sorry, fact), who would roll her eyes at randoms and point and laugh at people. Maybe her parents should have raised her better. You are a sick minded individual to perpetuate that lie about Kirsten, but I suppose its easier for you and your ilk to criticize a dead teenager because she its not like she can defend herself, is it? Did Kirsten deserve to die over it. Can you give examples of Kirsten degrading others and thinking she is better than everyone? It was to Personal. Lot of weirdos on this thread. She was so cute and funny, and loved to be around friends have so much fun. Between 10-15 years ago bullying came into the news. I hear Kirsten was Cocky and Arrogant, but not any Bully. Poor bernadette seemed very vulnerable and in need of help. She was not in a popular group, just a group. The paint was peeling off, and it put a lot of pressure on her sensitive self-esteem as she never imagined living in such a place. Bernadettes family lived in a more expensive area than Kirsten, so what does that tell you? Im sure she dont really like Bernadette, and she wouldnt go out to dinner with her, or have her over for dinner or go places with her, and welcome her with open arms. 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? Anyway, the past cannot be erased, rather we can learn from every instance and scenario. I dont care what anyone says to another person, it does not give you the right to kill them. The people involved in the case are local residents, driven by an amalgamation of insecurities and human greed. She truly touched many lives," said Parks. Bernadette went to school. I can understand that part. 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. Yes we all feel that way, but nothing can be done about it, decision has already been made. They hung out together, Bernadette couldnt face up Kirsten was more Popular than she was, and better at everything. Not saying she was an Angel, Im sure she said something to hurt Someones feelings, who hasnt! She looks like she would have lit up a room. Three months later, residents of Orinda packed a local courtroom for her trial. She looked like Kirsten with her curly hair, and the Life of the Party like Kirsten. To bad Kirsten didnt get a chance to grow up and grow out of it. (Lucky you). Well youre bullying Kirsten( as Karen said) a dead girl who cant defend herself, that you know nothing about That movie was one sided. LP was a lot like Kirsten. Judging by the comment you have written, you know nothing about love. Everyone was shocked when a sixteen-year-old girl was convicted of second-degree murder in the stabbing of a classmate. None of those Orinda kids are even around from that time frame, as some of them are dead. If Bernadette had considered Kirstens familys feelings at all, she wouldnt have stolen Kirsten from them by brutally murdering her. I lost for cheerleader. 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. Shame on you Bernadette what you did was morose, and against your entire religion and you stabbed Kirsten to death. Are you suggesting by your comment Kirsten had is well deserved that Kirsten deserved to be murdered because she understandably didnt take kindly to being 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 and was then driven to an empty car-park at night. Reports suggest that Bernadette was sent to the Youth Authoritys Ventura School, and according to the CYA (California Youth Authority), she earned her high school diploma with a 4.0 average. Kirsten was angry for her lying to get her out under false pretenses, and she knew something was off. Thanks for visiting and for supporting a small business! So she is a Horrible girl. Probally Berns Relatives saying all that, or, very close friends. Normal teenagers they like I said, were crazy so to speak, and meant no harm towards Nancy and them, just harmless teasing, they were crazy like that. 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.

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