That would disturb most people. (Kirsten sure didnt), Saying bullies need to get what they deserve. I never saw her actually bully and some said they cant picture Kirsten ever being unkind Kirsten was loved by many very many. Word was that girls were safe because raping a girl is irresponsible and could get them fired because girls could get pregnant and priest need to bring money in, not pay out for 18 years. Yes listen said something to Bernadette, not to her directly, about her ski equipment. So you are offbeat to, for defending a Killer. Kirsten was almost identical to that, no like Tori Spelling. Check your Stories and facts before you post Nonsense. . Same for Bernadette, but she had to make this choice that will change her life. Bernadette isnt coming anyway, she is not well anymore. By the time theyre 23 they grow out of it completely most ususally. I didnt know either girl, but there are people who knew them both, they were both described as Sweet, Kirsten was more Outgoing, and Bernadette was more shyer. In 1994, the story was made into a television movie entitled A Friend to Die For (also known as Death of a Cheerleader ), with Tori Spelling as Stacy Lockwood, a character based on Kirsten Costas and Kellie Martin as Angela Delvecchio, a character based on Bernadette Protti. How could a teenager have been that diabolical? 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. 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. Knowing you though youll never have the character or the balls to do this and that was the reason you arent in whatever popular grip you killed to try to get into. Most of the Bobbies were Snooty. You cuss and run loose you wont be accepted. I wouldnt doubt it cause thats how much she is hated in Orinda. But this is just my opinion, dont come after me :/. I have to agree some, I was there, Kirsten was Cocky at times, no means a Bully just self absorbed. One got drunk at a Party you told about on here, and the others who were not Noticed and the 2 blamed. Never wished Kirstens unfortunate death, she may of been misunderstood, but she never talked to me, neither did Bernadette. But we didnt care because our parents raised us not to be needy of anyones friend ship. She is still Crazy as always. Bernadette was in with them to so was Jill. with this Virus going around. So there actually is no first degree evidence that is solid and beyond a reasonable doubt. 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. No such articles exist about anything you have described. Also McDonald I heard of her on these sites. What? The priests were rapist. I hear Bernadette dont want anything to do with anyone from her past at all now. They were more aquainted than you think. I agree Bernadette should of at least got 20 years like (Karen Severson and Laura Doyle) murder of Missy Availa, that happened a year after Kirstens like 5 hours South of us. We arent all made to be popular. Im sorry but I disagree. You are still getting that she was a bully from the movie where they changed everyones name because they werent doing a real version. I can tell its you before I even read the first line. How tragic she was murdered over basically nothing. Angela was just 23 years old when she was finally freed from prison in the year 1992. Death of a Cheerleader/A Friend to Die For, Baby Ruth candy bars & chocolates, the way they used to be years ago. Here are some less-known facts about the show and actual crime. She didnt like their ways mostly. I know there were problems beteewn she and Nancy Kane, and that other blamed girl. There is no evidence of Kirsten being mercilessly cruel to anyone. I hardly knew this girl. Anyway, the past cannot be erased, rather we can learn from every instance and scenario. Well one mother of her friend on a blog told Kirsten was Exclusive and liked everyone. 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Her one friend in the group changed, she now fights for womens right. In the spring of 1984, Kirsten had been asked to join the Bob-o-links, or Bobbies, an elite sorority-like organization of thirty to thirty-five of the best looking, most popular girls in school. Did Kirsten deserve to die over it. 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. very sad. The boys at Miramonte liked Bernadettes childhood friend and Kirsten, none were interested in Bernadette. people arent to worried about this case any longer. Bernadette should of gotten 25 to life for that Crime. What a bizarre story. Former Front Desk Associate at Planet Fitness. I seen a few of them out and about. She is unstable and who knows what she will do. That way she would of learned and been afraid, no she took the Coward Way out and Murdered, and Bernadette was chasing after Kirsten. Thats my belief. Sorry about that. By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man; body, mind and spirit. ~ Mahatma Gandhi. She and her BFF were both Odd. So people got the wrong view of her saying she was a Bully. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/kirstenmarina.costas.9 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. (The misfits) we really didnt see them as Misfits. Later, she married her husband and is now officially known to the world as Jeannette Tomanka. As for me, Im the same age as the girls involved in the case. The only freak in this tragic story is Bernadette. You wrote in another comment , Kristen had it well deserved. Rubbish. Why are you victim shaming ? We used to say Kirsten had everything, says one classmate. That leaves only the knife and whether its true or not a witness corroborated the girls account. She was described as a nurturer in an episode of Killer Kids. Bernadette and Kirsten were friends supposedly. Some girls considered all those girls Stuck up they considered Bernadette as well. There are more murders in american continent than in Europe and its not in the time of war. She would of never Confessed but FBI got involved, and were closing in on her. That dont Justify Murder. Kirsten would of long outgrown that before now, if she had of lived. I dealt with it so I know. Whether the murder was premeditated or not, no one can really determine that, still a young girl died at the hands of Bernadette Protti, and Bernadette will have to live with that the rest of her life. She didnt give examples because she wasnt bullied by Kirsten. By kel12347 @kel12347 (33) United States July 8, 2007 1:01pm CST I watched a movie on LMN yesterday called "Death of a Cheerleader." In it, a girl transferred to a public school and tries to be popular. Kirsten and Bernadette were both friendly and nice girls. I didnt kill them. Rest In Peace Kirsten. There is no way Bernadette is better than Kirsten. Kirsten was gorgeous! The Angela Delvecchio character played by Kellie Martin is actually the opposite of Bernadette Protti - who was older, taller and blonde - while Kirsten Costas, played by Tori Spelling - was only 15, shorter and dark-haired. Mira note ran a lot of girls out from what I read. She was nice to her friends though. I believe that the real number was held by the cops. We had quite a few of them there. Bernadette may not of paid her dues in the Justice system, shes paid for it online with her haters harassing her and outing her constantly, and her hometown community hated her and still does. No there were several girls bullied, but Bernadette wasnt one. There is no point in making stuff up. I am merely reading the comments after viewing the movie and indeed if the movie mischaracterized Bernadette then her parents should sue them. It was full of middle class and upper- middle class families. 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). 400 North Ingalls Building. No one owes anyone a thing. Does it make you feel good to knowingly lie about a dead murdered girl? If Bernadette was so Sweet, why did she watch 2 girls take the blame? No, it is about love, people. I instantly knew it had to be a true-life story. We had honor students who were kind of poor, but we loved them, and learned from them. We all have someone we dont like, and we wont be liked by everybody. The day after the murder in June 1984, rumors had already spread at the tennis courts, down oak-shaded lanes and at poolside. While she lacked the blond good looks of many of her friends, she had beautiful olive skin, and when she pulled her curly hair brown with golden highlights back from her forehead, her mother thought Kirsten looked like a Vogue model. The Costas family is doing well and went on with life. Lots of her classmates are out of State and moved on, maybe you all should as well, Bernadette isnt even around, leave her alone, the past is gone its not coming back ever. She looks like she would have lit up a room. I dont think she was, just a teen girl who was like the rest in competition. People make their own reputation and choices in life whether they are bad or good. We all moved on, every time we rehash this, it just brings up the past to that very day. She couldnt careless about Orinda to start with let alone go back there. Bernadette was kind to. Kirsten always showed off her cheers, she was proud. 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. Firstly, Bernadette is an insentient and abhorrent human being. Her classmate Bernadette Protti killed Kirsten Costas in 1984, a cheerleader and popular multi-talented teenager from Miramonte High School in California. As for Nancy Kane she was the best in that group cause she was real, and they couldnt deal with that. [10], The aforementioned film was remade in 2019 as a Lifetime television movie starring Aubrey Peeples as Bridget Moretti and Sarah Dugdale as Kelli Locke, characters based on Protti and Costas, and Kellie Martin, who played Protti in the first television movie, playing the FBI Agent charged to tracking her. 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. Yes Kirsten May of been Snooty, but she was also adorable to those who knew her. Please make an appointment with your councilor at school and discuss this with him or her I just believe Bernadette pushed to hard on Kirsten and it weirded out. Youre not now Bullying a dead girl, makes you worse than her, you will be the one to Answer for it, not her, she already has, Bernadette sure isnt any Angel shes a Cold Blooded Killer, dont care what her reasons are, she is the Bully, and Kirsten is the Victim. Menu Log In Sign Up Most teen girls are smart alecky and mean. Bernadette was not only bitter and resentful that she was not selected for cheerleading or the yearbook committee, but she was also envious of Kirstens well-known life and the success she had achieved. There are 20+ professionals named "Angela Delvecchio", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. A Friend to Die For premiered in September and was the highest-rated TV movie of 1994. The case is extremely old now. She is paying for it like they said in her chess pie recipe. Dont matter if the girl bullied her. Others suffer more cause they experience the loss. Asking a butt of yourself getting it. Hollywood tends to make villains heroes, and innocent people into villains. Being disgusted with the the murderers nonchalant behaviour after her brutal crime? 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. They made that clear and so did she Every single day. Kirsten was a straight A student and involved in activities, she wanted to run with top kids. Bernadette killed Kirsten out of Jealousy, not Bullying. So I can tell you kids in these upper class schools are not angels and theyre raised not to be by their parents, who were the same way when they were in school. Only talked to her once or twice ever. I know some fragile ppl, and theyd kill themselves before someone else. If it was national news, I missed it. People are going by that. Feeling bad for Bernadette bc was a pathetic, weak, emotionally unstable girl, fragile or whatever doesnt change the fact that shes also a murderer. She was always listening to music, making phone calls, dancing. She didnt have enemies,(that were known), just a fallout with Nancy. Her family were upper-middle class, not multi millionaires. Besides if Kirsten was going to out her, she would of told Alex Arnold all about it on the drive home. I been bullied to. Angela DelVecchio Managing Editor Philly Sports Digest, Award Winning Broadcast Journalist, News Director, Writer, Public Speaker. After the death of her rival, Angela seems to blossom. Her friends got to where they avoided her if possible. The school was no more competitive than any other school around anywhere. In the meantime, and along with the rest of the town, I watched this whole tale unfold sadly and slowly during the course of several months. Kirsten wasnt a Bully. Repeats itself, repeats itself, repeats itself, ugh. 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. That could hurt much more than death. Angela Delvecchio's Rating . I never understood why Bernadette killed Kirsten. Yes, the movie showed Kirstan being extremely mean. I bet she finally became an outcast fro supporting Bernadette. You clearly are basing your opinions on a movie a fictional depiction. Oh please bet you were t any better. My sympathies are with the Costas family and i hope they have managed to move on. 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. Maybe I made a mistake somewhere in the story (not sure youre mostly just saying I was not being honest what is that about?). Every School has kids people dont like! Judging from your comments you clearly have sided with Bernadette, so why contradict yourself? In the film, Angela is convicted of second-degree murder (meaning it was not premeditated - even though it was) and sentenced to confinement in juvenile hall until age 25, but was released and paroled after a few years. Kirsten was one of the winners. I feel if it was true bullying she would be afraid to be near Kirsten and these people who call Kirsten a snot and said she was a Bully and deserved it, Karens right youre the Bullies cause you know Zilch about any of this. She reminds me of Stacey Dash a little. I have never seen Kirsten insult anyone, (I knew her), she was friendly towards everybody, Berns BFF May say it differently, cause Bernadette just took things way to Serious, and like I said she took things way to Personal to where it became Personal. The characters were loosely based on Kirsten and Bernadette. 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? Poor bernadette seemed very vulnerable and in need of help. Nothing should move a person to kill another. Teenage years are hard on all of us. Your comments continue to reiterate the plot for the movie Death of a Cheerleader. I thought Miramonte was a nice place, if you make good decisions myoumwill make it (popular or not). I was there too. 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I knew Kirsten she was funny and adorable. Cheerleading, her friend Jessica Grant explains, is taken really seriously. Before trying out, applicants write essays explaining what they could add to the school. Doesnt it seem weird that Bernadettes sister would have an 18-inch knife for cutting tomatoes? Commuting time shrinks to twenty-five minutes in a BMW, the most popular car at Miramonte High School, where students scores are consistently among the highest on Californias state achievement tests. john mccall texas,