Some of these girls ( not Nancy or Joanna) acted like Hoes, and ppl dont take kindly to that. This girl lives in San Francisco and knows a person who knows someone who knew Kirsten. Angela Delvecchio : Monica, just let it go. Was Kirsten and her friends a lot of fun to hang with, and did they party? Everything is Me! I know this because I was there in the same class of Kirsten and Bernadette. Even if you werent rich, if you were smart and acted sensible you were accepted. However, the narrative eventually expands into a number of different dimensions. Anyone who defends her is just as Sick and Twisted as she is. That wasnt right, but when you run loose people think youre asking for it. Still wasnt right. Maybe I made a mistake somewhere in the story (not sure youre mostly just saying I was not being honest what is that about?). I saw the film Death of a Cheerleader this January, 2021. Its sad, but when all is said and done its not worth it. But it is a very old case and Bernadette is no where to be found,(or cares to be)by other than family. Kirstens family and Berns family were both Well off, Bern lived in a Richer part. They had to leave school. She just acted Odd a lot. Asking a butt of yourself getting it. After the fight between the girls, Costas hurried away and told Mary Jane Arnold and Alex that her buddy had started acting strange. Because Costas was unable to get in touch with her parents at the foundation, Alex Arnold drove her home while keeping an eye on the Pinto that belonged to the Protti family. So Miramonte was no worse with snobs than any school. I have also wondered if her self esteem was also riding on the two most important people of all-her parents!! Good luck dear. How many teen girls dont get Smart Aleck, its a normal part of a teens life. It is abundantly clear from your comments that you do not have class and were not raised to treat others with respect, you odiously sanctimonious deluded ignoramus. The characters were loosely based on Kirsten and Bernadette. Angela DelVecchio Managing Editor Philly Sports Digest, Award Winning Broadcast Journalist, News Director, Writer, Public Speaker. If Bernadette hadnt of lied under false pretense she wouldnt of been so mad at her. That part of LPs life is over with I guess. Kirsten didnt really Bully Bernadette, some of the other girls there did Bully her a little. The case is extremely old now. She and D were always cracking jokes and having fun. 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. As I also wrote to you in a previous comment, judging from your malicious, reprehensible comments and utter ignorance and delusion, your moral fiber is rotten to the core, and I pity any child subjected to your skewed guidance as their moral fiber will no doubt succumb to decay. 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. She was obsessed with being liked and Kirsten not liking her. And for the love of Pete, its would HAVE, should HAVE, and could HAVE. Leave a review . One got drunk at a Party you told about on here, and the others who were not Noticed and the 2 blamed. I live in LA and know people on the Bay Area that know all about the case, and know people who knew Kirsten, and they say the Movie was offbeatfar from Kirstens Personality. Where are you these days? If it was national news, I missed it. 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. She was nice to her friends though. The knife was her sisters for making lunch it was even in the movie that way. Her family were upper-middle class, not multi millionaires. Bernadette was Shady then, shady now. With this Virus, and now George Floyd, ( and the Riotings all over) Im deeply surprised people still are discussing Bernadette Protti on here, and other sites. She always loved Cheerleading. She didnt have time to (bully). Kirstens friends who said she was nice, well they were all in some (Clique) and stuck together and helped one another out. I wouldnt have either. Lifetime should be ashamed. She was friendly and outgoing. She was given birth in a luxurious home by her parents, Arthur and Berit Costas, and she had a brother named Peter who was raised in the unremarkable suburb of Orinda in the state of California. Excuse my long reply. She killed once. The latest Tweets from Angela Del Vecchio (@angidelvecchio1) Same for guys as well, but girls are a lot worse. This is Bern or her sister, or even BFF. Your comments continue to reiterate the plot for the movie Death of a Cheerleader. You need help. Vanessa I agree I knew both girls. She had a Childhood friend who was Popular, wonder she didnt go after her, and kill her, like Karen Severson. They were friends from what I seen, they traveled in the same group and walked together with them. 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. She may have tried to point the blame towards Nancy and Joanna but it backfired on her, Joanna comes to Reunions, as Bernadette cant cause it will never ever be forgotten. After the terrible event, Protti legally changed her name and shifted to another place to start a new family. She should of just beat her up, that would of stopped her. Kirsten wasnt like whoever (Not True) above article said she had to be snobby at the School there. You the one who told about the girls ran out of Miramonte as well. She could block it out of her mind (her words). She must have really had a low opinion of herself!! Cadillac Family Practice. Worry about this Virus that is killing people Worldwide. Note: ClickAmericana.com features authentic historical information, and is not intended to represent current best practices on any topic, particularly with regard to health and safety, but also in terms of outdated cultural depictions and social values. My big . She didnt hate anyone. People looked up to her to.. Kirsten was a straight A student and involved in activities, she wanted to run with top kids. Attractive and hard-working, they fit easily into their new neighborhood. Unless any of these people commenting knew these girls personally and their families, they dont have a place to judge either one of these girls who lived this tragic event. I also believe Nancy and Joanna were nice girls that had thier moments also. She kissed the popular girls butt in order to be popular. Dylan and Eriks parents were loaded. [citation needed], The Costas family left Orinda and moved to Hawaii in 1986.[8]. Karen, its true, Bernadette was obsessed with Kirsten . Cant tell you fi shes still married. Growing up there for me was different, I got along with people, and didnt try so hard being popular. My School people didnt accept you, then you were out and ran out, all Schools are like that. There is no justification for murder, and I am not siding with the criminals, but you can push someone so far. There was no teasing and ostracisation. Those girls wouldnt allow you in their groups in classes, they would exclude you as an earlier article stood. You the one telling about the Bullied girls who were accused of the Crime. So classy and dead on. The person I knew didnt hate Kirsten, she just thought she was Snooty or Misunderstood. American filmmaker James Benning covered the aftermath of the murder in his 1987 documentary Landscape Suicide. That Movie had Tori Spelling kind of a Bully. Though mortally wounded, she ran to Arthur Hillmans house across the street for help. My friend loved her and said she was one that you couldnt help but love even though she could be cocky. The Costas family is doing well and went on with life. 5.0 Explains conditions and treatments. Dont matter if those 2 were mean and Bullies, no right to murder them, that went to far. To much detailed stuff if you ask me. What? We werent in the same grade I was one year ahead of her she acted as if she was better. Guys just didnt really notice her. Bernadettes own parents turned her in. Art became an executive with the 3M Corporation, and Berit stayed home, looking after the kids and the house. The bullying, the lies, the jealousy and competition is so toxic and they will murder your soul. Kirsten was more popular she was up there high She had it all, and some were jealous of her popularity. She doesnt leave her house hardly at all anymore. She did have the cutest clothes of all time and knew it. She loved to play Nancy Drew. 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. So she had a different view of Kirsten, Bern wasnt nice to of murdered. That didnt happen that way. The main point so many of you are missing is a beautiful young girl lost her life! If not, I doubt she worries about the past. She was full of life. I can see Kirsten not wanting to be bothered with her. You copied your little story from some other website. What happened to a lot of those girls fro Kirstens group? Dont trust someone like that. Most people would be angered and perturbed by that kind of behavior. Not to mention all over the world. that HS was a tough place especially for girls. Star!! Nobody was all that nice to each other because that was the culture parents included even more so than the kids. Protti received the maximum possible punishment of nine years, although she was released on parole after only seven years at the age of 23. 5.0 Provides follow-up as needed. I was born with common sense. I live minutes from Columbine Highschool and you have absolutely no clue. That Dee if it is who I think she was always in trouble and never listened. Kirsten she liked everyone, she wasnt any bully by any means, she was so cute and funny. Mats you knew Kirsten? Thats a win win. Not saying Kirsten and Missy were Saints, but we all Bully and been Bullied. How is that possible. Kirstens favorite game was Nancy Drew, and she loved her cheers to. Theres usually a reason why. (207) 288-8449. The Costases raised two children: Kirsten and her younger brother, Peter. The future is right around the corner, its a waste to go after someone cause the law didnt do their job. It has changed a bit in Backyard Hockey because in the older games, her outfit looks like overalls. 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. Some by the time theyre 18 depends on the maturity level theyre at. Nothing should move a person to kill another. 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. Her friends were all Pretty. Then you wouldnt be worrying g about these people being the Life of the Party. The affluent residents of Orinda cite good schools and a crime-free environment as the main reasons they moved to the town. 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. Dont let this Corona Virus stop you? I was in the artsy and nerd group to. LOL. But I do know that two families had to move out of town because the girls wore all black and kept to them selves.. School is what you make of it, bullying goes on all the time no reason to Murder over that, Kirsten would of grown out of it by now even if she was a bully. Kirsten May of been just like that, I couldnt tell you thats true. This version stays true to how Protti confessed, which was by writing a letter to her mother, as opposed to confessing to her priest. Self Absorbed yes. Although the story below was published in, Newspaper headlines from the real-life Death of a Cheerleader story: The Kirsten Costas murder (1984). Lifetime produced an updated version starring Aubrey Peeples and Sarah Dugdale, with an adult Kellie Martin playing Agent Murray, the police detective who cracks the case. She had moments, and she told her feelings about people. Nope! Bernadette should of gotten 25 to life for that Crime. She was cute, not beautiful, says Sue Morrow, a family friend, an all-American girl. What is horrible is how pathetic Bernadette was to begin with. Kirsten was almost identical to that, no like Tori Spelling. A Friend to Die For premiered in September and was the highest-rated TV movie of 1994. Just hearsay. Basically ,she liked everybody. We had our own group, and we didnt really talk much to them, (other than hello) Some of those kids there that were misfits, hate to tell you, some of them werent Angels They dressed rough and acted (Bad) and cussed. She slaughtered a girl. That still wasnt Kirstens fault. 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. Shes on the East Coast last I heard, I hear shes fine health wise, and some say she wasnt feeling well awhile back, not sure why, shes mellowed out a lot through the years. Read about the real story instead of talking crap. Maybe you need to hear one of those shooters moms speak on YouTube on the Ted talks. I do remember all the stories before and after the killing. I believe she kept crying and begging for her friendship and it weirded Kirsten out. 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. Maybe they were all misunderstood. And Sarah saying Kirsten got what she deserved. Theyre not looking forward to seeing her. I dont see how Kirsten was worse than any teenage girl.