Kirsten was gorgeous! She is what people who know psychology well, especially Criminal Psychology, a Sociopath! Bernadette, the youngest of six children, grew up in a hard-working family, but she was not happy and content with how things were. I just felt like I didnt fit in at Miramonte or Orinda. Kirsten was the life of the party. Did you ever think that she would not want to try to defend herself in court with letting out the terrible things Kristen said to her and how she berated her and others because she was sorry and she felt as though that would only add insult to injury to Kristens family? She has a right to Privacy. But we didnt care because our parents raised us not to be needy of anyones friend ship. Required fields are marked *. 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. I dont know why you are saying nice things about Kristen she was very mean and she said stuff that offended people she stop acting like she was innocent. Thanks for visiting and for supporting a small business! You knew both girls? I heard on here Joanna was bullied bad, so were quite a few others. I just think Bernadette had underlying issues and pressure on her to get to the top, but that was no right for murder. Believe me it was a 6 month witch hunt. 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. 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to represent current best practices on any topic, particularly with regard to health and safety, but also in terms of outdated cultural depictions and social values. She picked up Kirsten for dinner as promised, using her parent's car. I just dont understand cant people just be happy with what god has made them. Sometimes she could come off the wrong way, but if someone rubbed her the wrong way, she would let them know. She wasnt the Lonely girl with one friend, had Plenty of friends, was about as Popular as Kirsten was, just didnt see it. Rest In Peace Kirsten. You guys are kidding yourselves. No one really cares why. the fact is bullying had nothing to do with it she was a sick and twisted individual and still is! Kirsten wasnt Super Rich like Melrose Place, family was well off, so was Bernadettes. They were weird and odd mostly, I didnt like them myself. Sarah Dugdale was cast as the victim, Nina Miller. I live minutes from Columbine Highschool and you have absolutely no clue. Landscape Suicide 1986 is the closest after Bernadettes interview with the Police it shows it. Without a confession, authorities did not have enough evidence to arrest her. I do remember all the stories before and after the killing. 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. If anyone was pushed to the brink, it was Kirsten, but instead of reacting violently, she fled from Bernadettes car. Neither does a lot of former classmates. You are full of it. Is it respectful to perpetuate lies about a murdered teenage girl due to a fictional depiction? Even Bernadette was to I bet. Some she didnt like, Usually the ones no one else (liked). Some girls said she was mean to people, we all have opinions, but Im sure she was smart alecky at times, what teen girl isnt, even Bernadette was I bet as well. You appear to be making up scenarios in your head about Bernadettes life and have difficulty differentiating fact from fiction. I knew there were girls who didnt like Kirsten not sure why, we all cant get along with everybody. She made it sound like this was a drug-related murder, and it wasnt, says Berit Costas. Regardless no one deserves to die like that. Kirsten was very Popular, but there were a few a little more Popular, why didnt Bern go after them and befriend them, the girls on Homecoming Court, and in the Atlantis Club. The movie really leaned toward Bernadette being seen by Kirsten and others as less of a person. This is what can happen when you are a bully. I was called ugly, to my face by a group of senior boys on my first day. Later, she would throw her T-shirt and sweatpants in the garbage dump of the Sleepy Hollow Swim Club. Maybe she did something to make it bad. Everyone was shocked when a sixteen-year-old girl was convicted of second-degree murder in the stabbing of a classmate. Honestly! I could call you out but I wont. She looks like she would have lit up a room. Even a Mother of one of her friends said, Kirsten was like a Puppy and hugged people,,not exclusive and liked everyone. Oh Im sure they so love having thier names and business displayed for the World to see. I highly doubt I would like you either. You cant try a 15yr old as an adult now. Some by the time theyre 18 depends on the maturity level theyre at. If you werent Popular she looked down on you just as bad as Kirsten did. If the ones acting like Hoes were demonized while everyone lived happily ever after, why were they demonized. Your point is irrelevant and has absolutely nothing to do with the case. It also tends to victimize blonds! 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. very sad. 3 decades later thats ridiculous. Distractify is a registered trademark. There have also been psychic calls. Offers may be subject to change without notice. I think a lot of people would have found Bernadettes plan to lure them out of their house under false pretences very disconcerting and would be angered over it like Kirsten appears to have been. Bernadette isnt coming anyway, she is not well anymore. She was a young girl, a funny, silly girl who could also be obnoxious. They were ususally strange. However, despite being a member of this popular entity, she wasnt satisfied as she wanted more. It could have been antisocial Goth girl Monica, it could've been angst-ridden Jill--or maybe it was the plain girl nobod Who could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? We bought a do up property. Upper middle class at least. In more conservative societes in the world(its not USA) the educators and family see these things in the early stages and try to prevent them. You need to get help for that, sweetie. Even if Kirsten was stuck up and a Bully! Why couldnt her sister cut up the vegetables on the counter top where its sooo much easier??? Material on this site is provided for education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. They were good about making you feel like you didnt belong. Material on this site is provided for education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. It was quite a bizarre turn of events that shocked the small community where such grizzly crimes never happened. Very few that arent. It stayed with me for many years, not as bad as it did, but it did for a long time. The movie did not do justice to Kirstens memory as it seemed to blame the victim rather than the killer. I was even accused of being (Stuck up) We were all just Misunderstood. Where are you these days? She did well in school academically, had plenty of friends, her close friends genuinely cared about her, she was described as popular in her own wayand she was invited to join an exclusive sorority club. The script for the movie was written by Randall Sullivan who wrote the one-sided scathingly critical Death of a Cheerleader article for Rolling Stone, which the movie was based on. Apart from her socioeconomic conditions, Bernadette also had severe body issues, wherein she thought herself to be unattractive and undesirable. If Kirsten was so mean, why didnt Bernadette just stay away from her? Read about the real story instead of talking crap. According to Los Angeles Times, the 16-year-old created a false invitation to trick Costas into attending a Bob-O-Links dinner, a volunteer group at the Miramonte High School. Bernadette then stalked Kirsten all the way to her house which would anger and disturb most people. READ MORE: The real death of a cheerleader story (1985). Shes obviously mentally ill . Maybe Snooty, but no Bully. As for Kirsten making fun of outcasts, I agree every school has outcasts. As for Bernadette, do I believe she was a nice girl, yes I believe she was, but she became overly jealous that led her to rage and murder. I read a lot of nice things about Kirsten as well, so she couldnt of been all that bad. 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. Honestly teens do deserve another chance at something eventually. They were snooty and cocky but not mean. However, internet sleuths have long been fixated with uncovering Bernadettes latest location, and identity. It wasnt so much how you dressed, or how much money your family had, it was on how you acted.. Our Gymn Teacher was impressed on how a lot of us girls got along, only time we bickered is when we played Soccer We were a family.. Are you looking for more information about Oliver Jackson Cohens wife? She told them that she was with a friend and she had gotten weird on her. I had just got out of high school at that time from north of the bay area Yet it hit us all so close to home the horror of it seemed to change everything in a way all those years ago What brought me here is my own grief at the unsolved stabbing murder of my girlfriend And she resembled Kirsten in appearance and likely even more in personality I pray for Kirstens soul and her family What they have gone through the last 37 years the neverending nightmare it is literally Room 101 Something torn out of you removed an amputee Tortured by the phantom limb You can feel where it was what it was like to have it remember it but its gone. Mira note ran a lot of girls out from what I read. For one, some of Heather Cranes former classmates have started speaking to Heather again. It was to Personal. How do you know she was a mean girl? Bernadette was just as nice as we were on swim team together growing up. Was Kirsten and her friends a lot of fun to hang with, and did they party? I know right. I think she wanted to be part of the elite click. The movie, like most movies, is no an accurate account. Probally Berns Relatives saying all that, or, very close friends. Cynthia Morgan biography: boyfriend, sickness, net worth, what happened, latest pictures. She must have really had a low opinion of herself!! Yes sex offenders have to let people know theyre registered sex offenders true, but Bernadette was a child who murdered another child in the (courts eyes) I agree she should have to let people know what she did, but Court system is the one to blame for that. B was so quiet of a person we figured just talking about something like that made her sick. Both were members of the swim team, but Costas was reportedly much more popular than Protti, according to the Associated Press in 1984. I hear Kirsten was a Sweet Adorable girl, and I heard she was a Bully. Some of these girls ( not Nancy or Joanna) acted like Hoes, and ppl dont take kindly to that. Really? Amen Shelly. so dont mock, offer to help thus build bridges. She only confessed cause the FBI was cornering her, and she had no where to turn to. I never imagined she would literally kill Kirsten, cause Bernadette was so quiet and her demeanor said nothing about her being a killer at all. I still cant believe this individual who killed someone because of jealousy, if she was so down in the dumps they why didnt she just KILL herself?????? Stacey (Tori Lockwood) played Kirsten Costas, while Angie (Kellie Martin) played Bernadette Protti. 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 took the words right out of my mouth! Many left hand-written notes, flowers, candles and white. So you say she was a bully, well prove it. So she didnt like everybody who does? Im still scrolling through your crazed obsession. Kelly is part of a popular school clique and seems to have everything Bridget desires. Kirsten didnt like (stupidity). Thats a different situation, no one liked those other kids as well. So people got the wrong view of her saying she was a Bully. Im irritated. I just heard that Kirsten was full of energy and life. Bernadette never said it in her testimony, from what I can tell. So no she is a Psychopath. Her mother drove her to the sheriff's office, where she made a full confession. 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. She didnt Bully Bernadette, Just was irritated cause she lied to her, and her mom about the Party, and all. She may of been Stuck up most Cheerleaders are, but she was no where near a Bully or made fun of people. But I heard both sides on Kirsten, some say she was a hugging person who liked everyone, like in the Interview of a friend of hers mom said she was a loveable Puppy. The fire happened early Sunday morning at a home on the 500 block of Moraga Way in Orinda. There is no justification for murder, and I am not siding with the criminals, but you can push someone so far. I thought Miramonte was a nice place, if you make good decisions myoumwill make it (popular or not). She didnt give examples because she wasnt bullied by Kirsten. The motive: she feared that the murdered girl would tell other schoolmates she was weird. I would rather die., Asked what Kirsten had done to make her angry, Bernadette said: I have a lot of inferiority feelings and I really have bad feelings about myself. Snobs like Kristen who think they are better than everyone, put others down, and degrade them because of their class status are the reason shootings like Columbine took place. Kirsten is the true victim in this case. Im betting youre some white chick who wouldnt know. 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! Bernadette had devised an ingenious plan to win over Kirsten. People, cant we all just get along and respect one anothers opinion? Plenty of Italians are natural blondes. Bernadette chased her, tailgated her home when Alex Arnold took her home, if Bernadette hadnt of bothered her, she wouldnt of bothered Bernadette, she didnt have to like Bern, and she didnt owe Bern a thing. They werent as bad as you think. It wasnt about jealousy, the blond girl has a mental disorder. Absolutely not. 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. Kirstens family and Berns family were both Well off, Bern lived in a Richer part. My friend was surprised it was Bernadette who murdered Kirsten! The sad thing is that adults act the same way. To bad Kirsten didnt get a chance to grow up and grow out of it. No justification for Murder. What are you talking about?? Aside from her family conditions, Bernadette Protti had other underlying problems. They were stuck up I didnt hate them, maybe they were misunderstood. I was a year behind those girls, Bernadette was mean to me, she was stuck up also. Note: This article may feature affiliate links, and purchases made may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. I wasnt Popular and Kirsten liked me and was nice to me. She was jealous of Kirsten and wanted to be everything Kirsten was, but could nt so she killed her. She was outgoing even as a nurse, but now, I hear she dont really associate with anyone outside of family. Kirsten from my Understanding was Self Absorbed and a Snob, but not a Bully. Kirsten she had her moments there was a few she didnt like, as I said, it was ones that no one else liked. 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. 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. She had a sort of ombre style in fact which was kind of weird in the 80s, but cutting edge. Your eyes are deceiving you. 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. Kelly wrong there Kirsten didnt deserve to be murder she was innocent teenager who happened to a crazy obsessed girl wanting to be her and there no evidence of Kirsten being a bully, Kelly maybe you should read the comment you just left. Thats teens for you, its tough being a teen, most of them are smart alecky at some time or another, but we outgrow it. (Kirsten sure didnt), Saying bullies need to get what they deserve. Her family was not the same. So start the story there. Asking a butt of yourself getting it. I guess Bullying Justifies Murder, the way youre putting it, Kirsten is the real Vicitm, not Bernadette. What about its about time, the one who knew Kirsten? We lived it and lived through it, so its time to move on. Kirstens mother was trying not to get sick. Kids are incredibly nasty and cruel in high school because their parents raise them that way in their own attempt to play the snobs of society. Latest updates, Alex Kompo: Former Siesta Key star's life and latest updates, 100+ cutest couple Instagram names ideas that are so cool, 15 Best movie download sites for maximum entertainment in 2023, KoT Angry with Moses Kuria for Claiming Davis Chirchir Will Lower Forex Rate to KSh 85 against Dollar: "Uongo", Naivasha Court Sentences Woman to Life Imprisonment for Killing Her 4 Kids, Oburu Oginga Hints at Raila Odinga Vying for Presidency in 2027: "He's Not Retired", Man Bashed for Claiming Kenya Has Least Attractive Women in Africa: "Hajui Internet Defence Forces". Bernadette was popular to, she was just wanting to be Kirsten, and Kirstens approval meant so much to us all, Kirsten didnt have anything against Bernadette till that fateful night, She never cared either way, Bernadette took it so serious and it became (serious) and fatal. John even if Kirsten was as mean as Tori Spelling (which BTW she wasnt) that is still no right to Murder her. The father was so ignorant and submerged in his cars he didnt even notice his daughters pain and problems. She was Bubbly and Gregarious, loved to have a great time. So she is a Horrible girl. No , then its gona be she was mental ill and forgotten forever yes? Dont care how mean Kirsten was, that was uncalled for, you that defend Bernadette saying Kirsten was mean girl, do you realize Kirsten is gone forever, and will never be back, do you realize Bernadette took a Life! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Nothing should move a person to kill another. So she had money, her family did. The ones no one else liked theres a reason usually. Why isnt anyone talking about the incompetency of the police here? Of course, the characters' names were changed in the movie. If Bernadette had considered Kirstens familys feelings at all, she wouldnt have stolen Kirsten from them by brutally murdering her. Maybe things wouldve been different for her and she would still be here today. Bernadette was not a nice girl, if she was then shed never of killed Kirsten, shed left her alone and went on. I didnt get on yearbook. She and her BFF were both Odd. I never seen her bully. 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. Bernadette was a sweet girl, thats why it was so hard to beleive she was the killer. This girl wanted to be accepted but was met with several failures, including failing to make the yearbook staff. She and her friends were mostly ( stuck up) and self absorbed, She wasnt typically a bully just more snooty, at least thats how she appeared to me. You got kids in all school people try to duck away from and avoid. Well she had her Spirits and was funny ( if not funnier) like that. Yes the Homecoming Queen said nice things about Kirsten, but she was at the (top) and Kirsten liked those people. Missy didnt start fights just stood her ground. A popular 15-year-old high school cheerleader described as an "All American girl" was stabbed to death on a neighbor's doorstep, apparently by another teenage girl. The film explores the events that lead up to, and play out, after the murder, shocking the community to its core. While not saying that her daughter had never tried marijuana, Berit insisted that Kirsten did not have her own supply. It gave me the creeps. Kristen was a total bully, just horrible. She didnt give examples because she wasnt bullied by Kirsten. She was convicted in 1985 and sentenced to nine years, on a charge of second-degree murder. If you were snubbed at Miramonte, maybe you caused your own reactions. Once the police investigation began, she started contemplating suicide. As any 15 year old would.even today in 2015. So this murderer just gets off free after 8 years and gets to live her life because (somebody picked on her)? Kirsten was a cute sweet looking little thing. Kirsten didnt really Bully Bernadette, some of the other girls there did Bully her a little. Bern want the poor girl Deployed in the movie. This is page 3 of 3 (Click here to go back to page 1 or to page 2), On December 11, Bernadette was called in for an interview with Ron Hilley, a young FBI agent assisting in the case. Contra Costa County Sheriffs deputies were searching yesterday for a teenage girl as a suspect in the stabbing death of another girl here Saturday night. Killing is still not an excuse but Id have to say the real losers out of this situation are Bernadettes parents. Bernadette was kind to. So tragic that Kirsten was brutally murdered. Always had also. Kirsten didnt hate anyone, (as for Dee) she didnt like the way she acted thats all. This is Bern or her sister, or even BFF. Her house too, apparently had paint peeling off, and was not the type of place she imagined herself to be living in. Gregory Scott Cummins, film, television, and theater actor; NFL player. I believe Kirsten was going to out her for being weird and tell her weird conversation to her friends and put her at risk to be the butt of jokes. Those girls arent that way as I said, they still get together on Occasion and all and are fine Adult Women. They obviously made some bad decisions and theres repurcussions for your poor decisions, thats not Kirstens fault, you mad that decisions, not Kirsten. I dont understand why you sympathize with a murderer and perpetuate lies about her murder victim under different aliases. Your argument is Sort of pointless, and hypocritical considering that Bernadette did not value TRUE FEELINFS, FREINDSHIPS!!! What preppy teenaged girl doesnt think shes better than the next? 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. Bridget is a shy outsider, who wants to be popular and beautiful. 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. I hear one girl partied a lot that hung with them. It all started with Bernadette inviting Kirsten to a party, which the latter was unaware of. Copyright 2023 Distractify. She was more Bubbly and down to Earth. Its unknown what happened to Peter Costas (Kirstens younger brother). Yes, Death of a Cheerleader is based on a true story. To a degree Bernadette struggled harder than most of her friends, she wasnt as Popular as they were and was a little of an Outcast, but Tolerated. But for the most part Kirsten got along with mostly everyone. Even religion, which is supposed to be about mostly how you treat others. There is no way Bernadette is better than Kirsten. You claim you know Kirsten, are you the one who told about the Bullied Girls who were ran out and Demonized. No one wanted an absence to be confused with an arrest. She was to busy of a girl. 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. It shocked everyone in the small community where crimes were something to be read about. Kirsten and she sort of got along, and,( sort of didnt). Most of the Bobbies were Snooty. They had Bernadette as a suspect and only give her a lie detector test? I also believe Nancy and Joanna were nice girls that had thier moments also. Art and Berit were Wonderful people. The future is right around the corner, its a waste to go after someone cause the law didnt do their job. Doesnt make her a killer, thats being a teenager but dont make it sound like she just said shut up thats unrealistic. She calls to classmates to ask who made pompom girl and cheerleader. No one is bothering her anymore. Bernadette rang Kirstens mother to invite Kirsten to a non existent sorority dinner. There was this one girl that was so jealous of me, that she spread lies about me to her sorority friends and kept me from pledging her sorority. I hardly knew this girl. All teen gals are (snotty) for the most part, but grow out of it. Now that you know, have fun looking around! It just became a War between the 2 which one was better, and Kirsten was, and Bernadette wanted to be, and Kirsten was in her way. 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. So think before you get that angry cause there is no turning back from it. It could have been antisocial Goth girl Monica, it could've been angst-ridden Jill--or maybe it was the plain girl nobody suspected. Anyone still get on these sites? I also think that its utterly ridiculous that she got only 9 years for committing murder. I dont think she suffers from depression, but she is wanting to isolate from the World. She fit in and was as popular as Kirstens 2 close friends (Diane and Stacy), Bernadette wanted more. Kirsten wasnt a bully. She had a circle of friends, Kirsten was more popular though. That dont make her a terrible person cause she hand probaly only a handful she did t like. 'Death of a Cheerleader' follows the story of two girls in Hollybrook High, in the fictional town of Colina, California. Required fields are marked *. A few left our school, one who went out with a lot of football players getting wasted, she was demonized badly also. (Bernadettes sister, Virginia, a bank examiner who took the witness stand, said she left foot-and-a-half-long knives in the car to slice tomatoes at lunchtime.). I feel sorry for Bernadette. Beauty and the Beast and D are still the Life of a Party at times, esp Reunions. 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. Changing your name does not change your being, by the way. She dont go hardly anywhere anymore. Well youre bullying Kirsten( as Karen said) a dead girl who cant defend herself, that you know nothing about That movie was one sided. Mats you knew Kirsten? She needed friends, more encouragement from teachers, not teasing and ostracisation. They made it theyre choice to, like doing stupid stuff all the time. Her main concern when being caught was people finding out who she was, and people hating her rather then easing the pain of the parents who obviously would never be the same considering they buried their own child (who had not had a chance to live, and have life beyond her own) before they buried themselves!

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