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The sad thing is that adults act the same way. None of those Orinda kids are even around from that time frame, as some of them are dead. A teenage girl sought in the stabbing murder of an Orinda cheerleader lured her victim from home under the guise of driving her to a phony initiation ceremony for a socially-exclusive volunteer group, Contra Costa Sheriffs deputies said yesterday. I need so much help and love. She may of been Stuck up most Cheerleaders are, but she was no where near a Bully or made fun of people. My School people didnt accept you, then you were out and ran out, all Schools are like that. Kelly is part of a popular school clique and seems to have everything Bridget desires. Those girls like Chris she hung with has changed, theyre not like they were in school, Kirsten would of changed also as she got older. To bad Kirsten didnt get a chance to grow up and grow out of it. Kirsten was well liked and cared. She cared about people and if she thought she hurt someones feelings she would try and talk to them, we all make mistakes. I agree with Miss Kiwi, I believe Bernadette was dangerously obsessed with Kirsten. 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to represent current best practices on any topic, particularly with regard to health and safety, but also in terms of outdated cultural depictions and social values. Unfortunately, no one was home as nobody answered the call. Bernadette was far out of line I agree. Bernadette admired and idolized Kirsten, her schoolmate. No single human being has the effrontery to kill a fellow human being; talk less of a supposed child. 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. 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. She was just into herself more than a being a bully. 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. So this murderer just gets off free after 8 years and gets to live her life because (somebody picked on her)????? So bullies need to die. The full length picture of Kirsten with her hair tied back is so cute. She needed friends, more encouragement from teachers, not teasing and ostracisation. Mats you knew Kirsten? Kirsten Costas, who had just finished her sophomore year at Miramonte High School in this scenic, affluent suburb, was killed at about 10pm Saturday, Contra Costa County Sheriffs Department investigators said. So please stop drudging up the past and move on with your lives please. And so I find myself wondering what we have accomplished here. According to a court report dating back to 1985, these were some of the traits her cold-hearted . [Bernadette] had plenty of time to change her mind. The Costases charged that Bernadettes confession was riddled with lies that no one would use an eighteen-inch knife to cut a tomato and that Bernadette, casually dressed, never planned on taking Kirsten to a party. and the one who was ran out of School for getting drunk at a Party and messing with ajocks? It shows what a shallow, loser, she was. I guess that makes their daughter better than anybody elses. Kirsten was the real life of the Party! Giving our McDonalds name Dont prove you know them. There were more than just Joanna that were singled out at Miramonte, I read other stuff there were quite a few that felt like they werent socially accepted. But I will feel honored at the same timebut I still would have been weirded out. That way she would of learned and been afraid, no she took the Coward Way out and Murdered, and Bernadette was chasing after Kirsten. Bernadette also idolized Kirsten and her clique, while being severely unhappy with the state of her family and home. If we have the fear of God n understand the importance of Gods creation. This whole story is just disgusting. Yes, Death of a Cheerleader is based on a true story. Kirsten didnt hate anyone, (as for Dee) she didnt like the way she acted thats all. The degree - whether it's first or second - is irrelevant. So this murderer just gets off free after 8 years and gets to live her life because (somebody picked on her)? Bernadette had it all planned, if Kirsten didnt give her the response she hoped for, she was planning to kill her. March 11-12, Miramonte students of each class came together to decide their class presidents, vice presidents, and treasurers for the 2020-2021 school year. So Mats Bernadette was Sweet. She couldnt of been or she never would of killed, and watch the town accuse 2 Innocent girls and harrass,them over it. Skylar Neese: The tragic story of the teen murdered by her friends. I have always treated others the way I want to be treated. It was full of middle class and upper- middle class families. Her friends got to where they avoided her if possible. Anyone who defends her and likes her is a Pathetic Loser also. / CBS San Francisco. Maybe if Bernadette wouldnt of chased her, she wouldnt of had to of murdered her. We all moved on, every time we rehash this, it just brings up the past to that very day. Paris Mahone did you know Kirsten? It wasnt any big deal, or so, we didnt think it was. In reality, the case unfolded in the town of Orinda, which is not far from the San Francisco Bay Area. Is it difficult to understand why a person might not respect the opinion of someone else who supports a murderer? I hardly knew this girl. If she would of left her alone, Kirsten wouldnt of ever bothered her, those TV movies Kirsten wasnt nothing like Tori Spelling, in the 2nd movie a little maybe she was like that girl, but more funnier. Kirsten, and D and Ms Stuff were the Life of a Party. I also noticed, in both movies, Bridget/Angela kept staring at Kelly/Stacy. Bernadette was in with them to so was Jill. Regardless no one deserves to die like that. She claimed she followed in the Pinto only to make sure Kirsten got home safely. Ok, I agree with you that Kirsten was better-looking, but you realize that Bernadette was part Italian, right? I can tell its you before I even read the first line. Really? This poor girl never got to grow up and experience life all because some horrible, disturbed girl murdered her. Kirsten was one to always have fun, Was Orinda elite, yes, but they had a lot of wonderful people there to, and they helped one another. The characters were loosely based on Kirsten and Bernadette. Society in the richest places raise their children to be obnoxious and unbearable little freaks who will at some point push a normal person to the brink,so whatever happens is something they are a part of as well as the person they have pushed. Asking a butt of yourself getting it. Her family was not the same. Now that you know, have fun looking around! Her inadequacies were all created by her and in her own head and she murdered Kirsten as a result. Another lesson is parents should not have kids too late in life. Did you go to School with Kirsten and really know her? Everyone knew the killer had been apprehended, but no one knew who it was. And the color pictures of the school are photographs I took. We bought a do up property. Upper middle class at least. So she didnt like Joanna or Nancy, she isnt Obligated to, or owe them anything. She was then driven to an empty car- park at night and was justifiably angry with Bernadette over it. Shame on you. I cant assimilate anyone on the appearance to defend a so-called bullying. Put God first. Her drive for perfection makes her seek out the friendship of Kelly Locke, a rich and pretty girl. And Sarah saying Kirsten got what she deserved. Kirsten doesnt look much better than she. Basically ,she liked everybody. We get it now, we already got it. Bernadette gave a ninety-minute confession, taped by sheriffs deputies. 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Society in the richest places raise their children to be obnoxious and unbearable little freaks who will at some point push a normal person to the brink,so whatever happens is something they are a part of as well as the person they have pushed. You would have to contact her friends personally for any information on who gets together or doesnt, I personally dont know, and even if I did I wouldnt tell it on here and name them off, that is invading Privacy. She was Popular, and, she was also nice at times, she just was Stuck on herself. Although Kirsten was surprised to find out that it wasn't one of her friends as expected, she obliged and got into the car. This is what can happen when you are a bully. So if she didnt like you, probably you did something to irritate her and she let you know it. I never seen her bully. Joy, why dont you stick to writing under one name instead of creating different aliases? 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. Kirsten was also part of the varsity swim team. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. I didnt know Kirsten very well. Over, if Kirsten bullied B why didnt B use it to Strenghten her Case. Bernadette was sentenced to nine years (maximum) for second-degree murder on April 1, 1985. Bernadette was/is just a mental case. Mandy, No sense talking about it now, its done and over with. Believe me it was a 6 month witch hunt. its very frustrating when the characters are not truly depicted in an accurate manner. I wasnt there, but it sounded like she was holding her till she agreed to be friends on her terms, (Bernadettes). They went to parties or ran off with guys, guys had no right to take advantage of them, yes it was wrong, but they put themselves in that situation to where it could of been prevented. There is no justification for murder, and I am not siding with the criminals, but you can push someone so far. I know there were problems beteewn she and Nancy Kane, and that other blamed girl. I do believe she called Bernadette weird and threatened to expose her weirdness. Here we go again. Read about the real story instead of talking crap. One girl said stupid stuff that embarrassed you, and cussed all the time, and other girls who smoked or cussed, she didnt associate with them, she didnt want around them. AKA Berns BFF named used in movie. Anyone who defends her is just as Sick and Twisted as she is. Some girls considered all those girls Stuck up they considered Bernadette as well. No one deserves to be murdered. I hear Kirsten was Beautiful inside and out. Its unknown what happened to Peter Costas (Kirstens younger brother). But it wasnt a big fallout, just words between them.. Karen, where are you? As I wrote in a previous comment to you above rupaul/joy, if there was evidence of Kirsten bullying Bernadette, she would have given examples which would have strengthened her case and possibly portrayed her as a sympathetic character. Those movies arent for real! Especially someone who not only blames the murder victim for her brutal murder, but also blames her innocent parents? The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Halloween Hootenanny: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers, Westlake High School - 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village, California, USA. Hundreds of calls have come in on a special 24-hour hotline, but investigators said yesterday they have no leads in the June 23 killing of 15-year-old Kirsten Costas. No matter if she was cocky or snobby; irrelevant. It all started with Bernadette inviting Kirsten to a party, which the latter was unaware of. Death of a Cheerleader follows the story of two girls in Hollybrook High, in the fictional town of Colina, California. If Bernadette killed Kirsten because she was bullied by her, why didnt she give examples at her trial, which would have strengthened her case? You are full of it. Kirsten she liked everyone, she wasnt any bully by any means, she was so cute and funny. 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. People like you expect the world to owe you something. Doesnt make her a killer, thats being a teenager but dont make it sound like she just said shut up thats unrealistic. look that I think only Kellie Martin can make convincing. Yes, I have seen the movie. 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. Your eyes are deceiving you. Self Absorbed yes. As you have likely seen from Bernadette Protti's documentary, Kirsten Costas was murdered with a butcher knife out of jealousy by Bernadette Protti. 86ers you want to forgive thats up to you, it would be nice if something could be worked out and you all could go back to the wya things were and not are. Check out these sexist stewardess job requirements of the 50s & 60s, The original Rice Krispies treats recipe from 1940 & its delicious history, 100 vintage 1960s supermarkets & old-fashioned grocery stores, Vintage Fostoria glass: 100+ old patterns, colors & styles of the classic American glassware, Why the old Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York was the very definition of extravagance, See some huge classic 50s station wagons, with fins & rear-facing back seats, Remember these? Bullies should get their a** whooped not killed just because they dont want to be friends with someone. I hear she suffers from depression to. She sought refuge at her friends' house, Alex and Mary Jane Arnold. The school is planning a memorial that will likely be held Sunday night on the Miramonte campus. I always noticed Bernadette would give Kirsten stares and mean looks at times. Karen, it wasnt about Bullying, it was over jealousy issues. Bernadette shoukd of just acknowledged Kirsten was around and spoke Civil to her, without forging the friendship. What if what you and I perceive as not nice clothes were as nice as she opened bc her family wasnt wealthy? So could LP, I hear she dont get around much to to many places anymore, shes not in California. I knew there were girls who didnt like Kirsten not sure why, we all cant get along with everybody. It couldve been anyone, but kristen was the last one to get into the bobbies so she stood out. Now the new version of the movie was making Bernadette innocent, when Kirsten was innocent herself. I do remember all the stories before and after the killing. 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. There have been a couple people in my youth that I thought were extremely mean to me. Meanwhile, Kirsten had died of her wounds. Some by the time theyre 18 depends on the maturity level theyre at. I must further observe that we have a kind of "Alice in Wonderland" situation here. Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief, Check your email and confirm your subscription. And How!!! That dont Justify Murder. She should of told the truth and met Kirsten at the house and talked there with her parents present. so dont mock, offer to help thus build bridges. November 19, 2018 / 6:32 PM But that has about a millionth of a percent chance of ever happening. The people implying that Kristen had it coming, or whoever else blamed her parents, are, in life, the jealous Bernadette types. She may be dead by now or have this bad Virus. I believe Bernadette tried to friend her, and as I read and I do believe she acted on impulse, I believe she was just so enraged she snapped and did the (unthinkable). Shes pretty much out of the picture, her YouTube gets messages from (Kirsten from Heaven) thats sick whoevers doing that. Its a circle, says another. 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. She didnt deserve to die. Smoking and cussing that is mostly the ones that were disliked. By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man; body, mind and spirit. ~ Mahatma Gandhi. "Our community is devastated. Kirsten was gorgeous! You seem to have the mentality of a child. So you are offbeat to, for defending a Killer. We all have someone we dont like. Sometimes she could come off the wrong way, but if someone rubbed her the wrong way, she would let them know. Material on this site is provided for education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. John even if Kirsten was as mean as Tori Spelling (which BTW she wasnt) that is still no right to Murder her. No one is bothering her anymore. Maybe they were misunderstood, I didnt hate any of them, I just got the feeling they looked down on me, and didnt feel as though I belonged. After her mother read it, she picked her up from school and went to the police station to record the confession. Kirstens friends who said she was nice, well they were all in some (Clique) and stuck together and helped one another out. Of course its done and over with, and people arent forgiving and never let you forget anything you did, she made a enormous mistake, that cant change, but she does regret it and as for her and the Costas family making Peace, cant even tell you how much truth is in that, but Im sure she reached out and owned her part, but nothing she can do to change what the outcome cost them. She was snooty to or maybe just misunderstood. You want to defend your friend and so you should but once you start calling names and trampling over the comments of others you single yourself out as a bully. Word around town was that K was stabbed 18 times. 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. God would want you to forgive, Kirsten would as well. Star!! ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? I didnt hate either one, maybe they were Misunderstood, as for being Stuckup. She wont be going back to Orinda its highly likely she wont. Everyone loved my friends because they were funny and not rich. Kirsten loved playing Nancy Drew, she and her friends were crazy, I would tell them, I got to put up with you guys today. Even if you werent rich, if you were smart and acted sensible you were accepted. Kirsten had a good heart though. Do I believe Kirsten was a Mean girl (bully) not at all, I believe she had those she didnt like and may of been Snooty towards that got on her nerves. We all have a breaking point. Kirsten wasnt a Bully. She didnt Bully Bernadette, Just was irritated cause she lied to her, and her mom about the Party, and all. She is a Sociopath. 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. I had to deal with people like Kirsten in high school. Bernadettes parents were devout Christians (Catholics). Sweet Melancholy my tail. Every Murdered person was once someones child, parent, sibling or spouse. Whats wrong with you? Not when she was bullied and pushed to her limit!! This will always be a tragic story that will never be forgotten, I certainly never wanted that to happen to Kirsten or anyone,she was a daughter, sister and friend to many. Like I said, Kirsten was so much fun. As for LF aka LP she just disappeared off the map somehow. She may of been misunderstood. I cant get to the point quickly. So she was a Bully, she is not here to defend herself any longer, so youre the Bully now. Kirsten was almost identical to that, no like Tori Spelling. Interesting. 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.. No, it is about love, people. Kirsten would of changed to overtime. Eventually, she ended up confessing to killing Kirsten, saying that she put her down, and made her feel bad, exacerbating Bernadettes inferiority complex. 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. The cheerleaders in the class of 86 and 87 were mostly snobs around there. Me! Thier homecoming Queen was friendly and always spoke to people. I dont really care about your accusation, but its unnecessary and youre wrong. So was PC, DM, LP and Kirsten. No reason for Murder cause someone is what you arent, or ever will be. 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. She was sentenced to a maximum of nine years in a juvenile prison in April 1985. She lived big. Whoever DD is of Kirsten and them didnt like her, its cause she probably acted (Weird) around them. I suffer from PTSD. Jealousy is an ugly thingmuch like bernadette. She is paying for it like they said in her chess pie recipe. I can understand that part. We all have someone we dont like, and we wont be liked by everybody. I dont think it was so much bullying as it was insecurity, I think Bernadette said something that went all wrong in the car. You need to get help for that, sweetie. Bernadettes own parents turned her in. She didnt have enemies,(that were known), just a fallout with Nancy. The only truly real statement that is completely believable is Bernadettes taped confession where she is mostly panicked about press and people knowing. First published on November 19, 2018 / 6:32 PM. If there was people in need, in the Bobbies we helped those people.. if someone didnt have nice clothes we were theyre Secret Santa at Christmas time If someone wasnt as smart, (we didnt knock them down), we helped them Kirsten did to,(so did Bernadette) In fact, Bernadette wanted to help the poor. She picked up Kirsten for dinner as promised, using her parent's car. 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. Now that you know, have fun looking around! If it was national news, I missed it. She was more Bubbly and down to Earth. You knew Kirsten. No there were several girls bullied, but Bernadette wasnt one. Was there 1 or 2 girls blamed for the Murder? Bernadette then said she wanted to go home and think, and Hilley agreed. Bernadette was just as nice as we were on swim team together growing up. You are bullying a dead teenage girl by deliberately and knowingly perpetuating lies about her because you appear to identify with Angela Delvecchio in Death of a Cheerleader ( a character that doesnt exist and is not a real representation of what Bernadette Protti was like). Lisa I totally agree. Police said today 15-year-old Kirsten Costas thought she was going to a sorority-like initiation the night she was stabbed to death just a few yards from her Orinda home. No right to Murder a person. Note: This article may feature affiliate links, and purchases made may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. I can see Kirsten not wanting to be bothered with her. She did have the cutest clothes of all time and knew it. So think before you get that angry cause there is no turning back from it. 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. The boys at Miramonte liked Bernadettes childhood friend and Kirsten, none were interested in Bernadette. Bern wasnt one of them, in fact, (as I said) she was well liked and in with a lot of the i crowd. 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. Kirsten was in the class of 1986, I cant bring her back, but Im sorry. Can you give examples of Kirsten degrading others and thinking she is better than everyone? But we didnt care because our parents raised us not to be needy of anyones friend ship. 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! You are already subscribed to our newsletter! She has Mental issues and always will. Kirsten May of been Stuck up and Caddy, most teen girls are, but she got along with almost everyone, she got along with Bernadette at first, till Bernadette kept trying to be her friend. I watched the movie again (both versions) and I have to agree with Miss Kiwi. Kirsten was adorable. Nothing exotic on the photos Ive seen. Why cant people leave this case alone. You all sound a bit like the people you are gossiping about. She asked Hilley if he had ever considered that a sixteen-year-old girl might be more afraid of publicity than of going to prison. She was Bubbly and Gregarious, loved to have a great time. Cause Kirsten was friends with most people who were (popular) and Bernadette wanted to be included in that so badly.. Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. 16-year-old Luca Gero was a junior at Miramonte High School. One of her relatives I asked how to get ahold of her, and they said she dont want to be bothered with anyone at all from her past, coworkers, former schoolmates and former friends, outside of family she dont want to talk to anyone. 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