Their whereabouts in the year 2022 are not known. Picture 61.png /. Plus, I think Bernadette should be forgiven. She hugged people, wasnt exclusive and liked everyone, Palmer said. There are idiots who are looking her up trying to find her online, and writing nasty notes about her. Costas screamed and somehow made her way to a different neighbors house where she died in that neighbors arms. Her parents were wealthy. according to the Associated Press in1984. according to a 1985 Los Angeles Times article. I was at a party up on Overhill Road with my parents and I remember hearing sirens blaring for what seemed like an hour. }, It took police six months to determine that Protti was the killer. Jade Aug 27, 2022 at 10:01 am. setTimeout( Palmer disagrees. Protti followed her, jumped out of a car and stabbed Costas five times on the front porch of . [Protti] probably tried to kiss her and it freaked her out. It is about time to take a sniff of your asses, because, it definitely smells like full bullshit! Yeah, fair enough you wont get me to say she was nice to me. How could she deal with the 6 months that no one knew who did it, deep mental issues. Ive ruined my life and yours and I dont know what to do and Im ashamed and scared. Your email address will not be published. She paid her dues to the court system and I am sure she is now and always will for the remainder of her life. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a2fe401aace2b7f Both girls attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. I just have this feeling, Palmers daughter told Palmer. Anonymous Jan 4, 2020 at 6:45 pm. Everyone can be forgiven and that isnt even the question. Also does she think about what she done still or has blocked it out of her mind, can she sleep at night knowing the hurt she put another family through also her family as well. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The profile indicated the perpetrator would have been a female about the same age as Kirsten who was known to her. People want to forget it. Bernadette wasnt accepted into the yearbook committee even after the murder) Anyway, once she saw that knife, Bernadette thought to herselfI do have a reason to kill this girl. He told me his mom heard the shrieks from Kirsten as she staggered across the street tot he Hill residence, where she collapsed and died upon opening of the front door. When girls like Costas torment/bully girls like Bernadette, the tormented can just flip. She was 16 not 6. Once the timer went off, she put the bible down, opened the letter and read: I have been trying to tell you this all day but I love you so much its too hard so Im taking the easy way out. In my teen years it was like that just took over your mind and body, hormones are chalking up a lot, and you get moody its rough being a teen, Doubt Kirsten was any worse than any other teen girl at Miramonte in the Popular Group. Kirsten Costas, a 15-year-old teen living in the small suburban California town of Orinda, was stabbed to death by her classmate Bernadette Protti, then also 15, on June 23, 1984. I feel for both families no winners here. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. They made up garbage, and opinions about her too, and chased her out of the school, and city. Small sentences were the way it was in the mud 20th century. tiffany-300.jpg /. There would be no jury, only a judge. Besides, Kristen was an American high school student killed by her classmate Bernadette Protti in June 1984. P.S. As wrong as Bernadette was to do what she did SHE Definitely, did NOT want to kiss the Greek American girl!!! Miamonte, were interested in tge Bernadette Protti case. Costas, a Miramonte cheerleader, was murdered by fellow student Bernadette Protti in June of 1984. I thought after 30 years you people who were her age would have matured already. While Costas made the cheerleading team, Protti didn't. Bernadette didnt want Kirsten to expose and embarrass her? So, STFU!!! Bernadette was smart but had no idea that Kirsten wouldnt be interested. How was she to you, was she Stuck up? I dont feel like shes been adequately punished., Protti was charged with second-degree murder. You all need to get your shit together, and move on with your lives. Anonymous Sep 16, 2018 at 12:47 pm, It doesnt matter if Kirsten was mean or not. Palmer said the Moraga citizen who Costas asked for a ride obliged and drove Costas home, but he told authorities later that there was a strange car following them. Palmer recalls that Costas and Protti were in Moraga when Costas got out of the car. On 9th December 1984, Bernadette was called in for a second interview. Get real, according to reports by FBI who found out the truth Bernadette wanted to befriend Kirstin who in turn did not like her aggressive behavior. I hope that damn school has learned a lesson. He thought that he was seeing a fist fight, but in fact Protti stabbed Costas five times with a butcher knife and fled. Bernadette was jealous of Kirsten especially after Kirsten got into the cheerleading squad and a spot on the yearbook committee (Mrs. Palmer was wrong on that. She stabbed to death a popular girl in her high school, Kirsten Costas, who refused to be friends with her and had made fun of her. I doubt highly people in Orinda will forgive Bernadette, especially Kirstens friends, just cause a few didnt like Kirsten, dont mean they whole town didnt like her. Her worst nightmare is with her for the rest of her life people judging her and most think bad of her and thats why she did it in the first place. Part 3: https://clickamericana.com/topics/featured/the-real-death-of-a-cheerleader-1985/3 So she had more money than they deployed, and she wasnt the Outcast they made her out to be, wasnt as popular as Kirsten, but she was Close. I hope they keep up on the memory of Kirsten because if Bernadette really was jealous then in the back of her mind its still there. I have read just about everything on this case for the past couple of years, I did not know either party that was involved but I think this case has stuck with me because I was close to their age when the murder took place. It seems somewhat appropriate for the sentence to be handed down on April Fools Day: given that Bernadette had tried to plead guilty to the lesser charge, this meant the Contra Costa County had forked out tens of thousands of dollars to find out an answer they already knew. Incidentally, if you type Bernadettes name into Wikipedia, you are automatically directed to Kirsten Costas page. Kristen was also killed in June 1984 by Bernadette Protti, her American high school classmate. Consumed by guilt, she writes a letter to her parents before leaving the family home and surrendering herself to the police. All claiming they were sorry, they didnt know. Also this movie is basically saying feel sorry for the girl who did MURDERED another girl ( in my opinion). I wouldnt accept their apologies after running me out of town. viewed 15 April 2017 Bridget Moretti, also known as Bernadette Protti (a murderer of Kirsten Costas), is a well-known character. Why did Bernadette have that knife in her car? Her house was larger and bigger than Kirstens. Kirsten was like a puppy. Both were members of the swim team, but Costas was reportedly much more popular than Protti,according to the Associated Press in1984. Kirsten would of outgrown it long before now if she would of lived if she was a Bully or just a plain Snob. Yes, she couldve punched her or just avoid Kirsten the next day at school but Bernadette didnt want to be embarrassed and thats why she did it. "I lost for cheerleader and I didn't get the club I wanted and I didn't get (on the) yearbook (staff)," Protti told law enforcement during a taped confession, which was later played at the teens murder trial. Unfortunately, Bernadette obviously had trouble controlling her anger and impulsivity. Jeannette had an 18 inch knife in her car and lied that her sister left it there to cut vegetables when working on the road, which is obviously BS. Bernadette followed in her Pinto, dejected and angry that her plan to win over Kirsten one last time had failed. Her parents were hard-working and respectable people, but Bernadette felt that they were too old and did not listen to her. The news spread rapidly throughout the community that someone had been arrested for Kirstens murder. So comfortable that when she was interviewed three days after the murder, the police intimated to Nancy that her fellow classmates were pointing to her as the prime suspect. So they never made the phone call to the Weems to confirm. There was an issue submitting your request. We were both in the same grade as Bernadette and Kirsten. She told the police officers about the cryptic call made to the home earlier in the week about the Bobbie initiation dinner. Sure, Miramonte is competitive but all the excuse making for Bernadette is ridiculous. She murdered an innocent person She should have gotten a life sentence. None of you still know why. Unfulfilled dreams drive a schoolgirl to the unthinkable, envy turns best friends into lethal enemies and an infatuated teen wants her love at any cost. Orinda is totally corrupt, from top to bottom. The movie is based on the real-lifecase of cheerleader Kirsten Costas, who was stabbed to death by her jealous classmateBernadette Protti. If all Snooty teen girls were to die, then majority of them would never reach adulthood. And the one person whose acceptance meant so much [to Protti], the one she so desperately wanted to talk to, has tragically been silenced forever.. Elaine, who was studying the Bible, set her kitchen timer and resumed reading. The film "is inspired by Randall Sullivans Rolling Stone article of the same name about the real-life murder of a popular, affluent and beautiful Northern California high school cheerleader at the hand of a classmate, as Lifetime described it. Theres a reason why we treat minors as such I dont mean to ignore or lessen the pain of the Costas family, but I can forgive her. After that determination was made, she said, "Do I have to go back to Miramonte [High School]? A child took a wicked butcher knife and stabbed, not once, but 5 times a classmate. Convicted killer found teaching at Iowa high school 259,650 views Oct 24, 2012 2.5K Dislike Share Save KCCI A scandal rocked an Iowa high school after a convicted killer hiding her identity is. I couldnt!, I think it was the shame and judgement. We only have opinions. I just really have always wanted to know what getting weird meant. Bernadette admitted to her that she had lied about the dinner, but it was so that they could go to a party instead. She hunted that poor Kirsten down. 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. Your contribution will allow us to produce more issues and cover our annual website hosting costs. The daughter of affluent parents, Arthur and Berit Costas, Kirsten and her brother, Peter, grew up in the small suburban town of Orinda, California. I feel tremendous sympathy for her brother who lost his only sibling. By all accounts, 16-year-old. We cant all get along. There is just so many questions I would love to have answers to. Bernadette Protti was sentenced to a maximum of 9-years, but was released 7-years later on parole. Here, the characters flip hair colors (and the 2019 remake kept the victim as a blonde and the murderer as a brunette). So no they dont want thier names exposed. She had a habit of looking at the people around her and comparing her own life to what she saw from the outside. Kirsten had been a member of the yearbook committee and a cheerleader. CAMPOLINDO HIGH SCHOOL 300 MORAGA ROAD MORAGA CA, Kate Ginley, Staff WriterOctober 14, 2014. 30 years ago, 15-year-old Costas waslured by a fake invitation for the Bob-O-Links service group dinner. var notice = document.getElementById("cptch_time_limit_notice_28"); I am surprised this hasnt happened more than once. Bernadette Protti was a very sweet girl who wanted nothing more than to be Kirstens friend. You people are as sick as ever. Bernadette faced a sentence of 9 years for second-degree murder charges. display: none !important; Or again are fabricating, lying, and passing judgment more then ever. Although Bernadette was well-off, as were most Orindans, she wasn't . Unconventionality was scary to mainstream Orinda, and she was an easy target when the school population needed a scapegoat to blame for such a terrible crime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kirsten_Costas He asked who had stabbed her, but Kirsten was unable to speak. She was mentally unhinged and desperate for acceptance, like the detective said from the.movie! Likewise, Kristen was the daughter of affluent parents, Arthur and Berit Costas. literally. Or any teen girl period. Alexander knew Kirsten, but was surprised to see her on his doorstep this late at night. Kellie Martin plays the murderer "Angela", and she alone makes the movie well worth watching. Bridget Moretti (Aubrey Peeples) is a shy outsider from a lower middle-class background who aspires to be beautiful, popular and perfect in everything, Lifetime states, describing the plot of the new version. Bernadette Protti was released from prison in 1992, She was 23 years old at the time of . Being reminded of this only gave Bernadette more energy to carry out the plan she had just set in motion. . It sounds like me, she replied. It just shows that the people in the area are still as stupid, and vain, and sick and materialistic as ever. Bernadette was in her second year at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. If anything, from other peoples accounts. .hide-if-no-js { And he is right. Kirsten made a start towards her house, but seemed to then change her mind and started walking towards where Bernadette was parked. Bernadette was allowed to leave at that point; she told the FBI agent she wanted time to think. Even drunk DUI they dont mean to kill, but they did, yes, they have to live with it to, but a Senseless Murder is Unacceptable. Coupled with the witness account from Alexander Arnold of the killer with the blonde hair and casual attire driving the Pinto, a scenario was beginning to form in the minds of investigators. It was not jealously! So sad for all. Costas was banging her fists on the door as Protti jumped out of the bushes and stabbed her with a butcher knife in a downward angle several times, puncturing her lungs. You know, I am sad for Kirstins parents. It was definitely a tragedy. As Kirsten fell, the knife was driven twice into her back. [3] Case On the 1st of April 1985, Bernadette Protti was found guilty of second-degree murder and was incarcerated for 9 years. }. Here's what to know before you settle on the couch with some popcorn. She spoke with Berit Costas, Kirstens mother, telling her that there was a dinner being held in honour of the newly-initiated Bobbies the following Saturday. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. My friend lived about 4 houses away. Bernadettes mother screamed and put her head down when she saw the knife in trial, said Palmer. Shes obviously bisexual, Anonymous Mar 27, 2018 at 1:45 pm, How can she be a nurse when she murdered somebody I dont get it, Martin Jan 18, 2017 at 1:34 am. Peter et Kirsten Costas ont tous deux eu Orinda, en Californie, comme maison d'enfance. if ( notice ) She and her mother even went for a lovely late evening walk. It also offered initiates a veneer of elitism,so Bobbies, as they were called, were more likely to be attending parties than bake sales and blind auctions. Your email address will not be published. Upon confirming that Bernadettes alibi was as thin-skinned as her constitution, the private investigator took this information to detectives. Nancy started dressing in an alternative style, and was generally unconventional. ' Palmer said. Bernadette and Kirsten both tried out for cheerleader; Kirsten was offered a place, Bernadette was not. Upon arrival, Costas learned firsthand that the dinner was an elaborate lie Protti came up with. However, different forums say that they have completely changed their lives, moving into a different place with different identities. Murder is murder. High School is another time and place. Jenna Jul 13, 2016 at 7:16 pm. A rumour had been circulating since the funeral that the person responsible had attended to mourn. Your IP: Marina Costas (July 23, 1968 - June 23, 1984) was. Once the rumour took off, Nancy was a virtual pariah, bullied every day for her role in Kirstens death. viewed 15 April 2017, Los Angeles Times Girl, 16, Convicted in Classmates Slaying : Teen-ager Feared Victim Was Going to Tell People I Was Weird published 14 March 1985 Bernadette Protti's home life was just fine, by all accounts. Who is killing the cheerleader cast? I wish I could tell the Costas family how sorry I am, especially her brother who is probably still alive. The next day, every single female student made sure to attend school, regardless of whether they were ill or not. Bernadette saw her carefully cultivated outward persona crumbling with every passing mile as the two cars returned to Orinda city limits. The daughter of affluent parents, Arthur and Berit Costas, she and her brother, Peter, grew up in the small suburban town of Orinda, California. But would I go kill a person for taking all the stuff i wanted even if I ever tried hard? Part 2: https://clickamericana.com/topics/featured/the-real-death-of-a-cheerleader-1985/2 mr. a. Kirsten. Her friends still keep in Contact, but do not discuss her Murder. viewed 15 April 2017, Clickamericana.com The Real Death of a Cheerleader Story They grow out of it, I was a teen its normal to be Snotty, it just comes Natural for most girls more than guys. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Curious Nov 29, 2016 at 7:54 am. Anonymous Jan 2, 2019 at 5:20 pm. She cant come to her Hometown without someone seeing her and remembering her, or go around chikdhood friends anymore, so how could Kirsten of made it worse than it is for her today? She attacked and killed a person in cold blood. Palmer did not think that the 16 year old yearbook editor could have done such a thing. Or do you have too much material garbage stuck up your asses. Trois Costas ont . If Kirstens friends wanted thier names told they would not of Altered them on 1980s Deadliest Decade, and changed thier Photo. Bernadette Protti was released from prison in 1992 at the age of 23,whereupon she changed her name to Jeannette Tomanka and left California. People are just curious why she would set up a fake meeting and have a 15 inch knife with her. Kirsten was likeable to. Kirsten would see to that, would revel in this firsthand gossip. 2 talking about this. entertainment news site Monsters and Critics. Kirsten shouldve been grateful that someone went through all of this trouble just to get close to her. MARTINEZ, Calif. -- The murder trial of a high school girl accused of fatally stabbing a classmate -- a popular cheerleader -- out of jealousy began Monday, and the first two witness called were. It was so awful. Why are people so dumbfounded that Bernadette got 9 years. This is all old news and ancient history. She got a light sentence because she was tried as a juvenile. She was born in a wealthy house to her parents, Arthur and Berit Costas, and she had a brother named Peter, who grew up in the unassuming Californian suburb of Orinda. Now that she had her foot in the door, surely all she had to do now was simply put her hand out. Bernadette was sure that once Kristen was her friend, success would follow. One of the students that appeared to epitomise Bernadettes definition of success was a girl in her year level called Kirsten Costas. From what I gathered, Orinda was always judgmental. No. Performance & security by Cloudflare. 72.10.35.84 The ruse worked and soon she drove up to Kirstens house and honked the horn. En juin 1984, une camarade de classe nomme Bernadette Protti l'a tue par balle puis s'est suicide. According to Bernadette, they sat in the car for 40 minutes, with Kirsten offering her marijuana. I dont care if Kirsten was the meanest toughest girl Bully ever, no excuse for Murder. You are all as fake as ever. Sharon Palmers daughter was a lot like Kirsten a funny person and Confident, and likeable. Bernadette idolised Kirsten because of the apparent ease with which she seemed to traverse the social minefield. In another article by Haeseler, he wrote, unanswered to the end was what provoked Protti to stab Costas to death after luring her to a bogus sorority initiation dinner.. Additionally, the Bernadette character was portrayed as sweet and innocent, while a sexy twenty-something Tori Spelling played the part of the 15 year old Kirsten. Her father Raymond was a retired public works officer, who taught Christianity in his spare time. The ridiculous punishment for thr most heinous crime. And all suffer from some mental deficiency. But she had fallen out with them and, by the time Kirsten was murdered, Nancys animosity towards Kirsten was well known. Now a mother of two and wife to my beloved husband. She was no nice girl according to many!! 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