More like a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model than a Playboy type.. She was jealous of Kirsten and wanted to be everything Kirsten was, but could nt so she killed her. She did have money, dont let that other Mats tell you any different. We need an Memorial Page set up for Kirsten. She wasnt the Lonely girl with one friend, had Plenty of friends, was about as Popular as Kirsten was, just didnt see it. Kirsten never gave Bernadette any thought. If you were a no body she didnt roll with you. She practiced constantly at home in the family room and sometimes at Diane MacDonalds house, in front of the windows at night, to see her reflection. There is no point in making stuff up. Not a plaine jane.get real. Kirsten wasnt obligated to helping those people, sometimes it has to be done on your own! Does it make you feel good to knowingly lie about a dead murdered girl? Bernadette was nice to, but she had hidden obsessions. It was only a matter of time before she d get caught so she came forth. Just hearsay. 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. No such articles exist about anything you have described. They were all fun gals to be around. Bernadettes parents also left Orinda, but its unknown if they left the state of California. Angela Delvecchio is a married woman who resides in Portland, Oregon with her husband and their child at the present time. But I do know that two families had to move out of town because the girls wore all black and kept to them selves.. A popular and pretty cheerleader, Kirsten Costas, was dead, and sheriff's deputies were searching for the girl who stabbed her. The future is right around the corner, its a waste to go after someone cause the law didnt do their job. Probally Berns Relatives saying all that, or, very close friends. Costas was a cheerleader at the school and a popular girl known for her many talents and interests. Now thats just sad. I was told she had no known enemies. Believe me it was a 6 month witch hunt. 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. Dont trust someone like that. Guys just didnt really notice her. Kirsten was described mostly Vibrant and friendly by others, and so was Bernadette. Judging from your comments you clearly have sided with Bernadette, so why contradict yourself? People make their own reputation and choices in life whether they are bad or good. Angela Delvecchio is a family nurse practitioner in Bar Harbor, Maine. I believe she made a clumsy pass at Kirsten, or said something weird, and Kirsten got all freaked. My god you women are something else. I was the daughter of a single mom who was a teacher. 2. I hear one girl partied a lot that hung with them. The ones no one else liked theres a reason usually. Later, Protti stated in her testimony that she had planned to bring Costas to the party so that the two of them might become friends, but she changed her mind after learning that there would be no meal supplied for the new Bobbies. [Case in point:]. To this day I remember those girls well. People who grew up in Orinda and say its snobs were mostly people who werent socially accepted growing up, and they made choices that others didnt make and cussed and talked dirty and skipped school and always in trouble, and hung out with outcasts, and they became outcasts by association. But would a real student please come forward and reveal yourself.. [3] At the Costas home, Arnold, sitting in his car, saw Protti attack Costas. I thought Kirsten was a very pretty little thing. Bernadette isnt coming anyway, she is not well anymore. 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. 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. Bernadette then appears to have confessed her feelings of admiration for Kirsten in the empty car-park at night. Was Bernadette fragile when she watched as two innocent girls were accused of Kirstens murder by the Orinda community? She was more Bubbly and down to Earth. So she was a Bully, she is not here to defend herself any longer, so youre the Bully now. If the person that Tori spelling played in that movie Was indeed Kristen Costas attitude toward other students then anybody couldve seen this coming. Bernadette and Kirsten were friends supposedly. 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. This Mats person you sound just like what Bernies BFF said about Kirsten exactly. My comments arent gossip. You dont know whether or not Kirsten had to go without anything. Would you say the same if Bernadette did suicide? They just had their own group of girls. I dont buy into the lesbian theory. You are full of it. When they opened the door, they saw Kirsten and, behind her, another girl, who looked about fifteen, lurking out the path.. B was a Psycho and always will be. She has Kirstens demeanor. Excuse my long reply. Im sure you knew them all. My honest opinion on this is that I think that Kirsten didnt deserve to die. and the one who was ran out of School for getting drunk at a Party and messing with ajocks? 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. Angela Should Have Been Caught Sooner When Angela cleans off the knife with which she stabbed Stacy, she does so by running it under water and wiping it with a towel, leaving both her and Stacy's DNA all over it, the towel and in the drain. Joe Kosla, where are you? Even religion, which is supposed to be about mostly how you treat others. 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. The guys did reject her, and that insensed her inferiorityand self esteem. How do you know she was a mean girl? I thought Miramonte was a nice place, if you make good decisions myoumwill make it (popular or not). She is still recognised for the horrific crime that she committed in 1984, which was the murder of a young girl whose name was Kirsten Marina Costas. Kirsten told her she embarrassed her, and, she didnt want to be around her. However, the narrative eventually expands into a number of different dimensions. I was there too. So if your child were bully someone they deserve to die ? We know Bernadette has issues, you that like her and defend her have Issues as well. Bernadette Protti, a fellow student at Miramonte High School in California, was the one who took the life of Kirsten Costas in 1984. She was so cute and funny, and loved to be around friends have so much fun. Bernadette was a sweet girl, thats why it was so hard to beleive she was the killer. Some girls considered all those girls Stuck up they considered Bernadette as well. How was the judge stupid when first of all the evidence didnt show or prove 1st degree murder then secondly that was the law at the time? She didnt deserve to die. I was raised to treat others with respect. 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. If Bernadette had considered Kirstens familys feelings at all, she wouldnt have stolen Kirsten from them by brutally murdering her. So Miramonte was no worse with snobs than any school. But they never said! Those bullied girls like I said were loose or cussed and smoked and (dressed roughly).. When no one there answered the phone, Alexander Arnold offered to drive her back to a neighbors house in Orinda. If Kirsten was going to out Bernadette she would of told Alex Arnold all about her. Bernadettes family lived in a more expensive area than Kirsten, so what does that tell you? I knew both gals. Your point is irrelevant and has absolutely nothing to do with the case. No one really cares why. Maybe Snooty, but no Bully. I just felt like I didnt fit in at Miramonte or Orinda. So tragic that Kirsten was brutally murdered. Kirsten is better looking than bernadette, because Kirsten facial features are in proportion with her face.. bernadette is not. The alternate title for this psychological thriller is Death of a Cheerleader (which is, perhaps, more to the point and more of a draw for those viewers still bitter because they never made the squad). Same for guys as well, but girls are a lot worse. If not, I doubt she worries about the past. Costas' parents vehemently opposed Protti's release. [3] The Costases did not believe Protti's story; they asserted that nobody would use an 18-inch-long (460 mm) butcher knife to slice tomatoes and that Protti, casually dressed that evening, never intended to take Kirsten to a party but had planned to murder her. She should of told the truth and met Kirsten at the house and talked there with her parents present. Youre either Bernadette or her Sister, or a Close friend like Berns BFF. So before you start judging Kirsten, first get facts. Kirsten was the life of the party. That pain of being relentlessly bullied stays with you your whole life and your self worth is damaged. Kirsten was attending cheerleading camp, living in a dorm at St Marys College in nearby Moraga, when Berit Costas received a seemingly uneventful call on Thursday, June 21, 1984. I believe that the real number was held by the cops. 0 Review . Ok, I agree with you that Kirsten was better-looking, but you realize that Bernadette was part Italian, right? No one deserves to be murdered. Bernie has a sweet melancholy. Learn how your comment data is processed. Too bad Bernadette WAS a pathetic psychopathic freak. Yes we all feel that way, but nothing can be done about it, decision has already been made. she threatened to tell everyone at school the next day, she didnt tell Alex Arnold ( the Man who drove her home) again it was to insane he probaly would of freaked and she didnt want to scare him with the details. She is rumored to have "two left feet". Yes the Homecoming Queen said nice things about Kirsten, but she was at the (top) and Kirsten liked those people. Her inadequacies were all created by her and in her own head and she murdered Kirsten as a result. As I wrote to you in a previous comment, if anyone was pushed to the brink, it was Kirsten, but instead of reacting violently like Bernadette did, she ran from Bernadettes car. Kirsten didnt have anything against Bernadette before the murder.So Kirsten made a few comments. 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! Angela DelVecchio Managing Editor Philly Sports Digest, Award Winning Broadcast Journalist, News Director, Writer, Public Speaker. To anyone that wishes to support Kirstens memory, and believes Kirsten didnt deserve what happened to her, please have a look at, and join her Facebook Memorial Page. Office Rating. My big . Can you give examples of Kirsten bullying Bernadette? Yes listen said something to Bernadette, not to her directly, about her ski equipment. Talking peoples business again, McDonald may not like her name being used. Do I believe she was (stuck up) to a degree I do, but arent most teen girls as I said before. Anonymous, Kirsten had a bigger heart than people knew about. A few left our school, one who went out with a lot of football players getting wasted, she was demonized badly also. If Kirsten was so mean, why didnt Bernadette just stay away from her? Bernadette was just as nice as we were on swim team together growing up. A couple of them did, Bern just looked the other way. How could a teenager have been that diabolical? No one owes anyone a thing. The girls quarreled and Costas fled to the home of Alex and Mary Jane Arnold, telling them that her friend had gone "weird. There was no justification for murder even if the victim was a bully, which it seems she was, at worst, catty. Theres other Measures to take other than Murder. I think Kirsten probably threatened to tell everybody their bizarre conversation in the car that night. 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? So Kirsten should have been perfectly okay with the fact that Bernadette lied to her to get her out of her house alone and then drove her to an empty car-park and appears to have confessed feelings of admiration for her? She should have been happy With the circle of friends and family she had. Still wasnt right. 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. A Murderer, So Kirsten was a Snob, a lot of ppl are, the way she died,was Horrific. It weirded Kirsten out. Lots of teen girls are caddy and laugh at people. I saw an interview with one of her classmates who described her as mean. She watched 2 girls take the blame and did absolutely nothing about it. Kirsten was beautiful. 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). Bernadette was stuck up also or appeared to be. The alternative rock band Marcy Playgroundrecorded a song called "Death of a Cheerleader" for their 2003 album Marcy Playground 3. And How!!! Facebook gives people the. I didnt hate either one, maybe they were Misunderstood, as for being Stuckup. After the death of her rival, Angela seems to blossom. Like I said, Bernadette is shady. She was nice to her friends though. 5.0 Provides follow-up as needed. Yes Kirsten and them all thought they were better than a lot. So she didnt like Joanna or Nancy, she isnt Obligated to, or owe them anything. Is it respectful to suggest that Kirstens parents should have raised her better and that they are to blame for her murder? Admin Garret. God calls people home not Bernadette. Maybe if Bernadette wouldnt of chased her, she wouldnt of had to of murdered her. Bernadette pushed her by her false Alibies. 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. She doesnt leave her house hardly at all anymore. I hope she prays from the bottom of her heart, because the pain she caused the Costas well, she will have to pray forever!!! My friend was surprised it was Bernadette who murdered Kirsten! She may of been Stuck up most Cheerleaders are, but she was no where near a Bully or made fun of people. Cause Bernadette was stuck up to, or thats how Bernadette appeared. Kirsten was exotic, and beautiful. Did you know the other 2 girls that were accused? Not true, I have heard from people at Miramonte in the class of 1986 saying that they dont want to be found right now due to their experience at Miramonte was not good at all. She loved life, never seen her get ugly with anyone, I really cant picture that. This is what makes me sad the most. Angela Delvecchio is a married woman who resides in Portland, Oregon with her husband and their child at the present time. I read a lot of nice things about Kirsten as well, so she couldnt of been all that bad. I bet when you were 15 Sarah you were mouthy to, like Kirsten and all teens. Kirsten wasnt a bully. Kirsten wasnt a bully at all. We dont see the others, dont mix with their lives, not care for them, stay away or just say Its better that something happens to others, not me, but we dont get the message to be just more polite. I can tell its you before I even read the first line. They had to leave school. So some of them will say Orinda had snobs. Theyre not looking forward to seeing her. 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 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. I was called ugly, to my face by a group of senior boys on my first day. 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. 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. Basically ,she liked everybody. Social Work is in my soul Angela Delvecchio - @Ang_Delvecchio Santa Mira High School The girl that stole her life from her shouldve never been released from prison. When it came to Bernadette. In fact, one ofthe stars of that hit show, Tori Spelling, had the lead in the filmas the beautiful and popular cheerleader "Stacey" who is stabbed to death. Next to Orinda. Angela was just 23 years old when she was finally freed from prison in the year 1992. But I will feel honored at the same timebut I still would have been weirded out. She was a young girl, a funny, silly girl who could also be obnoxious. Heres what I think came down, the 2 girls had an argument and Bernadette was afraid she would of been kicked out of the (Bobbies) and excluded from that group. She clearly wasnt happy with them and their old, unfashionable selves either, adding that they didnt give her, their 6th child, the attention she so desperately wanted. I attended school in New York City and there are nothing but cliques. She looked like Kirsten with her curly hair, and the Life of the Party like Kirsten. I was shy, empathetic and depressed. All are welcome. She would of never Confessed but FBI got involved, and were closing in on her. As for Kirsten making fun of outcasts, I agree every school has outcasts. Stuck up she was, no Bully. All. That Movie was nothing like the real Kirsten. By the time she reached Miramonte, Kirsten was in the clique that counted the loud crowd, some kids called it. She was good at that. Former Case Manager at The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia. I do believe she called Bernadette weird and threatened to expose her weirdness. Art became an executive with the 3M Corporation, and Berit stayed home, looking after the kids and the house. When the car pulled up to Kirstens neighbors house, Kirsten assured Arnold she would be all right. Its time to move on and stop rehashing alll this. I also was in a school where most others came from two income families and most of the parents were accountants, lawyers or doctors. I feel for the Costas family. I dont go by Movies cause Movies dramatize the events to how they perceive it. You have those girls in all schools, you just go on and leave them be, and hang with your own friends. We are simple people. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
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