Bernadette then appears to have confessed her feelings of admiration for Kirsten in the empty car-park at night. Senseless. I heard Kirsten was self absorbed, but no bully. She talked to most people. Otherwise, her new identity would have surfaced as well. Rupaul and Sarah, Bernadette has friends and fit in. Real class comes from decent human beings who have respect for others, and treating others the way that they want to be treated. Bernadette was just as nice as we were on swim team together growing up. Always had also. She is no longer in jail today and is leading her private life. Where is Bernadette Protti Now? Kirsten Costas Killer Today I see why her Sisters and mom forgive her, theyre her family and family sticks by you. Melissa Womer: children, Jim Carrey, net worth, latest updates. Kirsten was described mostly Vibrant and friendly by others, and so was Bernadette. Upon further questioning, Bernadette maintained her calm. She looked like a nice person that had a good life ahead of her. Never wished Kirstens unfortunate death, she may of been misunderstood, but she never talked to me, neither did Bernadette. What preppy teenaged girl doesnt think shes better than the next? I believe she kept crying and begging for her friendship and it weirded Kirsten out. Now that you know, have fun looking around! The movie hinted at Bernadette being gay but only a hint. Please make an appointment with your councilor at school and discuss this with him or her She was just as mean and snooty as the rest and stuck up to. Probably chubby ugly girls who were bullied as kids. I dont buy into the lesbian theory. She called Kirsten names. She was also friends with people who were considered popular. Cant see her making fun of anyone. 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. Ellie returns to her high school as a teacher ten years after she was nearly killed in a series of brutal slayings on the cheerleader squad. To suggest that Kirsten deserved what happened to her because she didnt appreciate the fact that Bernadette lied to her to get her out of her house under the pretence of a bobbies initiation dinner, is very, very sick and evil and I hope for the sake of others around you that you are on some sort of medication because you appear to have issues. 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Bernadette got to all back to, she deserves to be vilified. I feel sorry for Bernadette. People have been wondering about his wife. She should have been happy With the circle of friends and family she had. Kirsten was 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. 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! In that moment, becoming a social outcast in a place like Miramonte High School was a fate worse than death. Another blog claims that Bernadette is a nurse and medical writer, well known for writing for a publicized scientific journal. Her friends got to where they avoided her if possible. Both were members of the swim team, but Costas was reportedly much more popular than Protti, according to the Associated Press in 1984. Like you said, she is paying for it and has been for years. Some girls considered all those girls Stuck up they considered Bernadette as well. Sydnee Goodman bio: nationality, married, IGN, latest updates. Several Miramonte folks from the class of 1986 complained it was rough and if you werent accepted you were ran off and out of there. Kirsten had a good family, good life, and then this horrendous event took her life. Kirsten was also described as Cute, funny and full of Life, and Bern took that Life. Kirsten would of long outgrown that before now, if she had of lived. There are more murders in american continent than in Europe and its not in the time of war. However, Protti followed their car stabbing Costas five times just as she was about to reach her doorstep. 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. Joe she must of liked your Sister. Im sorry if I offended anybody here with my earlier comments. Notable Alumni. i dont want to hear poor bernadette was bullied no she had mental issues. 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. Bernadette took a lie detector test as they questioned students, whose results were inconclusive, proving neither guilt nor innocence. BETs 'American Soul' Tells a True Story With Mostly Fictional Characters. Even a Mother of one of her friends said, Kirsten was like a Puppy and hugged people,,not exclusive and liked everyone. 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.. Three months later, residents of Orinda packed a local courtroom for her trial. I wasnt Popular and Kirsten liked me and was nice to me. I dont think she intended to kill Kirsten, I believe she was desperate for a friendship and pushed to hard at it, and when she realized she made a fool out of herself, to became to much for her to handle and she did the (unthinkable). Mats Kirsten probaly didnt like you, dont mean she was that way to everybody. We had lonely girls who were bullied and goth girls and loose girls. Move on. Dee I dont agree with you, so Kirsten and them had you on a project assignment and they didnt include you in the circle, you ever thought maybe you gave signals you dont belong, or why didnt you ask them to allow you, people cant read minds. She was a typical teenage girl who just wanted to have fun with her friends. But they never said! Kirsten was a straight A student and involved in activities, she wanted to run with top kids. I hear Kirsten was Beautiful inside and out. She was mean and Stuck up also. It wont bring Kirsten back. God calls people home not Bernadette. Ruelas' death stunned Miramonte students, teachers and parents. She supposedly suffers from depression. That way she would of learned and been afraid, no she took the Coward Way out and Murdered, and Bernadette was chasing after Kirsten. Shame on you Bernadette what you did was morose, and against your entire religion and you stabbed Kirsten to death. She deserves it. She joined a popular clique and was noticed everywhere. She didnt have enemies,(that were known), just a fallout with Nancy. Yes the Homecoming Queen said nice things about Kirsten, but she was at the (top) and Kirsten liked those people. The 2nd version of Death of a Cheerleader is more like Kirsten to a degree. [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. She wasnt the Lonely girl with one friend, had Plenty of friends, was about as Popular as Kirsten was, just didnt see it. I just hear she stays mostly to herself and dont see much of former classmates. Im sorry.. I hear Bernadette was Snooty also as Snooty as Kirsten. So was PC, DM, LP and Kirsten. Her drive for perfection makes her seek out the friendship of Kelly Locke, a rich and pretty girl. Bernadette went to school. Newspaper headlines from the real-life Death of a Cheerleader story: The Kirsten Costas murder (1984). Youre either Bernadette or her Sister, or a Close friend like Berns BFF. As for knowing her Personally I didnt, I know someone who did, she was Bubbly and full of Jokes and Laughs. Maybe its the black and white look but Kirsten looked as plain as Bernadette. Sheriffs deputies said Kirsten Costas, 15, was stabbed repeatedly after she was given a ride home by a Moraga resident, who was not identified. She knew what the students there would do to her. 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. Sheriffs aide Michael Bachman searches for murder weapon, San Francisco Examiner Tuesday, June 26, 1984. That still wasnt Kirstens fault. 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. If we have the fear of God n understand the importance of Gods creation. Nevertheless Kirsten will never be with us again, and there was no sense in murder (premeditated ) or not, it still happened. Changing your name does not change your being, by the way. 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. And the color pictures of the school are photographs I took. Was Bernadette fragile when she coolly discussed Kirstens murder with classmates, some of which include Kirstens friends. She did have money, dont let that other Mats tell you any different. Just because there was bullying in a fictional movie, doesnt mean the Bernadette was bullied by Kirsten in real life. That Movie was nothing like the real Kirsten. Nurturers dont kill people. 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. The guys did reject her, and that insensed her inferiorityand self esteem. She is in her 50s currently, and it seems like she has gotten a fresh start at life. A number of people have called saying they think they have seen the suspect. Kirsten wasnt a Bully, she was Conceited and stuck up. Dont let that Sweet Melancholy fool anyone, she was not that unless you were in the group. She was not in a popular group, just a group. Now that you know, have fun looking around! She was released the following year. I dont think she was any worse than any other teenage girl by any means. So Bernadette helped her out to gain acceptance. Theres no excuse for murder. Material on this site is provided for education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. 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. Miramonte sounds like it had its share of Bullying. If Kirsten was so mean, why didnt Bernadette just stay away from her? Upon her release, she reportedly changed her name. There were a lot of girls at Miramonte they didnt like or fit in, they ran them all out, not just Nancy, she wasnt alone, neither was Joanna, but they act like they were the only victims there. Why isnt anyone talking about the incompetency of the police here? Powered by WordPress.com VIP. We know Bernadette has issues, you that like her and defend her have Issues as well. Elaine called the school, and she and her husband brought their daughter to the sheriffs office in nearby Martinez. Real class comes from decent human beings who have respect for others. 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. Kirsten was also part of the varsity swim team. Her attacker was Bernadette Protti; both girls were 15 . Death of a Cheerleader is a 2019 Lifetime Made-for-TV Movie. 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. The story of Bernadette Protti: Everything you need to know Oh youre so pretty and popular and amazing I think thats what Kirsten meant by her friend getting weird Then she killed her rather than have Kirsten tell everyone she was a lesbian. First, she never made it to the cheerleading team and did not make it to the yearbook staff. Even if you werent rich, if you were smart and acted sensible you were accepted. I only talked to I didnt know Kirsten that well, talked to her a few times in passing but we didnt know each other. How did Kirsten push Bernadette so far? 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. For murder! She served her jail sentence, got released early and is living an everyday life today. They made it theyre choice to, like doing stupid stuff all the time. Art and Berit were Wonderful people. The only incident Bernadette recounted was a remark Kirsten made about her skis. It was all over popularity, and fitting in. I think the outcast girls there would say Kirsten was a (bully) chaise no one liked them, and they would say that. 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. It wasnt about jealousy, the blond girl has a mental disorder. I hear one girl partied a lot that hung with them. They dont even bother to investigate her alibi to see if she was telling the truth? And so I find myself wondering what we have accomplished here. To bad Kirsten didnt get a chance to grow up and grow out of it. But I dont remember hearing or learning about it until many years later. Bern want the poor girl Deployed in the movie. I think Kirsten probably threatened to tell everybody their bizarre conversation in the car that night. John even if Kirsten was as mean as Tori Spelling (which BTW she wasnt) that is still no right to Murder her. Check your Stories and facts before you post Nonsense. I think Bernadette was a lesbian thats why she felt she couldnt have Kirsten tell everyone that she fancied her. Bernadette Protti also went to Miramonte High School, along with Kirsten. Killing her just because you were jealous? That already happened. You got kids in all school people try to duck away from and avoid. Shes obviously mentally ill . We have got you covered when it comes to the true story behind Death of a Cheerleader. If Bernadette hadnt of lied under false pretense she wouldnt of been so mad at her. Oh please bet you were t any better. They probably rubbed her the wrong way, or got on her nerves somehow. Bernadette was not a nice girl, if she was then shed never of killed Kirsten, shed left her alone and went on.