Thats different, and usually those were the ones that were irritating and annoying. Angela was just 23 years old when she was finally freed from prison in the year 1992. Not boring (ugly, maybe, not boring), and also thus not a natural blonde. On the other hand, no one suspected that the perpetrator was a local of Northern California who made their home in an Orinda suburb. Sounds like her parents Shouldve did some actual parenting and taught her how to have respect for other people. 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. Bernadette chased her. She was also a very good student who did well academically in school. 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. The person I knew didnt hate Kirsten, she just thought she was Snooty or Misunderstood. The profesors are going home and the parents are at work all day and dont have a time for kids, so what do you expect from society like that. I dont really care about your accusation, but its unnecessary and youre wrong. Dont let that sweet innocent act fool you. Educate yourself about this case, you simple minded degenerate. I wasnt in the Popular, but those girls still talked to me and was friendly with me. I hear she suffers from depression to. I wasnt there, but it sounded like she was holding her till she agreed to be friends on her terms, (Bernadettes). Just hearsay. 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. So people got the wrong view of her saying she was a Bully. There were several bullied as I said before. She was skinny. Tori Spelling, who garnered $100 thousand for her leading role as Stacy Lockwood was already working with Kellie Martin in 1989 on the film Troop Beverly Hills, starring Shelley Long, who played Diane Chambers on the hit showCheers. She doesnt leave her house hardly at all anymore. GG was the mutual friend of Kirsten and Bernadette, GG doesnt want anything to do with Bernadette again ever. I never seen her bully. Ms Bunch and McDonald (proving I knew them) were not mean like that just self absorbed. Oh Im sure they so love having thier names and business displayed for the World to see. A few more saying they didnt fit in and refuses to come to Reunions, I say you dont want to come then dont. Jealousy is an ugly thingmuch like bernadette. She was so cute and funny, and loved to be around friends have so much fun. After the terrible event, Protti legally changed her name and shifted to another place to start a new family. I also noticed, in both movies, Bridget/Angela kept staring at Kelly/Stacy. The characters were loosely based on Kirsten and Bernadette. She was Popular, and, she was also nice at times, she just was Stuck on herself. 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. . Living in orinda back in the 80s&90s was no easy task if you indidnt wear the right clothes or drive the nice brand new car you wernt shit . We bought a do up property. Upper middle class at least. 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. She was not any Chris Hargensen in Carrie, or Regina George in Mean Girls or anything like that, she was totally down to Earth and engaging from what I was told. It gave me the creeps. Kirstens friends who said she was nice, well they were all in some (Clique) and stuck together and helped one another out. The reason why Bernadette killed Kirsten is because Kirsten didnt appreciated the fact that she was lured out of her house under the pretence of a Bobbies sorority initiation dinner by someone she wasnt friends or even acquaintances with. She didnt make fun of people like that Mats girl claimed, probaly Bernadettes BFF commenting or Virginia or Bernadette herself, truth be told, cause Kirsten wasnt a thing like that Stacy Lockwood in the Movie. Apparently the owner of the other blogs havent gave up, just busy. If anyone was pushed to the brink, it was Kirsten, but instead of reacting violently, she fled from Bernadettes car. Rest In Peace Kirsten. Kirsten was stabbed by Protti after she was chased by him back to her house after she got out of the car because she believed something was amiss. Bernadette made a horrible decision by ending a girls life, if she left her alone, B wouldnt be in the mess she got herself in, she kept pushing for her friendship. A lot of girls are Conceited, dont mean they deserved to be Murdered. She probably just released her anger towards her so she could move on. Bernadette will loose it again if she lost it once. Hard to comprehend how this Bernadette flew into a rage and savagely murdered her classmate. Your comments continue to reiterate the plot for the movie Death of a Cheerleader. But to portray her as a Mean girl teen is off limits to the real Kirsten. Maria Im sorry if I offended anybody here with my earlier comments. We werent in the same grade I was one year ahead of her she acted as if she was better. True if no one liked you she didnt either she was nasty to some people. She could block it out of her mind (her words). People make their own reputation and choices in life whether they are bad or good. That could hurt much more than death. You seem to have the mentality of a child. Growing up there for me was different, I got along with people, and didnt try so hard being popular. This makes sense since shows like Beverly Hills 90210 were all the rage. A few left our school, one who went out with a lot of football players getting wasted, she was demonized badly also. Some 86 graduate girls felt ridiculed and belittled by them as well as I did and others. I have always treated others the way I want to be treated. Its sad, but when all is said and done its not worth it. Protti legally changed her name and departed to another location to start a new family following the traumatic incident. Angela Delvecchio pictures, video: Mac Bernadette may not of paid her dues in the Justice system, shes paid for it online with her haters harassing her and outing her constantly, and her hometown community hated her and still does. Facebook gives people the. That dont make her a terrible person cause she hand probaly only a handful she did t like. You took the life away from this poor girl and her family. She was a member of a highly selective sorority club called the Bobbies. Judging by the comment you have written, you know nothing about love. for what i read the cheerleader was mean to bernadette protti,the cheerleader always thought she was prettier than bernadette and didnt want to be her friend.kirsten the cheerleader always hurt her feelings.have you seen the movie with tori spelling?death of the cheerleader. Parent blaming is so ridiculous in this case but, if any parents are to blame, maybe its bernadettes . Bernadette/Jeanette has paid her dues. And anyone messed with one of us they had to take on all of us. They hung out together, Bernadette couldnt face up Kirsten was more Popular than she was, and better at everything. Cause Bern for weeks went on and on about Kirsten to where her friends kept getting tired of hearing it. I have to laugh with this being 2021 and the person with the most judgment has the name of Karen. Kirsten Ill admit she wasnt in favor with stupid acting people and had zero tolerance for them, (as did I). 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. Calling her a B and saying she dressed nice in an interview. Even if she was, no right to murder her. So they had a clique, what School or job doesnt? Gripping, sad, and just plain scary, A Friend to Die For premiered in September and was the highest-rated TV movie of 1994 (10 years after the actual murder.) Others didnt want any part of them cause Orinda kids want to be liked and accepted, and if you hang out with kids who arent you make yourself and outcast to. I know some fragile ppl, and theyd kill themselves before someone else. Nobody was all that nice to each other because that was the culture parents included even more so than the kids. That pain of being relentlessly bullied stays with you your whole life and your self worth is damaged. It was all over popularity, and fitting in. Shes obviously mentally ill . Learn how your comment data is processed. Join Facebook to connect with Angela Delvecchio and others you may know. 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! Lots of Students had to seek Counseling that year over all this. Some claimed it was am an act of Satanism or a PCP-induced killing. Cause Bernadette was so obsessed with Kirsten liking her, she had some idea it was Bernadette, also Bernadette owned a Pinto same make as the car seen speeding away. Bernadette was snotty to. Why are you so focused on what they looked like? You know who you are to. [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. I hardly knew this girl. Kirstens friends arent either (not one bit). 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. So she is a Horrible girl. I been bullied to. This is all clearly stated in the intro. Anyone who defends her is just as Sick and Twisted as she is. 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. In real life, it took six months for law enforcement to discover that Costas was the killer. Bernadette was just as nice as we were on swim team together growing up. Kirsten was in the class of 1986, 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. She can kick that ball to the moon. It couldve been anyone, but kristen was the last one to get into the bobbies so she stood out. For what? The girls quarreled and Costas fled to the home of Alex and Mary Jane Arnold, telling them that her friend had gone "weird. Whoever DD is of Kirsten and them didnt like her, its cause she probably acted (Weird) around them. Lol the people saying bernadette was better looking and Kristen had it coming, oh boyhoping your not the ugly neighbor living on my block and lurking in my bushes. The movie really leaned toward Bernadette being seen by Kirsten and others as less of a person. Pre-meditation seems sensible between the clothes and the knife. Bernadette was better looking then Kirsten. 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. Also there Was another girl who went out with the football team and accused them all of raping her, not the entire team, but several players and I hear she was ran out as well and dogged by the Students. 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 was happy go lucky mostly, she only had a couple (she didnt like), we all have someone we do t get long with. The title was used in the UK and on Lifetime TV after its original NBC premiere. That Movie was nothing like the real Kirsten. 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. So think before you get that angry cause there is no turning back from it. Yes. Neither does a lot of former classmates. Were not sympathizing with you, (grow up and get over it) Theyre not going to beg you to come, and if you dont want to be found cause your life was miserable, were not really interested in finding you and apologizing. Help Center Contributor Zone Polls. I think NOT! Heres what I think happened, Bernadette wanted Kirstens approval badly cause everyone else had Kirstens approval and Bernadette became dangerously obsessed over the whole deal, and she invited Kirsten out that night to make friends, and I think she said something to her that went horribly wrong to Kirsten, like make a clumsy pass at her and it terrified Kirsten, and Kirsten threatened to expose it to everyone, and Bernadette just freaked out and it possible she just found the knife by chance and got scared that a secret was going to be revealed, so she went to scare her, and maybe she didnt mean to kill her, but she meant to harm her (thats a fact). Even though she sadly didnt live to see it. Please explain how Bernadette was pushed to the brink? Shes no better than you. ClickAmericana.com is made with and by Synchronista LLC 2011-2022. She let it be known. When no one there answered the phone, Alexander Arnold offered to drive her back to a neighbors house in Orinda. that HS was a tough place especially for girls. It's just another notch in your gun belt. She was also friends with people who were considered popular. 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. Rupaul My honest opinion on this is that I think that Kirsten didnt deserve to die. If we had to kill all 15:year olds who were Smart Aleck then we wouldnt have none making it to Graduation or getting their Drivers License. and the one who was ran out of School for getting drunk at a Party and messing with ajocks? They just had their own group of girls. Cant see her making fun of anyone. I think its time to move forward and put this whole horrible deal behind you cause life is way to short. So start the story there. I just didnt bother with them. I believe the conversation was very bizarre to, about desperation of a friendship. The Homecoming Court was as popular (if not more) popular than Kirsten. Plenty of Italians are natural blondes. Some still get together. At 50 years old, I too have been bullied my whole life. You will think positive then allow being moved by what ppl say or do. Kirsten had an Engaging type Personality, that Movie was off, and (Pro Bernadette). Maybe you need (a Life of your own). Kirsten, and D and Ms Stuff were the Life of a Party. I know. But I will feel honored at the same timebut I still would have been weirded out. Kirsten in no way deserved to die. Is it difficult to understand why a person might not respect the opinion of someone else who supports a murderer? This is what can happen when you are a bully. I admit that 7 years was a bit brief but thats how it is when youre underage. If shed been bullied by Kirsten, seems like shed have told it in detail. I hear Bernadette is depressed a lot these days. 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I isolate now due to the fact women have betrayed me so badly. Bernadette May of been misunderstood to, I thought she was Snooty to. I suffer from PTSD. 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. Killing is still not an excuse but Id have to say the real losers out of this situation are Bernadettes parents. In swimming pools she would practice tumbling, one friend told about it, she would dive in the water and do back flips. The dinner took place at the schools cafeteria. She wasnt a fan of stupidity or annoyance, or someone rubbed her the wrong way, she let them know. Kristen had it well deserved in response to someone else, which suggests that you think her cruel murder was justified. Attractive and hard-working, they fit easily into their new neighborhood. Kirstens friends dont sit and discuss Morbid depressing stuff to start with. Kirsten wasnt a Bully. Karma is catching up with her, thats why she has all these haters and has to watch her back anywhere she goes. I do believe she was real nice to those she did like and her friends. Kirsten May of been just like that, I couldnt tell you thats true. I heard they ran Several girls out not just them, they Demonized one to where she had to Leave portraying her as a Tramp over some guys. When Kirsten Costas was found dead, she was a popular and gorgeous cheerleader. I cant picture Kirsten being Mean or Rude, so hard to picture that one. There is no evidence of Kirsten being mercilessly cruel to anyone. Kirsten from my Understanding was Self Absorbed and a Snob, but not a Bully. I know a person who knew her, she was a snob, so to speak, but she didnt deserve to die. 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. No one really cares why. As for the girls who got blamed, so sorry if your lives were miserable at the time, but remember Bernadette was scared herself and did t know what to do, she didnt aim for all that to come down. I do remember all the stories before and after the killing. She has a right to Privacy. That girl on Deadly Women who portrayed Kirsten was almost perfect, watch Landscape Suicide and they show a girl portraying Kirsten talking on the phone and laughing listening to Music, that is the closest to Kirsten Costas that can be described the best. so dont mock, offer to help thus build bridges. if you came at her the wrong way like Bernadette did, or kids no one else liked cause they were so annoying to be around. 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. Worry about this Virus that is killing people Worldwide. I wasnt a cheerleader at all, I was in some clubs at school,( not Bobbies or Atlantis) but Spanish. You may think Bernadette is happy and living life, glad you think so, I would hate to have to always live in fear, of fear of running into someone from my past, or, someone who knows about my past. What? Ok, I agree with you that Kirsten was better-looking, but you realize that Bernadette was part Italian, right? This is Bern or her sister, or even BFF. Karen, it wasnt about Bullying, it was over jealousy issues. A couple of them did, Bern just looked the other way. Anonymous, Kirsten had a bigger heart than people knew about. She didnt hate anyone. Parents sign an agreement to spend $500 to pay for green and white uniforms and cheerleading camp. You the one telling about the Bullied girls who were accused of the Crime. I dont care if she was only 15, murder is murder and she should have been locked away for far longer. She had plenty of friends like in the film who loved her, but she cared only about superficial things, and people. this is one reason that I really have a hard time with lifetime movies. I was raised to treat others with respect. None of those Orinda kids are even around from that time frame, as some of them are dead. . Here you are, pretending you care, pretending you wanna help me, when all your really care about is being popular. Former Case Manager at The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia. Bernadette Protti is believed to have changed her name, gotten married (causing her last name to change again), and became a nurse and medical journal author in suburban Dallas (Grapevine TX). How tragic she was murdered over basically nothing. 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. Id known both girls in a recognize them and know their names kind of way not as friends but they always seemed just like nice, normal kids. Bern wasnt one of them, in fact, (as I said) she was well liked and in with a lot of the i crowd. Maybe it wasnt a big national story at the time, and was more of a California Bay area story (Im from Illinois). Abe that was your downfall. It weirded Kirsten out. This version stays true to how Protti confessed, which was by writing a letter to her mother, as opposed to confessing to her priest. We all have moved on, and went on with our Lives since that tragic episode. Shes the Victim. I attended school in New York City and there are nothing but cliques. Material on this site is provided for purposes of education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. Theres other Measures to take other than Murder. I thought Miramonte was a nice place, if you make good decisions myoumwill make it (popular or not). This Mats person you sound just like what Bernies BFF said about Kirsten exactly. So RuPaul,Kelly and Sarah, you all need to get facts before you say Kirsten got what she deserved. Wouldnt she have something smaller, like a paring knife? I understand wanting to have what your friends have. And ironically the real Kirsten was the brunette and the kiler was the blonde. The Principal though highly of her. Yes at times maybe she was Snippy, but were teens, who isnt! Everyone talked a bunch of crap about each other, including Bernadette who was just as rude and mean as any other girl there. She wasnt into that game. You dont know whether or not Kirsten had to go without anything. Absolutely not. Im betting youre some white chick who wouldnt know. 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. If we have the fear of God n understand the importance of Gods creation. The 2nd version of Death of a Cheerleader is more like Kirsten to a degree. All; Titles; TV Episodes; Celebs; See Cheryl Tiegs clothing collection & swimwear at Sears in the 80s, Vintage above-ground pools like these made swimming & summer water fun affordable, Vintage Corning Corelle dishes from the 70s & 80s are plates full of memories: See dozens of vintage patterns, San Franciscos amazing & huge swimming pools at Sutro Baths: See this Victorian marvel, How Bill Haley & His Comets rocked around the clock when rock n roll was brand new, Remember Lip Smackers from Bonne Bell? What about its about time, the one who knew Kirsten? It is done and over and over 3 decades. She should of just left Kirsten alone and went on with other things, Kirsten wouldnt of gave her any thought otherwise, but she was just obsessed with Kirsten and Kirsten liking her, that was the main focus in her life, and it took Kirstens unfortunately. 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. Thats how she probably got associated with not liking people who didnt fit in. She didnt have time to (bully). 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.
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