Amen Shelly. And whenever she went to that parking lot to say that she admired Kirsten, thats probably the reason why she said her friend Got weird. I would have gotten weirded out too if my friend addmitted that she thought that I was perfect, pretty, and good at everything. As for the girls acting like Hoes if they have PTSD from it maybe they should of thought of the consequences, before they did it. Well said Sarah. I wasnt a cheerleader at all, I was in some clubs at school,( not Bobbies or Atlantis) but Spanish. Very few that arent. Same for Karen Severson and Laura Doyle theyre cold blooded killers to, Missy was Kirstens age, this happened not long after Kirsten was Murdered. Costas was a cheerleader at the school and a popular girl known for her many talents and interests. 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. We all as teens said something smart to someone or hurt someones feelings. There was no jury in the trial. She didnt have enemies,(that were known), just a fallout with Nancy. A lot of murder cases they get s light sentence or aquitted, but they also get harassed by the public and media so they dont get off all the way, the media torments them. You need to get help for that, sweetie. Dylan and Eriks parents were loaded. Kirsten never got to Cheer, go to Prom, Graduate or go on to College. Some girls considered all those girls Stuck up they considered Bernadette as well. Kirsten was SelfAbsorbed not mean and bullish. Bernadette was not a nice girl, if she was then shed never of killed Kirsten, shed left her alone and went on. She looked like Kirsten with her curly hair, and the Life of the Party like Kirsten. Really? Shut up already and get a life. Bernadette is still a Pathetic Loser, and always will be. Trouble for or Stealing maybe we could look past that. No, it is about love, people. Im not saying that she should have been killed, but sometimes bad behavior has a terrible outcome which is why we all need to teach our children to respect the feelings of others. You have those girls in all schools, you just go on and leave them be, and hang with your own friends. is it really about wealth, splendour etc? We all have a breaking point. Bernadette was kind to. Bernadette chased her. Kirsten from my Understanding was Self Absorbed and a Snob, but not a Bully. Wish someone who knew facts would tell us about the real events leading up to Kirstens death. What happened to a lot of those girls fro Kirstens group? She kissed the popular girls butt in order to be popular. 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. And back then Bernadette was never going to admit that. Seems like alot of a holes justifying others that are a holes sorry no justification theres no reason to act like an a hole young or old, you treat all ppl with respect and the way you yourself would like to be treated dont need parents or Bible school to learn morality, any person who trust to justify any bad behavior has no morality or class in my opinion, and theres a post somewhere that says girls went along with bullying so they werent the ones being bullied lol, what a sad excuse thats called being a coward and a follower and has nothing to do with popularity depending on what ones warped definition is of popularity its not how a person looks or what they have or how they act but how they are perceived by what they do by inspiring ppl its being admirable and nothing is admirable about acting like trash talking scans that need to put others down to feel better about themselves thats just lowlives that probably pick on the handicaps as well real big of them, thats no one by definition that I popular some ppl must have thier definition all messed up and who says theyre popular anyway them lol Im sure every group thought they were the special ones, but by lowering ones level to picking on other ppl harassing demeaning and taunting them eventually theyre going to come across the wrong ppl who dont take that bs, and Im not justifying murder but it takes more than a bad comment on a pair of boots to push someone to that point, Im sure she didnt share all of the abuse she was subjected to, but I definitely compare scum that target other ppl to feel better about themselves like the leader of the holocaust and if thousands or plausibly millions werent followers of some psycho with an inflated ego than millions of ppl would have never been tortured or murdered all because scum bags like the ones that come up with excuses for bad behavior cant stand up for whats right because theyre pathetic loosers that are too afraid to stand up for whats right and they ate no better those ppl who did nothing and followed hitler were all conspirators and complicit and there are a multitude of cases just like that which is why ppl need to stop with there warped sense of wanting to belong to some misfit group that is the furthered thing from what is popular is really all about. That Movie was truly (one sided) and people are just going by off that Movie, and maybe Kirsten did say some mean things to other People, but who hasnt! Those bullied girls like I said were loose or cussed and smoked and (dressed roughly).. Kirsten doesnt look much better than she. Its sad, thats the biggest problem in this world? In addition to presenting the story as it was published in November of 1985, I have also added some photos from my own collection, including one from a trip she and I both took to Washington DC with a school group, as well as other pictures from our 85 class yearbook. Whats been done has been done. You named all of Kirstens friends. Bernadette then drove Kirsten to an empty car-park and appears to have confessed feelings of admiration for her. So youre justifying Murder due to bullying? She lured Kirsten out of her house under false pretences to the non existent sorority dinner and then drove Kirsten to an empty car-park at night. "Well, let's just say if I left 15 years ago, the landscape of Mexican cinema would be very different today!" Cecilia Monroe was a woman who believed in herself. In the movie, she's well into her junior year of high school before someone catches on that she did it. Her clumsiness makes her a liability on offense, but on defense it almost helps her." Angela Delvecchio (player ID: 3) is a female player and the third of the 30 backyard kids in terms of alphabetical order. It was on the Murder still haunts Moraga Residents. Cant see her making fun of anyone. Bernadette her family says she is suffering from Depression maybe karma collecting. She wanted to, but decided not to go through with it. Being disgusted with the the murderers nonchalant behaviour after her brutal crime? Another DJ initials it was said she was bullied relentlessly as well. That dont Justify Murder. Bernadette really should have left her alone. Bernadette was a sweet girl, thats why it was so hard to beleive she was the killer. Kirsten always showed off her cheers, she was proud. The film's events show shy student Angela Delvecchio, desperate to be popular, intergrating herself into The Larks and attempting to win the friendship of Stacy (who she idealized). Like I said, Bernadette is shady. The Costas family is doing well and went on with life. All of the pictures featured here are photos taken from newspapers, not the authors private collection. American filmmaker James Benning covered the aftermath of the murder in his 1987 documentary Landscape Suicide. Lot of weirdos on this thread. Leave a review . On the day of the event, Protti lied to Costas about having a party at her house in order to get him to leave her residence. 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). How so? I was wondering why she was so pro-Bernadette. Parent blaming is so ridiculous in this case but, if any parents are to blame, maybe its bernadettes . 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? [citation needed], The Costas family left Orinda and moved to Hawaii in 1986.[8]. But I heard both sides on Kirsten, some say she was a hugging person who liked everyone, like in the Interview of a friend of hers mom said she was a loveable Puppy. She was Popular, and, she was also nice at times, she just was Stuck on herself. I hardly knew this girl. Girls are graded by twenty judges, and are told their fate at an Academy Awards-type ceremony where outgoing cheerleaders pluck names from envelopes, giving the winners kisses and flowers. I dont think they meant any harm at all, and as for the prank calls, they were probaly only fooling around, Nancy would take it all wrong, and say things back thinking it was a personal attack my standpoint. Was there 1 or 2 girls blamed for the Murder? 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. You know whats really sad? Kristen was a bitch (sorry, fact), who would roll her eyes at randoms and point and laugh at people. She eventually went by Jeanette Tomanka after getting married, changing her name after the event. She loved life, never seen her get ugly with anyone, I really cant picture that. She did have money, dont let that other Mats tell you any different. It also tends to victimize blonds! Too bad Bernadette WAS a pathetic psychopathic freak. PS: If you liked this article, please share it! 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. As DNA testing isthego-to for TV cops,Olivia Benson would have had Angela in cuffs by the end of the next school day. She was cute, not beautiful, says Sue Morrow, a family friend, an all-American girl. She fit it fine and was considered to be popular in her own way. I dont think it was so much bullying as it was insecurity, I think Bernadette said something that went all wrong in the car. Continue reading to find out more. Maria Good luck dear. The movie did not do justice to Kirstens memory as it seemed to blame the victim rather than the killer. A few left our school, one who went out with a lot of football players getting wasted, she was demonized badly also. I think she confessed to Kirsten how she loved her and wanted to be her and it freaked Kirsten out. We all make remarks to people as teens even the best of people, were not perfect, but no right to Murder and it dont Justify Murder. So she didnt like Joanna or Nancy, she isnt Obligated to, or owe them anything. To a degree Bernadette struggled harder than most of her friends, she wasnt as Popular as they were and was a little of an Outcast, but Tolerated. We are simple people. I was informed Kirsten was highly popularand a Cheerleader and cheerful, even if she was a bully no right for her to be savagely Murdered. Kirsten teased Joanna and Joanna got it all wrong to. Again, in real life, Bernadette Prottie was released from prison in 1992 at the young age 23 withthe rest of herlife ahead of her, unlike her victim, the deceased Kirsten Costas. People who need to put others down to feel validated are the ones with the mental problems and theres no excuse for that type of behavior the ppl saying that this girl or any girl is ugly they need to get checked maybe they are the real lesbians lol. She didnt like Nancy and a few others. Bernadette was Shady then, shady now. In another one of your comments your wrote Well said Sarah. The only incident Bernadette recounted was a remark Kirsten made about her skis. Bernadette/Jeanette has paid her dues. Kirsten never gave Bernadette any thought. You took the life away from this poor girl and her family. . You are full of it. Shes the Victim. But that has about a millionth of a percent chance of ever happening. How is that possible. If Bernadette killed Kirsten because she was bullied by her, why didnt she give examples at her trial, which would have strengthened her case? Dont matter if the girl bullied her. Youre the same one I bet. Dont matter if those 2 were mean and Bullies, no right to murder them, that went to far. Well to a degree maybe, but Bernadette stalked her and longed fro a friendship. Can you give examples of Kirsten degrading others and thinking she is better than everyone? I think the outcast girls there would say Kirsten was a (bully) chaise no one liked them, and they would say that. people arent to worried about this case any longer. Im irritated. Like I said, Kirsten was so much fun. 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. 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. There was no teasing and ostracisation. The girl who said Missy Availa was the meanest girl she ever knew and was her Worst Bulky, youre no better, let the dead rest. How is obsessing over this going to solve the problem? I forgive her to a degree, but wont accept what she did to Kirsten, she will live with that the rest of her life. Did you know the 2 Accussed? It was a tragedy that affected so many lives at that time. Art became an executive with the 3M Corporation, and Berit stayed home, looking after the kids and the house. Still wasnt right. There are more murders in american continent than in Europe and its not in the time of war. Miramonte sounds like it had its share of Bullying. I dont think she was any worse than any other teenage girl by any means. You never give examples of what Kirsten did. Berns home on La Espiral was Larger and more Expensive. You knew both girls? No in the documentary where the new wave girl was actually interviewed, she ACTUALLY said I want you dead and to see your blood drip Her own words in the interview on true crime via Amazon Prime she said those EXACT words. And ironically the real Kirsten was the brunette and the kiler was the blonde. None of those Orinda kids are even around from that time frame, as some of them are dead. I know right. You wrote in another comment , Kristen had it well deserved. I would love to hear Bernadette being interviewed now about that tragic night in suburban Oakland. A few more saying they didnt fit in and refuses to come to Reunions, I say you dont want to come then dont. She was friends with my sister, came around our house a few times. She slaughtered the girl. The case is extremely old now. Her parents poor,.. yes, but spent money on that. Orinda, with a population of about 17,500, lies just thirty-three minutes from downtown San Francisco by Bay Area Rapid Transit. So she is a Horrible girl. Firstly, Bernadette is an insentient and abhorrent human being. No , then its gona be she was mental ill and forgotten forever yes? I didnt know Kirsten that well, talked to her a few times in passing but we didnt know each other. Bernadette was prettier. They were weird and odd mostly, I didnt like them myself. Executive Director @ Non-Profit Agency. Probably chubby ugly girls who were bullied as kids. Other outsiders felt like they were excluded from her group to. It put a huge impact on our lives, first dealing with the loss of Kirsten, then finding out a girl we all trusted was the one responsible, that is something g that scattered our lives. Bernadettes family lived in a more expensive area than Kirsten, so what does that tell you? I was even accused of being (Stuck up) We were all just Misunderstood. It was all over popularity, and fitting in. She slaughtered a girl. The day after the murder in June 1984, rumors had already spread at the tennis courts, down oak-shaded lanes and at poolside. Kirsten was nice, yeah, she and a few she didnt like, but they were the kids no one liked. Bernadette was a Snob also. I still cant believe this individual who killed someone because of jealousy, if she was so down in the dumps they why didnt she just KILL herself?????? We had quite a few of them there. Teens are teens. Reading, Pennsylvania, United States 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. But I do know that two families had to move out of town because the girls wore all black and kept to them selves.. Whoever DD is of Kirsten and them didnt like her, its cause she probably acted (Weird) around them. She was released the following year. The judgemental insecurities started there for Bernadette and everyone else that was raised in those conditions. It sounds like something Berns BFF called Kirsten, that or Virginia Protti, it is someone close to Bern. Menu Log In Sign Up So Miramonte was no worse with snobs than any school. She turned it about herself! [3] Costas attended Miramonte High School and was a member of the school's varsity swim team and the cheerleading squad. She was raring to go, ready to start to live her life when it was snuffed out., Everything about her had flair. We used to say Kirsten had everything, says one classmate. She only had certain friends. Being disgusted with a murderer and defending a murder victim? Office Rating. She was given a sentence of nine years in jail before she could begin her life on her own, but she was granted parole after serving only seven of those years. 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.
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