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. As for Kirsten making fun of outcasts, I agree every school has outcasts. What a bizarre story. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. If Bernadette isnt depressed it would be a Miracle. Kirsten had a lot to look forward to. Kids no one wants to be around, play alone at recess, those are the kind we avoided. Get a Life please. To the point that she knew she could . Cant blame Kirsten if you werent popular, maybe ask yourself why. Everyone has an Opinion guess we will never know unless we truly knew them, and not Berns friends or Sisters who Comment bad stuff about Kirsten, of course they wont tell the true facts. But it wasnt a big fallout, just words between them.. Karen, where are you? That wasnt right, but when you run loose people think youre asking for it. Sensing something fishy, Kirsten escaped from the car, but Protti followed her home and attacked her there with a kitchen knife. Kirsten wasnt Super Rich like Melrose Place, family was well off, so was Bernadettes. Shame on you Bernadette what you did was morose, and against your entire religion and you stabbed Kirsten to death. Kirsten didnt like (stupidity). Kirsten was one of the winners. lol Dylans mother saying We werent rich. 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. She loved to play Nancy Drew. How many teen girls dont get Smart Aleck, its a normal part of a teens life. She fit in and was as popular as Kirstens 2 close friends (Diane and Stacy), Bernadette wanted more. She and D were always cracking jokes and having fun. Costas was the victim of the assault. No, it is about love, people. The tunehas long been mistaken as a tribute to the Protti/Costas murder case. I didnt hate either one, maybe they were Misunderstood, as for being Stuckup. If so, sweetie I want to meet you. Everyone loved my friends because they were funny and not rich. Cause Kirsten was friends with most people who were (popular) and Bernadette wanted to be included in that so badly.. She wont be going back to Orinda its highly likely she wont. Kirsten probaly spotted she wasnt all there and was going to out her on it. Bernadette was a sweet girl, thats why it was so hard to beleive she was the killer. Bernadette then appears to have confessed her feelings of admiration for Kirsten in the empty car-park at night. I cant even begin to picture Kirsten even acting halfway like Tori Spelling did, in the new Movie the Kirsten portrayed wasnt as bad, but I dont think Kirsten was like that either. Most of the Bobbies were Snooty. In swimming pools she would practice tumbling, one friend told about it, she would dive in the water and do back flips. I would love to hear Bernadette being interviewed now about that tragic night in suburban Oakland. Theres way to much in Life than to be spending it chasing someone around over 30 years ago the justice system failed, its just pointless. Everybody who knew her just loved her well most everybody. Most teen girls are smart alecky and mean. Maybe its the black and white look but Kirsten looked as plain as Bernadette. So this murderer just gets off free after 8 years and gets to live her life because (somebody picked on her)? Did you know the other 2 girls that were accused? Or someone who stares at you constantly, you got a problem doing that. None of those Orinda kids are even around from that time frame, as some of them are dead. So no she is a Psychopath. How? 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. Move on. with this Virus going around. She looked like Kirsten with her curly hair, and the Life of the Party like Kirsten. Shes no better than you. 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. [10], The aforementioned film was remade in 2019 as a Lifetime television movie starring Aubrey Peeples as Bridget Moretti and Sarah Dugdale as Kelli Locke, characters based on Protti and Costas, and Kellie Martin, who played Protti in the first television movie, playing the FBI Agent charged to tracking her. The case has also been depicted in the TV documentariesDeadly Delinquentsand Killer Kids. Nope! Map and Directions. She may of been misunderstood. True to the actual events, Angela idolizes Stacy and although she is accomplished academically, she just can't get herself "into the club," aka the cheer squad or yearbook staff. That part of LPs life is over with I guess. Setting up a fake meeting and lying about a Party is Strange and Weird. You dont know whether or not Kirsten had to go without anything. Shes older also. Her parole would have gone ahead sooner apparently but in 1992 one of the parole board Victor Wisehart voted to keep her in jail as she showed an inability to control her anger and he felt that she was still a danger to the public, she had had a violent altercation with a boyfriend in the prison/school system, he said there was a hidden trigger that switched on when she didnt get her own way! I want popular, but had friends who were, I didnt sulk about it, I did sports, not clubs or cheerleading. Kirstens family and Berns family were both Well off, Bern lived in a Richer part. She sometimes wore tie-dyed socks, what people are wearing now., Another recalls, I remember watching her after she made cheerleader. I do believe she had some she didnt like, (but who didnt)! Kirsten was full of energy and life. The case is extremely old now. With a median household income of $60,000, the areas families are not upwardly mobile living in Orinda certifies that they have already arrived. If she was mad, she should of just beat the crap out of Kirsten, not kill her. I know beauty is all a matter of perception, not that it matters but in no universe would Bernadette be considered better looking. Kirsten, who appeared tense but not terrified, said, My friend got weird on me. She asked to call home. When it came to Bernadette. Her friends were all Pretty. A label she will never ever get rid of, no matter how nice she becomes. Please explain how Bernadette was pushed to the brink? 2. [3] The Costases' neighbors called an ambulance, but Kirsten was mortally wounded and died at a nearby hospital. I didnt know either girl, but there are people who knew them both, they were both described as Sweet, Kirsten was more Outgoing, and Bernadette was more shyer. So this murderer just gets off free after 8 years and gets to live her life because (somebody picked on her)????? 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. If Bernadette killed Kirsten because she was bullied and put down by her, why didnt she give examples at her trial which would have strengthened her case? Its always so sad when a murder happens to anyone especially a young girl who has her whole life ahead of her. The cheerleaders in the class of 86 and 87 were mostly snobs around there. 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. Missy was more toughish than Kirsten that took no crap. Theyre not up with Morbid fascinations due to all the stuff that is going on Worldwide today. Bernadette was clearly very sick and disturbed, yet you appear to be minimizing or even excusing Kirstens murder by referring to Bernadette as a fragile human being, and writing Society in the richest places raise their children to be obnoxious and unbearable little freaks who will at some point push a normal person to the brink. The dinner took place at the schools cafeteria. Kirsten May of been Stuck up and Caddy, most teen girls are, but she got along with almost everyone, she got along with Bernadette at first, till Bernadette kept trying to be her friend. Im sorry but not sorry to be petty but Bernadette has a huge fg nose and hamster cheeks topped with a double chin. Is it difficult to understand why a person might not respect the opinion of someone else who supports a murderer? Word was that girls were safe because raping a girl is irresponsible and could get them fired because girls could get pregnant and priest need to bring money in, not pay out for 18 years. If they want it known they will come forth themselves and tell it or contact you. Kirsten would probaly still be today to if she was still alive. Some say she was Stuck up, but not a Bully. Calling her a B and saying she dressed nice in an interview. 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. Angela Delvecchio now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and kid. You seem to have the mentality of a child. Bernadette/Jeanette has paid her dues. So whoever said Kirsten was mean, and was a B I cant picture that, I didnt know her very well either, we all have a mean side, I never seen it in her. They laughed, I think Kirsten was only teasing Nancy and Joanna they didnt mean any harm with it. 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. I dont buy into the lesbian theory. If the person that Tori spelling played in that movie Was indeed Kristen Costas attitude toward other students then anybody couldve seen this coming. 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. Yes its ok to talk, but run it into the ground, it gets old after awhile. But for the most part Kirsten got along with mostly everyone. She was released the following year. They grow out of it as they get older. It's just another notch in your gun belt. You are lying. The release of Protti was met with vehement opposition from Costass parents. Bernadette had no reason to murder, shes just a cold blooded killer. If Kirsten was going to out Bernadette, she would of told Alex Arnold all about her, and the Conversation. Missy didnt start fights just stood her ground. Girls, women at any age can be so horrible. Its possible its someone pretending to know Kirsten. But I dont remember hearing or learning about it until many years later. Everyone wanted to be like her.. Joe she must of liked your Sister. I pray Bernadette is repayed and rewarded by the Blessed Trinity for the horrendous act towards the Costas. Was Bernadette fragile when she watched as two innocent girls were accused of Kirstens murder by the Orinda community? She did have the cutest clothes of all time and knew it. Im not sure about that case, but Kirsten I cant picture her being a bully, yes telling how she felt, that she did well. Like I said, Kirsten was so much fun. Bernadette had plenty of friends who loved her. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I never wished for Kirsten to die like she did, that was horrible. I see why her Sisters and mom forgive her, theyre her family and family sticks by you. Kirstens favorite game was Nancy Drew, and she loved her cheers to. She was snooty to or maybe just misunderstood. My friend loved her and said she was one that you couldnt help but love even though she could be cocky. Youre talking about Tori Spelling in a movie being a minor bully not Kirsten whom you know next to nothing about. Things were never the same after all that, it was a horrible experience, one good friend was dead and another friend was her killer, it was to much for us to take in and swallow. Kirsten had an Engaging type Personality, that Movie was off, and (Pro Bernadette). Bernadette was a Snob also, she only wanted to hang with the incrowd, if you were nothing she didnt talk to you anymore than she had to. Bern wasnt one of them, in fact, (as I said) she was well liked and in with a lot of the i crowd. 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. And in the movie, the big butcher knife sat between the 2 girls in the car. Youre no better than Bernadette haters as well. Though mortally wounded, she ran to Arthur Hillmans house across the street for help. Cause Bern for weeks went on and on about Kirsten to where her friends kept getting tired of hearing it. After she married, her name changed again to Jeanette Tomanka and she and her husband, as well as their child, moved to Oregon. No one wanted to believe that the killer came from Orinda, the lush Northern California suburb where Kirsten lived. I just read on You tube on her recipe Video where she is sick now. And you dont give a fuck cause you are popular? You got kids in all school people try to duck away from and avoid. Is it respectful to write in another comment that Kirsten had it well deserved, which suggests that you think Kirstens murder was justified? Heres how to party like its 1969, See some slimming and sexy 1960s stretch pants, Print Color Fun: Free coloring pages & more fun for kids, Quotes Quotes Quotes: 1000s of clever & inspiring quotations, FindersFree.com: Find answers to lifes little questions. On the day after the murder that took place in June of 1984, rumours were prevalent in many locations. the fact is bullying had nothing to do with it she was a sick and twisted individual and still is! Basically ,she liked everybody. Like I said, I wasnt there, but if she was Bullying Bernadette, why didnt Bernadette just beat her up and whip on her good? I was there too. Room 2160 400NIB. 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. After the terrible event, Protti legally changed her name and shifted to another place to start a new family. Why are you victim shaming ? She killed her cause she was afraid Kirsten would target her as a Weirdo now shes labeled as a MURDERER I wouldnt have either. Maybe it wasnt a big national story at the time, and was more of a California Bay area story (Im from Illinois). Bernadette will never escape her Image of what people have of her, no matter how Nice she becomes. She deserves it. Youre going off a moviea fictionalized account. I got cut off before I had a chance to say anything else. I been bullied to. Self Absorbed yes. Kirsten was the real life of the Party! Apparently the owner of the other blogs havent gave up, just busy. Some still get together. Kirsten in no way deserved to die. Kirsten doesnt look much better than she. Im sure she does, look at her life, and where shes been, and how the media harasses her, not saying she dont deserve it, which she does, but if she is sick, then leave her alone. This is Berns BFF or her Sister or Bern herself, no one else would go to such extend to call a dead girl names. It would appear that kirsten marina costas was a spoilt rich kid who never had to go without any luxuries at all. I bet she finally became an outcast fro supporting Bernadette. This type of case just proves what can happen when bullies go too far. Im betting youre some white chick who wouldnt know. Now thats just sad. So you say she was a bully, well prove it. She can kick that ball to the moon. So she had a different view of Kirsten, Bern wasnt nice to of murdered. She dont go hardly anywhere anymore. She dared to say she could not commit suicide because her religion would not allow it, but did not take into consideration the life of Kirstens! While Arnold was sitting in his automobile at the Costas residence, he observed Protti assault Costas. University of Michigan School of Nursing. She was just into herself more than a being a bully. I guess that makes their daughter better than anybody elses. Love indeed. Kirsten wasnt like whoever (Not True) above article said she had to be snobby at the School there. We get it now, we already got it. Kirsten didnt like people who acted (Dumb) or got into trouble and cause trouble. Was Kirsten a smart aleck , dont know but tell me a teen girl who isnt! I watched the movie again (both versions) and I have to agree with Miss Kiwi. She killed a girl. Can you give examples of Kirsten bullying Bernadette? Everything is Me! But unfortunately for her all she was taught was whats the best material Possessions, popularity and the look at me attitude. My comments arent gossip. Even religion, which is supposed to be about mostly how you treat others. As I are, I think of all Kirsten has missed and how life changing it was to have your daughter murdered this way and then dragged through the media as a tori spelling played psycho who deserved what she got. 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. 3 decades later thats ridiculous. Some are quick, rich, own the finest and the most expensive of anything. Angela DelVecchio - @Angel_Delvec Journalist, writer, mom, and animal lover Angela DelVecchio Goodson - @AngelaDelVecch6 Human Mom, Dog Mom. Kristens parents are right the story as told doesnt make any sense. The father was so ignorant and submerged in his cars he didnt even notice his daughters pain and problems. Karen, everyone reading your comments sees you as the odious one. But would a real student please come forward and reveal yourself.. (Yes at times) Kirsten teased Bernadette, but they were still mutually acquainted Bernadette never could figure out why she thought she was a Bullied failure. Your eyes are deceiving you. After the fight between the girls, Costas hurried away and told Mary Jane Arnold and Alex that her buddy had started acting strange. Because Costas was unable to get in touch with her parents at the foundation, Alex Arnold drove her home while keeping an eye on the Pinto that belonged to the Protti family. Growing up there for me was different, I got along with people, and didnt try so hard being popular. I didnt know Kirsten that well, talked to her a few times in passing but we didnt know each other. She didnt hate anyone. The alternative rock band Marcy Playgroundrecorded a song called "Death of a Cheerleader" for their 2003 album Marcy Playground 3. Her inadequacies were all created by her and in her own head and she murdered Kirsten as a result. 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. Yes Kirsten and them all thought they were better than a lot. Did you know the 2 Accussed? She looked like a nice person that had a good life ahead of her. It doesnt matter why and there are no excuses to take another persons life unless its to protect your own or your families . Not true, you said you knew Bernadette and Kirsten both! How tragic she was murdered over basically nothing. Everyone talked a bunch of crap about each other, including Bernadette who was just as rude and mean as any other girl there. [6], It took the police almost six months to find Costas' killer. 5.0 Explains conditions and treatments. Bernadette was far out of line I agree. Wish someone would come back on here and tell us more about it. That dont make her a terrible person cause she hand probaly only a handful she did t like. Nancy was Sweet, she just took things the wrong way. I believe Kirsten was going to out her for being weird and tell her weird conversation to her friends and put her at risk to be the butt of jokes. She only confessed cause the FBI was cornering her, and she had no where to turn to.
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