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Berns home on La Espiral was Larger and more Expensive. Kirstens friends dont sit and discuss Morbid depressing stuff to start with. We didnt want to associate with them, cause we didnt want to get in trouble We got good grades and did what we were suppose to, our way of (having fun) and Choices were different than theirs. If Mrs. Cistss forgave Bernadette then great. Kirsten was described as a cheerful girl by classmates, and I do believe for the most part, she got along with most her classmates and school mates. I mean she stabbed another girl to death because she was afraid to get made fun of at school or be outed or whatever. Bernadette killed Kirsten out of Jealousy, not Bullying. So you are offbeat to, for defending a Killer. But this is just my opinion, dont come after me :/. I think Miramonte was like any School, you have your cliques and picks. People looked up to her to.. She felt it was even worse than having killed someone which is ridiculous and sad but thereve been a few cases like this.. Its thought to be the reason why Skylar Neese was really killed though her two best friends who killed her claimed they just didnt like her any more (again doesnt make sense) and there was evidence that Skylar had seen her two friends making out. She was Bubbly and Gregarious, loved to have a great time. Whoever remotely tries to justify that must not have children. How do you know she was mean? Shut up already and get a life. 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. I was a 1985 highschool graduate.i had skipped a grade so my classmates were more mature physically and socially. She was just into herself more than a being a bully. My god you women are something else. No other word. Youre not now Bullying a dead girl, makes you worse than her, you will be the one to Answer for it, not her, she already has, Bernadette sure isnt any Angel shes a Cold Blooded Killer, dont care what her reasons are, she is the Bully, and Kirsten is the Victim. They had to leave school. I read alot om her to. Rubbish, it was jealousy and pure rage. If you want to know what is wrong with her get on her YouTube channel where she makes pies. And for the love of Pete, its would HAVE, should HAVE, and could HAVE. the fact is bullying had nothing to do with it she was a sick and twisted individual and still is! . We all have someone we dont like. I think Bernadette went about it in the wrong way. Every Murdered person was once someones child, parent, sibling or spouse. No, it is about love, people. 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? Aside from her family conditions, Bernadette Protti had other underlying problems. The girl with the football players heard she was ran out on her ear and laughed out of there to. Well 1st off Kirstens home on Orchard Rd was nice, but no Mansion like the Movie portrays a nice Ranchstyle home. However, she finally went home and wrote a confession letter to her mother. I just felt like I didnt fit in at Miramonte or Orinda. If it hadnt have been for Bernadettes confession, this case probably would remain unsolved. She didnt hate anyone. You appear to be making up scenarios in your head about Bernadettes life and have difficulty differentiating fact from fiction. Shes no better than you. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. So start the story there. her friends portray her as an Angel of course they do, but she did make snide remarks to people who werent like her. If they want it known they will come forth themselves and tell it or contact you. She didnt Bully Bernadette, Just was irritated cause she lied to her, and her mom about the Party, and all. Was Kirsten a smart aleck , dont know but tell me a teen girl who isnt! Please explain how Bernadette was pushed to the brink? Elaine called the school, and she and her husband brought their daughter to the sheriffs office in nearby Martinez. 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. Bernadette/Jeanette has paid her dues. Orinda was not Beverly Hills. Im disgusted. You cuss and run loose you wont be accepted. Shes grown up a lot and isnt the same teen girl she use to be. Word around town was that K was stabbed 18 times. 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. It was to Personal. its very frustrating when the characters are not truly depicted in an accurate manner. Killing is going to far. I was in 8 the grade with Kirstens brother Peter and Bernadette had babysat me years prior and was very sweet. LP was a lot like Kirsten. Regardless no one deserves to die like that. Many people know about Bernadette's infamous story, but what about her personality? Put God first. Ms Bunch and McDonald (proving I knew them) were not mean like that just self absorbed. Karen I believe on that fateful night In The car Bernadette was pushing a friendship was was adamant and persistent about it. I knew there were girls who didnt like Kirsten not sure why, we all cant get along with everybody. I was raised to treat others with respect. 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. 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? I hear Bernadette is depressed a lot these days. I was there too. They made it theyre choice to, like doing stupid stuff all the time. Most people would be angered and perturbed by that kind of behavior. Angela gets snubbed as she attempts to kiss an elder gentlemen sitting in his car. We get it now, we already got it. Is it so hard to do without hurt someone? I cant tell you if every single one of them get together, I know lots do. They had Bernadette as a suspect and only give her a lie detector test? 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,so whatever happens is something they are a part of as well as the person they have pushed. If we have the fear of God n understand the importance of Gods creation. Was there 1 or 2 girls blamed for the Murder? Star!! She is paying for it like they said in her chess pie recipe. Bernadette later wrote a letter to her parents confessing to the murder. That wasnt right, but when you run loose people think youre asking for it. Read the article. Believe me it was a 6 month witch hunt. 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. Hundreds of mourners filled the great sanctuary of the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church yesterday to pay their last respects to Kirsten Costas. There is absolutely no justifying what she did and if you feel justifiedthen at the core, you are the problem, not the pretty, popular girl. After her sentencing, Bernadette was sent to California Youth Authority in Ventura, where she completed high school and received her GED. 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. 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. 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? I dont believe Kirsten was a Bully. 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. She slaughtered the girl. When Kelly rebuffs Bridgets advances of friendship, it humiliates the latter and sends her into a jealousy-fueled rage, which ultimately results in Kellys murder. The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Halloween Hootenanny: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers, Westlake High School - 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village, California, USA. Karen I read your comments n I totally agreed with you. The best way is to bring bullies down a peg or a few. Other outsiders felt like they were excluded from her group to. You are already subscribed to our newsletter! Kirsten is better looking than bernadette, because Kirsten facial features are in proportion with her face.. bernadette is not. Kirsten understandably didnt appreciate the fact that she was lured out of her house under false pretences, so she left Bernadettes car. 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. She just didnt think at the time and it cost a lot of people lots of problems. My sympathies are with the Costas family and i hope they have managed to move on. I dealt with it so I know. A grown woman from England pretending to be someone who knew Bernadette, Kirsten, or Kirstens brother. "I lost for cheerleader and I didnt get the club I wanted and I didnt get (on the) yearbook (staff)," Costas' murderer explained in a taped confession cited by Los Angeles Times. She talked to most people. It took me 2 decades to deal with it, couldnt before. Lots of Students had to seek Counseling that year over all this. , Your email address will not be published. How? Kirsten doesnt look much better than she. She was not in a popular group, just a group. She picked up Kirsten for dinner as promised, using her parent's car. She fit in and was as popular as Kirstens 2 close friends (Diane and Stacy), Bernadette wanted more. 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. I cant picture Kirsten being Mean or Rude, so hard to picture that one. Kristen had it well deserved. Guys just didnt really notice her. Upon arrival, Costas learned firsthand that the dinner was an elaborate lie Protti came up with. However, this endeavor was met with several failures. Bernadette then drove Kirsten to an empty car park at night and appears to have confessed feelings of admiration for Kirsten. Missy was Described as a Bully and Very Mean also. Nancy and Joanna? She did have the cutest clothes of all time and knew it. Why deliberately refrain from giving examples if she could have been accused of first degree murder? She could be mean, in fact, I could see her getting mean before I could see Kirsten. I admit that 7 years was a bit brief but thats how it is when youre underage. She killed a girl. Missy was more toughish than Kirsten that took no crap. Her house was nice to,(as nice as Kirstens) so she wasnt a lonely poor girl who struggled for friends. Kirsten was SelfAbsorbed not mean and bullish. Maybe things wouldve been different for her and she would still be here today. She doesnt leave her house hardly at all anymore. Bernadette had no reason to murder, shes just a cold blooded killer. So I would say to any bully, we all have our weaknesses, Kirsten was more popular she was up there high She had it all, and some were jealous of her popularity. Who could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? Meanwhile, Kirsten had died of her wounds. Bern wasnt one of them, in fact, (as I said) she was well liked and in with a lot of the i crowd. She didnt hate anyone (as I said) just didnt like the way they acted. B was so quiet of a person we figured just talking about something like that made her sick. They hung out together, Bernadette couldnt face up Kirsten was more Popular than she was, and better at everything. Goofs If Stacy Lockwood's funeral was Catholic, it would be unlikely the priest would wear a green stole and the casket covered in purple. Honestly teens do deserve another chance at something eventually. Dont matter if the girl bullied her. Kirsten was a (down to earth) girl and she had a few she didnt like, esp. 'White Lines' Celebrates Rave Culture but Is It Based on a True Story? So classy and dead on. You the one who told about the girls ran out of Miramonte as well. Protti was arrested in December 1984, and she was charged with second-degree murder on March 13, 1985. I want popular, but had friends who were, I didnt sulk about it, I did sports, not clubs or cheerleading. Your eyes are deceiving you. The actual murder took place in June 1984. Notably, it was Bernadettes own confession that sealed the case against her. There was no teasing and ostracisation. I just read on You tube on her recipe Video where she is sick now. The goth was actually into New Wave music and was not goth people at the school just thought she was weird for dying her hair New Wave because it was such a conservative school. I hardly knew this girl. Look inwards and think with consideration before you speak. It was a strange time growing up around religious freaks. 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. Kirsten made some comment about them, and it just seemed like everyone else was thinking that, but she was the only one who would come out and say it., MORE:Lip Smackers from Bonne Bell: The super trendy vintage lip balm from the 70s & 80s, Bernadette admitted she had made the phone call setting up a meeting with Kirsten. I hear Kirsten was Beautiful inside and out. Same for Karen Severson and Laura Doyle theyre cold blooded killers to, Missy was Kirstens age, this happened not long after Kirsten was Murdered. Kirsten was, and classmates mostly said she was a free fun spirit with a big heart and love for life. Now that you know, have fun looking around! Bernadette, as described would have known that Kirsten would have thought it weird to be driving around with a butcher knife. You cant force somebody to be friends with you. That could hurt much more than death. Bernadette chased her. The movie hinted at Bernadette being gay but only a hint. Shes pretty much out of the picture, her YouTube gets messages from (Kirsten from Heaven) thats sick whoevers doing that. very sad. It had nothing to do with Bullying wasnt even about that, it was about forging a friendship. Bet you didnt walk on Water yourself as a teen, bet you were smart Aleck, most teen girls are, and they grow out of it, dont give them the right to be killed. 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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? How was Bernadette a fragile human being? Cant imagine what feelings the Costas family had either. 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. She was also friends with people who were considered popular. She was nice to her friends though. 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. We know Bernadette has issues, you that like her and defend her have Issues as well. 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! I dont think she suffers from depression, but she is wanting to isolate from the World. is it really about wealth, splendour etc? They grow out of it as they get older. Rubbish. So Mats Bernadette was Sweet. She may live a Quiet life, but she is still a Killer. 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. She was the (In crowd) Bernadette was desiring to be the incrowd. I still cant help from thinking that, but largely I think B killed K because K was blocking B from her rise in popularity. They might not win but they can make a case for smearing the name of their daughter if indeed she was not a bully. Shame on you calling a dead girl names. I cant believe they made a movie that was so offensive to the real victim. I highly doubt I would like you either. According to her attorney, Charles James, juveniles convicted of murder in California serve an average of four to six years. Bernadette joined the Bobbies, a volunteer group created to organize fundraisers and other charitable events. You obviously are very contradicting since from gathering what the Hollywood movie has told you if Kirsten was truly a witch, then, Bernadette was a bigger idiot since she wanted to befriend such a person to begin with. If Stacy Lockwood's funeral was Catholic, it would be unlikely the priest would wear a green stole and the casket covered in purple. Kirstens friends who said she was nice, well they were all in some (Clique) and stuck together and helped one another out. So the Mats either youre Berns Sisters, Berns BFF, or even Bern herself. She probably just told her off, like she did the others. She didnt have enemies,(that were known), just a fallout with Nancy. If Bernadette was so Sweet, why did she watch 2 girls take the blame? Additionally, the Bernadette character was portrayed as sweet and innocent, while a sexy twenty-something Tori Spelling played the part of the 15 year old Kirsten. Teenage years are hard on all of us. PS: If you liked this article, please share it! That Bullying was a Copout. READ MORE: The real death of a cheerleader story (1985). I instantly knew it had to be a true-life story. First published on November 19, 2018 / 6:32 PM. Once the police investigation began, she started contemplating suicide. 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. I heard Bernadette was Snobbish also as well. Bernadette followed and attacked her with a kitchen knife, stabbing her five times, before fleeing. She acted like Kirsten except Kirsten was (more funny). She hugged people all the time was a ( social butterfly). Here is a collection of newspaper headlines and stories published in California papers immediately after the cruel murder of Kirsten Costas. Kirsten wouldnt give you the time of day especially if you werent in her (group). According to the outlet, she was motivated by greed, envy, and the desire to become more like Costas. Bernadette gave a ninety-minute confession, taped by sheriffs deputies. Lifetime manages to dramatically portray yet another vicious crime, so the viewers are left amazed at the depths of human depravity and the darkness of human minds, even if it is a 15-year-old girl. Hundreds of calls have come in on a special 24-hour hotline, but investigators said yesterday they have no leads in the June 23 killing of 15-year-old Kirsten Costas. It was okay at her age, like most teenagers who wish for the ultimate pinnacle of popularity. I was wondering why she was so pro-Bernadette. I always noticed Bernadette would give Kirsten stares and mean looks at times. So sad her life was shortened. Shes older also. Upon her release, she reportedly changed her name. She was rushed to the hospital by ambulance as police secured the scene. You took the words right out of my mouth! Im sure you were a big Smart Aleck. That night, Bernadette told her mother they needed to talk, but Elaine Protti said she was tired. We had quite a few of them there. Can you give examples of Kirsten bullying Bernadette? Bernadette her family says she is suffering from Depression maybe karma collecting. Sounds like her parents Shouldve did some actual parenting and taught her how to have respect for other people. Only talked to her once or twice ever. So she could never uplift Bernadette at all. Cause Bern for weeks went on and on about Kirsten to where her friends kept getting tired of hearing it. It was on the Murder still haunts Moraga Residents. First, an assumedly innocent girl murdering her schoolmate got people by surprise. I dont buy into the lesbian theory. Yes. This whole story is just disgusting. I understand wanting to have what your friends have. For legal reasons, we will not publish her name in this article, or the comments. i dont want to hear poor bernadette was bullied no she had mental issues. She liked mostly everybody. I also was in a school where most others came from two income families and most of the parents were accountants, lawyers or doctors. She can serve no less than one year and no more than nine until she reaches the age of twenty-five.

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