Bernadette was Shady then, shady now. My friend was surprised it was Bernadette who murdered Kirsten! But they never said! first of all, the judge had to be stupid to find it second degree murder and it doesnt matter if she didnt plan to kill kirsten. As I also wrote to you in a previous comment, judging from your malicious, reprehensible comments and utter ignorance and delusion, your moral fiber is rotten to the core, and I pity any child subjected to your skewed guidance as their moral fiber will no doubt succumb to decay. One thing is for certain, Bernadette has not had any serious run-ins with the law since her release from prison. Bern want the poor girl Deployed in the movie. Bernadette said Kirsten wanted to smoke pot first, a claim that drew cries of disbelief from Kirstens parents and friends. How so? She did well in school academically, had plenty of friends, her close friends genuinely cared about her, she was described as popular in her own wayand she was invited to join an exclusive sorority club. If someone from Orinda ran into her, especially one of Kirstens friends, they would probably spit at her. All Rights Reserved. Find out more here. The Costas family is doing well and went on with life. Could of been any of those girls in that group as one girl said, they were all like Kirsten in lots of ways. If she didnt like someone , there was a reason. Bernadette then appears to have confessed her feelings of admiration for Kirsten in the empty car-park at night. Trouble for or Stealing maybe we could look past that. Well hes probaly no better. Also, Kirsten was upper middle class and lived in a less expensive area than Bernadette. How did you talk and act around those girls, ask yourself that! I guess Bullying Justifies Murder, the way youre putting it, Kirsten is the real Vicitm, not Bernadette. Kirsten didnt hate anyone, (as for Dee) she didnt like the way she acted thats all. And the sister projected her crappy life onto her younger sister because she was unhappy. 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. So if she didnt like you, probably you did something to irritate her and she let you know it. She wasnt interested in helping outcast kids, cause she wanted to be in, and she was popular to from my standpoint of view. Admin Garret. Karma is catching up with her, thats why she has all these haters and has to watch her back anywhere she goes. In USA is more important to be popular, not smart, no matter how you treat others you become popular just because you say some joke or anything else to molest the person. But Kirsten didnt deserve to die, some of those girls changed and are more sensitive. 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 knew nothing about this story until I saw it on lifetime and I actually felt really sorry for Kelly Martin who portrayed Bernadette protti. Dont let that Sweet Melancholy fool anyone, she was not that unless you were in the group. No such articles exist about anything you have described. Its so competitive.. Not saying she was an Angel, Im sure she said something to hurt Someones feelings, who hasnt! We have got you covered when it comes to the true story behind Death of a Cheerleader. Rubbish. She didnt bully, but she told people how she felt. Maybe she did say some things that you didnt like, but for real! Can you give examples of Kirsten bullying Bernadette? Either way, it doesnt matter because Bernadette is a bitch, which is more important any day than looks. Even if you werent rich, if you were smart and acted sensible you were accepted. Lets make it a great Memorial for Kirsten. Bernadette Im telling you was well liked and a good Student got good grades and was in with popular kids, cause she was smart. Bernadette never said it in her testimony, from what I can tell. Not true, analyzes yourself if they were snobs to you, probably embarrassed yourself by trying to hard to be accepted, or you were a troublemaker and a bully yourself. I dont believe she deserved to die, but she should have received a serious reality check. After killing Kirsten, Bernadette said she returned home, hid the knife and took a walk with her mother and the family dog. Still, Bernadette said in her confession that she and Kirsten drove to the church parking lot to smoke the pot, but when Bernadette refused, an argument followed. Thier homecoming Queen was friendly and always spoke to people. Kirsten was SelfAbsorbed not mean and bullish. We all moved on, every time we rehash this, it just brings up the past to that very day. Kirsten wasnt a bully at all. Although Bernadette was also well off, like most people in Orinda, she was not happy with her family. 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. The movie starred Tori Spelling and Kellie Martin and was released in 1994. We were never the same after that, Miramonte was never the same after that. Bernadette was just as nice as we were on swim team together growing up. It is abundantly clear from your comments that you do not have class and were not raised to treat others with respect, you odiously sanctimonious deluded ignoramus. Your eyes are deceiving you. Bernadette is hiding out, dont know about the depression, but she is in hiding and dont want her location exposed now, not sure if she is married anymore, but shes not working, she is somewhere out of State close to a family member. She should of just beat her up, that would of stopped her. Next to Orinda. No right to Murder a person. Bernadette joined the Bobbies, a volunteer group created to organize fundraisers and other charitable events. I guess we all cant like everyone. Look inwards and think with consideration before you speak. Yes Kirsten and them all thought they were better than a lot. People have been wondering about his wife. The rumours were so intense that her mother prevented her from taking a lie detector test and transferred her from the learning institution. Kids can be cruel, its always been that way. Look inwards and think with consideration before you speak. I dont know what to do. Sarah Dugdale was cast as the victim, Nina Miller. The guys did reject her, and that insensed her inferiorityand self esteem. Protti set up a trap to lure Costas into spending more time with her. Caskets will, in most cases, be covered in white, however they can be open. I think she made a pass and got rejected. However, all of this is unconfirmed. She refused to. 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). I agree Bernadette should of at least got 20 years like (Karen Severson and Laura Doyle) murder of Missy Availa, that happened a year after Kirstens like 5 hours South of us. They were mutually aquatinted. Well youre bullying Kirsten( as Karen said) a dead girl who cant defend herself, that you know nothing about That movie was one sided. Oh please bet you were t any better. Bernadette admitted to many friends she craved the wealthy life, and hated that her own parents (whom I feel sorry for) were so old. Bernadettes family lived in a more expensive area than Kirsten, so what does that tell you? One of the most popular girls attending the Miramonte High School in Orinda, Calif., Costas was envied for her beautiful looks and privileged background. Who could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? She was then driven to an empty car- park at night and was justifiably angry with Bernadette over it. 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. She is still Crazy as always. The 2 blamed girls were Victims, so how dare you! If Bernadette respected Kirstens feelings, she would have left Kirsten alone when she fled Bernadettes car and wouldnt have stalked her to her house. She was jealous of Kirsten and wanted to be everything Kirsten was, but could nt so she killed her. Read the posts from August 2019. I think NOT! And anyone messed with one of us they had to take on all of us. A teenage girl sought in the stabbing murder of an Orinda cheerleader lured her victim from home under the guise of driving her to a phony initiation ceremony for a socially-exclusive volunteer group, Contra Costa Sheriffs deputies said yesterday. They made it theyre choice to, like doing stupid stuff all the time. Where are the examples of Kirsten bullying Bernadette and pushing her to her limit? Death of a Cheerleader is one of the most famous movies of real-life murder cases involving cheerleaders. Judging from your malicious, reprehensible comments and utter ignorance and delusion, your moral fiber is rotten to the core, and I pity any child subjected to your skewed guidance as their moral fiber will no doubt succumb to decay. No matter if she was cocky or snobby; irrelevant. "Our community is devastated. One girl said stupid stuff that embarrassed you, and cussed all the time, and other girls who smoked or cussed, she didnt associate with them, she didnt want around them. Bernadette was a sweet girl, thats why it was so hard to beleive she was the killer. 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. 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. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. Not when she robbed a girl in the Spring of her life, and robbed her of a Family, graduating from High School, and Marrying a nice man, and whatever she planned to become in the future, Bernadette took it all from her. She couldnt careless about Orinda to start with let alone go back there. Well 1st off Kirstens home on Orchard Rd was nice, but no Mansion like the Movie portrays a nice Ranchstyle home. I didnt know Kirsten but a friend of mine knew her well, she was a (Bubbly) girl and yes she was (self absorbed) what teen girl isnt. I need so much help and love. and the one who was ran out of School for getting drunk at a Party and messing with ajocks? 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. I got the impression they were both Stuckup ( Bernadette and Kirsten) they were friends to. Abe that was your downfall. What is wrong with you? The crime happened way back in June 1984, in the town of Orinda, California. homely? Kids no one wants to be around, play alone at recess, those are the kind we avoided. Even if Kirsten was a Snot, she would of grown out of it long before now. Thats how she probably got associated with not liking people who didnt fit in. But unfortunately for her all she was taught was whats the best material Possessions, popularity and the look at me attitude. If every teen girl was to be murdered due to bullying and being Stuck up, and also Loose with boys then we wouldnt have any teen,girls at all. 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. 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. And not a fuckn psycho. Honestly! I feel very sad for both sides. It's a remake of 1994's A Friend To Die For, which became a popular rerun for Lifetime under the Retronym Death of a Cheerleader, so they used that title for the remake. Unfortunately, she faced numerous obstacles at becoming as cool as her idol. She as I said, didnt want to be bothered with stupid acting people. The movie eve swapped their hair colours you cant take it too seriously although it did iclude certain claims of Beradettes like that Kirsten commented on Bernadette having cheap ski boots although all she said was that Bernadette made some comment not even what the comment was and that Kirstens voice was unexcited when she saw it was Bernadette. Several spectators at the trial were moved by the ninety-minute confession. More stood in the narthex, craning to hear the service in memory of the 15-year-old Miramonte High School student, stabbed to death near her Orinda home Saturday night. If you ever saw Saved by the Bell the new Class Lindsey on that show reminded me a lot of what Kirsten was like. 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. Sheriffs deputies said Kirsten Costas, 15, was stabbed repeatedly after she was given a ride home by a Moraga resident, who was not identified. Most cheerleader s are friendly, and yes at the same time, kind of stuck up, to a degree, they only run with certain groups, but they will say hello to you, and help you if you need it. I dont care what anyone says to another person, it does not give you the right to kill them. Read the article. I cant assimilate anyone on the appearance to defend a so-called bullying. Death of a Cheerleader follows the story of two girls in Hollybrook High, in the fictional town of Colina, California. However, she finally went home and wrote a confession letter to her mother. We are all different. It was a strange time growing up around religious freaks. She was outgoing even as a nurse, but now, I hear she dont really associate with anyone outside of family.