In addition to, Kristen was an American excessive school pupil killed by her classmate Bernadette Protti in June 1984. So those who say she was a real mean girl, dont know, cause I heard differently. Karen Huger was previously married to Edmund E. Carter. Me! And the sister projected her crappy life onto her younger sister because she was unhappy. Protti wrote her mom a letter during which she made an entire confession after talking with an FBI agent who warned her that she would quickly be arrested and that they have been conscious she had killed Kirsten. Bernadette was not a nice girl, if she was then shed never of killed Kirsten, shed left her alone and went on. B was so quiet of a person we figured just talking about something like that made her sick. You act dumb you wont fit in (anywhere). I believe that the real number was held by the cops. It was only a matter of time before she d get caught so she came forth. Blaming Kirstens parents for her death is the epitome of classlessness and disrespect. this is one reason that I really have a hard time with lifetime movies. If so, sweetie I want to meet you. I knew there were girls who didnt like Kirsten not sure why, we all cant get along with everybody. She could have gotten all of her 9 years. There is no need to BULLY someone who is poor which is what Kristen did!!! God calls people home not Bernadette. Dylan and Eriks parents were loaded. She killed a girl. Firstly, Bernadette failed to get in the coveted cheerleading team, and secondly, she did not make it to the yearbook staff. Just saw the new Lifetime movie Death of a Cheerleader. As for knowing her Personally I didnt, I know someone who did, she was Bubbly and full of Jokes and Laughs. But it wasnt a big fallout, just words between them.. Karen, where are you? Kristens parents are right the story as told doesnt make any sense. Her main concern when being caught was people finding out who she was, and people hating her rather then easing the pain of the parents who obviously would never be the same considering they buried their own child (who had not had a chance to live, and have life beyond her own) before they buried themselves! Bridget currently keeps her personal life private and avoids the spotlight. Now we have, nonetheless, been in a position to accumulate a few of her photos. 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. Kirsten Marina Costas (July 23, 1968 June 23, 1984) was an American high school student who was murdered by her classmate Bernadette Protti in June 1984. For murder! I dont think she was any worse than any other teenage girl by any means. You know whats really sad? However, we know that she is married because of the final 2020 survey conducted on July 29. Jurors also saw pictures of the girl before an. Killing is still not an excuse but Id have to say the real losers out of this situation are Bernadettes parents. Worry about this Virus that is killing people Worldwide. People on the internet have found a new way of amusing each other and freaking out people. It shows what a shallow, loser, she was. Im sorry but not sorry to be petty but Bernadette has a huge fg nose and hamster cheeks topped with a double chin. She did have the cutest clothes of all time and knew it. Keep visit Celebrilla for latest updates and news. She was nice to her friends though. She is still Crazy as always. Guys can be, girls are Worse. All are welcome. [1] According to Protti's later testimony, she had planned to take Costas to the party to befriend her, but Costas became angry when she was told that there was no dinner for the new "Bobbies." College of Arts and Sciences. To bad she did cause Im sure she would of grown out of her ways and be a positive influence in someones life today even. She was born October 21, 1934, in Barnesville, Ohio, to her parents Jeffrey & Virginia (Fenton) Groves. 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. Lifetimes Death of a Cheerleader brings the horrific murder of Kirsten Costas, back into the limelight. 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. [3] The Costases did not believe Protti's story; they asserted that nobody would use an 12-inch-long 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. With out having to take care of the stigma of getting dedicated a homicide, she subsequently began a brand new nursing occupation. My honest opinion on this is that I think that Kirsten didnt deserve to die. Wherever the group went, they were noticed. She dont remember her incidents, others embarrassed themselves by wanting to be the center of attention. You have no one to blame but yourselves for being unnattractive, fat, disliked, broke loserswhatever your issues are. Plenty of Italians are natural blondes. Yes we all feel that way, but nothing can be done about it, decision has already been made. To them maybe. That still wasnt Kirstens fault. You are full of it. | On February 13, 2022 03:51 AM. When Berit said yes, the caller replied that someone would pick Kirsten up by car, and that no one else should know of the plans. Well she had her Spirits and was funny ( if not funnier) like that. 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. I never understood why Bernadette killed Kirsten. Karen, everyone reading your comments sees you as the odious one. So Miramonte was no worse with snobs than any school. I highly doubt I would like you either. Since then, she is supposed to have changed her name and left the state of California. Bernadette was/is just a mental case. I dont know why you are saying nice things about Kristen she was very mean and she said stuff that offended people she stop acting like she was innocent. A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? Netizens have been questioning Moretti's husband and children. It sounds like something Berns BFF called Kirsten, that or Virginia Protti, it is someone close to Bern. Kirsten was almost identical to that, no like Tori Spelling. Kirsten had a good heart though. But that has about a millionth of a percent chance of ever happening. Anyone who defends her and likes her is a Pathetic Loser also. Proceed studying to be taught extra about Kirsten Marina Costass homicide. She was convicted in 1985 and sentenced to a maximum of seven years behind bars and was released from prison on parole in 1992 at the age of 23. She had a circle of friends, Kirsten was more popular though. But Kirsten didnt deserve to die, some of those girls changed and are more sensitive. If it hadnt have been for Bernadettes confession, this case probably would remain unsolved. Get the story of the television revolution, See what 1950s train travel was like during railroads golden age, Vintage Intellivision gaming systems made sports super realistic (by 80s standards! Maybe I made a mistake somewhere in the story (not sure youre mostly just saying I was not being honest what is that about?). I always noticed Bernadette would give Kirsten stares and mean looks at times. When no one there answered the phone, Alexander Arnold offered to drive her back to a neighbors house in Orinda. 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. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. She was mean and Stuck up also. They went to parties or ran off with guys, guys had no right to take advantage of them, yes it was wrong, but they put themselves in that situation to where it could of been prevented. The best way is to bring bullies down a peg or a few. Kelly walked off and left Bridget, who drove behind her former acquaintance and followed her. I was wondering why she was so pro-Bernadette. Miramonte sounds like it had its share of Bullying. She once told Kirsten to shut up in biology and thats why everyone thought shed done it. My sympathies are with the Costas family and i hope they have managed to move on. On July 29, the final 2020 survey was performed, and it revealed that she is married. Kirsten teased Joanna and Joanna got it all wrong to. Just because there was bullying in a fictional movie, doesnt mean the Bernadette was bullied by Kirsten in real life. She couldnt careless about Orinda to start with let alone go back there. There was no justification for murder even if the victim was a bully, which it seems she was, at worst, catty. Mira note ran a lot of girls out from what I read. She doesnt even want any former BFFs knowing her location anymore. Was Bernadette fragile when she coolly discussed Kirstens murder with classmates, some of which include Kirstens friends. Her BFF I think is also real sick, shes down to nothing. Kirsten from my Understanding was Self Absorbed and a Snob, but not a Bully. The full length picture of Kirsten with her hair tied back is so cute. However, she did not deserve to die. Sorry but the parents are to blame. The case is ancient history so why is it constantly being rehashed over and over. They were snooty and cocky but not mean. You are lying. Following a conversation with an FBI agent who informed her that her arrest was coming and that they knew that she had killed Kirsten, Protti reported her mother a letter in which she made a full confession. How did Kirsten push Bernadette so far? The film "is inspired by Randall Sullivans Rolling Stone article of the same name about the real-life murder of a popular, affluent and beautiful Northern California high school cheerleader at the hand of a classmate, as Lifetime described it. Whoever remotely tries to justify that must not have children. If Bernadette was so Sweet, why did she watch 2 girls take the blame? Bern want the poor girl Deployed in the movie. In the meantime, the girl driving the Pinto had quickly parked and slid out of her own car. Why is Frank McCourt really pushing it? What a bizarre story. No one really cares why. When Bridget tries. Bernadette fit in fine and lived in a lovely area. Tori spelling who actually played Kristen Costas was so incredibly unlikable on screen that she almost felt as though she deserved what she got. She is desperate to befriend Kelly Locke, the coolest girl in school, and join the Bobettes. It has her sister cutting vegetables with a ridiculously long knife too, and Kirstens parents were right who cuts up vegetables with a knife that long that they keep in the car? Thank God Im out of high school now and dont have to deal with all that social crap. Maybe it wasnt a big national story at the time, and was more of a California Bay area story (Im from Illinois). Maybe you need to hear one of those shooters moms speak on YouTube on the Ted talks. I heard on here Joanna was bullied bad, so were quite a few others. If Bernadette isnt depressed it would be a Miracle. It is done and over and over 3 decades. I live in LA and know people on the Bay Area that know all about the case, and know people who knew Kirsten, and they say the Movie was offbeatfar from Kirstens Personality. She watched 2 girls take the blame and did absolutely nothing about it. Kirsten never got to Cheer, go to Prom, Graduate or go on to College. She got out in 1992. I do believe she called Bernadette weird and threatened to expose her weirdness. Kirsten was a straight A student and involved in activities, she wanted to run with top kids. Not to mention all over the world. Kirsten didnt like (stupidity). I wouldnt have either. Please make an appointment with your councilor at school and discuss this with him or her She didnt bully, but she told people how she felt. They were rich. I been bullied to. Protti additionally handed a lie detector examination, although she falsely denied something. It'sslated to air February 2 at 8/7c on Lifetime. 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. How do you know she was a mean girl? Bernadette followed and attacked her with a kitchen knife, stabbing her five times, before fleeing. Brigitte Moretti-Coski Brigitte Moretti-Coski. However, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Edward L. Merrill, who heard the juvenile case without a jury, said prosecutors failed to prove first-degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt and ordered Protti to appear on April 1 for sentencing. I hear Bernadette was Snooty also as Snooty as Kirsten. Vanessa I agree I knew both girls. It wasnt so much how you dressed, or how much money your family had, it was on how you acted.. Our Gymn Teacher was impressed on how a lot of us girls got along, only time we bickered is when we played Soccer We were a family.. She may, nonetheless, be residing in Oregon together with her associate and children. Arnold saw a flash from a metal blade about one-and-a-half feet long. I love Kirsten think about her all the time. Giving our McDonalds name Dont prove you know them. Her one friend in the group changed, she now fights for womens right. Herb Douglas was a track and field star who won a bronze medal in long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Bernadette will never escape her Image of what people have of her, no matter how Nice she becomes. This page is not available in other languages. Missy was Described as a Bully and Very Mean also. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I heard Kirsten was self absorbed, but no bully. We lived it and lived through it, so its time to move on. (Bridget's last words to Kelly while she is repeatedly stabbing her). Likewise, Kristen was the daughter of affluent parents, Arthur and Berit Costas. Society in the richest places raise their children to be obnoxious and unbearable little freaks. Further, Kirsten Costas grew up along with her brother Peter in the small suburban town of Orinda, California. She kissed the popular girls butt in order to be popular. 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. Its all coming back to haunt her for what she did. Kirsten wont grow out of hers, Bernadette took that chance from her. Also people dont want to be around someone who makes a butt out of themselves and acts like an idiot, its to embarrassing. Smelled so bad. They were more aquainted than you think. Kirstens friends arent either (not one bit). Bridget Moretti (Aubrey Peeples) is a shy outsider from a lower middle-class background who aspires to be beautiful, popular and perfect in everything. [citation needed]. She would of never Confessed but FBI got involved, and were closing in on her. I just think Bernadette had underlying issues and pressure on her to get to the top, but that was no right for murder. Bridget Moretti | Facebook Now the new version of the movie was making Bernadette innocent, when Kirsten was innocent herself. Mats you knew those Girls? Yes, I have seen the movie. I dont think she was, just a teen girl who was like the rest in competition. I think Miramonte was like any School, you have your cliques and picks. Even if Kirsten was mean, it still doesnt justify killing her. People, cant we all just get along and respect one anothers opinion? She was snooty to or maybe just misunderstood. Weve lost our daughter. She always loved Cheerleading. No , then its gona be she was mental ill and forgotten forever yes? I dont understand what is wrong with people. She got a short sentence because she was tried as a minor. Bernadette was paroled after seven years, for good behavior, at the age of 23. Her family was not the same. I think both girls were good girls, and I think one just got frustrated over a fake invitation, and I do believe Bernadette made a (butt) of herself to Kirsten, and it was all Kirsten could take. Bernadette isnt coming anyway, she is not well anymore. (L to R) Bridget Moretti and Kellie Martin star in Death of a Cheerleader premiering Saturday, February . According to the sources, Bridget Moretti started as a nurse after being released from prison, where she served for more than seven years. Probally Berns Relatives saying all that, or, very close friends. Join Facebook to connect with Bridget Moretti and others you may know. Also Bernadette wasnt bullied or singled out, thats BS. Kirsten was Cute and funny from my Standpoint. I think she wanted to be part of the elite click. However, she is speculated to be living in Oregon with her husband and children. Both girls had been invited to join the group. Bernadette had jealousy issues. Although Bernadette was also well off, like most people in Orinda, she was not happy with her family. 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. They grow out of it as they get older. I dont believe the punishment will ever match the crime.. [3] Costas attended Miramonte High School and was a member of the school's varsity swim team and the cheerleading squad. 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. She was not in a popular group, just a group. Rene was a lovely girl too who suffered not having opened the door for Kirsten because she was young and scared and didnt know what was going on, or who was at the door. The movie is based on the real-lifecase of cheerleader Kirsten Costas, who was stabbed to death by her jealous classmateBernadette Protti. In order to get into the Bobbies you had to have money. She was a member of a highly selective sorority club called the Bobbies.