Kirsten wont grow out of hers, Bernadette took that chance from her. Kirsten was a straight A student and involved in activities, she wanted to run with top kids. Some of these girls ( not Nancy or Joanna) acted like Hoes, and ppl dont take kindly to that. I dont think it was so much bullying as it was insecurity, I think Bernadette said something that went all wrong in the car. Bernadettes parents also left Orinda, but its unknown if they left the state of California. I heard on here Joanna was bullied bad, so were quite a few others. I still have nightmares of many girlfriends ignoring me, making fun of me and being just vicious. To them maybe. Costas' parents vehemently opposed Protti's release. I also believe Nancy and Joanna were nice girls that had thier moments also. Some 86 graduate girls felt ridiculed and belittled by them as well as I did and others. There was one that wrote in the1986 alumni that she wasnt desiring to be found cause the 4 years at Miramonte wasnt the best for her. All; Titles; TV Episodes; Celebs; Bernadette Protti was the one who put an end to the life of Kirsten Marina Costas, an American high school student who was born on July 23, 1968 and died on June 23, 1984. That movie was terrible and blamed the victim for her own murder. Bernadette is a Weirdo as Kirsten spotted, this wasnt about Bullying, it was about being called out in front of the School, and tarnishing her reputation, which in the long run it did. Angela Delvecchio currently lives a married life with her husband and child in Portland, Oregon. Esp one 86 girl who thought she was just on top of the world. She is still notorious for her heinous act of murdering a young girl named Kirsten Marina Costas in 1984. I want popular, but had friends who were, I didnt sulk about it, I did sports, not clubs or cheerleading. And in the movie, the big butcher knife sat between the 2 girls in the car. I thought Miramonte was a nice place, if you make good decisions myoumwill make it (popular or not). What about its about time, the one who knew Kirsten? Thisb isnt about Columbine, its about the Kirsten Costas case. 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. They just had their own group of girls. So she could never uplift Bernadette at all. You that said Kirsten was mean, dont know her, or anything about her. Actress: Rocky Mountain Oysters. If Kirsten wanted to smoke pot, Bern would of esp. Nickname: Sugar Pop. Cause Kirsten was friends with most people who were (popular) and Bernadette wanted to be included in that so badly.. 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! She didnt bully, but she told people how she felt. Sure would be interesting to hear the truth behind this tragic story instead of listening to this gossip and speculation of what both girls were like and how they behaved. When no one there answered the phone, Alexander Arnold offered to drive her back to a neighbors house in Orinda. You cant force somebody to be friends with you. Just saw the new Lifetime movie Death of a Cheerleader. And the sister projected her crappy life onto her younger sister because she was unhappy. So I can tell you kids in these upper class schools are not angels and theyre raised not to be by their parents, who were the same way when they were in school. What bad behaviour? You are here. Wish someone who knew facts would tell us about the real events leading up to Kirstens death. LP was a lot like Kirsten. Orinda, with a population of about 17,500, lies just thirty-three minutes from downtown San Francisco by Bay Area Rapid Transit. Kirsten was mostly nice to Everyone, so she had a few people she didnt like, we all have. In fact, one ofthe stars of that hit show, Tori Spelling, had the lead in the filmas the beautiful and popular cheerleader "Stacey" who is stabbed to death. There is no need to BULLY someone who is poor which is what Kristen did!!! I never saw her actually bully and some said they cant picture Kirsten ever being unkind Kirsten was loved by many very many. Kirsten is forever missed. I so disagree with some of the posters. If the person that Tori spelling played in that movie Was indeed Kristen Costas attitude toward other students then anybody couldve seen this coming. Mats Above a girl is dead, as a result from the girl who had a Sweet Melancholy. Those girls like Chris she hung with has changed, theyre not like they were in school, Kirsten would of changed also as she got older. Bernadette even tried to point her finger at Joanna as the one who killed Kirsten. 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. As I wrote in a previous comment to you above rupaul/joy, if there was evidence of Kirsten bullying Bernadette, she would have given examples which would have strengthened her case and possibly portrayed her as a sympathetic character. You would have to contact her friends personally for any information on who gets together or doesnt, I personally dont know, and even if I did I wouldnt tell it on here and name them off, that is invading Privacy. Office Rating. Bern was more well off than a lot of people in the Neighborhood she grew up in. Honestly teens do deserve another chance at something eventually. Sounds like her parents Shouldve did some actual parenting and taught her how to have respect for other people. What are you talking about?? She is a Sociopath. I always noticed Bernadette would give Kirsten stares and mean looks at times. She was young and like any teen finding her way around. It gave me the creeps. Kirsten wasnt a bully. 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. 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. 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. Shame on you. Finally, as an aside, I think some people need to learn the difference between fiction and reality. You are lying. As I wrote in another comment to you, 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? I would love to hear Bernadette being interviewed now about that tragic night in suburban Oakland. Dont let this Corona Virus stop you? I dont really care about your accusation, but its unnecessary and youre wrong. That dont make her a terrible person cause she hand probaly only a handful she did t like. I dont understand why Kirsten Costas was portrayed as a pretty girl or how she even was some one to be jealous of. We are simple people. Kirsten wasnt a bully. Kristen had it well deserved. Angela Delvecchio Death Of A Cheerleader The Real Angela Delvecchio Photo Portrayed in the movie death of a cheerleader Bernadette Protti, her 1984 murder victim, Kirsten Costas.The Angela Delvecchio role played by kelli martin, is actually the complete oppisite of Bernadette Protti. Im not arguing with and dont mean to appear hostile and wouldnt have bothered replying until I read that you are suggesting that you all (which I suppose includes me) sound like the people you are gossiping about. You cuss and run loose you wont be accepted. So I would say to any bully, we all have our weaknesses,. Absolutely not. Firstly, Bernadette is an insentient and abhorrent human being. I cant assimilate anyone on the appearance to defend a so-called bullying. So was PC, DM, LP and Kirsten. The Homecoming Court was as popular (if not more) popular than Kirsten. Anonymous, Kirsten had a bigger heart than people knew about. 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. I just think Bernadette had underlying issues and pressure on her to get to the top, but that was no right for murder. Movie portrayed Kirsten as a Snotty girl, when really she was just down to Earth and Vivacious and fun Loving. Angela was one heck of a woman. She did have the cutest clothes of all time and knew it. Nothing should move a person to kill another. My kid knows better than to bully others. Kristens parents are right the story as told doesnt make any sense. It wont bring Kirsten back. She mostly liked everybody. To much at stake in the World than to be worrying about something that happened decades ago. She had an issue, and if what Kirstens friends say are right about her and being so bold to outspoken maybe she recognized that the girl wasnt wrapped too tight but being young didnt know the term, hence calling her weird. In this iteration, the setting is still California, but Protti's name is Bridget Moretti and Costas is called Kelly Locke. Be honest with yourselves. It was like she was obsessed with her, which she probably was. 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. Believe me it was a 6 month witch hunt. If Kirsten was so mean, why didnt Bernadette just stay away from her? No Tori Spellings character in a fictionalized movie was a bit mean. . So if she didnt like you, probably you did something to irritate her and she let you know it. Bernadette rang Kirstens mother to invite Kirsten to a non existent sorority dinner. Then she got out. Bernadette was obsessed with her, a friend of ours, she thought Bernadette was guiltyall along. Repeats itself, repeats itself, repeats itself, ugh. I was fortunate to be surrounded by guys who were my best friends from 3rd grade and were very popular. Pre-meditation seems sensible between the clothes and the knife. Being disgusted with a murderer and defending a murder victim? Stuck up she was, no Bully. Angela was born to pitch. Did Kirsten deserve to die over it. Until something happens. Im sure Kirsten had her moments, no right to be Savagely Murdered. (Kirsten sure didnt), Saying bullies need to get what they deserve. She cared about people and if she thought she hurt someones feelings she would try and talk to them, we all make mistakes. Kirsten was one of the winners. I never imagined she would literally kill Kirsten, cause Bernadette was so quiet and her demeanor said nothing about her being a killer at all. It shows what a shallow, loser, she was. On June 23, 1984, Costas was duped into attending a meal for the schools sorority-like Bob-o-Links by a bogus invitation. Arnold followed her for about a quarter of a mile before giving up the chase. RELATED: 10 Best High School Movies Of All Time (Ranked By Rotten Tomatoes). Karma is catching up with her, thats why she has all these haters and has to watch her back anywhere she goes. As for knowing her Personally I didnt, I know someone who did, she was Bubbly and full of Jokes and Laughs. It was a tragedy that affected so many lives at that time. There were girls she didnt like, either she liked you or she didnt, no in between. I hear Kirsten was a Sweet Adorable girl, and I heard she was a Bully. Knowing you though youll never have the character or the balls to do this and that was the reason you arent in whatever popular grip you killed to try to get into. Wherever the group went, they were noticed. Not true, I have heard from people at Miramonte in the class of 1986 saying that they dont want to be found right now due to their experience at Miramonte was not good at all. We all have a breaking point. 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. Kirsten has nothing to do with thier problems at Miramonte or any of her friends had anything to do with it, so where is it youre all getting Kirsten and her friends ran these girls out. 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. That Movie had Tori Spelling kind of a Bully. The whole movie seems based on stuff Bernadette said and from her point of view which is a bit unfair. While Arnold was sitting in his automobile at the Costas residence, he observed Protti assault Costas. Im not sure about that case, but Kirsten I cant picture her being a bully, yes telling how she felt, that she did well. I clearly remember hearing about the shocking murder a frightening mystery that colored every day and night in Orinda until an arrest was made. Kirstens friendship meant so much to her, she would go on and on about it. She liked mostly everybody. This version stays true to how Protti confessed, which was by writing a letter to her mother, as opposed to confessing to her priest. View Angela Delvecchio results in New York (NY) including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Karen, its true, Bernadette was obsessed with Kirsten . 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. GG was the mutual friend of Kirsten and Bernadette, GG doesnt want anything to do with Bernadette again ever. She clearly wasnt happy with them and their old, unfashionable selves either, adding that they didnt give her, their 6th child, the attention she so desperately wanted. 86ers you want to forgive thats up to you, it would be nice if something could be worked out and you all could go back to the wya things were and not are. I agree with Miss Kiwi, I believe Bernadette was dangerously obsessed with Kirsten. Angela Delvecchio-Hall is on Facebook. With this Virus, and now George Floyd, ( and the Riotings all over) Im deeply surprised people still are discussing Bernadette Protti on here, and other sites. Maybe if Bernadette wouldnt of chased her, she wouldnt of had to of murdered her. Well she had her Spirits and was funny ( if not funnier) like that. The release of Protti was met with vehement opposition from Costass parents. View the profiles of professionals named "Angela Delvecchio" on LinkedIn. Ok, I agree with you that Kirsten was better-looking, but you realize that Bernadette was part Italian, right? Tori Spelling, who garnered $100 thousand for her leading role as Stacy Lockwood was already working with Kellie Martin in 1989 on the film Troop Beverly Hills, starring Shelley Long, who played Diane Chambers on the hit showCheers. That other gal said Kirsten was Sweet that knew her. 2016 - 2020. You will think positive then allow being moved by what ppl say or do. Think of what youre sayingfragile ppl dont turn to homicide. Very few that arent. Angela Should Have Been Caught Sooner When Angela cleans off the knife with which she stabbed Stacy, she does so by running it under water and wiping it with a towel, leaving both her and Stacy's DNA all over it, the towel and in the drain. She was given birth in a luxurious home by her parents, Arthur and Berit Costas, and she had a brother named Peter who was raised in the unremarkable suburb of Orinda in the state of California. I was born with common sense. Dont let that sweet innocent act fool you. Karen, keep repeating the same Comment over and She wasnt a fan of stupidity or annoyance, or someone rubbed her the wrong way, she let them know. Kirsten wasnt a bully. After she married, her name changed again to Jeanette Tomanka and she and her husband, as well as their child, moved to Oregon. Youre talking about Tori Spelling in a movie being a minor bully not Kirsten whom you know next to nothing about. Bernadette was prettier. I do believe she was real nice to those she did like and her friends. She supposedly suffers from depression. Kirsten, who had just finished her sophomore year at Miramonte, had started to change social circles back in junior high, recalls her good friend Diane MacDonald. I live minutes from Columbine Highschool and you have absolutely no clue. She loved to play Nancy Drew. One girl she got mad at for saying stupid stuff around her and embarrassing her. She is unstable and who knows what she will do. her friends portray her as an Angel of course they do, but she did make snide remarks to people who werent like her. Ive heard she was Bubbly and funny. She wanted to, but decided not to go through with it. Join Facebook to connect with Angela Delvecchio-Hall and others you may know. Kirsten from what I heard was arrogant and self absorbed, but no bully, just a typical teen girl who didnt deserve to die even if she was a bully. Kristen was a bitch (sorry, fact), who would roll her eyes at randoms and point and laugh at people. They grow out of it as they get older. Well 1st off Kirstens home on Orchard Rd was nice, but no Mansion like the Movie portrays a nice Ranchstyle home. Ms Bunch and McDonald (proving I knew them) were not mean like that just self absorbed. This is what makes her an easy choice every single time. We are all different. Kirsten in no way deserved to die. We all as teens said something smart to someone or hurt someones feelings. Maybe you need to hear one of those shooters moms speak on YouTube on the Ted talks. The father was so ignorant and submerged in his cars he didnt even notice his daughters pain and problems. Man you all just know Kirsten a small World. And she still got a second chance at life. Berns home on La Espiral was Larger and more Expensive. That Mats Chick dont know her head from her Butt. The rest of you can lurk around and limp your hunchback selves to therapy. She knows how people still feel about her, she also knows she cant escape the feelings they have or ever change them even in many years to come forth. Reading, Pennsylvania, United States My kid knows better than to bully others. You have no idea what you are talking about with Columbine. It was more harmful teasing that she meant nothing by. 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. Kirsten ran from Bernadettes car and wanted to be left alone, yet Bernadette stalked Kirsten to her house. Im sorry but I disagree. Arnold saw a flash from a metal blade about one-and-a-half feet long. Normal teenagers they like I said, were crazy so to speak, and meant no harm towards Nancy and them, just harmless teasing, they were crazy like that. Like Missy Availa saying she was roughish and wild and Loose, didnt give Karen Severson and Laura Doyle any right to murder her either. Leave a review . I guess Bullying Justifies Murder, the way youre putting it, Kirsten is the real Vicitm, not Bernadette. Bernadette then drove Kirsten to an empty car park at night and appears to have confessed feelings of admiration for Kirsten. I dont see how Kirsten was worse than any teenage girl. For you to even fix your fingers to type a reference that this was some sort of fault of the victims speaks volumes about you as a person. I see why her Sisters and mom forgive her, theyre her family and family sticks by you. She doesnt even want any former BFFs knowing her location anymore. There is no justification for murder, and I am not siding with the criminals, but you can push someone so far. Not saying Kirsten and Missy were Saints, but we all Bully and been Bullied. As DNA testing isthego-to for TV cops,Olivia Benson would have had Angela in cuffs by the end of the next school day. Sometimes she could come off the wrong way, but if someone rubbed her the wrong way, she would let them know. Kirsten didnt like people who acted (Dumb) or got into trouble and cause trouble. Kirsten she liked everyone, she wasnt any bully by any means, she was so cute and funny. She called Bernadette on her bizarre behavior that night, and if Bernadette would of left Kirsten alone, it would of never reached that Point, and Kirsten would still be alive maybe even today. But most important to Kirsten was becoming a cheerleader. Everybody who knew her just loved her well most everybody. She had plenty of friends like in the film who loved her, but she cared only about superficial things, and people. Other outsiders felt like they were excluded from her group to. 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They hung out together, Bernadette couldnt face up Kirsten was more Popular than she was, and better at everything. Angela DelVecchio Managing Editor Philly Sports Digest, Award Winning Broadcast Journalist, News Director, Writer, Public Speaker. Costas was a cheerleader at the school and a popular girl known for her many talents and interests. B was a Psycho and always will be. They seemed like perfect teenage girls living in the perfect town until a chilling act of jealousy ended a life and tore a community apart. 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. No one have to take the greatest gift God gives,LIFE. They obviously made some bad decisions and theres repurcussions for your poor decisions, thats not Kirstens fault, you mad that decisions, not Kirsten. That wasnt right, but when you run loose people think youre asking for it. I never seen her make fun of anyone, of course, I wasnt around her that much, but she was friendly and nice. Was Kirsten and her friends a lot of fun to hang with, and did they party? So there actually is no first degree evidence that is solid and beyond a reasonable doubt. We get it now, we already got it. (207) 288-8449. Sad. Her sister at the bank dont discuss Bernadette, or discloses her whereabouts, she just says Bernadette dont wish to be located by former classmates, friends or co workers, she has a very private life now and wants to be left alone. Doesnt it seem weird that Bernadettes sister would have an 18-inch knife for cutting tomatoes? >> Whoever wrote this article is not being honest All of the pictures featured here are photos taken from newspapers, not the authors private collection. Kirsten wasnt like whoever (Not True) above article said she had to be snobby at the School there. There is no evidence of Kirsten being mercilessly cruel to anyone. 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 is still Crazy as always. This type of case just proves what can happen when bullies go too far. I was in the artsy and nerd group to. 2. In 1984, California's Miramonte High School cheerleader and all-around popularteen, Kirsten Costas, was murdered by her classmate Bernadette Protti, who was not only jealous of Kirsten's high-profile life but bitter and resentful that she took did not get picked for cheerleading or the yearbook committee. I have to laugh with this being 2021 and the person with the most judgment has the name of Karen. She should have been happy With the circle of friends and family she had. I know a person who knew her, she was a snob, so to speak, but she didnt deserve to die. Specialties Specialty Family Nurse Practitioner A family nurse practitioner is a nurse who completed a graduate degree in. Some thought Bernadette was Stuck up, there were a few that thought she was to. I do remember all the stories before and after the killing. It just became a War between the 2 which one was better, and Kirsten was, and Bernadette wanted to be, and Kirsten was in her way. Shes still a Murderer and will never be anything but, as long as shes Alive, I wont forgive her for it, and neither will Kirstens family and friends. If Bernadette was so Sweet would of never murdered. Patient Perspective. 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. Rest In Peace Kirsten. homely? So those who say she was a real mean girl, dont know, cause I heard differently. Beauty and the Beast and D are still the Life of a Party at times, esp Reunions. Those girls wouldnt allow you in their groups in classes, they would exclude you as an earlier article stood. She wasnt mean or that just high maintenance. I seen a few of them out and about. Whoever remotely tries to justify that must not have children. Angela is shown to wear a white shirt, a blue vest and a blue skirt with brown hair. Heres what I think came down, the 2 girls had an argument and Bernadette was afraid she would of been kicked out of the (Bobbies) and excluded from that group. Those girls had a clique. I know there were problems beteewn she and Nancy Kane, and that other blamed girl. In the meantime, and along with the rest of the town, I watched this whole tale unfold sadly and slowly during the course of several months. Angela Delvecchio is known for Rocky Mountain Oysters (2011). [citation needed], Costas' murder was featured in season 5 of Deadly Women, season 1, episode 3, of Investigation Discovery's The 1980's: The Deadliest Decade, and an episode of Killer Kids titled Rumors & The To-Do List. 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. I dont agree with the Miramonte comments. However, Angela's confirmation is presided over by a priestrather than a bishop, and the priest at Stacy's funeral iswearing green vestments (which are for ordinary days) instead ofwhite, and the casket is draped with a white pall, not purple. If she didnt like someone , there was a reason. Im betting youre some white chick who wouldnt know. 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? Those bullied girls like I said were loose or cussed and smoked and (dressed roughly).. This Mats person youre either Bernadette, or sister, or a very good friend. Rupaul Teen girls are all like Kirsten was described, dont see how she was worse than any other teen girl around. Still no one deserves to die. [1][2], The daughter of affluent parents Arthur and Berit Costas, Kirsten Costas and her brother Peter grew up in the small suburban town of Orinda, California. Also, Kirsten was upper middle class and lived in a less expensive area than Bernadette. View the profiles of people named Angela Delvecchio. Kirsten wasnt a bully at all. Bernadette had plenty of friends who loved her. Good luck dear. The ones no one else liked theres a reason usually. That still wasnt Kirstens fault. 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. Dont trust someone like that. That dont Justify Murder. Did you know the other 2 girls that were accused? She probably just released her anger towards her so she could move on. Kirsten, and D and Ms Stuff were the Life of a Party. I heard Bernadette was Snobbish also as well. Oh youre so pretty and popular and amazing I think thats what Kirsten meant by her friend getting weird Then she killed her rather than have Kirsten tell everyone she was a lesbian.
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