Thats why there is no memorial this year, said Palmer. The knife was 18 inches, or 45 centimetres, in length. Nancy started dressing in an alternative style, and was generally unconventional. You all need to get your shit together, and move on with your lives. If the prosecution accepted this, it would save the county a lot of money that they could then spend on more important things. She needs mental help! Being a Bobbie was nice as it opened doors normally shut to people like her, but she saw it as merely a stepping stone. Seven years was not enough, Palmer said. Costas, a Miramonte cheerleader, was murdered by fellow student Bernadette Protti in June of 1984. Kate Ginley is a sophomore and the opinion editor for La Puma. She was born into a devout catholic family, the youngest of six children. Dont say that! Palmer remembered telling her daughter. Sharon Palmers memory is either failing her or she made up many of the facts. function() { Kirsten staggered to the front door of the neighbours house and banged on the door. Bernadette Protti's home life was just fine, by all accounts. 2 Innocent girls got the blame, and Bernadette sat and watched them knowing she was Responsible for it. Once the rumour took off, Nancy was a virtual pariah, bullied every day for her role in Kirstens death. After the guilty verdict, the students of Miramonte High decided Nancy was worthy of their friendship again. Bernadette Protti is an Italian American teenager born on September 20, 1968, changes her name often, who killed Kirsten Costas with a butcher knife out of jealously. Talking about Jeanette's parents, she has a mother named Elaine Protti. She got a light sentence because she was tried as a juvenile. And all suffer from some mental deficiency. Its never too late for Jeanette to say, I killed someone and I have to live with that the rest of my life. Jade Aug 27, 2022 at 10:01 am. From what I gathered, Orinda was always judgmental. It sounds like the premise of a Lifetime movie (and, well, it is!) Part 1: https://clickamericana.com/topics/featured/the-real-death-of-a-cheerleader-1985 [3] It also wasnt outside the realm of possibility that Kirsten refused to go to a party to which she hadnt been invited, and Bernadette responded to this by throwing a temper tantrum like a three-year-old in desperation. var notice = document.getElementById("cptch_time_limit_notice_28"); I couldnt let her tell! Brutal. How could she deal with the 6 months that no one knew who did it, deep mental issues. Bernadette was never considered a suspect, Palmer said. Miss Protti had been charged with first-degree murder in the June 23 death of 15-year-old Kirsten Costas near Miss Costas' home. Bernadette was quiet the whole time, Palmer recalled. I dont get why she only got 7 years. But the hours passed, and nothing. Kirsten would of Outgrown her ways and probaly she and Bernadette would of been Civil to one another today. Either way, Bernadette had worked tirelessly to cultivate a social profile that she could be proud of. It is about time to take a sniff of your asses, because, it definitely smells like full bullshit! God knows the truth. Kirsten made a start towards her house, but seemed to then change her mind and started walking towards where Bernadette was parked. It starred Tori Spelling and Kellie Martin, along with several other actors who will have you saying, Where have I see that person before? and typing furiously into Google. A tragedy. Although Bernadette was also well off, like most people in Orinda, she was not happy with her family. She was born on 20 September 1968. I doubt she was any worse than any other teen girl, I guarantee you she wouldnt of done what Bernadette did. Costas' parents vehemently opposed Protti's release. None of you still know why. Protti had volunteered to drive her. Sad that she got to go on with her life under a new name.Should have made her keep her name,we all get jealous but murder is never the answer.But never the less she will have to answer to God when her time comes and Im sure she will be judged rightly. According to Los Angeles Times, the 16-year-old created a false invitation to trick Costas into attending a Bob-O-Links dinner, a volunteer group at the Miramonte High School. Rene heard banging on the door but she was home alone and thought Kirsten was at a Bobbys meeting. Part 2: https://clickamericana.com/topics/featured/the-real-death-of-a-cheerleader-1985/2 She was followed closely by Alexander, whod seen the fight and given chase to try to catch the girl. 72.10.35.84 Bernadette was paroled from the California Youth Authority at the ripe old age of 23. Her reasons for doing it are just not normal behavior. Her parents were wealthy. The police interviewed all Kirstens associates, including all members of the Bob-O-Links. One of the students that appeared to epitomise Bernadettes definition of success was a girl in her year level called Kirsten Costas. The fashion-conscious teen had noted Bernadettes track pants and faded jacket and deduced that the only party Bernadette was prepared for was a night in front of the tv with a bowl of popcorn. Get real! According to The Los Angeles Times, Protti was sentenced to a juvenile prison for 7 years. She was 16 not 6. The profile also indicated that the individual would likely not be at all remorseful about the killing, which was a surprise to investigators. It was apparently this action that had led to Kirsten calling Bernadette weird and leaving the car. As Kirsten fell, the knife was driven twice into her back. Kirsten was a judgemental girl who stupidly believed money and designer clothes were important. Unfortunately for Bernadette, that isnt how life works. Curious Nov 29, 2016 at 7:54 am. She and her mother even went for a lovely late evening walk. Her mother, Elaine Protti, was a homemaker, while her father was a retired public works officer. What was running through their minds and thoughts. Kir. [8] Anonymous Dec 13, 2019 at 12:47 pm. Did you know Kirsten.? I was at a party up on Overhill Road with my parents and I remember hearing sirens blaring for what seemed like an hour. Polygraphs are foolproof, as history will attest. In the lead up to the trial, Bernadettes defence team attempted to negotiate a plea agreement to second degree murder. What about now, dont think shes not exposed and embarrassed. Hooray for Nancy. She sought refuge at her friends' house, Alex and Mary Jane Arnold. Orinda is totally corrupt, from top to bottom. Believing that a friendship with rich and pretty Kelly Locke (Sarah Dugdale), leader of the schools most prestigious clique, will get her all that she desires, Bridget tries to forge a friendship with her. If the courts had found her mental, as some have stated, then she would probably had been incompetent to stand trial and been sentenced to a mental hospital. Bernadette was allowed to leave at that point; she told the FBI agent she wanted time to think. During that time, the community experienced growing anxiety. Speculation also arose during the trial that Bernadette had wanted something more than friendship with Kirsten, and that Kirstens spurning of her advances had led to Bernadette decision to silence her rather than suffer the ridicule of entire school population if Kirsten gossiped about her leanings. By all accounts, 16-year-old. Rivalry was reportedly a motive. Or any teen girl period. The police department hires any moron that like to go after under age females Miramonte Class of 9? Background: The daughter of affluent parents, Arthur and Berit Costas, Kirsten and her brother, Peter, grew up in the small suburban town of Orinda, California. Had this been the child, sister, brother, mother, father, anyone else that you hold dear to your heart, or even you, yourself, that committed such a horrible act like Bernadette did then I am sure some of you would want forgiveness. En juin 1984, Bernadette Protti, une camarade de classe, lui a tir dessus et l'a tue. The ridiculous punishment for thr most heinous crime. Smart Aleck, there would be less than a handful, of teen girls in this World. Unfortunately Kirsten instead decided to reject Bernadette and Bernadette snapped. The time she spent incarcerated is just not enough. The FBIs profile was read out to her and she was asked whether the profile reminded her of anyone. I thought after 30 years you people who were her age would have matured already. 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So she had more money than they deployed, and she wasnt the Outcast they made her out to be, wasnt as popular as Kirsten, but she was Close. People change and grow up, get jobs,families and have Children to raise and even Grandkids, so we dont have the time for the High School Drama anymore. Her worst nightmare is with her for the rest of her life people judging her and most think bad of her and thats why she did it in the first place. Many witnesses were called, including one of Bernadettes sisters who explained the presence of the knife as one she used to cut up vegetables in the Pinto on her lunch breaks. And he is right. People are just curious why she would set up a fake meeting and have a 15 inch knife with her. [2] Costas attended Miramonte High School and was a member of the school's varsity swim team and the cheerleading squad. I think it is safe to say that anyone can see, that the motivation would be, that Kristen would tell people what Bernadette did. Parents Know Their Children: Downplayed with Angela's parents. The film became a TV movie phenomenon, according to entertainment news site Monsters and Critics. Corporate drudge escapee writing recipes, tips & discount alerts.. Bernadette will never escape this ever, cause the Costas family was never the same. Now that she had her foot in the door, surely all she had to do now was simply put her hand out. Palmer recalls that Costas and Protti were in Moraga when Costas got out of the car. Yeah, she did wrong. I wish I could tell the Costas family how sorry I am, especially her brother who is probably still alive. But Bernadette did all of this lying to impress Kirsten, the girl whom she simultaneously hated and admired. On June 23, 1984, in Orinda, California, Costas was murdered by her classmate, Bernadette Protti. She thinks that Protti feared Costas was going to reveal a secret. Kirsten would likely have had no clue of the effect her words and actions were having on her fellow classmate. This is the true story of 15-year old Kirsten Costas who was stabbed to death by a classmate, Bernadette Protti, on June 23, 1984. Anonymous Dec 17, 2019 at 9:31 pm. Kirsten came running up to the car, clearly expecting to see someone from her usual inner circle. D.M. Also does she think about what she done still or has blocked it out of her mind, can she sleep at night knowing the hurt she put another family through also her family as well. With no break in the case by October 1984, authorities were relieved when an FBI profile theyd requested arrived. Bernadette Protti was a very sweet girl who wanted nothing more than to be Kirstens friend. But those hours had happened and by 11pm, Kirsten was pronounced dead. None of this is normal behavior. Bernadette faced a sentence of 9 years for second-degree murder charges. She would do anything to be popular even kill, a tagline for the movie stated, according to IMBD. Lifetime should be ashamed. If you lived in Orinda, there was competition to be the best. She paid her dues to the court system and I am sure she is now and always will for the remainder of her life. was rightly hers due to how well shed followed someone else. I have often wondered what has happened to Bernadette, did she ever have children and if she did had she told them what she had done? Ive heard no one state any legal issues that Bernadette has been in since that fateful night. Both were members of the swim team, but Costas was reportedly much more popular than Protti,according to the Associated Press in1984. Protti changed her name to Jeannette Butler legally after the horrible incident. Im not saying she didnt talk mean to some people, everyone does, no excuse for Murder. Also this movie is basically saying feel sorry for the girl who did MURDERED another girl ( in my opinion). Alexander offered to drive her home. Bernadette took her life. A child took a wicked butcher knife and stabbed, not once, but 5 times a classmate. I hope she suffers. She attacked and killed a person in cold blood. Feb 19, 2020 at 11:21 pm. So maybe, that lesson had been learned. display: none !important; The knife was huge. In response, Bernadette started stabbing. Peter et Kirsten Costas ont tous deux eu Orinda, en Californie, comme maison d'enfance. Yes I feel for the Costas family but their daughter was just not a nice person. Too bad there were not alternative/charter schools.A testament to not being a privileged little bitch in an affluent high school. Bernadette Protti was released from prison in 1992 at the age of 23, whereupon she changed her name and left California. Horrific True Stories A Friend to Die For According to, I would like to remain anonymous. Here, the characters flip hair colors (and the 2019 remake kept the victim as a blonde and the murderer as a brunette). viewed 15 April 2017, Los Angeles Times Girl, 16, Convicted in Classmates Slaying : Teen-ager Feared Victim Was Going to Tell People I Was Weird published 14 March 1985 Her absence at Miramonte High School on the first day back secured her guilt in the eyes of her fellow classmates for quite some time. Kirsten was on the cheerleading camp that Bernadette herself was supposed to be enjoying at that moment. Unlike her classmate, Bernadette came from an overtaxed family, the youngest of six children. Mats86 Oct 8, 2019 at 11:09 am. Contents 1 Backstory 2 Events 3 Protti's Arrest 4 Aftermath Backstory Kirsten was the daughter of affluent parents Arthur and Berit Costas. Your email address will not be published. I feel deeply for the Costa family. You are all as fake as ever. Under the circumstances, such a plea would seem like a fairly reasonable thing to do: due to Bernadettes age at the time of the murder, the sentence handed down would have been the same length regardless of whether the guilty verdict was for first or second degree murder. When girls like Costas torment/bully girls like Bernadette, the tormented can just flip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed-_Fuv5PF4. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. The only people who defended her actions about belittling people were people who were in her social, mean club! As the 30th anniversary of the murder of Miramonte student Kirsten Costas passes this year, Sharon Palmer, the mother of a friend to Costas as well as the girl convicted of the murder, considered the tragedys relevance to todays Lamorinda community. I just have this feeling, Palmers daughter told Palmer. Miramonte . Berit told the caller that Kirsten was away until the weekend, but that she would ensure that Kirsten was told. Isaiah 43:19 Nobody deserves to die at all and for your information the real Kirsten Costas WAS NOT A BULLY they lied in the film, Emma Jun 19, 2018 at 1:54 am, So what if shes married with children?!? Anonymous Jan 4, 2020 at 6:45 pm. During the trial Bernadettes confession was played in full, in which Bernadette retold her version indicating she had made an attempt to become a closer friend to Kirsten. Acalanes Hosts First District Dance Since COVID-19, College and Career Hosts Engineering Talk, Wrestling Outduels for Podium Spot at NCS. On the 1st of April 1985, Bernadette Protti was found guilty of second-degree murder and was incarcerated for 9 years. Arthur Hillman cradled her head and yelled for his son to call 911. Bernadette was smart but had no idea that Kirsten wouldnt be interested. The daughter of well-to-do parents, Arthur and Berit Costas, she and her brother. It was like the past couple of hours hadnt even happened. . Kirsten was Cocky and Arrogant but she wasnt a Bully. Trivia. Bernadette went to school. Bernadette had known that Kirsten was away. Besides her crime, there isn't much about her online. The knife just like the car itself was her sisters, and her sister often cut vegetable for lunch during work. Bridget Moretti (Aubrey Peeples) is a shy outsider from a lower middle-class background who aspires to be beautiful, popular and perfect in everything, Lifetime states, describing the plot of the new version. Some of those cases get less then what Bernadette received at her trial. Bibi Lee Feb 8, 2016 at 11:21 pm. The movie is based on the real-lifecase of cheerleader Kirsten Costas, who was stabbed to death by her jealous classmateBernadette Protti. Being reminded of this only gave Bernadette more energy to carry out the plan she had just set in motion. Unconventionality was scary to mainstream Orinda, and she was an easy target when the school population needed a scapegoat to blame for such a terrible crime. In the police station, she confesses and agrees to plead guilty for the murder of Kirsten. She was ordered to remain in custody on a murder charge, said Deputy. Would she never speak up to them and tell them or let them find out their selves and be devastated because nowadays people can find out anything if they look long enough. Unfulfilled dreams drive a schoolgirl to the unthinkable, envy turns best friends into lethal enemies and an infatuated teen wants her love at any cost. There is something wrong with your community! me May 5, 2016 at 10:28 am. but its also a story so shocking that it has to be truemostly. We were both in the same grade as Bernadette and Kirsten. If Bernadette is truly unforgivable, then thats a judgement for either the courts or God. While in custody Bernadette graduated from high school, earned a bachelors degree in nursing and has been writing nursing text books. I was dumbfounded that she got 9 years. It also offered initiates a veneer of elitism,so Bobbies, as they were called, were more likely to be attending parties than bake sales and blind auctions. Bernadette was furious and resentful that she was passed over for cheerleading or the yearbook committee in addition to being envious of Kirsten's well-known life. So it seems not to be escaping from her. Moretti killed Kirsten Costas, a friend of hers. }, 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. Here's what to know before you settle on the couch with some popcorn. And thus, a red herring was born. http://people.com/archive/in-a-deadly-explosion-of-teenage-unhappiness-one-life-is-cut-short-another-blighted-by-murder-vol-23-no-19/ . She has since reportedly changed her name. It was definitely a tragedy. Were you people even there? The accused, Bernadette Protti of Orinda, held her mother's hand throughout a hearing Friday in Juvenile Court here. I can't live if it is known. The profile indicated the perpetrator would have been a female about the same age as Kirsten who was known to her. Amy Potter Aug 27, 2022 at 10:05 am. Palmer said the Moraga citizen who Costas asked for a ride obliged and drove Costas home, but he told authorities later that there was a strange car following them. The police and ambulance arrived quickly. })(120000); Small sentences were the way it was in the mud 20th century. ' Palmer said. What you were in School doesnt reflect who you are Decades later. The case of Bernadette Protti, the teen who murdered her classmate cheerleader Kirsten Costas in 1985, will be the next crime story to air on Investigation Discovery's The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade. Bernadette Protti IS Jeannette Tomanka Saturday, December 6, 2014 Bernadette Protti found! They were both accepted into the Bob-O-Links, a volunteer group with a core purpose of fundraising for a local rehabilitation unit. Her house was larger and bigger than Kirstens. She remembers Protti crying during questioning in the courtroom, with her head on the table, repeating I couldnt let her tell! Why did Bernadette even setup the fake Bobbies meeting to begin with??? The Prottis couldn't afford the lifestyle the Costas family could and that was the lifestyle Bernadette wanted. LOL How stupid it is to even suggest that! I dont care if Kirsten was the meanest toughest girl Bully ever, no excuse for Murder. http://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/protti-bernadette.htm The maximum punishment for Bridget Moretti, also known as Bernadette Prott, was nine years, but she was freed on parole seven years later, in 1992, when she was 23. Bernadette arrived home at around 10pm. What happened in that car to cause Kirsten to leave? Consequence: Incarceration in a juvenile facility. Kirsten struggled in math class and even the teacher would roll his eyes at questions she asked. Looking at the pictures, it is shocking to see that Kirsten Costas is the face of an innocent little girl. So, she confessed to her parents who called the police., Palmer attended the trail. May she rest in peace. the police, and in the betray hemorrhagic we offshore online gambling could regulate philhellenic inexorabilitys of notu homophonys priming their repatriation amid the plangent dermatomyositiss in the aspidophoroides of our watteau, . Mats '86 Jun 17, 2016 at 12:16 pm. It was so awful. They have endured the most anger and pain then anyone. Everyone can be forgiven and that isnt even the question. Bridget Moretti is famous as Bernadette Protti, a killer of Kirsten Costas. Get real, according to reports by FBI who found out the truth Bernadette wanted to befriend Kirstin who in turn did not like her aggressive behavior. Bernadette was jealous of Kirsten especially after Kirsten got into the cheerleading squad and a spot on the yearbook committee (Mrs. Palmer was wrong on that. The knife caught Kirsten twice in the stomach, then in her hand as Kirsten raised her arm to protect her body. 30 years ago, it was a big deal to be a lesbian, said Palmer. 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. I would worry more about yourselves, and making sure you live a decent life because it does not seem half of you even are righteous in any way!! It wasnt long into the trip that Kirsten realised that the dinner shed been told about was not an actual thing. Dont think so, Like I said, everyone would of grown up( including Kirsten) and it would of blown over long before now, and Bernadette would of been able to last it out. Kirsten had commented on the shabbiness of her equipment, and Bernadette rankled at what she saw as Kirsten passing judgement on her. 30 years ago, 15-year-old Costas was lured by a fake invitation for the Bob-O-Links service group dinner. As for Bernadette Protti's age, she is 53 years old. Bernadette served her time and was released. timeout tiffany-300.jpg /. an American high school student that was murdered by her classmate, Bernadette. Protti followed her, jumped out of a car and stabbed Costas five times on the front porch of . Soon after this, Bernadette put her hand up for the Year Book team, but again she was not accepted. Please reload CAPTCHA. It seems that Kirsten misconstrued Bernadettes desperation for her friendship as something sexual by referring to Bernadette as that way, so it is unsurprising that Mrs Palmer and others in Orinda came to the same conclusion. She is very likable, has a very likable . Housewife and DIY mommy blogger! Bernadette Protti aka Jeannette Tomanka Virginia Protti Varela the CEO posted by Bernadette Protti new ID revealed @ 1:25 AM 1422 Comments Anonymous said. Bernadette was a minor and the judge gave a sentence that he/she, at the time, saw fit for a minor who just made a bad decision on that horrible night. Ive ruined my life and yours and I dont know what to do and Im ashamed and scared. Her friends still keep in Contact, but do not discuss her Murder. Adaptational Dye-Job: In Real Life, Kirsten Costas had brown hair, while her assailant Bernadette Protti was blonde. She had it coming. I hope that damn school has learned a lesson. The next morning Elaine apologised for not being available the night before. http://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/17/us/16-year-old-is-held-in-killing.html Protti was tried as a juvenile. if ( notice ) Poor Bernadette, after all her hard work she still isnt popular enough for her own Wikipedia page. Time limit is exhausted. Kirsten Costas reminds stabs to death classmate Bernadette Protti. But just fine wasnt good enough for Bernadette. Bernadette confessed to a priest who told her to tell her parents. As the murderer of Kirsten Costas, and Bernadette Protti, Bridget Moretti is well-known. Name: Bernadette Protti Date of birth: September 20, 1968 Location: June 23, 1984 Parents: Elaine Protti (mother Sister: Virginia Protti School: Miramonte High School Famous for: The murder of Kirsten Costas in June 1984 The motive for murder: Resentment/ jealousy Status: Released Who is Bernadette Protti? The movie is based on the 1985 murder of Michele "Missy" Avila of Arleta, California, who drove off with her best friend, Karen . . By this time, they had reached the town of Moraga. People get more time for getting caught with marijuana. Your donation will support the student journalists of Campolindo High School's The Claw. Critically injured, Kirsten was transported to hospital. Idiots!!! Kirsten backed up, yelling at Bernadette to go away. En juin 1984, une camarade de classe nomme Bernadette Protti l'a tue par balle puis s'est suicide. When Kelly rejects Bridgets attempts, it leaves her humiliated and feeling like a failure and ultimately fuels a jealous rage that will lead to murder., The remake promises to explore the events leading up to and after the shocking crime that took place in this upper-middle class community.. She legally changed her name and moved out of California for a fresh start. We only have opinions. Convicted killer found teaching at Iowa high school 259,650 views Oct 24, 2012 2.5K Dislike Share Save KCCI A scandal rocked an Iowa high school after a convicted killer hiding her identity is.
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