There are more murders in american continent than in Europe and its not in the time of war. Why deliberately refrain from giving examples if she could have been accused of first degree murder? However, all of this is unconfirmed. [4], On June 23, 1984, Costas was lured with a phony invitation to a dinner for the Bob-o-Links, a sorority-like group at school. For murder! 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. Read the posts from August 2019. She liked mostly everybody. Bridget Moretti (Aubrey Peeples) is the protagonist turned villainess of the 2019 Lifetime film Death of a Cheerleader, a remake of the 1994 TV movie of the same name (airdate February 2, 2019). The father was so ignorant and submerged in his cars he didnt even notice his daughters pain and problems. I dont understand why Kirsten Costas was portrayed as a pretty girl or how she even was some one to be jealous of. Art and Berit were Wonderful people. 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. Now that you know, have fun looking around! So I would say to any bully, we all have our weaknesses, ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The person I knew didnt hate Kirsten, she just thought she was Snooty or Misunderstood. Shame on you Bernadette what you did was morose, and against your entire religion and you stabbed Kirsten to death. You are disturbing and evil by stating that death was too good for Kirsten, an innocent victim of a brutal murder. Please explain how Bernadette was pushed to the brink? Kirsten wasnt obligated to helping those people, sometimes it has to be done on your own! Dont let that Sweet Melancholy fool anyone, she was not that unless you were in the group. Get a Life please. Neither does a lot of former classmates. I understand wanting to have what your friends have. Even before I read about the real case, I thought the movie blamed the victim way too much. Discovering her true picture on the Web is one thing that many individuals do. Shes pretty much out of the picture, her YouTube gets messages from (Kirsten from Heaven) thats sick whoevers doing that. She is still Crazy as always. It was more harmful teasing that she meant nothing by. Bernadette Im telling you was well liked and a good Student got good grades and was in with popular kids, cause she was smart. Its all coming back to haunt her for what she did. Bernadette lived in a bigger house than Kirsten, and family had just as much money as the Costas family, if not more. She couldnt of been or she never would of killed, and watch the town accuse 2 Innocent girls and harrass,them over it. She looked like a nice person that had a good life ahead of her. Further, he thought that he was witnessing a fistfight, but in fact, Protti had stabbed Costas five times with a butcher knife and ran. Besides, Kristen was an American high school student killed by her classmate Bernadette Protti in June 1984. Its about time on other sites told all about Kirsten and how much fun loving she was. It was on the Murder still haunts Moraga Residents. I hope she prays from the bottom of her heart, because the pain she caused the Costas well, she will have to pray forever!!! I knew there were girls who didnt like Kirsten not sure why, we all cant get along with everybody. Your eyes are deceiving you. I heard they ran Several girls out not just them, they Demonized one to where she had to Leave portraying her as a Tramp over some guys. I instantly knew it had to be a true-life story. She was more Bubbly and down to Earth. So youre justifying Murder due to bullying? However, she is speculated to be living in Oregon with her husband and children. Those who say Kirsten was a Mean Girl clearly didnt know her, or she didnt like them with (good Reasons). Dont care how mean Kirsten was, that was uncalled for, you that defend Bernadette saying Kirsten was mean girl, do you realize Kirsten is gone forever, and will never be back, do you realize Bernadette took a Life! She is unstable and who knows what she will do. Bernadette protti longed to be popular and she decided to kill an innocent person just because she couldnt have things get way.thats sad. Calling her a B and saying she dressed nice in an interview. Orinda was not Beverly Hills. I even was smart alecky as a teen, its just something that takes over your mind and body. Bunch of Bernadettes lurking around everywhere. As for me, Im the same age as the girls involved in the case. Her BFF I think is also real sick, shes down to nothing. I think its time to move forward and put this whole horrible deal behind you cause life is way to short. How do you know she was a mean girl? As they drove, Kirsten seemed unconcerned when Arnold saw the mustard-colored Pinto tailing them. Vanessa I agree I knew both girls. Kirsten wasnt a bully. Was Bernadette fragile when she watched as two innocent girls were accused of Kirstens murder by the Orinda community? "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. What a bizarre story. Oh Im sure they so love having thier names and business displayed for the World to see. I am 59 years old and I remember it like it was yesterday. You named all of Kirstens friends. In the remake, Bridget uses a knife kept in the toolshed in the backseat of the family car. From a standpoint Kirsten was Adorable and fun person. 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. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. If anyone was pushed to the brink, it was Kirsten, but instead of reacting violently, she fled from Bernadettes car. Bullies should get their a** whooped not killed just because they dont want to be friends with someone. Any more update regarding Bernadette and the family members of both girls? Lots of her classmates are out of State and moved on, maybe you all should as well, Bernadette isnt even around, leave her alone, the past is gone its not coming back ever. Psychotic high school student Bridget Moretti Why cant people leave this case alone. Look inwards and think with consideration before you speak. Was Kirsten and her friends a lot of fun to hang with, and did they party? However, Kelly claimed that Bridget's adoration of her was really an obsession with being popular, and after her jealousy was revealed when Bridget blasted Kelly as a bully, she came to the conclusion that Bridget wanted to be her rather than be friends with her. We had lonely girls who were bullied and goth girls and loose girls. 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. The tren Neal Katyal wife Joanna Rosen is a well respected physician and the mother of his children. Beauty and the Beast and D are still the Life of a Party at times, esp Reunions. 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The knife was her sisters for making lunch it was even in the movie that way. Move on. so dont mock, offer to help thus build bridges. Join Facebook to connect with Bridget Moretti and others you may know. Im sure you were a big Smart Aleck. Why am I not good enough?" If you ever saw Saved by the Bell the new Class Lindsey on that show reminded me a lot of what Kirsten was like. 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. But I dont remember hearing or learning about it until many years later. She wont tell where shes at, cause to many people have it out for her cause of her past. She was friendly and outgoing. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Girl, 16, Convicted in Classmate's Slaying: Teen-ager Feared Victim 'Was Going to Tell People I Was Weird', "In a Deadly Explosion of Teenage Unhappiness, One Life Is Cut Short, Another Blighted by Murder", "Calif. murder suspect, 16, called polite, loving person", "FBI witness ties jealousy to Costas murder", "Protest over parole of schoolgirl's killer", "Chilling film examines 'Landscape' of murder", "Five murders and the movies they inspired", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_of_Kirsten_Costas&oldid=1145774512, This page was last edited on 20 March 2023, at 22:36. 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. Shes grown up a lot and isnt the same teen girl she use to be. So tragic that Kirsten was brutally murdered. But this is just my opinion, dont come after me :/. Are you suggesting by your comment Kirsten had is well deserved that Kirsten deserved to be murdered because she understandably didnt take kindly to being 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 and was then driven to an empty car-park at night. Thats a much more obvious motive. It sounds like she was only mean one time about her having cheap ski boots. So she didnt like Joanna or Nancy, she isnt Obligated to, or owe them anything. People need others not bullying. It took police six months to determine that Protti was the killer. Youre not getting that, let Kirsten Rest In Peace. People, cant we all just get along and respect one anothers opinion? Lifetime should be ashamed. I do believe she had some she didnt like, (but who didnt)! Moving on, to begin life anew without the stigma of a murderer attached to her, Bridget legallymodifiedher name to Jeannette Butler and moved from California to Oklahoma and became a nurse. Shes the Victim. I read a lot of nice things about Kirsten as well, so she couldnt of been all that bad. Nancy was Sweet, she just took things the wrong way. Is she really sick, (or is this just something they came up with).? Berit and Bob Costas live in Hawaii. IN REALITY, Kristen was, at worst, sometimes catty to Bernadette. If shed been bullied by Kirsten, seems like shed have told it in detail. Bernadettes own parents turned her in. They grow out of it as they get older. Kirsten was nice, yeah, she and a few she didnt like, but they were the kids no one liked. She didnt deserve to die. She didnt give examples because she wasnt bullied by Kirsten. Mixed Article But I will feel honored at the same timebut I still would have been weirded out. Teen girls are all like Kirsten was described, dont see how she was worse than any other teen girl around. Since then, she is supposed to have changed her name and left the state of California. I was raised to treat others with respect. I feel for the Costas family. Teenage years are hard on all of us. She probably just told her off, like she did the others. They probably rubbed her the wrong way, or got on her nerves somehow. If it hadnt of been Kirsten, itd been her childhood friend, or someone else, cause Bern has Jealousy Issues. moretti@ohio.edu. Karen Huger was previously married to Edmund E. Carter. Both were members of the swim team, but Costas was reportedly much more popular than Protti,according to the Associated Press in1984. Couldnt get the smell out of car for weeks. Read about the real story instead of talking crap. Your point is irrelevant and has absolutely nothing to do with the case. And yes Bernadette has enough problems, and theres Virus out there Worldwide that is killing people all over, and Rioters rioting in streets keeping the Virus alive, that is what the World needs to focus on today. To them maybe. But I do know that two families had to move out of town because the girls wore all black and kept to them selves.. I heard Bernadette was Snobbish also as well. Nina Miller is not into the superficial and narrates as Bridget gets arrested for the murder of Kelly Locke. 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. Kirsten didnt like people who acted (Dumb) or got into trouble and cause trouble. Kirsten was Cute and so funny and bouncy and full of energy and Life. It was to Personal. Despite how shes best known, and though she officially had a place on the squad for the upcoming school year, her life was ended before she ever got to cheer for the MHS team. That Movie had Tori Spelling kind of a Bully. How did Kirsten push Bernadette so far? I cant stand snobby bitches who put others down and bully them. There also was a suggestion that Protti was jealous of her more popular and successful classmate. And she killed her because she was jealous and that she would have been humiliuated if Kirsten told people at school that she was admiring her. We bought a do up property. Upper middle class at least. I know right. [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. Here's what to know before you settle on the couch with some popcorn. 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.. I believe she made a fool out of herself begging and crying to Kirsten about how she feels no one likes her ( which wasnt the true case then) and was kept repeatedly begging to Kirsten to be her (friend) and made a complete fool out of herself and it just freaked Kirsten out and scared her. Theres a reason why they changed the names for the movie because it was a fictionalized version and seemed entirely based on Bernadettes version of events and not anyone elses. 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 hear Bernadette is depressed a lot these days. I dont believe Kirsten was a Bully. Probaly the one who gave details on all those bullied girls at Miramonte. Additionally, Costas visited Miramonte High School and was a member of the school's varsity swim team and the cheerleading squad. Some she didnt like, Usually the ones no one else (liked). I have been watching The Cheerleader Murder on my iPhone for a few years now, and one of the lines was, Bernadette was part of the in crowd, but she didnt see it! In addition to joining the Bobbies, Kirsten was a member of the varsity swim team. 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. When Bridget tries to develop a friendship with Kelly, things don't go as planned as she gets rejected. lmao. Kirsten had an Engaging type Personality, that Movie was off, and (Pro Bernadette). From the author who also runs this site: The yearbooks ARE in my private collection, as is the huge picture of us in Washington DC. Find out more here. One version is that she was so good and bullied and another that she is a monster prepare to kill just like that? 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. Apart from her socioeconomic conditions, Bernadette also had severe body issues, wherein she thought herself to be unattractive and undesirable. Probally Berns Relatives saying all that, or, very close friends. Youre going off the crappy movie. When it came to Bernadette. 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? Kirsten is better looking than bernadette, because Kirsten facial features are in proportion with her face.. bernadette is not. This is what can happen when you are a bully. They were good about making you feel like you didnt belong. Bernadette was sweet, cant imagine her even capable of something like Murder, but she was. If you were snubbed at Miramonte, maybe you caused your own reactions. She should of told the truth and met Kirsten at the house and talked there with her parents present. Arnold saw a flash from a metal blade about one-and-a-half feet long. Kirsten wasnt a bully at all. The guys did reject her, and that insensed her inferiorityand self esteem. The girls quarreled and Costas fled to the home of Alex and Mary Jane Arnold, telling them that her friend had gone "weird. Especially someone who not only blames the murder victim for her brutal murder, but also blames her innocent parents? Guys can be, girls are Worse.
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