They made up garbage, and opinions about her too, and chased her out of the school, and city. Bernadettes mother screamed and put her head down when she saw the knife in trial, said Palmer. Kate Ginley is a sophomore and the opinion editor for La Puma. viewed 15 April 2017 Sharon Palmers daughter was a lot like Kirsten a funny person and Confident, and likeable. The popular cheerleader was on her way to the fictitious dinner with Protti. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. For Bernadette, that was the only choice since she had that knife close to her and it was the only option. Please dont say how could you or why because I don t understand this and I dont know why. People want to forget it. Anonymous Dec 13, 2019 at 1:02 pm. I just have this feeling, Palmers daughter told Palmer. She murdered an innocent person She should have gotten a life sentence. was rightly hers due to how well shed followed someone else. Meanwhile, Costas' parents vehemently opposed Protti's release. She took all the things I wanted! And thats why she killed Kirsten.. distant jealousy and anger. I remember a perverted misfit who killed a pregnant woman (after telling a lie to get into her house) getting out of prison after only 18 years. I am surprised this hasnt happened more than once. How could she be? display: none !important; Palmer said, I was afraid to let [my daughter] go anywhere. Our new series "With Friends Like These" I detail cases where friends turn upon friends - and become deadly. Isaiah 43:19 Required fields are marked *, Student Sep 4, 2022 at 12:51 am. Miramonte was the only high school in the town, and a microcosm of the social world to the kids of Orinda. Contents 1 Backstory 2 Events 3 Protti's Arrest 4 Aftermath Backstory Kirsten was the daughter of affluent parents Arthur and Berit Costas. Bernadette took her life. [3] Case Yeah, she did wrong. In the end she will answer to GOD regardless. She was ordered to remain in custody on a murder charge, said Deputy. Protti fled the scene before anyone had seen her. Kirstens murder was NOT premeditated! Well Bernadette took a life, Kirsten was Stuck up, but no Bully at all. . She started following Kirstens lead, figuring that if she simply travelled the same road, she would achieve the same result. me May 5, 2016 at 10:28 am. Additionally, the Bernadette character was portrayed as sweet and innocent, while a sexy twenty-something Tori Spelling played the part of the 15 year old Kirsten. Kirsten Costas reminds stabs to death classmate Bernadette Protti. Feb 19, 2020 at 11:21 pm. Bern is a Sociopath and always will be. Rene heard banging on the door but she was home alone and thought Kirsten was at a Bobbys meeting. Corporate drudge escapee writing recipes, tips & discount alerts.. In the police station, she confesses and agrees to plead guilty for the murder of Kirsten. Bernadette handed her mother a letter, but told her to wait half an hour before reading it. mr. a. Bernadette served her time and was released. Nancy had once been part of the group Kirsten hung with. I to was bullied a little in school you can only push a person to far. Why did Bernadette even setup the fake Bobbies meeting to begin with??? Mats86 Oct 8, 2019 at 11:09 am. By the end of summer break in September 1984, Nancy had transferred to another school. In August of that year, Palmer took her daughter and friends, Protti included, to Sleepy Hollow Swim Club where they had talked about how terrible a person had to be to do such a thing to their friend. Both were members of the swim team, but Costas was reportedly much more popular than Protti,according to the Associated Press in1984. She legally changed her name and moved out of California for a fresh start. The news spread rapidly throughout the community that someone had been arrested for Kirstens murder. It is about time to take a sniff of your asses, because, it definitely smells like full bullshit! God knows the truth. Why are people so dumbfounded that Bernadette got 9 years. She cant change the fact Kirsten in gone, and shes the one who killed her. Could you drive me home? Time in 30s the game is over and we change who we are. Nancy fit the stereotype, and Orindas residents were comfortable with this. She was no nice girl according to many!! The rolling stone article was a complete fabrication. At home she tried to speak with her mother about what she had done, but her mother said she was tired. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mimqcKHOi8Y, The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade S01E03 The Cheerleader Murder Kirsten would surely tell everyone how weird Bernadette was. He described seeing a chunky teenaged girl with stringy blonde hair in track pants driving a Ford Pinto. Kirsten was clearly not a nice person as made evident by the many articles and tv shows on this case. Purple Haze, thank you for taking the time to to reply and to converse. I blog sometimes. Parents Know Their Children: Downplayed with Angela's parents. Being a Bobbie was nice as it opened doors normally shut to people like her, but she saw it as merely a stepping stone. Or any teen girl period. The comment above should be ignored. Housewife and DIY mommy blogger! Now that she had her foot in the door, surely all she had to do now was simply put her hand out. Bernadette Peters. Bernadette was in her second year at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. Seven years was not enough, Palmer said. She stabbed to death a popular girl in her high school, Kirsten Costas, who refused to be friends with her and had made fun of her. But would I go kill a person for taking all the stuff i wanted even if I ever tried hard? People have feelings to. 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. What a bitter pill to swallow. They lived in a community where being the second best wasnt acceptable. We do grow out of it some in our late teens and 20 s but still have moments, but not as bad. Either way, Bernadette had worked tirelessly to cultivate a social profile that she could be proud of. It was definitely a tragedy. 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. Everyone can be forgiven and that isnt even the question. It seems somewhat appropriate for the sentence to be handed down on April Fools Day: given that Bernadette had tried to plead guilty to the lesser charge, this meant the Contra Costa County had forked out tens of thousands of dollars to find out an answer they already knew. With no break in the case by October 1984, authorities were relieved when an FBI profile theyd requested arrived. 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!! 3. [3] Please reload CAPTCHA. She collapsed on the ground as the door opened. Bernadette Protti had been charged with first-degree murder in the June 23 slaying of 15-year-old Kirsten Costas. Her jealousy was the opener to the murder and all she had to do was throw that anger into that 18 inch knife and there you have ita dead 15 year old Northern California girl. Sure Bernadette had fit the description, right down to the Pinto. Upon confirming that Bernadettes alibi was as thin-skinned as her constitution, the private investigator took this information to detectives. I feel deeply for the Costa family. 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. Nancy had once told Kirsten in front of others that if she didnt shut up Nancy would kill her. I doubt highly people in Orinda will forgive Bernadette, especially Kirstens friends, just cause a few didnt like Kirsten, dont mean they whole town didnt like her. 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. Nancy didnt help her situation entirely: she had initially lied to investigators that she was at a movie at the time of the murder instead of with her boyfriend. But she was just 15 and had her whole life in front of her. [2] Costas attended Miramonte High School and was a member of the school's varsity swim team and the cheerleading squad. [Protti] probably tried to kiss her and it freaked her out. She wouldnt of been so popular. According toPalmer, Bernadette was acting strange and Kirsten was frightened and wanted out of the car.. No. 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? Your IP: But the plea was rejected. On the 1st of April 1985, Bernadette Protti was found guilty of second-degree murder and was incarcerated for 9 years. Small sentences were the way it was in the mud 20th century. How could she deal with the 6 months that no one knew who did it, deep mental issues. What happened in that car to cause Kirsten to leave? Unlike her classmate, Bernadette came from an overtaxed family, the youngest of six children. Even drunk DUI they dont mean to kill, but they did, yes, they have to live with it to, but a Senseless Murder is Unacceptable. We were both in the same grade as Bernadette and Kirsten. There was an issue submitting your request. Time limit is exhausted. Hear about the real crime that Alexey's favorite Lifetime movie is based off, as well as a tasting from a delightful coffee birthday gift! 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. . 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. As the murderer of Kirsten Costas, and Bernadette Protti, Bridget Moretti is well-known. Yes, she couldve punched her or just avoid Kirsten the next day at school but Bernadette didnt want to be embarrassed and thats why she did it. The knife just like the car itself was her sisters, and her sister often cut vegetable for lunch during work. Kirsten was Cocky and Arrogant but she wasnt a Bully. . 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. Palmer did not think that the 16 year old yearbook editor could have done such a thing. The Costas family left Orinda and moved to Hawaii. It's based on the 1984 Bernadette Protti murder case in Orinda, California. Im not going to feel bad for a girl who insulted and teased another girl. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. It was so awful. Bernadette Peters. There are idiots who are looking her up trying to find her online, and writing nasty notes about her. Bernadette confessed to a priest who told her to tell her parents. Mother Elaine was a homemaker, who read her bible with a stop watch. According to The Los Angeles Times, Protti was sentenced to a juvenile prison for 7 years. Bernadette saw her carefully cultivated outward persona crumbling with every passing mile as the two cars returned to Orinda city limits. She waited for the knock at the door, the ride in the back of a police cruiser, the good cop/bad cop interrogation. But just fine wasnt good enough for Bernadette. [8] The next morning Elaine apologised for not being available the night before. Trivia. But noooo.. Kirsten was a superficial bitch who thought she was to good to be friends with Bernadette. Bernadette was paroled from the California Youth Authority at the ripe old age of 23. I hope she suffers. After the guilty verdict, the students of Miramonte High decided Nancy was worthy of their friendship again. She made a pass at her. If you lived in Orinda, there was competition to be the best. Yes, cult film "Death Of A Cheerleader" is based on a true crime story and Lifetime is now releasing a remake of the Tori Spelling classic, which is good news for anyone who missed the film the first time around.