She still is as far as Im concerned. Kirsten was a (down to earth) girl and she had a few she didnt like, esp. Stuck up she was, no Bully. That was 36 years ago, and the Memory still lingers on. 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. Believing that a friendship with rich . 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. I have to laugh with this being 2021 and the person with the most judgment has the name of Karen. She spotted Kelly run into a nearby house, and tracked her as she was driven back to her own house by a stranger. Sad because K had it all as I saw it. I cant get to the point quickly. She probably just released her anger towards her so she could move on. (Yes at times) Kirsten teased Bernadette, but they were still mutually acquainted Bernadette never could figure out why she thought she was a Bullied failure. And whenever she went to that parking lot to say that she admired Kirsten, thats probably the reason why she said her friend Got weird. I would have gotten weirded out too if my friend addmitted that she thought that I was perfect, pretty, and good at everything. The fact that Bridget Moretti killed Kirsten Costas is well documented. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. But for the most part Kirsten got along with mostly everyone. 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. Jurors also saw pictures of the girl before an. We are simple people. Im not saying that she should have been killed, but sometimes bad behavior has a terrible outcome which is why we all need to teach our children to respect the feelings of others. 4 Shocking Murders Committed By Teenagers, They Died Too Young: Teen Victims of Homicide, 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. She was also a very good student who did well academically in school. Maria Rest In Peace Kirsten. Get a Life please. Youre either Bernadette or her Sister, or a Close friend like Berns BFF. People looked up to her to.. Why couldnt her sister cut up the vegetables on the counter top where its sooo much easier??? There were girls she didnt like, either she liked you or she didnt, no in between. Uncover Bridget Moretti's Precise Picture. Wish someone would come back on here and tell us more about it. Murder of Kirsten Costas - Wikipedia I still cant help from thinking that, but largely I think B killed K because K was blocking B from her rise in popularity. Katy teen sentenced to 60 years in murder - Chron Most teen girls are snippy, Im sure you girls who had a bad experience were to, in fact one she was worse than anyone she was a (bully) and when the tables turned on her she couldnt deal with it and left Miramonte. Or do you mean that you think she was a fragile human being before she brutally murdered Kirsten? Asking a butt of yourself getting it. Most people would be angered and perturbed by that kind of behavior. As for LF aka LP she just disappeared off the map somehow. Dont matter if Kirsten was a bully or the meanest girl ever, you haters on her leave her alone and let her Rest In Peace. Mira note ran a lot of girls out from what I read. She lured Kirsten out of her house under false pretences to the non existent sorority dinner and then drove Kirsten to an empty car-park at night. [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. With all this Corona Virus going around, none of that matters, it was 36 years ago, maybe LP or whoever moved on with her life. No in the documentary where the new wave girl was actually interviewed, she ACTUALLY said I want you dead and to see your blood drip Her own words in the interview on true crime via Amazon Prime she said those EXACT words. Word around town was that K was stabbed 18 times. I never thought she would go as far as murder. She wanted in with Kirsten and she was afraid Kirsten would discuss the conversation, she held her captive till Kirsten escaped. No other word. Moreover, Costas visited Miramonte High School and was a member of the school's varsity swim crew and the cheerleading squad. No single human being has the effrontery to kill a fellow human being; talk less of a supposed child. We had lonely girls who were bullied and goth girls and loose girls. Bridget Moretti is famous as Bernadette Protti, a killer of Kirsten Costas. She couldnt give any more examples because there was no more examples which is why there is still no clear reason why she killed Kirsten. 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. Kirsten was 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. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/kirstenmarina.costas.9 They were good about making you feel like you didnt belong. Absolutely not. Regardless she didnt deserve to die, and she isnt the only one who laughed at people in High School. The judgemental insecurities started there for Bernadette and everyone else that was raised in those conditions. 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. You said your Sister was a friend of both girls? Bridget Moretti (Aubrey Peeples) is an outsider from a modest family. She may have tried to point the blame towards Nancy and Joanna but it backfired on her, Joanna comes to Reunions, as Bernadette cant cause it will never ever be forgotten. As any 15 year old would.even today in 2015. We bought a do up property. Upper middle class at least. The profesors are going home and the parents are at work all day and dont have a time for kids, so what do you expect from society like that. I admit that 7 years was a bit brief but thats how it is when youre underage. I believe she kept crying and begging for her friendship and it weirded Kirsten out. 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. By the time she reached Miramonte, Kirsten was in the clique that counted the loud crowd, some kids called it. One was transferred there because of problems with boys. John even if Kirsten was as mean as Tori Spelling (which BTW she wasnt) that is still no right to Murder her. Yes sex offenders have to let people know theyre registered sex offenders true, but Bernadette was a child who murdered another child in the (courts eyes) I agree she should have to let people know what she did, but Court system is the one to blame for that. What happened to a lot of those girls fro Kirstens group? Kirsten was very Popular, but there were a few a little more Popular, why didnt Bern go after them and befriend them, the girls on Homecoming Court, and in the Atlantis Club. She was friends with my sister, came around our house a few times. lol Dylans mother saying We werent rich. Again so many came on saying they knew Kirsten and sharing Personal Details on other girls there. Kirsten was Snooty as well, so were the Stacys and the other Kirstens that ran with them. Those bullied girls like I said were loose or cussed and smoked and (dressed roughly).. In June 1984, Kristen, a highschool lady from the USA, was additionally killed by Bernadette Protti, a classmate. 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. Others didnt want any part of them cause Orinda kids want to be liked and accepted, and if you hang out with kids who arent you make yourself and outcast to. Bet you didnt walk on Water yourself as a teen, bet you were smart Aleck, most teen girls are, and they grow out of it, dont give them the right to be killed. Kirsten was beautiful. Orinda, with a population of about 17,500, lies just thirty-three minutes from downtown San Francisco by Bay Area Rapid Transit. Knowing that the Protti family is no longer poor, I hope they didnt benefit financially from this film! Well youre bullying Kirsten( as Karen said) a dead girl who cant defend herself, that you know nothing about That movie was one sided. There is no justification for murder, and I am not siding with the criminals, but you can push someone so far. : Were you a perfect teen who got along with everyone and never said anything unkind to anyone ever? i remember always thinking that Bs case would had been much different today. I agree Bernadette should of at least got 20 years like (Karen Severson and Laura Doyle) murder of Missy Availa, that happened a year after Kirstens like 5 hours South of us. 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. In addition to presenting the story as it was published in November of 1985, I have also added some photos from my own collection, including one from a trip she and I both took to Washington DC with a school group, as well as other pictures from our 85 class yearbook. She has a right to Privacy. I also noticed, in both movies, Bridget/Angela kept staring at Kelly/Stacy. 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. Especially someone who not only blames the murder victim for her brutal murder, but also blames her innocent parents? People in Orinda arent worried about this so much anymore, for all over the World were in times of need and Sorrow. Kristen had it well deserved. Kirsten was one to always have fun, Was Orinda elite, yes, but they had a lot of wonderful people there to, and they helped one another. She was more Bubbly and down to Earth. Does it make you feel good to knowingly lie about a dead murdered girl? Those boys were wealthy and were far from bullied. You know movies arent real, dont ya? i feel sorry.for any poor sap who has to live in her neighborhood because like the investigator wisehart said she has a hidden trigger that anyone can pull just by not giving her what she thinks she.should get in a relationship. Love your integrity on all this. 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. Bridget and her husband additionally had a baby whereas relocating to Oregon. Facebook. Ive been suicidal just from being bullied. She was Bubbly and Gregarious, loved to have a great time. It couldve been anyone, but kristen was the last one to get into the bobbies so she stood out. We all moved on, every time we rehash this, it just brings up the past to that very day. She dont go hardly anywhere anymore. Her family were upper-middle class, not multi millionaires. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I honestly thought Bernadette wouldve looked worse. A label she will never ever get rid of, no matter how nice she becomes. If Bernadette had considered Kirstens familys feelings at all, she wouldnt have stolen Kirsten from them by brutally murdering her. Follow us to know Bridget's husband and children. Firstly, Bernadette is an insentient and abhorrent human being. Who cares about that, that is no reason to be lured from your own home and murdered by a psycho. The day after the murder in June 1984, rumors had already spread at the tennis courts, down oak-shaded lanes and at poolside. If we had to kill all 15:year olds who were Smart Aleck then we wouldnt have none making it to Graduation or getting their Drivers License. Even so, I said before, and Ill say it again, still no excuse to murder. She fit in and was as popular as Kirstens 2 close friends (Diane and Stacy), Bernadette wanted more. She would of never Confessed but FBI got involved, and were closing in on her. One version is that she was so good and bullied and another that she is a monster prepare to kill just like that? Ultimately, it took the police around six months to capture the killer. She had a sort of ombre style in fact which was kind of weird in the 80s, but cutting edge. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Never wished Kirstens unfortunate death, she may of been misunderstood, but she never talked to me, neither did Bernadette. Several girls in Interviews said they didnt want to be found cause there years at Miramonte wasnt the best. She was obsessed with being liked and Kirsten not liking her. She hasnt been there in awhile that I know of. Bernadette is a physchopath and a Killer, and always will be. Well, we know that she is a married woman from the last survey of 2020 on July 29. 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. Really? Kirsten she liked everyone, she wasnt any bully by any means, she was so cute and funny. Lots of teen girls are caddy and laugh at people. Im not sure shes really sick, I just hear she is, and doesnt leave her home hardly. I feel sorry for Bernadette. What bad behaviour? However, this endeavor was met with several failures. Much more middle class. 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. So you say she was a bully, well prove it. Bernie has a sweet melancholy. That was all taken from her, so unfair. Check your Stories and facts before you post Nonsense. I hear her husband knew all along about her. It was on the Murder still haunts Moraga Residents. Who can walk a straight line and never say one un kind word ever, w all make mistakes, and most teen girls do get Caddy at times thats just Normal, but we outgrow it. and the one who was ran out of School for getting drunk at a Party and messing with ajocks? Bernadette then drove Kirsten to an empty car-park and appears to have confessed feelings of admiration for her. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Nothing exotic on the photos Ive seen. So before you start judging Kirsten, first get facts. Moreover, it took the police nearly six months to trace out Costas assassin. I wasnt crazy about Kirsten Carrie, Christine and the rest, I knew how She was just into herself more than a being a bully. I still have nightmares of many girlfriends ignoring me, making fun of me and being just vicious. Bridget's one-on-one encounter with FBI Agent Veronica Murray saw her on the receiving end of accusations, as the latter stated to the former that she believed she killed Kelly due to her matching the murderer's psychological profile. Bernadette, as described would have known that Kirsten would have thought it weird to be driving around with a butcher knife. The only truly real statement that is completely believable is Bernadettes taped confession where she is mostly panicked about press and people knowing. There is no way Bernadette is better than Kirsten. One got drunk at a Party you told about on here, and the others who were not Noticed and the 2 blamed. Why deliberately refrain from giving examples if she could have been accused of first degree murder? And you dont give a fuck cause you are popular? Those girls had a clique. . Kirstens friendship meant so much to her, she would go on and on about it. Bernadette her family says she is suffering from Depression maybe karma collecting. She didnt make fun of people like that Mats girl claimed, probaly Bernadettes BFF commenting or Virginia or Bernadette herself, truth be told, cause Kirsten wasnt a thing like that Stacy Lockwood in the Movie. Nope! Kirsten had exotic features from her full volumes curly locks to her tan skinnot to mention her eyes were also sky blue. Bridget Moretti is legendary as Bernadette Protti, a killer of Kirsten Costas. Alexander and Mary Jane Arnold, who live in Moraga, had been playing cribbage with neighbors. Where is Bernadette Protti Now? Kirsten Costas Killer Today If shed been bullied by Kirsten, seems like shed have told it in detail. [5] He thought that he was witnessing a fistfight, but in fact Protti had stabbed Costas five times with a butcher knife and fled. Youve got to be kidding right?! There are more murders in american continent than in Europe and its not in the time of war. American filmmaker James Benning covered the aftermath of the murder in his 1987 documentary Landscape Suicide. While she lacked the blond good looks of many of her friends, she had beautiful olive skin, and when she pulled her curly hair brown with golden highlights back from her forehead, her mother thought Kirsten looked like a Vogue model. Girls, women at any age can be so horrible. Bridget Moretti I watched the movie again (both versions) and I have to agree with Miss Kiwi. They hung out together, Bernadette couldnt face up Kirsten was more Popular than she was, and better at everything. She then received a call from Trish Doyle, who told Bridget about Kelly being attacked and revealed that she died of her injuries, with Bridget feigning shock in response. If it hadnt of been Kirsten, itd been her childhood friend, or someone else, cause Bern has Jealousy Issues. I also believe Nancy and Joanna were nice girls that had thier moments also. You are lying. Everyone has an Opinion guess we will never know unless we truly knew them, and not Berns friends or Sisters who Comment bad stuff about Kirsten, of course they wont tell the true facts. I came across people like that in my in-laws family when I was married and it is pathetic the way older siblings are so selfish. If you ever saw Saved by the Bell the new Class Lindsey on that show reminded me a lot of what Kirsten was like. This poor girl never got to grow up and experience life all because some horrible, disturbed girl murdered her. Bernadette was described as homely. She comes back to see her mom her dad passed. She should of told the truth and met Kirsten at the house and talked there with her parents present. Or someone who stares at you constantly, you got a problem doing that. I know there were problems beteewn she and Nancy Kane, and that other blamed girl. People on the internet have found a new way of amusing each other and freaking out people. The Costases raised two children: Kirsten and her younger brother, Peter. We all had enemies and faults and all teen girls are Caddy and mean at some point, no reason to die, they outgrow it in adulthood, most do anyways, some never do. Excuse my long reply. You the one telling about the Bullied girls who were accused of the Crime. Even if Kirsten was stuck up and a Bully! 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? Vanessa I agree I knew both girls. We had our own group, and we didnt really talk much to them, (other than hello) Some of those kids there that were misfits, hate to tell you, some of them werent Angels They dressed rough and acted (Bad) and cussed. I know a gal who knew someone who knew Kirsten. Those who say Kirsten was a Mean Girl clearly didnt know her, or she didnt like them with (good Reasons). "The things that got me mad was it hurt and I couldn't change like looks or money or popularity or things.". Youre going off the crappy movie. Gold Medal flour recalled due to salmonella contamination. I dont agree with the Miramonte comments. You are disturbing and evil by stating that death was too good for Kirsten, an innocent victim of a brutal murder. Tara Donnelly, who is now 41 years old, claims that her parents . Kristen was a total bully, just horrible. Netizens have been questioning Moretti's husband and children. If Kirsten was so mean, why didnt Bernadette just stay away from her? Art and Berit were Wonderful people. I agree bullying is so terrible but there wasnt much evidence that Kirsten was a bully apart from Bernadette saying Kirsten once mentioned that her ski boots looked cheap, I think Kirsten was a lesbian with a crush on Kirsten but was taking that secret to her grave. For murder! Kirsten was attending cheerleading camp, living in a dorm at St Marys College in nearby Moraga, when Berit Costas received a seemingly uneventful call on Thursday, June 21, 1984. In PEOPLE, the article stated that Bernadette feared hurting her family by leaving them behind: If I kill myself, I will hurt people even more (my family). [13 May 1985, Arthur Lubow] I think its also safe to assume that her Catholic faith played a part in her decision. If we have the fear of God n understand the importance of Gods creation. Kirsten loved to joke and tell funny jokes to. Orinda folks and former Students who knew Kirsten are not into Morbid fascinations. Death Of A Cheerleader You are still getting that she was a bully from the movie where they changed everyones name because they werent doing a real version. There is no need to BULLY someone who is poor which is what Kristen did!!! Whats worse is how the media played into all of this and have portrayed Kirsten as a girl who deserved this kind of horrific attack, nobody deserves to be tricked, stalked and stabbed in cold blood at 15 out any age. If you were a no body she didnt roll with you. Protti additionally handed a lie detector examination, although she falsely denied something. I dont think she was, just a teen girl who was like the rest in competition. I thought Miramonte was a nice place, if you make good decisions myoumwill make it (popular or not). Dont matter if those 2 were mean and Bullies, no right to murder them, that went to far. Some she didnt like, Usually the ones no one else (liked). I dont see how Kirsten was worse than any teenage girl. Snotty people blamed her publicly and without mercy.. shame on them, you know who you are. Parents sign an agreement to spend $500 to pay for green and white uniforms and cheerleading camp. To anyone that wishes to support Kirstens memory, and believes Kirsten didnt deserve what happened to her, please have a look at, and join her Facebook Memorial Page. If you did your research, you would know that Kirsten didnt bully Bernadette. 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! She practiced constantly at home in the family room and sometimes at Diane MacDonalds house, in front of the windows at night, to see her reflection. Mats Above a girl is dead, as a result from the girl who had a Sweet Melancholy. She was Strange to. Netizens have been questioning Moretti's husband and children. College of Arts and Sciences. But we didnt care because our parents raised us not to be needy of anyones friend ship. I hope she prays from the bottom of her heart, because the pain she caused the Costas well, she will have to pray forever!!! Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Just some girls on interviews said she was just self absorbed but no bully. Twitter. One girl she got mad at for saying stupid stuff around her and embarrassing her. What Has Occurred to The Bernadette Protti? Its in a teen girls blood to be Caddy and mean its just normal, but that dont give anyone the right to take someone elses life. The psychotic villainess left Kelly to struggle for her life, and upon returning to her house, the evil Bridget washed the blood from her hands and her knife. I think you take things way to personal like Bernadette did, I believe MissKiwi Bernadette took things so serious that it became serious and a fatal obsession. You knew Kirsten. Kirsten was a Bully, I had heard she was,, and heard she wasnt and it was hard to picture her as a Bully. She said Bernadette was kind of Snooty also. Nancy I would of never considered Murder, that is just plain Sick. She didnt give examples because she wasnt bullied by Kirsten. She didnt care wheather her mom or dad suffered, she just would not subject herself to something like suicide because she loves herself more then anyone else. The rest of you can lurk around and limp your hunchback selves to therapy. I thought Kirsten was a very pretty little thing. Cant blame Kirsten if you werent popular, maybe ask yourself why. Chitra Wagh Biography, Wiki, Career, Controversy(Urfi And Sanjay) Net worth And More, Is Lawrence Wong Married? Some are quick, rich, own the finest and the most expensive of anything. So sad her life was shortened. 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.
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