I got cut off before I had a chance to say anything else. Be honest with yourselves. People who grew up in Orinda and say its snobs were mostly people who werent socially accepted growing up, and they made choices that others didnt make and cussed and talked dirty and skipped school and always in trouble, and hung out with outcasts, and they became outcasts by association. 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. Is it respectful to perpetuate lies about a murdered teenage girl due to a fictional depiction? God would want you to forgive, Kirsten would as well. Kirsten was a hugging person and went around joking, she would tease all of us, it was harmless. She was released the following year. Most people would find that bizarre and off-putting and would certainly not deserve to be killed over it. Me! That dont Justify Murder. She got a short sentence because she was tried as a minor. She is a Sociopath. Bernadette her family says she is suffering from Depression maybe karma collecting. Backyard Sports Player Profile [21 of 30]: Angela Delvecchio Birthday: 12/20. Regardless of what it's called, the important message is the same: bullying has a profound effect on young people and can cause them to do harm to either themselves or others. Secondly, if you actually did your research on the true case, and not some Hollywood movie who portrayed supposedly Kirsten, who was of Greek American heritage a blond, and Bernadette, who was the real blond, a brunette. So bullies need to die. RELATED: Heroes: How Saving The Cheerleader Saved The World (It's Not What You Think. If it was your child that was murdered for some idiotic reasonsIm sure your perspective would change. I was fortunate to be surrounded by guys who were my best friends from 3rd grade and were very popular. I dont think she suffers from depression, but she is wanting to isolate from the World. Kirsten was exotic, and beautiful. Maybe it wasnt a big national story at the time, and was more of a California Bay area story (Im from Illinois). Her family was not the same. Shame on you Bernadette what you did was morose, and against your entire religion and you stabbed Kirsten to death. So some of them will say Orinda had snobs. Bernadette was a Snob also, she only wanted to hang with the incrowd, if you were nothing she didnt talk to you anymore than she had to. She is the younger sister of Tony Delvecchio. She watched 2 girls take the blame and did absolutely nothing about it. They were good about making you feel like you didnt belong. Kids are incredibly nasty and cruel in high school because their parents raise them that way in their own attempt to play the snobs of society. That part of LPs life is over with I guess. Even though she sadly didnt live to see it. The latest Tweets from Angela Del Vecchio (@angidelvecchio1) She wasnt a fan of ( stupidity) by any means at all. For what? She was friends with my sister, came around our house a few times. Arnold followed her for about a quarter of a mile before giving up the chase. John even if Kirsten was as mean as Tori Spelling (which BTW she wasnt) that is still no right to Murder her. Kirsten was almost identical to that, no like Tori Spelling. To bad she did cause Im sure she would of grown out of her ways and be a positive influence in someones life today even. Karen, its true, Bernadette was obsessed with Kirsten . Now that you know, have fun looking around! Thats how they rolled. I had an English class with Kirsten and her friends, we were all put in pairs in order to read off as part of a project, Kirsten and them just acted as though I was invisible and everyone in our group (but me) got to read a part. 3 decades later thats ridiculous. She is Crazy obviously, has enough problems and has to deal with murdering Kirsten and that doesnt help. Bernadette was a Snob also. (The misfits) we really didnt see them as Misfits. Sad. 400 North Ingalls Building. You know movies arent real, dont ya? Not to mention all over the world. One version is that she was so good and bullied and another that she is a monster prepare to kill just like that? If not, I doubt she worries about the past. I just think Bernadette had underlying issues and pressure on her to get to the top, but that was no right for murder. I heard Kirsten was self absorbed, but no bully. Until something happens. Kirsten was beautiful. Hollywood tends to make villains heroes, and innocent people into villains. She killed her cause she was afraid Kirsten would target her as a Weirdo now shes labeled as a MURDERER So she could never uplift Bernadette at all. One was transferred there because of problems with boys. they all were, taking a life is unacceptable and inexcusable. Kirsten was just Stuck up, but not a mean girl. To them maybe. Admin Garret. She was obsessed with being liked and Kirsten not liking her. Kids no one wants to be around, play alone at recess, those are the kind we avoided. Kristen had it well deserved in response to someone else, which suggests that you think her cruel murder was justified. You can also get our free newsletter, follow us on Facebook & Pinterest. Kirsten was just trying to find her way like we all were in a snobby, competitive crappy little town through the Caldecott tunnel. Bernadette is hated to all over so she has answered for it. Bernadettes own parents turned her in. It had nothing to do with Bullying wasnt even about that, it was about forging a friendship. She was full of life. I thought Kirsten was a very pretty little thing. As for the Shoes one time comment. 5.0 Takes time to answer my questions. Lisa I totally agree. Missy was more toughish than Kirsten that took no crap. Living in orinda back in the 80s&90s was no easy task if you indidnt wear the right clothes or drive the nice brand new car you wernt shit . A popular and pretty cheerleader, Kirsten Costas, was dead, and sheriff's deputies were searching for the girl who stabbed her. Also Bernadette wasnt bullied or singled out, thats BS. The knife was her sisters for making lunch it was even in the movie that way. [3] Costas attended Miramonte High School and was a member of the school's varsity swim team and the cheerleading squad. Bernadette only got in that Exclusive Club cause a friend who had pull nominated her. The best way is to bring bullies down a peg or a few. As I are, I think of all Kirsten has missed and how life changing it was to have your daughter murdered this way and then dragged through the media as a tori spelling played psycho who deserved what she got. Kirsten is forever missed. Do I believe she was (stuck up) to a degree I do, but arent most teen girls as I said before. One girl she got mad at for saying stupid stuff around her and embarrassing her. The 90210 star had also worked with Marley Shelton before, who played Jamie Hall in the 1996 movie,Scream. I dont think she was any worse than any other teenage girl by any means. (207) 288-5119. She is evil and a Monster (with a very dark Soul). 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. If anyone was pushed to the brink, it was Kirsten, but instead of reacting violently, she fled from Bernadettes car. Later, she married her husband and is now officially known to the world as Jeannette Tomanka. Kirsten is better looking than bernadette, because Kirsten facial features are in proportion with her face.. bernadette is not. The future is right around the corner, its a waste to go after someone cause the law didnt do their job. Bern want the poor girl Deployed in the movie. 2,431 Followers, 1,642 Following, 389 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Angela Del Vecchio (@angy.delvecchio) There was this one girl that was so jealous of me, that she spread lies about me to her sorority friends and kept me from pledging her sorority. Was Bernadette fragile when she took Catechism classes with one of the accused girls and would have no doubt seen the emotional toll being falsely accused of murder would have taken on the girl, yet she acted like nothing was amiss. Now the new version of the movie was making Bernadette innocent, when Kirsten was innocent herself. Heres what I think happened, Bernadette wanted Kirstens approval badly cause everyone else had Kirstens approval and Bernadette became dangerously obsessed over the whole deal, and she invited Kirsten out that night to make friends, and I think she said something to her that went horribly wrong to Kirsten, like make a clumsy pass at her and it terrified Kirsten, and Kirsten threatened to expose it to everyone, and Bernadette just freaked out and it possible she just found the knife by chance and got scared that a secret was going to be revealed, so she went to scare her, and maybe she didnt mean to kill her, but she meant to harm her (thats a fact). Angela DelVecchio - Facebook Probally Berns Relatives saying all that, or, very close friends. She would of never Confessed but FBI got involved, and were closing in on her. To the point that she knew she could . Probably chubby ugly girls who were bullied as kids. Bernadette then stalked Kirsten all the way to her house which would anger and disturb most people. The reason why Bernadette killed Kirsten is because Kirsten didnt appreciated the fact that she was lured out of her house under the pretence of a Bobbies sorority initiation dinner by someone she wasnt friends or even acquaintances with. I think Kirsten was friends with Bernadette or she would of never gotten in her car, Kirsten was funny who she associated with. After attempting to confirm Protti's alibi, police suspected that she had lied. It wasnt any big deal, or so, we didnt think it was. You need to get help for that, sweetie. 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. She needed friends, more encouragement from teachers, not teasing and ostracisation. Bernadette went to private grade school called St. Perpetuas in Lafayette Ca. Im not saying Kirsten was totally innocent, for it takes 2, but to Murder in Cold blood. Does it make you feel good to knowingly lie about a dead murdered girl? Always had also. Bernadette was kind to. Bernadette will loose it again if she lost it once. Bernadette May of been misunderstood to, I thought she was Snooty to. I wasnt a cheerleader at all, I was in some clubs at school,( not Bobbies or Atlantis) but Spanish. The only truly real statement that is completely believable is Bernadettes taped confession where she is mostly panicked about press and people knowing. Who are you to tell the judge what to say or do at that time? Angela DelVecchio, APRN, FNP MDI Hospital 10 Wayman Lane Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207 288-5081 At Mount Desert Island Hospital, we provide comprehensive care for you and your family through our hospital in Bar Harbor and a network of health centers across Mount Desert Island. Bernadette even tried to point her finger at Joanna as the one who killed Kirsten. Dont matter if those 2 were mean and Bullies, no right to murder them, that went to far. If Kirsten was mercilessly cruel to Bernadette, it would have been brought up at Bernadettes trial which would have strengthened her case, but it wasnt brought up because it didnt happen. She didnt like their ways mostly. When no one there answered the phone, Alexander Arnold offered to drive her back to a neighbors house in Orinda. People who are spouting off on Kirsten are either Rejects, or friends or family of (Bernadette). Do you really think its acceptable to lure someone out of their house under false pretences and then expect a positive reaction if your lie is discovered? 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. Kirsten didnt really Bully Bernadette, some of the other girls there did Bully her a little. Love your integrity on all this. We bought a do up property. Upper middle class at least. Do I think it was premeditated. Kirsten was just like any other girl who had to go to that snobby school. The girl with the football players heard she was ran out on her ear and laughed out of there to. Bernadette was prettier. Wikipedia.org Orinda Woman, Convicted in 1984 Murder, Is Free on Parole Yes, the movie showed Kirstan being extremely mean. Friends: 5 Of Joey's Girlfriends We'd Love To Date (& 5 We Wouldn't) That would disturb most people. What is horrible is how pathetic Bernadette was to begin with. Some she didnt like, Usually the ones no one else (liked). RELATED: 90210's Tori Spelling Can't Be on Real Housewives Because She's 'Too Nice'. People need others not bullying. The day after the murder in June 1984, rumors had already spread at the tennis courts, down oak-shaded lanes and at poolside. What about its about time, the one who knew Kirsten? Whether the murder was premeditated or not, no one can really determine that, still a young girl died at the hands of Bernadette Protti, and Bernadette will have to live with that the rest of her life. Your eyes are deceiving you. She only had Certain friends. Stuck up she was, no Bully. 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? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. There are more murders in american continent than in Europe and its not in the time of war. Girls, women at any age can be so horrible. I never seen her make fun of anyone, of course, I wasnt around her that much, but she was friendly and nice. That dont make her a terrible person cause she hand probaly only a handful she did t like. She threw up sour cream and onion chips. Material on this site is provided for purposes of education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. I'm all over it! Another lesson is parents should not have kids too late in life. You may think Bernadette is happy and living life, glad you think so, I would hate to have to always live in fear, of fear of running into someone from my past, or, someone who knows about my past. Yes at times maybe she was Snippy, but were teens, who isnt! She felt it was even worse than having killed someone which is ridiculous and sad but thereve been a few cases like this.. Its thought to be the reason why Skylar Neese was really killed though her two best friends who killed her claimed they just didnt like her any more (again doesnt make sense) and there was evidence that Skylar had seen her two friends making out. If you werent Popular she looked down on you just as bad as Kirsten did. Kirsten and Bernadette were both well off. Showing ratings for: 322 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609 . The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) - Click Americana She was always listening to music, making phone calls, dancing. Your email address will not be published. The film's events show shy student Angela Delvecchio, desperate to be popular, intergrating herself into The Larks and attempting to win the friendship of Stacy (who she idealized). If Bernadette had considered Kirstens familys feelings at all, she wouldnt have stolen Kirsten from them by brutally murdering her. She reminds me of Stacey Dash a little. My friend was a friend of hers. No one deserves to be murdered. 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. We werent in the same grade I was one year ahead of her she acted as if she was better. Thats my belief. But Kirsten didnt deserve to die, some of those girls changed and are more sensitive. Move on. Why isnt anyone talking about the incompetency of the police here? RELATED: 10 Best High School Movies Of All Time (Ranked By Rotten Tomatoes). Required fields are marked *. Teen girls are all like Kirsten was described, dont see how she was worse than any other teen girl around. She and her BFF were both Odd. That girl on Deadly Women who portrayed Kirsten was almost perfect, watch Landscape Suicide and they show a girl portraying Kirsten talking on the phone and laughing listening to Music, that is the closest to Kirsten Costas that can be described the best. Any more update regarding Bernadette and the family members of both girls? Kirsten loved to joke and tell funny jokes to. Costas received her secondary education at Miramonte High School, where she was a member of both the varsity swim team and the cheering squad. I believe Bernadette tried to friend her, and as I read and I do believe she acted on impulse, I believe she was just so enraged she snapped and did the (unthinkable). This is what makes me sad the most. By kel12347 @kel12347 (33) United States July 8, 2007 1:01pm CST I watched a movie on LMN yesterday called "Death of a Cheerleader." In it, a girl transferred to a public school and tries to be popular. The ones no one else liked theres a reason usually. She looked like Kirsten with her curly hair, and the Life of the Party like Kirsten. The movie hinted at Bernadette being gay but only a hint. her a few times she was kind of uppity also like Kirsten. Look inwards and think with consideration before you speak. I have to agree some, I was there, Kirsten was Cocky at times, no means a Bully just self absorbed. Kirsten wasnt a Bully. People like you expect the world to owe you something. Doesnt make her a killer, thats being a teenager but dont make it sound like she just said shut up thats unrealistic. Kirsten was the life of the party. Angela Delvecchio currently lives a married life with her husband and child in Portland, Oregon. Ms Bunch and McDonald (proving I knew them) were not mean like that just self absorbed. Kirsten wont grow out of hers, Bernadette took that chance from her. I was happy enough at school without popularity. Obviously we didnt know B was the killer. I know a gal who knew someone who knew Kirsten. You the one telling about the Bullied girls who were accused of the Crime. The Costas family is doing well and went on with life. 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. Get yourself checked out! Berit and Bob Costas live in Hawaii. Anonymous, Kirsten had a bigger heart than people knew about. RELATED: Red Dead Redemption 2 & 9 Other Video Games That Make You Feel Like A Frontiersman One of her relatives I asked how to get ahold of her, and they said she dont want to be bothered with anyone at all from her past, coworkers, former schoolmates and former friends, outside of family she dont want to talk to anyone. Kirsten would of long outgrown that before now, if she had of lived. She was just as mean and snooty as the rest and stuck up to. Yes the Homecoming Queen said nice things about Kirsten, but she was at the (top) and Kirsten liked those people. The case is extremely old now. Community. She was, says one of the judges, a perfect cheerleader.. 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. Kirsten always showed off her cheers, she was proud. If Bernadette was so Sweet would of never murdered. the fact is bullying had nothing to do with it she was a sick and twisted individual and still is! But I will feel honored at the same timebut I still would have been weirded out. It doesnt sound as if Kirsten bullied Bernadette, other than the one comment about her ski gear. 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. They obviously made some bad decisions and theres repurcussions for your poor decisions, thats not Kirstens fault, you mad that decisions, not Kirsten. 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. It has changed a bit in Backyard Hockey because in the older games, her outfit looks like overalls. I didnt know Kirsten very well. In swimming pools she would practice tumbling, one friend told about it, she would dive in the water and do back flips. In another one of your comments your wrote Well said Sarah. Some of these girls ( not Nancy or Joanna) acted like Hoes, and ppl dont take kindly to that. Kirsten was the energy of the house, says her mother. Shut up already and get a life. Death of a Cheerleader - What Happened to Angela Delvecchio? - myLot I know there were problems beteewn she and Nancy Kane, and that other blamed girl. This makes sense since shows like Beverly Hills 90210 were all the rage. Blaming Kirstens parents for her death is the epitome of classlessness and disrespect.