She is still Crazy as always. She could of been real nice and friendly. Is the Action-War Epic 'The Dirty Dozen' Based on a True Story? She had taken Kirsten out in her car, where the latter felt that Bernadette had gone weird. But how did it come to this? How was Bernadette a fragile human being? Lip Smackers from Bonne Bell: The super trendy vintage lip balm from the 70s & 80s, Vintage Tonka trucks & other old Tonka toys, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Trailer, reviews, cast interviews & where to watch it again, In 1984, everybody was gettin Footloose at the movies, dancing along with a young Kevin Bacon, The Six Million Dollar Man: Lee Majors was stronger, faster, better in this classic 70s TV show, These 40 vintage TV dinners look even better than we remember, Pretty, thin, young and single? 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First, she never made it to the cheerleading team and did not make it to the yearbook staff. Same for guys as well, but girls are a lot worse. We know Bernadette has issues, you that like her and defend her have Issues as well. Those movies arent for real! You are one OBSESSED weirdo. But would a real student please come forward and reveal yourself.. If so, sweetie I want to meet you. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. She said Bernadette was kind of Snooty also. Death of a Cheerleader is one of the most famous movies of real-life murder cases involving cheerleaders. They still do Bernadette and always will, so she has to look over her head every second. I believe she kept crying and begging for her friendship and it weirded Kirsten out. That pain of being relentlessly bullied stays with you your whole life and your self worth is damaged. She is evil and a Monster (with a very dark Soul). Kirsten wasnt a bully at all. She fit it fine and was considered to be popular in her own way. They werent as bad as you think. Just because there was bullying in a fictional movie, doesnt mean the Bernadette was bullied by Kirsten in real life. Death of a Cheerleader follows the story of two girls in Hollybrook High, in the fictional town of Colina, California. Now that you know, have fun looking around! very sad. Google It, it sure will tell you. I cant stand snobby bitches who put others down and bully them. Put God first. She loved to play Nancy Drew. She wasnt a fan of stupidity or annoyance, or someone rubbed her the wrong way, she let them know. It sounds like she was only mean one time about her having cheap ski boots. So youre justifying Murder due to bullying? That already happened. I believe she made a clumsy pass at Kirsten, or said something weird, and Kirsten got all freaked. 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. We had honor students who were kind of poor, but we loved them, and learned from them. Mats you knew those Girls? Yes we all feel that way, but nothing can be done about it, decision has already been made. Lot of weirdos on this thread. They were rich. And you dont give a fuck cause you are popular? The rest of you can lurk around and limp your hunchback selves to therapy. This is the true story Death of a Cheerleader is based on. I certainly dont condone murder under any circumstances even if someone is being bullied but I certainly think it is a terrible thing to actually do a movie that is based on true events without any detail to the accuracy of the characters. Bernadette was not a nice girl, if she was then shed never of killed Kirsten, shed left her alone and went on. Asking a butt of yourself getting it. Think of what youre sayingfragile ppl dont turn to homicide. Being disgusted that the murderer allowed two innocent girls to be accused of the murder? Probably was, she allowed 2:girls to take the blame. This is all clearly stated in the intro. Bernadette, the youngest of six children, grew up in a hard-working family, but she was not happy and content with how things were. Some girls said she was mean to people, we all have opinions, but Im sure she was smart alecky at times, what teen girl isnt, even Bernadette was I bet as well. She was friendly and outgoing. You got kids in all school people try to duck away from and avoid. She didnt bully, but she told people how she felt. Also a DJ chick who was Singled out.Using McDonalds name sure she will appreciate it. I know a gal who knew someone who knew Kirsten. It wasnt so much how you dressed, or how much money your family had, it was on how you acted.. Our Gymn Teacher was impressed on how a lot of us girls got along, only time we bickered is when we played Soccer We were a family.. As I wrote to you in a previous comment, if anyone was pushed to the brink, it was Kirsten, but instead of reacting violently like Bernadette did, she ran from Bernadettes car. They werent socially accepted on account of the choices they made.. Berns BFF chose to support her( that set her apart) In Orinda if you act like a Bad A.. you wont be accepted. They were more aquainted than you think. The kids went to Miramonte High School. The boys at Miramonte liked Bernadettes childhood friend and Kirsten, none were interested in Bernadette. Kirsten Costas, who had just finished her sophomore year at Miramonte High School in this scenic, affluent suburb, was killed at about 10pm Saturday, Contra Costa County . I didnt really know her, just who she was, same for Bernadette. So sad her life was shortened. It weirded Kirsten out. Even if Kirsten was mean, it still doesnt justify killing her. And, they realized, the problem didnt lie only with Bernadette. It also tends to victimize blonds! We were never the same after that, Miramonte was never the same after that. Kirstens family and Berns family were both Well off, Bern lived in a Richer part. So classy and dead on. Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief, Check your email and confirm your subscription. After her mother read it, she picked her up from school and went to the police station to record the confession. Thats a much more obvious motive. Maybe she did something to make it bad. Rubbish. Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead on Saturday, June 23, 1984, as one of the stab wounds had bisected the heart's major artery. The judgemental insecurities started there for Bernadette and everyone else that was raised in those conditions. This girl lives in San Francisco and knows a person who knows someone who knew Kirsten. Sheriffs deputies said Kirsten Costas, 15, was stabbed repeatedly after she was given a ride home by a Moraga resident, who was not identified. A label she will never ever get rid of, no matter how nice she becomes. What if what you and I perceive as not nice clothes were as nice as she opened bc her family wasnt wealthy? People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Bernadette her family says she is suffering from Depression maybe karma collecting. Its not about them, its all about Kirsten who,was,robbed of her life, and robbed from her family. Kirsten is better looking than bernadette, because Kirsten facial features are in proportion with her face.. bernadette is not. 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? When the taped confession was played, the only noise in the hushed courtroom was Bernadettes sweet, girlish voice. Ruelas' death stunned Miramonte students, teachers and parents. When the time was up, Elaine Protti read her daughters confession. But I heard both sides on Kirsten, some say she was a hugging person who liked everyone, like in the Interview of a friend of hers mom said she was a loveable Puppy. Bernadette is a physchopath and a Killer, and always will be. So you say she was a bully, well prove it. Bernadette was described as homely. One day after Kirstens family had left, she was picked up by someone in a Pinto. Yes the Homecoming Queen said nice things about Kirsten, but she was at the (top) and Kirsten liked those people. A cheerleader was found dead, and with the investigators having little to go on, they brought in the FBI, who made some astounding revelations. She lived big. If there was people in need, in the Bobbies we helped those people.. if someone didnt have nice clothes we were theyre Secret Santa at Christmas time If someone wasnt as smart, (we didnt knock them down), we helped them Kirsten did to,(so did Bernadette) In fact, Bernadette wanted to help the poor. I heard Kirsten was self absorbed, but no bully. It was more harmful teasing that she meant nothing by. Bernadette chased her, tailgated her home when Alex Arnold took her home, if Bernadette hadnt of bothered her, she wouldnt of bothered Bernadette, she didnt have to like Bern, and she didnt owe Bern a thing. I got cut off before I had a chance to say anything else. 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. Also, Im flattered by the attention you gave me on the blog. If we all got along with everyone then it would be boring. I just felt like I didnt fit in at Miramonte or Orinda. Bernadette was just as nice as we were on swim team together growing up. The future is right around the corner, its a waste to go after someone cause the law didnt do their job. Kirsten went to strangers, wanting to be dropped off home. Read about the real story instead of talking crap. Heres what I think came down, the 2 girls had an argument and Bernadette was afraid she would of been kicked out of the (Bobbies) and excluded from that group. Most Cheerleaders are friendly, but kind of Stuck up as well, and picky about thier friends. It was to Personal. Read the facts of the case instead of perpetuating lies that Kirsten pushed Bernadette or that she bullied Bernadette. Kirsten didnt really Bully Bernadette, some of the other girls there did Bully her a little. She didnt like their ways mostly. Sarah Dugdale was cast as the victim, Nina Miller. Its time to move on and stop rehashing alll this. One reporter wrote that by the end of the tape, even Berit Costass head was bowed. I dealt with it so I know. I wasnt there, but it sounded like she was holding her till she agreed to be friends on her terms, (Bernadettes). As for the girls who got blamed, so sorry if your lives were miserable at the time, but remember Bernadette was scared herself and did t know what to do, she didnt aim for all that to come down. Maybe things wouldve been different for her and she would still be here today. She had her whole life ahead of her, even if she was a smart aleck she would of grown out of it long before now. Bernadette was nice to, but she had hidden obsessions. She just got irritated cause Bernadette lied to her and lured her out under false Circumstances, Id be annoyed and Angry to. A popular 15-year-old high school cheerleader described as an "All American girl" was stabbed to death on a neighbor's doorstep, apparently by another teenage girl. We lived it and lived through it, so its time to move on. LOL. I didnt get into the club I wanted to. You wrote in another comment , Kristen had it well deserved. And yes, I was bullied in high school too. Shes obviously mentally ill . Note: This article may feature affiliate links, and purchases made may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. On the other hand, Bernadette informed her parents that she had a babysitting job that day. She called Kirsten's home while she was away and told her mother that her daughter was invited to a Bobbies' dinner, and it was a secret. And for the love of Pete, its would HAVE, should HAVE, and could HAVE. Was Bernadette fragile when she coolly discussed Kirstens murder with classmates, some of which include Kirstens friends. Those girls like Chris she hung with has changed, theyre not like they were in school, Kirsten would of changed also as she got older. To much detailed stuff if you ask me. This poor girl never got to grow up and experience life all because some horrible, disturbed girl murdered her. I feel very sad for both sides. Why isnt anyone talking about the incompetency of the police here? Who are you to tell the judge what to say or do at that time? Friends said she was a glowing part of the student body with a warm and welcoming personality. The Lifetime movie serves as a dramatic retelling, where we see how a girl decides that she can be popular and accepted at school, by befriending one of the more beautiful classmates. Only talked to her once or twice ever. I never understood why Bernadette killed Kirsten. I dont go by Movies cause Movies dramatize the events to how they perceive it. A grown woman from England pretending to be someone who knew Bernadette, Kirsten, or Kirstens brother. Bernadette grabbed the knife from the vehicle and met Kirsten on her neighbour's lawn, and a scuffle ensued. If you were snubbed at Miramonte, maybe you caused your own reactions. The motive: she feared that the murdered girl would tell other schoolmates she was weird. It took investigators some time to conclude the case, which is quite baffling when looking back at the circumstances leading to the murder. Everyone wants to be the best. I didnt get on yearbook. Even religion, which is supposed to be about mostly how you treat others. Kirsten didnt hate anyone, (as for Dee) she didnt like the way she acted thats all. Later, she would throw her T-shirt and sweatpants in the garbage dump of the Sleepy Hollow Swim Club. Kirsten was gorgeous! You want to defend your friend and so you should but once you start calling names and trampling over the comments of others you single yourself out as a bully. When this plan is upended, it fuels her jealousy and results in murder. She and one of her good friends practiced all the time. I was a year behind those girls, Bernadette was mean to me, she was stuck up also. Knowing that the Protti family is no longer poor, I hope they didnt benefit financially from this film! Kirsten May of been just like that, I couldnt tell you thats true. Youre either Bernadette or her Sister, or a Close friend like Berns BFF. To conclude, it is obvious that Death of a Cheerleader is based on a true event that shocked the small American town. Both were members of the swim team, but Costas was reportedly much more popular than Protti, according to the Associated Press in 1984. I didnt kill anyone, I went to college, had a successful career, a loving family and am happily retired with my husband who I met right after I graduated college in 1983. I was on a few adult precision ice skating teams, and let me tell you, some of the women who were on the teams were a hell of a lot worse than high school girls!! Doesnt it seem weird that Bernadettes sister would have an 18-inch knife for cutting tomatoes? Judging from your malicious, reprehensible comments and utter ignorance and delusion, your moral fiber is rotten to the core, and I pity any child subjected to your skewed guidance as their moral fiber will no doubt succumb to decay. Kellie Martin played the role masterfully. That was all taken from her, so unfair. Cause Bernadette was so obsessed with Kirsten liking her, she had some idea it was Bernadette, also Bernadette owned a Pinto same make as the car seen speeding away. No one wanted an absence to be confused with an arrest. So she didnt like everybody who does? No Tori Spellings character in a fictionalized movie was a bit mean. Everybody who knew her just loved her well most everybody. One of the most popular girls attending the Miramonte High School in Orinda, Calif., Costas was envied for her beautiful looks and privileged background. She got out in 1992. Meanwhile, Kirsten had died of her wounds. Killing her just because you were jealous? Check out these sexist stewardess job requirements of the 50s & 60s, The original Rice Krispies treats recipe from 1940 & its delicious history, 100 vintage 1960s supermarkets & old-fashioned grocery stores, Vintage Fostoria glass: 100+ old patterns, colors & styles of the classic American glassware, Why the old Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York was the very definition of extravagance, See some huge classic 50s station wagons, with fins & rear-facing back seats, Remember these? Can you give examples of Kirsten degrading others and thinking she is better than everyone? Kirsten was nice, yeah, she and a few she didnt like, but they were the kids no one liked. Bernadette was far out of line I agree. Love your integrity on all this. She needed friends, more encouragement from teachers, not teasing and ostracisation. Kelly, Karin and Brooke, her friends shout. Theyre not up with Morbid fascinations due to all the stuff that is going on Worldwide today. 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.