Bernadette was in with them to so was Jill. Bernadette shoukd of just acknowledged Kirsten was around and spoke Civil to her, without forging the friendship. Bullies should get their a** whooped not killed just because they dont want to be friends with someone. 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. Google It, it sure will tell you. What happened to a lot of those girls fro Kirstens group? Well said Sarah. Kirsten was so adorable. The things that got me mad was it hurt and I couldnt change . Kirsten wasnt Super Rich like Melrose Place, family was well off, so was Bernadettes. 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. Karen, everyone reading your comments sees you as the odious one. I know a gal who knew someone who knew Kirsten. The only incident Bernadette recounted was a remark Kirsten made about her skis. >> Whoever wrote this article is not being honest All of the pictures featured here are photos taken from newspapers, not the authors private collection. Vanessa I agree I knew both girls. Probaly the one who gave details on all those bullied girls at Miramonte. The people implying that Kristen had it coming, or whoever else blamed her parents, are, in life, the jealous Bernadette types. She killed a girl. Bernadette was far out of line I agree. A little over an hour later, an agitated Kirsten rang the bell at a strangers door. Moreover, Bridget Moretti, aka Bernadette Prott, was charged a maximum of nine years but was freed seven years later in 1992 on parole at the age of 23. Why are you victim shaming ? Required fields are marked *. She doesnt leave her house hardly at all anymore. Randall admitted that he felt no sympathy for Kirsten and that is clearly evident in the movie as he deliberately portrayed Kirstens character as an insufferable, unlikable bully bitch in order for Bernadettes character to come across as sympathetic as possible because he identified with her. That was 36 years ago, and the Memory still lingers on. The movie really leaned toward Bernadette being seen by Kirsten and others as less of a person. people arent to worried about this case any longer. She believes that her key to all of this would be the rich and popular Kelly Locke, who is the leader of the school's most prestigious clique. 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. Never wished Kirstens unfortunate death, she may of been misunderstood, but she never talked to me, neither did Bernadette. Moretti and Kristen have been classmates. I believe the conversation was very bizarre to, about desperation of a friendship. But that has about a millionth of a percent chance of ever happening. Bernadette Protti also went to Miramonte High School, along with Kirsten. I didnt hate either one, maybe they were Misunderstood, as for being Stuckup. Her friends got to where they avoided her if possible. Star!! Firstly, Bernadette is an insentient and abhorrent human being. Bernadette is a physchopath and a Killer, and always will be. What? I believe Kirsten was going to out her for being weird and tell her weird conversation to her friends and put her at risk to be the butt of jokes. One thing is for certain, Bernadette has not had any serious run-ins with the law since her release from prison. Rupaul and Sarah, Bernadette has friends and fit in. It was like she was obsessed with her, which she probably was. Your eyes are deceiving you. She is a Sociopath. It wasnt about jealousy, the blond girl has a mental disorder. 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! I can see Kirsten not wanting to be bothered with her. She slaughtered the girl. She was just into herself more than a being a bully. When Bridget tries to develop a friendship with Kelly, things don't go as planned as she gets rejected. I hope shes not sick esp. I dont think she intended to kill Kirsten, I believe she was desperate for a friendship and pushed to hard at it, and when she realized she made a fool out of herself, to became to much for her to handle and she did the (unthinkable). I know. So whoever wrote Miramonte was a bad school and everyone cut everyone down, maybe it was you cause you werent socially accepted, and probably didnt make the best choices, or embarrassed yourself wanting the attention and. You are still getting that she was a bully from the movie where they changed everyones name because they werent doing a real version. Talking peoples business again, McDonald may not like her name being used. A couple of them did, Bern just looked the other way. I thought Kirsten was a very pretty little thing. The Costas family is doing well and went on with life. Kirstens house was Smaller than Bernadettes, how was Kirsten all around was she friendly? ?lol go guys and do some research..the real Bernadette was very beautiful,(but poor) while the real Kristen was very average (but rich)Kristen well deserved her fate,all the bullies making others life miserableno sympathy from me at all. An affluent varsity cheerleader stabbed to death by her less-popular classmate in a fit of rage and jealousy? Maybe Snooty, but no Bully. You clearly are basing your opinions on a movie a fictional depiction. On July 29, the final 2020 survey was performed, and it revealed that she is married. 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. About seventeen years ago, Arthur and Berit Costas moved from Oakland to Orinda seeking a beautiful, safe community with good schools. She only confessed cause the FBI was cornering her, and she had no where to turn to. How Many Games Are Played In The First Round Of The NHL Playoffs. I was happy enough at school without popularity. Most Cheerleaders are friendly, but kind of Stuck up as well, and picky about thier friends. Asking a butt of yourself getting it. Most of the Bobbies were Snooty. This type of case just proves what can happen when bullies go too far. Just because the Costas had millions of dollars and Are socialites Of the upper class community Does not give their family the right to treat others like dirt. She had developed an admiration of Kelly as she attempted to become a varsity cheerleader, but when it was revealed who made the team, Bridget was not among them. This is exactly why the Columbine shooting happened, and why these things happen in the first place. If every teen girl was to be murdered due to bullying and being Stuck up, and also Loose with boys then we wouldnt have any teen,girls at all. Real Photos of the Serial Killer Who Stabbed Kirsten Marina Costas Below in this article, let's look at Bridget Moretti's actual images. 3 decades later thats ridiculous. Columbine has nothing to do with case and you know well that the two cant be compared. Matrise LEA Universit de Nice, MA ABD University of Maryland . They had to leave school. Ultimately, it took the police around six months to capture the killer. If Kirsten wanted to smoke pot, Bern would of esp. She was happy go lucky mostly, she only had a couple (she didnt like), we all have someone we do t get long with. Morettis associate and children have come underneath fireplace on-line. The day after the murder in June 1984, rumors had already spread at the tennis courts, down oak-shaded lanes and at poolside. Her friends were all Pretty. Maybe they were all misunderstood. People make their own reputation and choices in life whether they are bad or good. Tara Donnelly, who is now 41 years old, claims that her parents . Another blog claims that Bernadette is a nurse and medical writer, well known for writing for a publicized scientific journal. Where is Bridget Moretti now? Parents sign an agreement to spend $500 to pay for green and white uniforms and cheerleading camp. 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. My god you women are something else. If Bernadette isnt depressed it would be a Miracle. Was Kirsten a smart aleck , dont know but tell me a teen girl who isnt! Whoever wrote this article is not being honest. There are speculations that Bernadette has changed her name to Jeannette Tomanka. She supposedly suffers from depression. If they want it known they will come forth themselves and tell it or contact you. No one have to take the greatest gift God gives,LIFE. Kirsten was angry for her lying to get her out under false pretenses, and she knew something was off. Psychotic high school student Bridget Moretti Bernadette deserved the same sentence as would any get it doesnt matter even if she was a juvenile at the time she.should have been trialed as an adult. I believe she kept crying and begging for her friendship and it weirded Kirsten out. She and her BFF were both Odd. Bernadettes family lived in a more expensive area than Kirsten, so what does that tell you? 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. She is evil and a Monster (with a very dark Soul). B was a Psycho and always will be. Senseless. She never meant harm, as for Bernadette, Kirsten sometimes teased her, and she would be nice to her to, she just was angry for being lured out under false pretense to attend a so called party, and when Bernadette told her feeling about Kirsten, it freaked her out, she spotted something immediately, and she was right. I never thought she would go as far as murder. Again so many came on saying they knew Kirsten and sharing Personal Details on other girls there. They just had their own group of girls. | On February 13, 2022 03:51 AM. So this murderer just gets off free after 8 years and gets to live her life because (somebody picked on her)? Bernadette then stalked Kirsten all the way to her house, ambushed her from behind with a 15/18 inch knife, inflicted Kirsten with two two foot wounds down her back and continued to stab Kirsten when she was suffering on the ground with her wounds. Kirsten was in the class of 1986, 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. And the sister projected her crappy life onto her younger sister because she was unhappy. I was a year behind those girls, Bernadette was mean to me, she was stuck up also. 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. Bernadette pushed her by her false Alibies. Kristen was a total bully, just horrible. 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. Now we have, nonetheless, been in a position to accumulate a few of her photos. Theres way to much in Life than to be spending it chasing someone around over 30 years ago the justice system failed, its just pointless. I am shocked to even read that some people think this 15 year old girl deserved to die because she could be a little snobby at school, I personally would prefer my children to be friends at school with a snobby girl than a cold blooded killer! 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. He attended Loyola Academy and Dartmouth College. That didnt happen that way. I wouldnt have either. By But would a real student please come forward and reveal yourself.. Karen I believe on that fateful night In The car Bernadette was pushing a friendship was was adamant and persistent about it. I thought Miramonte was a nice place, if you make good decisions myoumwill make it (popular or not). Me! I heard also Kirsten was just Self Absorbed to, but not a Bully. As for Nancy Kane she was the best in that group cause she was real, and they couldnt deal with that. I think its time to move forward and put this whole horrible deal behind you cause life is way to short. I know some fragile ppl, and theyd kill themselves before someone else. Your argument is Sort of pointless, and hypocritical considering that Bernadette did not value TRUE FEELINFS, FREINDSHIPS!!! I agree with Karen, you cant prove Kirsten bullied Bernadette. Some 86 graduate girls felt ridiculed and belittled by them as well as I did and others. They were rich. However, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Edward L. Merrill, who heard the juvenile case without a jury, said prosecutors failed to prove first-degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt and ordered Protti to appear on April 1 for sentencing. More like a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model than a Playboy type.. I never wished for Kirsten to die like she did, that was horrible. I would suggest that you should be able to distinguish between a fictional depiction and reality, but judging from your comments it is clearly beyond your capacity to do so. How was the judge stupid when first of all the evidence didnt show or prove 1st degree murder then secondly that was the law at the time? The future is right around the corner, its a waste to go after someone cause the law didnt do their job. Bridget Moretti is famous as Bernadette Protti, a killer of Kirsten Costas. The best way is to bring bullies down a peg or a few. She is in her 50s currently, and it seems like she has gotten a fresh start at life. Bernadette was sweet, cant imagine her even capable of something like Murder, but she was. I heard on here Joanna was bullied bad, so were quite a few others. Like I said, Bernadette is shady. I also believe Nancy and Joanna were nice girls that had thier moments also. Im sure Kirsten had her moments and faults and good qualities as well. Even Bernadette was to I bet. This time around, Aubrey Peeples (Nashville) steps into the Kellie Martin role as Bridget Moretti, a high-schooler desperate to fit in and bond with popular cheerleader Kelly Locke (played by . Ive been suicidal just from being bullied. Kirsten is the true victim in this case. You that said Kirsten was mean, dont know her, or anything about her. Also Bernadette wasnt bullied or singled out, thats BS. Besides, Moretti is the murderer who killed her friend Kirsten Costas. She and one of her good friends practiced all the time. She may be dead by now or have this bad Virus. It sounds like something Berns BFF called Kirsten, that or Virginia Protti, it is someone close to Bern. I had to deal with people like Kirsten in high school. Anyone who defends her is just as Sick and Twisted as she is. Probably chubby ugly girls who were bullied as kids. Sometimes she could come off the wrong way, but if someone rubbed her the wrong way, she would let them know. Bernadette was a Snob also. She is a well-known Brit Adrian Higham is suffering from an illness due to his eating disorder. She didnt give examples because she wasnt bullied by Kirsten. Maybe you need to hear one of those shooters moms speak on YouTube on the Ted talks. 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. There was no justification for murder even if the victim was a bully, which it seems she was, at worst, catty. You are lying. I just felt like I didnt fit in at Miramonte or Orinda. Did you know the other 2 girls that were accused? In the meantime, and along with the rest of the town, I watched this whole tale unfold sadly and slowly during the course of several months. Dylan and Eriks parents were loaded. Some are quick, rich, own the finest and the most expensive of anything. Further, he thought that he was witnessing a fistfight, but in fact, Protti had stabbed Costas five times with a butcher knife and ran. Likewise, Kristen was the daughter of affluent parents, Arthur and Berit Costas. Some are quick, rich, own the finest and the most expensive of anything. Witnesses offer conflicting accounts, Mars Voltas lead singer broke with Scientology and reunited with the band. No one wanted to believe that the killer came from Orinda, the lush Northern California suburb where Kirsten lived. According to the sources, Bridget Moretti started as a nurse after being released from prison, where she served for more than seven years. After that, Bridget ran away from California and settled in Oklahoma, adopting the title Jeannette Butler. Missy was Described as a Bully and Very Mean also. Some claimed it was am an act of Satanism or a PCP-induced killing. I dont think she was, just a teen girl who was like the rest in competition. Kirsten liked almost everybody. 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? That Dee if it is who I think she was always in trouble and never listened. You claim you know Kirsten, are you the one who told about the Bullied Girls who were ran out and Demonized. I never imagined she would literally kill Kirsten, cause Bernadette was so quiet and her demeanor said nothing about her being a killer at all. Kirsten was almost identical to that, no like Tori Spelling. She was mercilessly cruel to anyone who was nothing like her although death in my opinion was far too good for her or any other bully. Im not saying Kirsten was totally innocent, for it takes 2, but to Murder in Cold blood. Kirsten May of been Stuck up and Caddy, most teen girls are, but she got along with almost everyone, she got along with Bernadette at first, till Bernadette kept trying to be her friend. Bernadette rang Kirstens mother to invite Kirsten to a non existent sorority dinner. Bernadette concocted a plan to get Kirsten out of her house and it appears that Kirsten got annoyed when she discovered that Bernadette lied to get her out of her house alone. Moreover, it took the police nearly six months to trace out Costas assassin. She didnt like Nancy and a few others. But you are not making her case by behaving like a bully yourself. I was told she had no known enemies. I didnt know Kirsten that well, talked to her a few times in passing but we didnt know each other. Sounds like her parents Shouldve did some actual parenting and taught her how to have respect for other people. Kirsten doesnt look much better than she. She is desperate to befriend Kelly Locke, the coolest girl in school, and join the Bobettes. Also people dont want to be around someone who makes a butt out of themselves and acts like an idiot, its to embarrassing. The girl with the football players heard she was ran out on her ear and laughed out of there to. Can you give examples of Kirsten degrading others and thinking she is better than everyone? Too bad Bernadette WAS a pathetic psychopathic freak. If the ones acting like Hoes were demonized while everyone lived happily ever after, why were they demonized. If Bernadette was so Sweet, why did she watch 2 girls take the blame? However, this endeavor was met with several failures. Poor bernadette seemed very vulnerable and in need of help. Material on this site is provided for education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. Kirsten was adorable. Most cheerleader s are friendly, and yes at the same time, kind of stuck up, to a degree, they only run with certain groups, but they will say hello to you, and help you if you need it. Get yourself checked out! Self Absorbed yes. Likewise, Moretti and Kristen was a classmate. And if Kirsten was so bad and such a bully why did Bernadette want to be friends with her so badly? To them maybe. Since then, Bernadette Protti has seemingly vanished without a trace. I bet she finally became an outcast fro supporting Bernadette. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. LP was a lot like Kirsten. At 50 years old, I too have been bullied my whole life. I believe she made a clumsy pass at Kirsten, or said something weird, and Kirsten got all freaked. I knew Kirsten she was funny and adorable. Bernadette had it all planned, if Kirsten didnt give her the response she hoped for, she was planning to kill her. 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. Kirsten from my Understanding was Self Absorbed and a Snob, but not a Bully. Well it is best to not bother the girl anymore sick or not, cause she moved on and so did the Costas family, so why keep the fuel burning, its just best to let folks live their lives. Several Miramonte folks from the class of 1986 complained it was rough and if you werent accepted you were ran off and out of there.
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