Her one friend in the group changed, she now fights for womens right. Bernadette will never escape her Image of what people have of her, no matter how Nice she becomes. 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Her friends were all Pretty. Kirsten was just trying to find her way like we all were in a snobby, competitive crappy little town through the Caldecott tunnel. I hear she isnt a nurse any longer and just stays home mostly. Bernadette was far out of line I agree. Please explain how Bernadette was pushed to the brink? Theyre not looking forward to seeing her. [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. You need to stop defending yourself and own up to the damage you did. Leave a review . 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 . Berns home on La Espiral was Larger and more Expensive. I just hear she stays mostly to herself and dont see much of former classmates. Angela is related to Elizabeth Biernot and Angela E Goodson. This is exactly why the Columbine shooting happened, and why these things happen in the first place. She is what people who know psychology well, especially Criminal Psychology, a Sociopath! She called Kirsten names. Now that you know, have fun looking around! Kirstens family and Berns family were both Well off, Bern lived in a Richer part. Her BFF said the same exact thing abour Kirsten I could call you out but I wont. Kirsten fell and sprang up again. I hardly knew this girl. The cheerleaders in the class of 86 and 87 were mostly snobs around there. the fact is bullying had nothing to do with it she was a sick and twisted individual and still is! Karen, its true, Bernadette was obsessed with Kirsten . Over, if Kirsten bullied B why didnt B use it to Strenghten her Case. Was Kirsten a smart aleck , dont know but tell me a teen girl who isnt! . She just acted Odd a lot. Esp one 86 girl who thought she was just on top of the world. Why are you so focused on what they looked like? Shes on the East Coast last I heard, I hear shes fine health wise, and some say she wasnt feeling well awhile back, not sure why, shes mellowed out a lot through the years. Kirstens house was Smaller than Bernadettes, how was Kirsten all around was she friendly? MSW Student @ Ohio University. Your email address will not be published. Thier homecoming Queen was friendly and always spoke to people. She's got a crafty slowball, a nasty right hook, and a . About seventeen years ago, Arthur and Berit Costas moved from Oakland to Orinda seeking a beautiful, safe community with good schools. Same for guys as well, but girls are a lot worse. Bernadette then drove Kirsten to an empty car park at night and appears to have confessed feelings of admiration for Kirsten. Calling her a B and saying she dressed nice in an interview. Find out more here. Lifetime should be ashamed. Worry about this Virus that is killing people Worldwide. What is wrong with you? You knew both girls? She had a circle of friends, Kirsten was more popular though. Facebook gives people the. I know this because I was there in the same class of Kirsten and Bernadette. Not boring (ugly, maybe, not boring), and also thus not a natural blonde. No one really cares why. One girl said stupid stuff that embarrassed you, and cussed all the time, and other girls who smoked or cussed, she didnt associate with them, she didnt want around them. The guys did reject her, and that insensed her inferiorityand self esteem. Same for Bernadette, but she had to make this choice that will change her life. 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. Parent blaming is so ridiculous in this case but, if any parents are to blame, maybe its bernadettes . I dont think she was any worse than any other teenage girl by any means. Its all coming back to haunt her for what she did. Her parole would have gone ahead sooner apparently but in 1992 one of the parole board Victor Wisehart voted to keep her in jail as she showed an inability to control her anger and he felt that she was still a danger to the public, she had had a violent altercation with a boyfriend in the prison/school system, he said there was a hidden trigger that switched on when she didnt get her own way! The main point so many of you are missing is a beautiful young girl lost her life! As for Bernadette, do I believe she was a nice girl, yes I believe she was, but she became overly jealous that led her to rage and murder. You are disturbing and evil by stating that death was too good for Kirsten, an innocent victim of a brutal murder. I read alot om her to. Art became an executive with the 3M Corporation, and Berit stayed home, looking after the kids and the house. Kirsten Ill admit she wasnt in favor with stupid acting people and had zero tolerance for them, (as did I). Bernadette chased her. I was called ugly, to my face by a group of senior boys on my first day. I got cut off before I had a chance to say anything else. Dee I dont agree with you, so Kirsten and them had you on a project assignment and they didnt include you in the circle, you ever thought maybe you gave signals you dont belong, or why didnt you ask them to allow you, people cant read minds. The latest Tweets from Angela Del Vecchio (@angidelvecchio1) Kirsten was described as a cheerful girl by classmates, and I do believe for the most part, she got along with most her classmates and school mates. Sweet Melancholy my tail. Kirsten would of long outgrown that before now, if she had of lived. Bernadette planned everything down to the last detail, even telling Kirstens Mum to ask Kirsten not to tell anyone about the supposed dinner that night. Angela DelVecchio - Facebook 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. I agree with Miss Kiwi, I believe Bernadette was dangerously obsessed with Kirsten. We all moved on, every time we rehash this, it just brings up the past to that very day. No one wanted to believe that the killer came from Orinda, the lush Northern California suburb where Kirsten lived. Kirsten May of been just like that, I couldnt tell you thats true. A Friend to Die For premiered in September and was the highest-rated TV movie of 1994. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I honestly thought Bernadette wouldve looked worse. She didnt have time to (bully). Read the article. I saw the film Death of a Cheerleader this January, 2021. Join Facebook to connect with Angela Delvecchio and others you may know. We get it now, we already got it. Angela Delvecchio Aka Bernadette Protti: Where Is she Today? The She and her BFF were both Odd. What bad behaviour? I heard Bernadette was Snobbish also as well. YOU NEED TO LEAVE BERNADETTE TO GOD, AND YOUR NOT HIM. As I wrote in a previous comment to you above rupaul/joy, if there was evidence of Kirsten bullying Bernadette, she would have given examples which would have strengthened her case and possibly portrayed her as a sympathetic character. This is what makes her an easy choice every single time. 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. Seems like alot of a holes justifying others that are a holes sorry no justification theres no reason to act like an a hole young or old, you treat all ppl with respect and the way you yourself would like to be treated dont need parents or Bible school to learn morality, any person who trust to justify any bad behavior has no morality or class in my opinion, and theres a post somewhere that says girls went along with bullying so they werent the ones being bullied lol, what a sad excuse thats called being a coward and a follower and has nothing to do with popularity depending on what ones warped definition is of popularity its not how a person looks or what they have or how they act but how they are perceived by what they do by inspiring ppl its being admirable and nothing is admirable about acting like trash talking scans that need to put others down to feel better about themselves thats just lowlives that probably pick on the handicaps as well real big of them, thats no one by definition that I popular some ppl must have thier definition all messed up and who says theyre popular anyway them lol Im sure every group thought they were the special ones, but by lowering ones level to picking on other ppl harassing demeaning and taunting them eventually theyre going to come across the wrong ppl who dont take that bs, and Im not justifying murder but it takes more than a bad comment on a pair of boots to push someone to that point, Im sure she didnt share all of the abuse she was subjected to, but I definitely compare scum that target other ppl to feel better about themselves like the leader of the holocaust and if thousands or plausibly millions werent followers of some psycho with an inflated ego than millions of ppl would have never been tortured or murdered all because scum bags like the ones that come up with excuses for bad behavior cant stand up for whats right because theyre pathetic loosers that are too afraid to stand up for whats right and they ate no better those ppl who did nothing and followed hitler were all conspirators and complicit and there are a multitude of cases just like that which is why ppl need to stop with there warped sense of wanting to belong to some misfit group that is the furthered thing from what is popular is really all about. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482. People need others not bullying. I dont think it was so much bullying as it was insecurity, I think Bernadette said something that went all wrong in the car. 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. No one owes anyone a thing. Joe she must of liked your Sister. i dont want to hear poor bernadette was bullied no she had mental issues. The alternate title for this psychological thriller is Death of a Cheerleader (which is, perhaps, more to the point and more of a draw for those viewers still bitter because they never made the squad). Most teen girls are smart alecky and mean. The 90210 star had also worked with Marley Shelton before, who played Jamie Hall in the 1996 movie,Scream. But, it is actually based on another true story about a cheerleader in the midwest whocommitted suicide, hence the lyrics: "Yellow carnations and roses galore were sent to the mother and placed by the door in the spot where her daughter had taken her life ". No one is killed without a reason. This is Bern or her sister, or even BFF. Material on this site is provided for purposes of education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. There was no justification for murder even if the victim was a bully, which it seems she was, at worst, catty. Sensing something fishy, Kirsten escaped from the car, but Protti followed her home and attacked her there with a kitchen knife. She just didnt think at the time and it cost a lot of people lots of problems. Ok, I agree with you that Kirsten was better-looking, but you realize that Bernadette was part Italian, right? You are one OBSESSED weirdo. She's the only backyard kid with a pitching rating of 10, and she does not disappoint. Bernadette is hiding out, dont know about the depression, but she is in hiding and dont want her location exposed now, not sure if she is married anymore, but shes not working, she is somewhere out of State close to a family member. No more Bernadette has a point. Im not sure shes really sick, I just hear she is, and doesnt leave her home hardly. Either way, it doesnt matter because Bernadette is a bitch, which is more important any day than looks. Now thats just sad. Art and Berit were Wonderful people. Kirsten didnt hate anyone, (as for Dee) she didnt like the way she acted thats all. I dont think she suffers from depression, but she is wanting to isolate from the World. Anyone who defends her and likes her is a Pathetic Loser also. Do I think it was premeditated. Some claimed it was am an act of Satanism or a PCP-induced killing. That child was a nightmare to her peers and friends (lets not forget how much she disrespected them every day). They are Cat Mean. Kirsten was a cute sweet looking little thing. In the film, Angela is convicted of second-degree murder (meaning it was not premeditated - even though it was) and sentenced to confinement in juvenile hall until age 25, but was released and paroled after a few years. Angela Delvecchio | Backyard Football Wiki | Fandom If she didnt like someone , there was a reason. 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.. So you are offbeat to, for defending a Killer. Only talked to her once or twice ever. (Lucky you). I was the daughter of a single mom who was a teacher. She was also shown to be a self-centered and cruel bully, with her main target for harassment being Goth student Monica Whitley. We need an Memorial Page set up for Kirsten. Kellie Martin: Angela Delvecchio - IMDb Bernie has a sweet melancholy. You are full of it. Lisa I totally agree. Bernadettes family lived in a more expensive area than Kirsten, so what does that tell you? But would a real student please come forward and reveal yourself.. Anyone who defends her is just as Sick and Twisted as she is. She apparently moved again and left the medical field, probably because her real name and location was outed by amateur internet detectives. So think before you get that angry cause there is no turning back from it. Angela was born to pitch. By the time she reached Miramonte, Kirsten was in the clique that counted the loud crowd, some kids called it. Youre going off the crappy movie. Angela Delvecchio pictures, video: Mac If Kirsten was going to out Bernadette she would of told Alex Arnold all about her. I didnt know Kirsten very well. Every School has kids people dont like! You took the words right out of my mouth! She looked like a nice person that had a good life ahead of her. She should of just left Kirsten alone and went on with other things, Kirsten wouldnt of gave her any thought otherwise, but she was just obsessed with Kirsten and Kirsten liking her, that was the main focus in her life, and it took Kirstens unfortunately. Maybe LP doesnt want to be the Life of the party. Like Missy Availa saying she was roughish and wild and Loose, didnt give Karen Severson and Laura Doyle any right to murder her either. Your email address will not be published. Bernadette admitted to many friends she craved the wealthy life, and hated that her own parents (whom I feel sorry for) were so old. Snobs like Kristen who think they are better than everyone, put others down, and degrade them because of their class status are the reason shootings like Columbine took place. I cant tell you if every single one of them get together, I know lots do. Kirsten she had her moments there was a few she didnt like, as I said, it was ones that no one else liked. 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. Missy was Described as a Bully and Very Mean also. : Were you a perfect teen who got along with everyone and never said anything unkind to anyone ever? She would of grown out of that. Any more update regarding Bernadette and the family members of both girls? Backyard Baseball 2001/2003: Player Card. Not saying Kirsten and Missy were Saints, but we all Bully and been Bullied. It gave me the creeps. If Bernadette hadnt of lied under false pretense she wouldnt of been so mad at her. We didnt want to associate with them, cause we didnt want to get in trouble We got good grades and did what we were suppose to, our way of (having fun) and Choices were different than theirs. And Sarah saying Kirsten got what she deserved. Now the new version of the movie was making Bernadette innocent, when Kirsten was innocent herself. 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. This is Berns BFF Ill bet. [6], It took the police almost six months to find Costas' killer. All are welcome. She could be mean, in fact, I could see her getting mean before I could see Kirsten. first of all, the judge had to be stupid to find it second degree murder and it doesnt matter if she didnt plan to kill kirsten. I dealt with it so I know. She had plenty of friends like in the film who loved her, but she cared only about superficial things, and people. At 50 years old, I too have been bullied my whole life. Bernadette isnt coming anyway, she is not well anymore. She is evil and a Monster (with a very dark Soul). Youre talking about Tori Spelling in a movie being a minor bully not Kirsten whom you know next to nothing about. But for the most part Kirsten got along with mostly everyone. She was full of life. Sorry about that. No one deserves to be murdered. LOL. Anonymous, Kirsten had a bigger heart than people knew about. I still have nightmares of many girlfriends ignoring me, making fun of me and being just vicious. 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. Even if her friend was bullying dont give right to take life. For you to even fix your fingers to type a reference that this was some sort of fault of the victims speaks volumes about you as a person. She may of just wanted to scare Bernadette so she would leave her alone (Bernadette) Bernadette took things way to personal, and, it became Personal.. Joe Kosla hi. I dont understand why Kirsten Costas was portrayed as a pretty girl or how she even was some one to be jealous of. Much more middle class. In the movie, she's well into her junior year of high school before someone catches on that she did it. [7], Protti claimed to have found the kitchen knife by chance, and her elder sister, Virginia Varela, testified in court that she kept that knife in her car to cut vegetables. Maybe others didnt think so, but to many said she was. Tony's sister, Angela Delvecchio, is also quite an awesome player in these games. 2016 - 2020. Think of what youre sayingfragile ppl dont turn to homicide. We are all different. Cant see her making fun of anyone. Also Bernadette wasnt bullied or singled out, thats BS. There are more murders in american continent than in Europe and its not in the time of war. The only freak in this tragic story is Bernadette. I wouldnt have either. Can you give examples of Kirsten degrading others and thinking she is better than everyone? Kirsten always showed off her cheers, she was proud. Did you ever think that she would not want to try to defend herself in court with letting out the terrible things Kristen said to her and how she berated her and others because she was sorry and she felt as though that would only add insult to injury to Kristens family? 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. Whoever wrote this article is not being honest. Protti legally changed her name and departed to another location to start a new family following the traumatic incident. Anyway, the past cannot be erased, rather we can learn from every instance and scenario. Maybe if Bernadette wouldnt of chased her, she wouldnt of had to of murdered her. Kirsten was almost identical to that, no like Tori Spelling. The person I knew didnt hate Kirsten, she just thought she was Snooty or Misunderstood. I think a lot of people would have found Bernadettes plan to lure them out of their house under false pretences very disconcerting and would be angered over it like Kirsten appears to have been. We were never the same after that, Miramonte was never the same after that. Was there 1 or 2 girls blamed for the Murder? Poor bernadette seemed very vulnerable and in need of help. Sounds like her parents Shouldve did some actual parenting and taught her how to have respect for other people. The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) - Click Americana Do I believe Kirsten was a Mean girl (bully) not at all, I believe she had those she didnt like and may of been Snooty towards that got on her nerves. Sad. Ms. Angela Delvecchio, Nurse Practitioner | Bar Harbor, ME | WebMD I was there too. Kirsten was angry for her lying to get her out under false pretenses, and she knew something was off. Like you said, she is paying for it and has been for years. Movie portrayed Kirsten as a Snotty girl, when really she was just down to Earth and Vivacious and fun Loving. Lets make it a great Memorial for Kirsten. She is still notorious for her heinous act of murdering a young girl named Kirsten Marina Costas in 1984. That Movie had Tori Spelling kind of a Bully. She was snooty to or maybe just misunderstood. 20+ "Angela Delvecchio" profiles | LinkedIn The movie did not do justice to Kirstens memory as it seemed to blame the victim rather than the killer. Senseless. Ive been suicidal just from being bullied. I just think Bernadette had underlying issues and pressure on her to get to the top, but that was no right for murder. I just believe Bernadette pushed to hard on Kirsten and it weirded out. As any 15 year old would.even today in 2015. Why are you contradicting yourself? Too bad Bernadette couldnt see that.. Sarah, well, MURDER IS NOT AN OPTION!! Lol the people saying bernadette was better looking and Kristen had it coming, oh boyhoping your not the ugly neighbor living on my block and lurking in my bushes. i remember always thinking that Bs case would had been much different today. Angela DelVecchio Managing Editor Philly Sports Digest, Award Winning Broadcast Journalist, News Director, Writer, Public Speaker. You need to get help for that, sweetie. Kirsten was described mostly Vibrant and friendly by others, and so was Bernadette. You are lying. Cant blame Kirsten if you werent popular, maybe ask yourself why. Jealousy is an ugly thingmuch like bernadette. Those movies arent for real! The most obviously jealous studentor the quiet good girl no one would ever suspect? She comes back to see her mom her dad passed. Apparently the owner of the other blogs havent gave up, just busy. Its sad, but when all is said and done its not worth it. Do I believe she was (stuck up) to a degree I do, but arent most teen girls as I said before. Bernadette was stuck up also or appeared to be. How is sweet referred to Murder? You all sound a bit like the people you are gossiping about. Cant tell you fi shes still married. Besides if Kirsten was going to out her, she would of told Alex Arnold all about it on the drive home. I think Kirsten was friends with Bernadette or she would of never gotten in her car, Kirsten was funny who she associated with. You have no idea what you are talking about with Columbine. You copied your little story from some other website. Thats teens for you, its tough being a teen, most of them are smart alecky at some time or another, but we outgrow it. Kirsten was mostly nice to Everyone, so she had a few people she didnt like, we all have. She was Popular, and, she was also nice at times, she just was Stuck on herself. It was like she was obsessed with her, which she probably was. Angela Delvecchio currently lives a married life with her husband and child in Portland, Oregon. I didnt know her, but what teen girl isnt sassy and smart aleck, but no reason to kill them, they grow out of it eventually. If you did your research, you would know that Kirsten didnt bully Bernadette. Some she didnt like, Usually the ones no one else (liked). I think NOT! Bernadette made a horrible decision by ending a girls life, if she left her alone, B wouldnt be in the mess she got herself in, she kept pushing for her friendship. Kirsten was in the class of 1986, Not saying she was an Angel, Im sure she said something to hurt Someones feelings, who hasnt! Mats you knew those Girls? Kirsten wasnt a Bully, she was Conceited and stuck up. The best result we found for your search is Angela E Delvecchio age 40s in Saint Clairsville, OH. 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!! Bernadette is a physchopath and a Killer, and always will be. Get a Life please. A label she will never ever get rid of, no matter how nice she becomes. Deadly Women portrayed Kirsten differently, she was kind of like that, but cut up more and more bouncier. The title was used in the UK and on Lifetime TV after its original NBC premiere. Nancy and Joanna? I know. Bernadette was obsessed with her, a friend of ours, she thought Bernadette was guiltyall along. I hear Kirsten was Cocky and Arrogant, but not any Bully. Growing up there for me was different, I got along with people, and didnt try so hard being popular. Bern want the poor girl Deployed in the movie. I would love to hear Bernadette being interviewed now about that tragic night in suburban Oakland. Also, HELL NO Bernadette was not cuter, or prettier then Kirsten. We all have someone we dont like. Kirsten was full of energy and life. I know right. Her house was nice to,(as nice as Kirstens) so she wasnt a lonely poor girl who struggled for friends. She could have gotten all of her 9 years. I thought Kirsten was a very pretty little thing.