Mental Floss: More stories behind TV movies She was released from prison in 1992 at the age of 23, when she promptly changed her name and left California. I would rather die.'īernadette was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced as a juvenile. It took police six months to determine that Protti was the killer, and one of her first questions after confessing was 'Do I have to go back to Miramonte? I can't live if it is known. Her attacker was Bernadette Protti both girls were 15 years old when the murder took place in 1984. Kirsten Costas was the cheerleader in question she was also a star on the varsity swim team at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. THE TRUTH: The movie remained pretty true to the details of the actual case, only the names were changed to protect.someone, I suppose. Mental Floss: Terrible movie toy tie-ins.Mental Floss: Literary references in Monty Python.Mental Floss: Secrets of the 'Golden Girls'.
