The fictional name of Bernadette Protti, Angela Delvecchio is a killer of Kristen Marina Costas. She is living a married life now.

The year 1984 saw a murder of a young girl Kristen Marina Costas which is being remembered to this very day.

Costas, who was born and raised in California, suffered a horrific death at the age of 15 at the hands of her classmate Bernadette Protti.

The Miramonte High School student Costas was a cheerleader who later became a victim and was killed by Protti for some stupid reasons.

Now, more than 3 decades later people are still talking about the crime which led Costas to be killed at an early age.

The talked-about murder story has been adapted for big screens through movies and documentaries but before getting into the inside details of the incident let’s find out.

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Where Is Killer Angela Delvecchio Today? Bernadette Protti Present Situation

Bernadette Protti aka Angela Delvecchio is in Portland, Oregon with her husband and child.

Protti changed her name to Jeannette Butler legally after the horrible incident.

Later, she married her husband and is now officially known to the world as Jeannette Tomanka. She is a happily married woman enjoying her life as a mother.

However, prior to her independent life, she was sentenced behind the bar for nine years but she was released after seven years on parole.

Protti was released in 1992 at the age of 23 while the victim’s family strongly opposed her release.

Angela Delvecchio Aka Bernadette Protti: Death Of A Cheerleader

Angela Delvecchio is a character portrayed by an actress Kellie Martin as Bernadette Protti.

The murder of Costas saw the T.V movie made by William A. Graham titled ‘A Friend To Die For’ also known as ‘Death of a Cheerleader’.

The movie became a classic which was again remade by Lifetime in 2019 with the same title now starring Aubrey Peeples as fictional Bernadette Protti.

Talking about the incident which is still in talks to date, Protti killed her friend Costas in the victim’s home stabbing her by an 18-inch long butcher knife.

As per the police, Protti lured her school friend Costas to a fake party which made her angry after finding that she was staged for something fishy.

The girls argued for some time and after Costas returnd her home Protti found her way to kill Costas. The motivation behind the killing is considered to be Protti being jealous of Kristen’s high-profile life and not getting picked up for cheerleading.

Angela Delvecchio Aka Bernadette Protti Wikipedia

Bernadette Protti is a writer and blogger of healthy food cooking tips and recipes.

She has been active as a blogger for over 14 years now and besides that she also works as an occasional retail market consultant.

Further, Protti aka Jeanette Tomanka is an amateur freelancing photographer and a yoga practitioner as well.

Protti was a California-raised woman who later changed her name and moved to Oklahoma after being released. Jeannette worked as a nurse and then married and moved to Oregon with her family.

Tomanka had served as a marketing product manager as well.