Pretty and popular 15-year-old Kirsten Costas had it all. She was the teenage dream at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California in the 1980's. Jealousy and rage from a member of her peer group would cause a horrific crime to take place on the night of June 23, 1984. A community would never be the same. The 1994 TV movie, Death of a Cheerleader, starring Tori Spelling and Kellie Martin would be based on this case. The highest ranking movie of 1994 would spark a debate about whether or not the murder of Kirsten Costas was planned. Or was it a jealousy fueled impulsive rage?
This week’s Residue Recommendation: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-truth/id1729470230
Sources:
https://www.google.com/search?q=death+of+a+cheerleader&rlz=1CAGZLV_enUS1061&oq=death+of+a+ch&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDQgAEAAY4wIYsQMYgAQyDQgAEAAY4wIYsQMYgAQyDQgBEC4Y1AIYsQMYgAQyDQgCEC4Y1AIYsQMYgAQyBggDEEUYOTIHCAQQLhiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQLhiABKgCCbACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5fcf758e,vid:mOCFu1r2lR4,st:0
https://www.ranker.com/list/angela-delvecchio-stacy-lockwood-cheerleader-case/sonja-ska
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tev6rabH8B4
Mama Mystery epi 43
Our True Crime Podcast epi 34
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kirsten_Costas
https://bernadetteprottiexposed.blogspot.com/2014/12/bernadette-your-ballroom-days-are-over.html?m=0&commentPage=3
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