Virginia Protti Varela work Bio
Virginia Varela joined Golden Pacific Bank as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors for both the Bank and Golden Pacific Bancorp in 2013. Golden Pacific Bank is a highly innovative community bank headquartered in downtown Sacramento, with branches in Yuba City and Live Oak. Golden Pacific is primarily a business bank offering premier banking services. Golden Pacific Bank is the co-founder of SmartBiz, the nationwide automated, online SBA lending platform for loans from $5,000 to $150,000. With Smartbiz, Golden Pacific Bank has become the nation’s leading lender for SBA Non-Express loans of $25,000 or less.
Before joining Golden Pacific Bank, Ms. Varela held various posts both as a community bank executive and as a former regulator, and brings with her more than 25 years of community banking experience. Ms. Varela is considered a bank “turn around” expert. She successfully improved banks as EVP/Chief Operating Officer of Bank of the Orient, CEO/President of Bank of Rio Vista in the California Delta region, and President and Director of San Luis Trust Bank in San Luis Obispo, California.
As a regulator, Ms. Varela held various positions of authority with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Treasury Department, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. Her specialty area is community bank regulations and supervision.
Ms. Varela has consulted with financial institutions and government agencies both on a national and global scale. She has succeeded in overseas missions with the Financial Services Volunteer Corporation assisting developing and transition countries. She also served as a member of the Interagency Hurricane Katrina Task Force “Banks Helping Banks,” and was an active Consultant to the national “Elder Financial Protection Network.”
Ms. Varela is a member of the California Bankers Association Board of Directors. Ms. Varela’s contributions were recognized through a “Woman of Distinction” Award in the San Francisco Bay area, as well as other honors and certifications over the years. Ms. Varela holds a BS degree in Economics, a BA degree in English Literature, and a MBA from the University of California, Berkeley.
How did she get a woman of distinction award? I should call and ask for an explanation.
posted by Bernadette Protti new ID revealed @ 10:42 PM
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In the "People" magazine issue 1985 you can find online it keeps referring to a sister named Gina so I'm a little confused.
Brenda, Virginia is "gina".
There really doesn't appear to be any life behind those eyes. Her eyes look soulless. One would have to be soulless to leave posts criticising those who sympathise for Kirsten and her family, telling people to "get over it", or criticising those who are astounded by the callous and vile manner in which her sister not only took the life of another and allowed the finger of suspicion to be pointed at two innocent girls, but also coolly engaged in a discussion about Kirsten's murder with classmates.
Virginia also had the gall to lie in court about the large knife in the car being used to cut vegetables. There should have been legal consequences for her absurd lie.
I don't agree with the knife being Virginia's, Brittany. It was just a lie to cover for her murderer sister.
I think it's both true. I think it was her knife and Bernadette decided to use it to kill Kirsten. I do not believe it just happened to be there. A knife that big in that small ass Pinto, was not serendipity
Anyone who says Jeannette Tomanka is not Bern needs their eyes checked because I definitely see the family resemblance.
Got it purple haze. Thank you.
I agree, Brittany.
You're welcome, Brenda.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone else thing that Virginia's eyes look a bit off. A bit lifeless.
The whole family is selfish, arrogant individuals. She may have had thé knife on thé car to cut vegetables but still she should have been charged to for thé reason being of carrying à weapon in a motorized vehicle! I wonder through how much of thé trial that thé family lied through!
This is where I 100% disagree with you. Stop harassing family members who DID NOT commit the crime! Seriously, this is where I think you and your posse of psychos take it too far! No doubting how horrible this story is and how tragic it is. I don't know any of the people involved but I do know that family members of those who commit crimes are often victims as well. And YOU are victimizing people who should not be victimized.
Totally agree. Going after family members crosses a line.
I agree with the last two posts from Anonymous. You continually attack Bernadette/Jeannette and maintain this website and all your posts and comments do absolutely nothing but make you look like an immature high school aged bully. Time to face facts here. Protti was punished according to the law at the time. She served her time and was paroled. She has tried to move on. By constantly posting childish little quips and comments about her entire family and what you and your gaggle of morons REMOVES ANY CREDIBILITY you have. You sound like a high school cheerleader and this website is reckless. This sounds like a fashion blog written by a 5th grader.
Talking about Bernadette's sister here and here alone doesn't equate harassment. It is harassment if people address Bernadette or her family members directly. Bernadette's sister wouldn't be mentioned if she didn't post here or write reprehensible and repugnant comments about her sister's murder victim. However, maybe it would be best to remove her picture. "Posse of Psychos?". Thanks dear.
"You continually attack Bernadette/Jeannette and maintain this website and all your posts and comments do absolutely nothing but make you look like an immature high school aged bully"
Pointing out Bernadette's crime or pointing out that she has been harassing an innocent individual lately isn't "continually attacking her". They are facts.
"Protti was punished according to the law at the time. She served her time and was paroled."
Yes she was. People are free to discuss and disagree with her tame punishment for butchering another individual, like it or not. A member of her parole board was reluctant about her release and said "she remains a danger to the public and is in need of further treatment to address her inability to control her anger and impulses."She has a hidden trigger that anyone can pull just by not giving her what she thinks she should get in a relationship". That's quite alarming.
"She has tried to move on"
If she moved on, why did she stalk someone else?
"Entire family"? Hardly. Only one of her sister's has been mentioned due to her absurd lie about the murder weapon for which there should have been legal consequences. Also, the sister draws negative attention to herself by posting vile and morally reprehensible comments about Kirsten. Bernadette's Mother has been mentioned, but not in a negative manner. People have expressed sympathy for her.
What "childish quips"?
Are you really in a position to hurl insults when you are so passionate about defending a murderer's feelings? Really?
Anonymous from December 28th- you pegged it! These people didn't even go to high school back in the 80s, are not related to anyone involved and are unhealthily obsessed with this tragic story. This post 100 % harms Bernadette's family, all of them, as anything negatively written about her affects her family. Brittany and "Purple Haze" you have no evidence, none, that speaks of any of the crap you have posted about this family. All of those articles are public information. Nothing new there. You see the weakness of what happened and thrive on bad mouthing, harassing, obsessing with and harming people who did NOTHING to you. NOTHING! This makes you a bully. I will no longer follow this site. It is trash. Oh and again- I am not related to anyone involved.
Discussing the horrific behaviour of a teenager that snapped and butchered another teenager isn't an "unhealthy obsession". Due to the appalling and ghastly nature of the manner in which Bernadette murdered Kirsten, it is natural that people will discuss it in order to try to make sense of the senseless as the average person can't fathom committing such a vile unprovoked act.
No, I didn't go to school in the 80's. So what? The crime may have been before my time, but that doesn't mean I can’t discuss it.
"you have no evidence, none, that speaks of any of the crap you have posted about this family"
What are you referring to exactly? The above written about the parole is a fact. The fake blog account Bernadette set up about another woman was traced back to her. What other "crap" are you referring to? Unless you are referring to me discussing Bernadette's sister's absurd story about the 18 inch butcher knife left in the car to cut vegetables, or my opinion of the sister's eyes at the top of the comments? I'm sure she really couldn't care less what I think of her eyes.
"All of those articles are public information"
What's your point? If it's "nothing new", why are you getting your knickers in a twist over it? What do you care if other individual's discuss something that is “public information".
"This post 100 % harms Bernadette's family, all of them, as anything negatively written about her affects her family"
As I said previously, this crime will be discussed due to the horrendous nature of it as the average person can't fathom committing such a heinous unprovoked attack. No one agrees with or advocates contacting Bernadette or her family directly. That would be ridiculous. However, people are free to discuss her crime on a small blog site here or elsewhere, like it or not.
"You see the weakness of what happened and thrive on bad mouthing, harassing, obsessing with and harming people who did NOTHING to you"
What Bernadette did to Kirsten was ghastly and reprehensible. She not only stabbed Kirsten in an unprovoked attack, she sliced her inflicting two foot wounds with an 18 inch knife. That's horrendous! Does that in your opinion constitute as bad mouthing and “thriving” when people express their disgust over a terrible crime? How do you know that I’m “harming” Bernadette by discussing her crime?
Bernadette's crime is quite shocking, so it's not surprising that people might discuss it, especially if she refers to herself as a "life hacker" in this present day. What does that suggest about her?
"I am not related to anyone involved"
Your over sensitive emotionally invested comments suggest otherwise, especially when you mentioned that Bernadette is “harmed” by discussing her crime. How can one know such a thing if one is not Bernadette, or someone close to her? If you’re not, those that staunchly defend a murderer's feeling are really in no position to call anyone else names. Happy New Year, dear.
I knew it was only a matter of time before someone accused one of the dissenters of being Bernadette Protti herself, or "someone close to her." You morons are so predictable.
It's a logical conclusion to come to as your over emotional comments "you are 100% hurting Bernadette" , "you are a bully" and the pathetic whiny tone that permeates your comments does suggest you are either Bernadette herself, or someone close to her. What a shame you will never have the balls to admit it either way. Also, insisting that Bernadette has served her time here and elsewhere and referring to those that disagree with her as morons, bullies, highshool cheerleaders, psycho (how ironic), harassers, victimisers childish....etc does suggest that this is you, Bernadette. It's much too emotionally invested to be a stranger. The "anonymous" comment you responded to first also appears to be you. As I have mentioned in a previous comment, due to the appalling and ghastly nature of the manner in which you murdered Kirsten, it is natural that people will discuss it in order to try to make sense of such a senseless heinous act as the average person can't fathom committing such a vile unprovoked act. All this because you feared humiliation because of a conversation you had with Kirsten. It’s also unfathomable that you appeared to think that taking the life of another a more attractive option than moving your ass to another school. The horrendous nature of it all is still so shocking. It is quite amusing that you attempt to dismiss the seriousness of your crime by using your Catholic religion to suggest that all sins (lying, murder) are considered equal in the eyes of God. You portray yourself to be a staunch Catholic yet you don't appear to know the difference between a venial sin and a mortal sin. Your crime was senseless, vile, horrific, ghastly, heinous and brutal and there is no getting away from that. People will discuss it either here, or elsewhere, like it or not. If you are feeling distressed because people are talking about this crime and you wish to blame someone over it, take a good hard look in the mirror. No sympathy for the devil. Knowing that I may have been conversing back and forth with Bernadette herself makes me feel nauseated.
I just came across the following gem under another heading on this website and wanted to re- post it because this repulsive comment shows just what a mentally unhinged despicable individual you are Bernadette/ Virginia.
However, the abhorrent rage infused in your comment amused me to no end, especially the sentence “That's it. Have a horrible life, you rotten cunt” :) Do you speak that eloquently off the internet? I don’t think Jesus would be too pleased with that.
Virginia/Bernadette's comment
Brittany, your blog description is just perfect, really; «just regurgitating what the web has known for years». Here's the truth, though: the web you talk about doesn't know shit. Knowledge doesn't come from that web. That web is a highly disorganized jungle, a world of appearance, rumors, meaningless correlations, a world that attracts savages like you and all the ones who support or would support your disgusting activity. That web is in no way a place for truth or justice. It is a place for what you do: regurgitation. Indeed, your intentions and actions here are as honourable and noble as a pond of vomit. You're nothing but a sad, obsessive, petty, vindictive, self-righteous individual. You persecute a woman based on what YOU subjectively perceive to be vague-at-most RESEMBLANCES?! Based on a fuzzy, black and white, pixelated newspaper picture of a 16 year old?! How unscientific, dishonest, deeply unethical is that?! Have you ever consider the possibility that YOU MIGHT BE WRONG?! That you might be enabling other useless parasites like you to hate and maybe harm a woman that might have nothing to do with this case?! That mere possibility should prevent any ethically-normally constituted individual from doing a vengeful and hateful thing such as this blog of yours. But I guess you haven't consider that, haven't you?! I guess you must have the arrogance, the presumption, the kind of inner certainty that drives sociopaths of your sort! You have the deluded insolence of believing that you're actually helping people by doing this, when in fact all you accomplish is contribute to the endless stream of senseless cacophony that a part of the web is known for, that very part of the web you come from, that marshy, sultry web where everyone is «entitled to their opinions», basically, a virtual mass of opinionated, entitled, profoundly egotistical (and completely oblivious to the fact) individuals. And here's the thing, even if you were right, even if that Jeanette broad was indeed Bernadette, who the fucking fuck are you to persecute her, after she did her time?! You conveniently choose one single dissonance amongst the experts who let her out, conveniently ignoring that she got out because of the expert opinion of the majority of.. experts!! What the fuck are you, the fucking daughter of His Majesty The Fucking King Judge Of Judges And All Mighty Jesus Fucking Christ?! Are you like the earthly representative of Fucking Divine Justice herself?! Motherfucker, I cannot even express how intense the contempt i have for you is! Here's my suggestion for you, you ugly-soul bitch: Instead of hypocritically and cowardly «regurgitating what the web knows», why don't you follow your REAL sentiment, and find Jeanette, and ACTUALLY hurt her?! Hell, why not kill her ?! Why not render her children fucking motherless?! Isn't that what you really, really want, inside, TO HURT HER?! To make her SUFFER?! To seek VENGEANCE?! How many times, in all those years you’ve been obsessed by this case, as you said, how many times have you ecstatically dreamed of killing Bernadette?! Dozens?! Hundredths?! Yes, that's exactly right, you are virtually as sick, as deranged, as potentially violent and dangerous as Bernadette herself, or any other murderer for that matter, because in the end, what you do, what you really accomplish, is not empathy, is not compassion, is not the desire to help, but instead, the desire to hurt, to hate, to ostracize, to judge by your own entitled, individualistic, self-righteous means. So here's my wish for you, since we are in this sick world web of yours: I wish you never bring children to this earth, I sincerely wish no child will ever have to suffer the burden of the twisted motherhood you would inevitably provide. And if you do, I wish your children will be strong and intelligent enough to disavow your sick, destructive, immoral education. That's it. Have a horrible life, you rotten cunt.
Well unless you were there and know the girls you don't know the whole story. Yes there were 2 one couldn't go back to Miramonte on account of rumors where the other one went to Miramonte and got ran out was t right Bernadette should of fessed up then she was wrong there but it's not all her fault Kirsten was going to weird her out and make he a laughing stock and Bernadette snapped and was fear of rejection where she suffered some bullying in earlier years not a lot though before Miramonte time. She was bullied at her trial Kirsten friends and everyone from Miramonte showed up at her trial to public humiliate her and jeered at her the whole time yes Bernadette was wrong to kill but to pi lice embarrass her was wrong to she was in trouble enough and the town didn't make it easie on her, if you ever been bullied you d understand what I mean I was bullied in my teens and early 20 s for being a stripper and called names but I reformed and found God.
Those 2 Miramonte girls who were blamed were bullied one was Nancy Kane and the other Johanna can't remember her last name they got ran out of school over it Bernadette felt thier experience at her trial even more so they jeered her out there I felt that way in school after O took a strippers job and was shunned.
Purple Haze ,Anonymous and Bernadette Protti new ID. Leave this case alone and let go of the hate it will not bring Kirsten back and let a bernadette live her life she suffered enough and it wasn't all her fault Kirsten did push her to far but all this fighting on here and rehashing is only making it worse, she s a nurse now and has straightened up yes it s to late for the Costa s but Bernadette wants to live her life Gods her judge.
Even Nancy Kane Mark and Johanna went on they're not dwelling on it and they were blamed victims.
I see you are currently writing under your pro Bernadette alias “get over the past and move on”, as opposed to your pro Kirsten alias “sweetie”. People should continue to discuss this ghastly crime due to the horrendous nature of it. it is natural that people will discuss it in order to try to make sense of such a senseless heinous act as the average person can't fathom committing such a vile act. Bernadette not only stabbed Kirsten in an unprovoked attack, she sliced her inflicting two foot wounds with an 18 inch knife and her referring to herself as a “life hacker” on her blog shows just how remorseful she is. As evidenced by her vulgar rage infused comment I re-posted above on the third of January and her stalking of another individual, Bernadette still appears to be very much mentally deranged.
I don’t know why you are writing about the "humiliation" Bernadette must have felt at her trial. Surely you can deduce from my comments that I couldn't care less about how Bernadette feels or thinks either now or in the past, so your attempts at eliciting sympathy for her are futile and quite laughable really.
Anyone who murders another in cold blood should not be allowed the privilege to live amongst the rest of society ever again. They should be locked up for life. If this crime was committed today, Bernadette would have gotten a well-deserved life sentence. She is a psychopath and a menace and your support for her is pathetic and cringey.
I don’t believe you were ever a stripper, just more lies from a mentally unbalanced twit who enjoys conversing with a murderer on facebook. It’s ridiculous that you are projecting your bullying experiences on to Kirsten. It’s not Kirsten’s fault that you were bullied, or that Bernadette had an inferiority complex and failed to achieve what Kirsten succeeded in achieving.
No rational minded individual would have done what Bernadette did. Whether or not Nancy and Joanna have moved on doesn't and shouldn't make a difference to people discussing this tragic murder.
You don't know what I was at age 17 on up I was one for awhile and I got called names and looked down upon about it. Bernadette did do her time and she regrets what she did and whatever we feel or discuss isn't going to bring Kirsten back, no matter all the haters who went to Bernadette's trial to public humiliate her that won't bring Kirsten back and hating won't solve, it's best we just go on and love our lives without thinking of ways to destroy other s what Bernadette did was horrible yeah and she paid for it her friend Kristin paid to she was bullied for sticking up,for Bernadette at Miramonte and she didn't do anything, unless Bernadette did something to you personally or you knew Kirsten or Bernadette personally no sense rehashing all this and building up hate.
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I knew Miramonte girls that were friends with Bernadette Protti Kristin Johnston her best friend she is a family friend Kristin went to court and stuck up with Bernadette and Kristin was bullied bad after that people shunned her to for believing in Bernadette.Kristin didn't agree with the system over Bernadette and was upset about the trial allowing all Miramonte students and Orinda to come and humiliate Bernadette and degrade her. Well you're right Purple Haze nothing justifies murder but all this hate won't bring Kirsten back and as for Kirsten's family I sympathize with her mom losing a child is hard and esp to murder.
But we have to move on and leave the past alone cause it's not solving a thing in this matter. Trying to figure out Bernadette s new ID isn't helping wheher she s Jeanette Tomanka or Hillary Clinton, the point is she regrets what all she did can't change it and it won't bring Kirsten back rehashing all this. I don't care if you believe I was a stripper or not, I don't know you from Adam and don't care what you think, I don't know Bernadette only her close friend, do you even know Bernadette or Kirsten or anyone involved in the case? If not, then why are you all so on to out her for if you don't even know who she is. First of all do you know the entire story
I know Kristin Johnston a close friend of her who got shunned and bullied for defending her at the trial by Kristin's friends. Kristin did what she thought was right, and had her own opinion and views about it, but her choice wasn't the right choice apparently. She said people didn't know the whole story on what happened. I agree it doesn't justify murder slap or beat them up never murder that isn't the answer, and Bernadette does have to live with it the rest of her life, all the hate isn't going to solve a thing and being out for her, do you even know who Bernadette is or who Kirsten or her family are? If not then it's nothing of yours and it's not going to bring Kirsten back. Vengeance is mine satin The Lord, you will be judged not Bernadette for judging her.
No, I don’t know what you were at 17 and frankly couldn't care less. I can’t sympathise or feel empathy for you - a murderer sympathiser who converses with a murderer on facebook. You are a confusing individual as you use different aliases to defend Kirsten and criticise Bernadette, or you defend Bernadette and criticise those who discuss this tragedy, or feel sympathy for Kirsten. I don’t agree that Bernadette has done her time. As I said above, people who viciously murder others in cold blood should not be allowed the privilege to live amongst the rest of society ever again. Bernadette and those like her should walk from jail when their victims walk from the grave.
You keep repeating yourself. I already stated above why this case is discussed and why it should continue to be discussed. I don’t think Bernadette regrets it at all. I’m sure she is quite pleased with herself that she killed Kirsten. Bernadette was able to “block the murder out of her mind because it didn’t seem real”. The detective that interviewed Bernadette called her confession “self-serving” and that “she was without remorse until she realised her arrest was imminent”. She coolly participated in class discussions about Kirsten’s murder. She coolly took a walk with her Mother after the murder. She also refers to herself as a “life hacker” on her blog. If this was a bullying issue, surely Bernadette would have been able to recount more than one incident with Kirsten. The only incident I can recall was something to do with Kirsten making a negative remark about Bernadette’s skis or ski equipment. Bernadette was jealous, obsessive and Kirsten appeared to represent everything Bernadette failed to achieve. I’ve already stated in a previous comment what I think of Bernadette’s “feelings” at her trial.
I have no sympathy for Bernadette’s friend who not only stuck up for Bernadette knowing how she cruelly murdered someone else, but also knowing she allowed two girls to be wrongly accused and ostracised by their community. I don’t “hate” Bernadette. What a waste of energy that would be.
You continue to repeat yourself. This is the last time I’m going to mention this. As I stated in a previous comment, people should continue to discuss this ghastly crime due to the horrendous nature of it. It is natural that people will discuss it in order to try to make sense of such a senseless heinous act as the average person can't fathom committing such a vile act. Bernadette not only stabbed Kirsten in an unprovoked attack, she sliced her inflicting two foot wounds with an 18 inch knife which is horrific. As I also stated in a previous comment - people are free to discuss and disagree with her tame punishment for butchering another individual, like it or not. A member of her parole board was reluctant about her release and said "she remains a danger to the public and is in need of further treatment to address her inability to control her anger and impulses. “She has a hidden trigger that anyone can pull just by not giving her what she thinks she should get in a relationship". That's quite alarming.
No one needs to “try and find out Bernadette’s new ID” as it’s already out there.
“Vengeance is mine satin The Lord, you will be judged not Bernadette for judging her”.
I would appreciate if you kept your bible babble to yourself, thanks.
Why are you so rehashing all this you don't know her it's best to leave this whole mess alone go on with current stuff, not trying to be rude or nasty, but all this outing on here is out of your hands It s just so so past. We already know this stuff it's ok you have a vengeance against her
I hope we all find peace on here Bernadette will get hers without anyone outing her. take Care.
It's silly the case is over 32 years old Kirsten's family has a right to dwell on it so does Kirsten's friends which I doubt her friends do anymore it's over and done it's really best people find closure on this and let everyone be happy. Frankly it's getting a bit to old for a lot of us.
Get Over The Past And Move On... YOU need to over the past and move on. You were there, you knew the parties involved, you feel sorry for Bernadette, we get it. Please stop posting the same crap over and over. You're starting to sound as psycho as "Brittany" and her gang of fools.
I don't know Brittany or her gang. I don't care either. I think the whole thing is ridiculous and old. I don't feel sorry for none of the occupants only knew a mutual friend.
Isn't there anything else to discuss on here besides Bernadette?
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I am so done with Bernadette Purple Haze and anonymous. I'm tired of hearing about her and Kirsten there s other things on this page to discuss besides them, don't know about you I have kids and grand kids to take care of, If you guys wanna continue to discuss this about her more power to you, Me I'm tired of talking about all of it so goodbye you 2 have a nice life.
I knew Kirsten and Diane McDonald both, they were sweet girls and were so cute and funny,
Bernadette and Jeannette are the same person. Ancestry.com has a lot of info and I was able to search both names and they have the exact same birth date.
Well I don't feel sorry for Bernadette, she killed out of cold blood in a rage, I don't care if bullying is the issue, still she had no right. Kirsten was real friendly and loved everyone she hugged people,all the time was bright and bubbly, and here her life was shortened. Diane McDonald and Stacy Bennett they were sweet also as all those girls were friendly, no excuse for a Bernadette s behavior, and if she didn't want people to talk about her, she should of thought about that before she did it. She struck once, who's to say she. Won't strike again when something doesn't go in her favor.
“Get over the past and move on”,
“Why are you so rehashing all this you don't know her it's best to leave this whole mess alone ”
Why do you continue to repeat yourself again and again and again and again? I’ve already explained above why I think this murder should be discussed. “It’s best” to read comments thoroughly, so you don’t continue to repeat yourself. It’s getting tedious.
“not trying to be rude or nasty, but all this outing on here is out of your hands It s just so so past.
I really couldn't care less if you are nasty or not. Again, you are repeating yourself. As I wrote in a previous comment, No one needs to “try and find out Bernadette’s new ID” as it’s already out there and has been for years. If I want to discuss something, be it past or present, there is nothing you can do about it, so stop beating that dead horse. You don’t get to dictate to anyone about what they should or shouldn't discuss.
“We already know this stuff it's ok you have a vengeance against her”
Who is this “we” you are referring to? Vengeance? What to you constitutes as vengeance? Expressing my disgust of her and her crime? How ridiculously dramatic. Anyway, you are just parroting what she has written using the same phrases she has used.
“I hope we all find peace on here Bernadette will get hers without anyone outing her. take Care.”
Whether or not Bernadette finds peace is really of no consequence to me. Bernadette’s crime and real name have been accessible on the internet for years. People would have discovered who she was either on this blog, or elsewhere.
“ I don't feel sorry for none of the occupants “
You are a very confusing woman. First you sympathise with Kirsten and criticise and write disparaging remarks about Bernadette, and then you support Bernadette and attempt to insult others who don’t. Now you don’t support either one. Why are you here then?
“I'm tired of hearing about her and Kirsten”
Are you being serous? Were you forced to come here or what?
“I have kids and grand kids to take care of”
Grandkids? I don’t believe it. I’d say you are about my age (20’s).
Anonymous, January 7th, 9:05
Have you anything to add to this discussion other than attempting to elicit a negative reaction by hurling juvenile insults?
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I deleted the comment above when I realised I wasn't responding to someone who knew Kirsten. It's "get over the past and move on", "sweetie", "Miranda Carlock (not real name). I suggest you - "get over the past and move on, "sweetie", "Miranda Carlock" seek some sort of psychological evaluation.
SHUT UP VIRGINIA VARELA!!! JUST STOP!!!! REALLY?? EVERY SINGLE POST FROM YOU ON THIS SITE (USING FAKE DIFFERENT NAMES) IS ABOUT YOU TRYING TO DEFEND YOUR SISTER!!!! THAT IS WHAT IS GETTING OLD!! HER BUTCHERING KIRSTEN IN COLD BLOOD WHILE HER BACK WAS TURNED, (I MIGHT ADD) WILL ALWAYYYYYYYSSSS BE RELEVANT!!!!!
You're lyjng you knew no one.
Ok Bernie lol
Hi Anonymous, January 8th, 6:18
So you think the anonymous posts defending Bernadette are Virginia? I think the comment I re-posted on January 3rd is Bernadette. She is spitting nails, her rage is palpable and the language she uses is hilarious. For someone who portrays themselves to be a staunch Catholic and writing something like "What the fuck are you, the fucking daughter of His Majesty The Fucking King Judge Of Judges And All Mighty Jesus Fucking Christ?!. A staunch Catholic would never say such a thing as that is considered blasphemy. My point is she's a hypocrite as well as a murderer. An angry hypocrite. Her sentence "That's it. Have a horrible life, you rotten cunt" or " Motherfucker, I cannot even express how intense the contempt i have for you is! Here's my suggestion for you, you ugly-soul bitch" made me laugh out loud, though. Oh Bernie, you so crazy.
Brittany, Bernie is spitting nails over your blog. I hope you continue it because it because it sympathises with the victim rather than the murderer which is how it should be. The film, "death of a cheerleader" attempted to evoke sympathy for the murderer which is really messed up and cruel to Kirsten's memory and family. All the best.
Anonymous, Jan 8th, 6:18,
I forgot that Kirsten was stabbed from behind. How horrific! Bernadette was not only a jealous, obsessive murderer, but also a coward. How sad for Kirsten.
Purple Haze, you repeat yourself, like using Jesus name in vain and the Almighty and continue to obsess with this story line. You guys should discuss in an adult manner not turn this into internet rage. Cussing and carrying on here is unacceptable. Get a life on here insulting people isn't right. Grow up.
I'm reporting all this on here the fighting and rage and cursing.
Get over the past and move on,
I really don't know whether or not you are trolling, or being serious with your silliness.
Please read my comments thoroughly before writing to me, please. I didn't "cusss" or "curse", or use the name of Jesus in vain. I was repeating what Bernadette wrote in a previous comment that was re-posted on January 3rd.
An example I used when I quoted Bernadette was the following in brackets: (For someone who portrays themselves to be a staunch Catholic and writing something like "What the fuck are you, the fucking daughter of His Majesty The Fucking King Judge Of Judges And All Mighty Jesus Fucking Christ?") The quotes in the previous brackets (quotes---> " ") are what Bernadette wrote. Do you understand now? The quotes refer to what someone else writes, not my beliefs or opinions.
If I'm repeating myself, it's because I'm trying to hammer home points to you which you continue to repeat, ask and ignore.
"I'm reporting all this on here the fighting and rage and cursing"
Are you being serious or trolling?
What rage and cursing?
I haven't seen any signs of postings on this particular page or this site from a Bernadette herself it's all baloney to me. This whole thing is as far as I'm concerned . I think her sister Virginia has more important things. to do than stroll on here and find out how people feel, she s a CEO at a bank.
You sure it's Bernadette posting on here to start with? I'm not saying she isn't but anyone can impersonate.
If she s a devout Christian she shouldn't use such language on here there's other ways to communicate without cursing no matter how mad she gets she shouldn't be cursing if she really is.
Thank you for your comments. You alone make me at least .50 cents a day by coming here with your non sense lol
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Well thismisnthe last fifty,cents you're getting from me, so,done with all this.
Get over the past and move on,
just because you haven't noticed posts that may be from Virginia or Bernadette, it doesn't mean that others haven't.
No, Virgina clearly doesn't have better things to do.
"Baloney" is such an American phrase. I don't buy that you're American. I'd say you're English.
Cheerio!
lol
Cheerios Purple Haze love you to sweetie.
Thoughts and prayers with you baby. I love ya.
Thanks...............I guess.
I thought you English said "cheerio" instead of "cheerios". Cheerios is a cereal.
I'm an American.
Yeah sure.
I am hon why don't you think so?
Proud to be an American and Republican.
I got the impression you were English. My apologies if I was wrong.
That's alright.
"Get over the past and move on",
I hope yo don't mind me asking, but how can you feel comfortable and enjoy conversing with a murderer who brutally stabbed another person to death. Do you have a fascination with murderers, or is it just Bernadette?
Purple Haze, what did Imever do to you, don't even know you, and whatever happened beteewn Kirsten and I is strictly none of your business, I m sick of all you drudging up the past, leave me alone and let me love my life. Had nothing but pure Hell from that very day and the court day and yes I was persecuted by the town of Orinda and Miramonte students at my trial the ones who asked about my trial. Also Nancy Kane got the blame but wasn't as persecuted as I was and Johanna was persecuted but they ended up liking her ,they didn't me after all that or my friend who came to support me if it's any of your alls business. Just leave me alone please. This is one of Bernadette s friends or it could be Formerly Bernadette but whatever you don't need to know just leave us Prottis and friends alone.
"whatever happened beteewn Kirsten and I is strictly none of your business"
I didn't ask you about Kirsten. Why would I. You didn't know her.
"I m sick of all you drudging up the past, leave me alone and let me love my life"
What are you talking about? You have free will. No one forces you to come to this blog.
"Had nothing but pure Hell from that very day and the court day and yes I was persecuted by the town of Orinda and Miramonte students at my trial the ones who asked about my trial"
What are you talking about? Why are you pretending to be Bernadette?
"Nancy Kane got the blame but wasn't as persecuted as I was"
And? Why would Nancy be as "persecuted" as Bernadette? After all, she didn't kill someone in cold blood.
"This is one of Bernadette s friends or it could be Formerly Bernadette but whatever you don't need to know just leave us Prottis and friends alone"
You are none of those people. Why do you continue to persist with that lie? You probably know someone who went to Miramonte and he/she filled you in on some details, but to pretend that you are Bernadette, one of her friends, or a family member is very silly. Perhaps you get some sort of kick out of it?
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I could be one of Bernadette's best friends it's not anything to any of you, it's not Bernadette but it's a person who s close to the family we been reading all your postings and were sick of it this is crazy all of this nonsense. They went on and living thier lives as they should.
Bernadette isn't Jeanette Tomanka you're so far off from that people someone got that wire crossed. I know her new name exactly but Jeanette looks like Bernadette a lot. I won't post her new identity. I will tell you all this, she s not had any run ins with the law ever again.
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Jan 25, 10:23
"I could be one of Bernadette's best friends it's not anything to any of you"
No, it's nothing to do with anyone else, but you're not one of her best friends.
" it's not Bernadette but it's a person who s close to the family we been reading all your postings and were sick of it this is crazy all of this nonsense"
It's quite clear that you're not Bernadette, but you still pretended to be her in a previous comment writing about how you were "persecuted" at "your" trial.
I don't believe you are close to the family either.
You pretending to be a friend of Bernadette, or a family member is "nonsense"
Jan 25th, 10:27 (get over the past and move on)
"Bernadette isn't Jeanette Tomanka you're so far off from that people someone got that wire crossed"
Bernadette Protti IS Jeanette Tomanka. Photos and name change document on this blog confirm it.
"I know her new name exactly"
Yeah. It's Jeanette Tomanka
"Jeanette looks like Bernadette a lot"
Yes, she does as they are one and the same.
" I won't post her new identity."
You don't need to. Her identity is on this blog and has been on the web for years.
" I will tell you all this, she s not had any run ins with the law ever again"
Ever again? Are you a fortune teller now?
"I will tell you this", I know you don't support either Bernadette or Kirsten. You are here to post rubbish for shits and giggles.
Hi my name is steph and I'm british, i write under different names here i like to comment alot under different names and i like Bernadette protti live er alone please and get over the past cos she done her time and we don't know Kirsten might have said a lot of bad things to Bernadette before to make her angry even hough there is none proof of that, she is living her life in peace and everyones should leave her alone cos shes a good person now eventhough her postings show she is still crazy we should definitly leave er alone to liver her life . I like Bernadette and fancy her cos she is dangerous and gets me feeling wet myself, i like crisp sandwiches with a mug of tea do you like crisp sandwiches berndadette? that is a popular snack in old blighty could you do some crisp sandwich recipes on you twitter or facebook i would enjoy that very much, what do you like to eat bernadette? what kind of crisp sandwich would you create bernadette, how about one with greek crisps some cut up liver and ketchup you could could call it the kirsten cos she had greek heritage you lacerated her liver and she bled a lot? i bet u would love to hack your way into that sandwich wouldnt u Bernadette? i bet that made u smile cos you are a crazy stone hearted bitch but i like you anyway, psycho dorky big bird like women are enjoyable to me and make me feel hot in my panties, will you please write back to me Bernadette i would love to talk to you love kisses from steph
Steph = anoymous above/get over the past and move on
Steph I agree about leaving Bernadettte alone, but these sick and twisted comments of yours ism outrageous like you get wet thinking about Bernadette and naming a sandwich after Kirsten what kind of person areyou? Can I ask you a question? Are you a lesbian? Sounds like one to me.
Do you get off thinking about murders they make you wet, you need help.
Purple Haze you sure youre not here to post for fun.
Yes I m a fortune teller purple haze I see your future youre going to get in trouble over talking about Bernadette lol
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You're middle finger Purple Haze AKA Stephanie. Purple Haze wrote the Kirsten sandwich I'll bet anything
I doubt Stephanie exists on here it's one of the Bernadette haters
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"You're middle finger"
Wow, "steph", you really are psychic.
Look through my previous comment again. "Steph" is you, you silly sausage.
I thought u said you were done coming here cause it was making me money lol you're one sick pyscho. Stay with God man lol
All of you are insane, and bored with your own lame lives such as Purple Haze, Get over the past,Stephanie and even Britt you all need lives and to go on and stop the silliness on here, you are all weirdo s. You all haven't a thing better to do with your time and you get on here and fight, grow up you're all adults and need to act like adults.
You don't need to know my new ID and if you do fine but you're wasting your time. No more Bernadette
Please stop drudging up my past, bad enough my victims family refuses to forgive me and looks for anything they can to try and nail me. Not as though I suffered enough. I paid my debts to society and it's not easy to have to look over your shoulder to make sure that some one from the past doesn't expose you out. I have trouble returning to my hometown to see my family all over someone from my past might try and expose me out. So I don't need you people doing it to. You don't know the entire story about my situation so please stop.
If I change my ID again I'm moving to Paris and it will be a common name so no one can spot me and you can dig all you want but you won't find me or where I'm actually located.
Wow. There are some seriously batshit crazy people frequenting this blog, including those impersonating Bernadette Protti. Some of you seriously need to get a life.
There s about 4 of them on here that are read above names.
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You are fooling no one, Steph/Stephanie. Just because you improve your grammar a little bit, it doesn't mean you still can't be detected. Stop impersonating Bernadette, you foolish woman. How sad that you pretend to be different people for your own amusement.
Anonymous, perhaps you should follow your own advice if you feel this blog is beneath you, especially if you as an adult have nothing to add but a puerile comment in an attempt to provoke a negative reaction. I'm sure there are other pursuits more worthy of your time. Perhaps a reality tv show blog such as the "real housewives" would be more on your level as they are frequented by other adults just as classy and delightfully endearing such as yourself.
Steph/Stephanie,
"Please stop drudging up my past, bad enough my victims family refuses to forgive me and looks for anything they can to try and nail me"
How repulsive and morally reprehensible of you to mention Kirsten's family in your ruse as Bernadette and claim that they "are looking for anything to try and nail "you" " You are quite a detestable individual.
You're so so lame, maybe it was Bernadette herself, how do you know it wasn't?
Doesn't matter if steph has impersonated maybe it is Bernadette this time. You don't know it could be her best friend or sister you don't know.
Bernadette if it is you, you have every right to attend Miramonte s 30 year reunion they can't stop you from attending it s a public place and I'm sure a lot of the former classmates went on with thier life, it is distant past and nothing they can do about it, what s been done has been done. I don't see why you can't come it s totally up to you. There s several students there that forgive you about the past, and moved on with thier lives.
Nancy Mark you re invited also it d be nice to see you all again. Get ahold of Whitney Davisson Pope if you re interested in attending. I know they'd be glad to see you people there. So Nancy or Bernadette if you're out there and are interested get ahold of Whitney Davison Pope and email here go on Miramonte class of 1986 page and get ahold of her there. Also Kristin Johnson Bedell you re welcome to attend. Miramonte Stident class of 1986
I don't think it d be a very good idea to invite Bernadette to the Miramonte 30 year reunion, sure they can't stop her from coming, but, it would be a terrible night for her cause a lot of them wouldn't talk to her at all, and Kirsten still has friends who terribly miss her and she would only remind them of the past. So if O were Bernadette I wouldn't go there as for Nancy Mark or that other gal Kris I don't know about them but Bernadette, I don't think so
I know a lot of people who wouldn't want to see Bernadette, and to this very day they still have bitter feelings towards her they hated her then and they still feel the same way pretty much. They hated Bernadette after that most of all of Miramonte students hated her once they found out she was the killer.
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This is insane, why would Bernadette want to attend Miramonte 30 year reunion after she went through all the trouble to change her Identity so they wouldn't know her. So I doubt she wants to go, she knows how the students felt about her,she knew what was going on. If she wanted to see the students she d never of changed her identity to protect herself from them, what's she going to do give them her new identity and address if she goes there. Makes no sense to me.
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Steph/Sweetie/Anonymous/Get Over The Past:
It's official: Your cheese has slipped off its cracker. Please get help soon.
Steph/Stephanie,
I'm done conversing with you and will not be responding to you again, but feel free to continue responding back and forth to yourself.
No on asked anyone to respond and it's not all posted by Stephanie think what you want. It's all silly to me. I'm not Stephanie I'm Jane Doe LOL.
I know who you are. You are pretending to be sweetie/get over the past/anonymous/stephanie. Your first name is Stephanie and your last name begins with a D. Why are you pretending to be different people? Why are you pretending to be Bernadette? Why are you pretending to be Kirsten's family member. Do you realize how sick that is?
This is all insane everyone of you need help. Imitating people talking about fantasies imitating people so so weird. Get off doing that stuff Steph/ Stephanie. I'd leave the Costa s family alone and stop imitating them and stop imitating Bernadette. How many alias s do you have?
Stephanie Durney who pretends to be Sweetie/Get over the past/Anonymous, you are a sick individual. Get help.
Anyone interested in Bernadette s case and life and how twisted and deranged she was google Stephanie Durney and Beauty and the Beast comments it will take you to the page and you will learn more Beauty and the Beast was actually a student and friend of the Costa s and you will learn how bizarre Bernadette acted the whole time the accusations were going on and also 2 of the girls accussed one moved to London till the trial was over and the other transferred out of Miramonte. Beauty and the Beast if you're out there come on here and tell us the story.
Beauty and the Beast saw Joanna one of the accussed girls at the 10 year reunion and Nancy was pregnant with a baby at the time. Nancy was the punk girl and Joanna was the goth girl so they combined those 2 together and created the charector Monica who Kathryn Morris portrayed, and Kathryn favors Nancy Kane Mark a lot if you compare pictures they could pass as sister s and,Joanna favored the charector Monica in the movie. So it's really neat you'd all enjoy this.
Beauty&thebeast should be left alone.
This is all old news, get a life on here peeps, who cares it's been over 3 decades. Move on with current stuff.
I hope in 30 years people on here will not still be discussing all this maybe Bernadette will be dead and gone in the next 10 or 20 years and just maybe then you all will shut up about her and what she did.
Bernadette, would you feel the same way if your child was murdered? You really are a deplorable person.
Stephanie Durney (get over the past), why do you continue to defend Bernadatte and criticize Kirsten under one name, or defend Kirsten and criticize Bernadette under another. You are such an odd person. People know it's writing under different names. Why don't you fo already? Why do you continue coming here?
Move on with your lame lives peeps. Forget about what happened can't turn back time. No one wants to lose a child it happens things happen everyday. It's out of our control and hands so,let it go please.
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FO Stephanie Durney.
I'm not Stephanie free country will come on here anytime I want. I'm not causing trouble or harrassing anyone.
You ARE Stephanie and yes, you can post what you like, but why post rubbish? Why are you pretending to be different people? Stop being an idiot.
No I m not dear. I don't know Stephanie.
I love you to.
Go away, Stephanie Durney! Find something more constructive to do with your time as a grown woman!
Wow sounds like Bernadette and her family hate hearing the truth. No one is embellishing anything. Your disgusting sister KILLED MURDERED someone based on her own insecurities and she only served a measly 7 yrs. Miniorities are given 35 years for less crime acts. But she will be punished in HELL.
Ive commented on the facebook page of the bank. I cant believe they hired a Murderer as their CEO. Pure filth. I should call the bank and ask why they think a killer deserves recognition. That cunt killer will get justice in hell
Why are you people so awful to this woman when it's her sister? You're also pretty awful to Bernadette. She served her time.
Not enough time, she allowed the blame to rest on 2 innocent girls, she'd allowed them to go to prison if possible, so don't tell us about being awful, she murdered in cold blood. She needed life. Tell the Costas family were awful to Bernadette and she served her time. Don't feel sorry for her, she didn't get what she deserved, she deserved life, I hope she has found God, I won't judge her fate,how would you like your child,murdered. Mine was.
The December 4 th anonymous comment is either Bernadette or Virginia, she' s defending Bernadette again. I hope she has a new lease on her life, it's not going to bring back Kirsten, and it's to late for the Costas family. All the regret int the world will not bring their daughter back. She should of thought about that, before she murdered her, she' s sorry she got caught. She didn't think she'd get caught, and let the blame rest on 2 innocent girls, come on now, she 'd of let them go to prison, she only confessed caused authorities were closing in on her. She wouldn't of otherwise, Virginia you know it, you do to Bernadette. Virginia helped her cover it all up, she' s an accessory who committed perjury. Prison time for her to.
Bernadette only cared about herself.
It's hard to forgive her for allowing 2 innocent girls to take the blame, more unforgiving for her murdering.
Both are serious. I don't think you can compare the two. Killing someone is as serious as it gets.
@ Dec 4th, Bernadette is a murderer who killed Kirsten in an unprovoked attack. No amount of time served will ever atone for killing someone in cold blood. The woman in the picture is not above criticism. She said on the stand she probably left the murder weapon in the car. Probably? What a load of shit.
i live so near to yuba city, I'm in the yuba sutter area This world is so small and to think Sacramento is so near. Kirsten was such a beautiful little girl I'm saddened
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Bernadette Protti ID Jeannette Tomanka is simply a savage killer. I wonder if anyone here, his mom, sister, or daughter was killed brutally with a cold blood, for no reason but her success, how this individual is going to feel, when s/he sees the killer is living and enjoying her life, while her beloved one became a memory only. Her beloved one could continue her success, if the Bernadette Protti ID Jeannette Tomanka did not stop it by ending her life wildly.
I cannot believe how someone kills another, and ends it up by getting 7 years in jail. What type of justice is that?
Man, you ladies are cray cray
And you are a squidbilly, March the 8th.
5 years after you're post but damn are you delusional...move on? Right. If someone murdered my friend or family member I'd ensure I did everything to make their lives as miserable as possible.
Wonder how she'd feel if someone murdered her sister...we should tell her to move on.
Her sister Virginia works at the bank in SF and I feel bad for her cause she has to deal with Bernadette’s actions. She don’t discuss Bernadette to my knowledge, but you know people know who her sister is. Shouldn’t reflect on her, one sister is a lawyer as well. Neither will tell you about Bernadette and what all she is up to, they kind of cut that conversation off immediately. I would to. Her issuers are very smart to.
Sisters are very smart that is.
I agree. My brother was murdered in 2018. I will never let the man responsible off.
Her sisters are descent but that scumbag isn’t at all. She changed a lot of lives, made innocent girls life a “living hell” and she didn’t bat one eye. Bernadette got exactly what she deserved and that is to be (outed) by society.
Assisti na TV ao episódio sobre o caso aqui no Brasil. Sinceramente, existem coisas que não devem ser esquecidas e é de direito de todos debater e expor suas conclusões. Acredito que a família também teve culpa ao não o perceber e procurar ajuda para pessoas como a garota que matou. Sempre há algum indício no comportamento dentro de casa. Bulling em escolas é assunto antigo, sempre teve e sempre vai ter e não é à toa que tem tantas invasões em escolas de alunos tentando exterminar outros,isso tudo é um efeito de uma raiva acumulada. Mas mesmo assim, nada justifica tirar a vida de alguém e depois tentar agir normalmente. Deve-se assumir seus atos mesmo que pir impulso. Acho que essa moça que matou, se ainda tiver problemas emocionais deve muito procurar ajuda e não atacar as pessoas que julgam. O julgamento é inerente ao ser humano, mas cabe aquele que prejudicou, que no caso a Bernadete, mostrar o quanto se arrependeu é até mesmo como exemplo ajudar outras pessoas a fim de que possa pelo menos conviver com um pouco de paz se é que é possível.
Unknown July, 18th 2021 at 5:19 PM. Are you retarded?
Reading all these comments
PREACH!!!
I 100% agree with you about family members being ridiculed and so much more etc, I agree because I can relate. Its not right what happened, she made a horrific choice and she has to answer one day somehow for that,but speaking from experience things are never as cut and dry, and of course hindsight is never 20/20..except of course for a few who are perfect no matter what naturally
RIP Kirsten. We know you were the real victim and nothing anyone else says to disparage your character and name will ever change that.
Well it don’t matter who the real victim is, it’s all done and over with now. No sense discussing all this, what’s done is done, yes it was horrible, but collaborating on this is pointless, it’s not going to bring ‘Kirsten back’ or change the decision the Judge made. Cause he done made the decision, life isn’t always fair at times, but it’s not a thing we can do about it. But hope the Costas family found Peace with all this. Who’s to say if they’re even alive now! No one’s heard from them on Social Media lately.
Yes it does matter. A young girls future was taken from her by a cold-blooded psychopath who is living her life as a free person.
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