Kellie Martin played the other lead, Angela Delvecchio.
FutureScreamqueen Marley Sheltonalso had a smaller role as one of Staceys friends.
Later it began airing on Lifetime and was a favorite on the web link.
‘Death of a Cheerleader’ (1994) is based on the real story of Kirsten Marina Costas.
In 2019, the film was remade by Lifetime, with the story set in the 80s.
Kellie Martin (who played Angela Delvecchio in the original) returned, this time playing an FBI agent.
Sarah Dugdale plays the title role of a popular (but mean) cheerleader who is murdered.
Stacy Lockwood (Tori Spelling) is a high-school student in Santa Mira, California.
She is popular, a cheerleader, and a member of the exclusive Larks social club.
Basically, Stacy is everything that shy student Angela Delvecchio (Kellie Martin) wants to be.
Although it was made for NBC,Death of a Cheerleaderbecame a cult classic when it aired on Lifetime.
Even though Angela is accepted into the Larks, Stacy rejects her advances for friendship.
One night, Angela lies to Stacys mom to get some alone time with Stacy.
When she later tells Stacy the truth, she is disgusted and berates Angela.
This was also an early role for Marley Shelton.
Stacy leaves the car and asks a stranger to use their phone so she can get away from Angela.
However, Angela follows as Stacy is given a ride home.
Worried that Stacy will start rumors about her, Angela stabs Stacy to death outside of her neighbors home.
Although Spelling’s character is a bully, it’s still difficult to understand what drove Angela to murder.
A guilt-ridden Angela confesses the crime to her parents in a letter.
The community reels and examines their role in pressuring high-school students to compete and be perfect.
Kirsten Costas was an affluent and popular student cheerleader who also worked on the schools yearbook.
A photo fromKirsten Marina Costas’s memorial.
After her attempts to befriend Kirsten failed, Bernadette faked a party invitation to Kirstens mom.
Kirsten left when she discovered the truth and got a ride home with a neighbor.
Bernadette followed them to Kirstens house, where she stabbed Kirsten five times with a kitchen knife.
Initially, Bernadette passed a lie-detector test, but after six months police realized she had been lying.
Bernadette confessed to her parents in a letter.
Kirstens family say they believe Bernadette fabricated the party invitation with premeditated plans to murder her.
She was 23 years old upon her release.
Bernadette has since changed her name and lives in Oregon with her family.
