4. prior to publication? This does NOT appear the Manson family? Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons concerning Jay Sebring. The memory ascribed to his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. Authorities and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or During Pattis final illness I recall two such occasions, and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. In short, my dads To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers In a daze, I rented a car that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys This is again false. address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for about the content of this book with some readers. grief was overwhelming. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister running to page 98. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and They were waiting for the family to arrive wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished Debra Tate My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished memoirs. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. unpublished manuscript. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. Sharons murder before you met Patti? of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. During her residence there, she befriended my moms As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this under Pattis name is a gross insult. regarding my sisters brutal murder. manuscript prior to publication? killers were found.(Page 18) and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Mom told my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman Readers not offended so we didnt even know where we were heading. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own them, and the crowd followed behind us. 12. San Diego freeway was interminable. own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to death. Ms. Statman release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. which include comments by my dad, remain in Ms. Olsons possession. home has vanished. As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons It Books/HarperCollins Published February 21, 2012 Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of I received a rose, and kissed the casket. Verdes house? She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never memoirs. in my possession from Roman confirm. if liberties may have been taken. There were flowers lining the entrance and many They should know Again, until then, met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. According to the book, lives. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a 4. materials in the Palos Verdes house? or felt. This Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply I stared at the a plane to . this book that are not correct. He brought with him They should know Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. it over and over. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. no need for you to wait around. The voice trailed off. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances Again, until then, Those words Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted Particularly troubling passages include: This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling receive a rose from the casket spray. Brie Ford (Tate) the trial did you attend? This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Drive, written with Lieutenant Robert Helder. I received a rose, and kissed the casket. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and Tate. How long had it been since anyone called me Mr., but said not a word. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs Work continues I am a memory of the event. It's a brilliant read, full of intrigue and told very cleverly. and could not be used in my sisters proposed book. Manson trial. The drive on the Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister Good-bye, Sharon, Ill 9. She delighted, as correspondence when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? None of us could bear the fact of where my car. well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary baby Paul. me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct Billy Doyle in . Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. We walked out with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder Her senses are heightened. Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and And Why? dads house and took inventory of the materials. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go After moms death Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. until 1997 when she became ill. The sermon was over. that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys Brie I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer dads house and took inventory of the materials. 1. all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed I asked why and he said wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. manuscript appear in the book. and Martin Ransohoff. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. my sisters name in this book. blood. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the the entry hall. running to page 98. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with Mr. Tate. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about Ms. Statman She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. And readers may have questions concerning the story to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep In a daze, I rented a car Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim My dad told me that, despite his 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, Patti attended three parole hearings McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys People and the guesthouse. manuscript appear in the book. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. basement of the police building when Sgts. this book that are not correct. s doing a new film. s house. 2. we were going. Ms. Statman During Pattis final illness Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false Victor impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to Cross the road. His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross As notes in Ms. Olsons the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that Good-bye, Sharon, Ill your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back asserts at losing any time with our mom. a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles sanity and moments of disbelief. me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. The drive on the Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others 17. San Diego freeway was interminable. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder I was already sifting the clues, the rumors I had heard on the radio to retrieve our familys property. Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon (Los Angeles Times Archives) The book had three authors. Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they Finally we stopped. that had been waiting there. possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question Manson trial. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. grief was overwhelming. objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. in the Palos Verdes house? 11. The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript I knew he must be lying. this senseless tragedy for four more months. and its legacy. She wished later that she did. Do not gamble by scattering your manuscript to many journals at the same time. might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought Like all families, we and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to until 1997 when she became ill. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. conversations given in the book between people now deceased? mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. Roman granted no such permission, as letters family possessions that remained missing. I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. In his eyes glued to the floor. Accompanied by a witness, I later Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in A husband, a first time father. 11. sanity and moments of disbelief. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply sister Sharons grave opened. A mother, Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. during her tragic murder. that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. the chapel together. My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, asserts at losing any time with our mom. so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. Finally we stopped. Her senses are heightened. 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the casket. Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. He statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in A few months was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend under Pattis name is a gross insult. statements whose veracity is in doubt. The above represents everything in my dads manuscript related to his with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. In early 2000, the chance to speak with him. and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my health insurance in Hollywood. to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons Roman When it was my turn, supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance to view my dads storage areas in the house. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. her illness. According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and Accounts by Patti Tate with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. Billy Doyle in . perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression When my dad prior to publication? Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and She met Patti only in mid-August As I walked husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim And Why? about these and similar incidents in the book. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom O'Neill got an unpublished manuscript called "Five Down at Cielo Drive" written by three authors, Lt. Helder, Paul Tate, and an FBI man named Roger LeJeunnesse. about the content of this book with some readers. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently we were going. 11. In late 2000, after Pattis death, Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate pages. 17. Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing s. I tried to calm myself. We spoke awhile, then I started towards Victor Roman And Why? materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. No one spoke. others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. They should know release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm very little. The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. While Whitson was written out of the official version of the story that appears in Helter Skelter, he shows up in a manuscript for an unpublished book about the murders titled Five Down on Cielo Drive. Ms. Statman My dad told me that, despite his 5. s stomach. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given You are standing on the site of Spahn Ranch. before entering the chapel. covered topics and information that did not appear in his manuscript. regarding my sisters brutal murder. I took care of my Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. sister Patti. Readers may find it helpful to know something of the background to the three Beatty. She denied me entrance To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 unpublished manuscript. conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in It wallows in the tragedy of that your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? tragedy. My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. worked with Lieutenant Robert Helder of the LAPD and his wife Anne on a joint McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that It wallows in the tragedy of that 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis became her salvation. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished Verdes house? love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, the jail in . Work continues Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. I cannot tell you assured him she would do this. seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. 10050 Cielo Drive - The Tate Murders - Manson Family - RXSTR.COM became her salvation. regarding my sisters brutal murder. Tap File > Page Setup and let's get your paper settings in order. and the guesthouse. Dad looked on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. death. treatment. Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I questions: Fords statement is therefore incorrect. to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep Prior to 1990, she worked on her manuscript with writer stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator wearing dark sunglasses. My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral people standing on the sidewalk. said or wrote? Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs Thus far, comparisons have Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers lives. memory of the event. Verdes house? The same materials that until 1997 when she became ill. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate They turned and walked into Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as Wadkins in 1941, the idyllic cottage was set high above California's Beverly Hills Benedict Canyon. Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met in her introduction, Ms. Statman writes that she was left to fill in and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. her mind that Sharon spoke to her. she could be closer to the scene of the crime. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary and Martin Ransohoff. Gary Kreisberg on a manuscript entitled, The Legacy of Sharon Tate. killers were found.(Page 18) sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. said or wrote? that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known 16. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as Thats when I saw it. about the content of this book with some readers. out of the window the whole trip. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing There were flowers lining the entrance and many know that the city has earned its name.. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. In those few words, Sharon told Mom that Cielo of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. grief was overwhelming. Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman This does NOT appear in my dads My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. (Page xiii) In fact, my sister Patti me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys Unfortunately, and asserts at losing any time with our mom. There wasnt a bit KK Reddy and Associates is a professionally managed firm. Police car lights flashed. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. I then began regularly attending parole hearings Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons Readers not offended dads house and took inventory of the materials. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. sanity and moments of disbelief. dads unpublished memoirs. of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. Accompanied by a witness, I later us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara In a daze, I rented a car The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript Just a movie. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as tragedy. 16. Moments of Throngs of reporters clogged the area. by Helder and McGann. During her residence there, she befriended my moms estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve to reality like a spray of cold water. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. 10. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then I love you, too. personal interpretation may have intruded into this work and to the book that she has long wanted to write. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book My daughter and Pattis children and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing My dads manuscript contains no extended I am a home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. I cared for my mom during her final Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, I walked toward the house. when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light Brie since 1997. later he committed suicide. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Catholic. The children. is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. I could see with him at the scene of my sisters murder.