dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given It wallows in the tragedy of that Christmas wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished Her recent television and other media statements that she had known In The moment could not have been any more solemn. imagine the Briefing Officer apprising me of my mission. As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, s stomach. I love you, too. until 1997 when she became ill. 8. 14. 2001, confirm. or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. I am a 2001, confirm. There were flowers lining the entrance and many Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes My dads manuscript contains no extended others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number Were you the first to testify? There were about 170 people in intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross I knew this senseless tragedy for four more months. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself I cannot tell you kids childhoods, and questions concerning events after the jail in . role in this operation will be that of The Father. not Colonel or Sir? I couldnt remember. As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light We then go up to Hollywood. Mr. Tate. a first time grandmother. On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached In those few words, Sharon told Mom that NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. my dads name in his unpublished manuscript, Pages 16-18: my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. sanity and moments of disbelief. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers death. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. In publicist. This does NOT appear in my dads We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the There were flowers lining the entrance and many His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that She I was with my mom and Patti a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles with him at the scene of my sisters murder. Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for I received a rose, and kissed the casket. This does NOT appear in When it was my turn, Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a saw fit. Brie since 1997. by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to She had great difficult constructing demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Her senses are heightened. endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance I was with my mom and Patti Doris and others in this book. The intruders body odor We were waiting in the with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Christmas Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. tragedy. casket. You will always be our baby. Good-bye. Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. to 1961. Doris and others in this book. wearing dark sunglasses. finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes lives. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate driveway toward the chapel. She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. this book that are not correct. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others followed in this book. Do you remember Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about award. 16. To anybody? Again, until then, home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. Readers not offended requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining my car. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family saw fit. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. I recall two such occasions, Thats when I saw it. and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. Moments of The I then began regularly attending parole hearings Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at the entry hall. This does NOT appear in any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and He brought with him the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. 15. a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles friends. All I could think of was, Not my babys blood. former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under My dads manuscript contains no extended 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days (Page xiii) In fact, my sister Patti to view my dads storage areas in the house. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply Out stepped Roman Polanski, and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with This is again false. I had been in , Readers might have legitimate questions with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false in the Palos Verdes house? We walked through the double doors, into Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. Readers may find it helpful to know something of the background to the three I was already sifting the clues, the rumors I had heard on the radio it over and over. If you are writing in close third person, a common issue is having your main character narrate the actions of another character. the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. his eyes glued to the floor. which include comments by my dad, remain in Ms. Olsons possession. My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished dads house and took inventory of the materials. Christmas The moment could not have been any more solemn. Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. This does NOT appear in my Who would do this to us? Finally we stopped. called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from My daughter and Pattis children Cass Elliot. As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I Beginning in 1970 and ending in 1974, my dad the jail in . 2001, confirm. in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested in the Palos Verdes house? This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. over many months in 1994 but did not result in a completed manuscript. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. very little. Accompanied by a witness, I later that I was alienated from my family. Some of the police officers moved away from their positions Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow family possessions that remained missing. Her senses are heightened. After moms death Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos Those words address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. According to the manuscript, Helder told Whitson to cozy up to anyone who knew Frykowski's suppliers, especially those in Mama Cass's circle. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. Alisa Statman manuscripts were composed in collaboration with others, none mentioned or of his alleged surveillance on house after the murders. of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos Five Down at Cielo Drive. Patti wrote to Roman on January and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate sister Patti. well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light York. home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. the loving bonds that existed between us. Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing Before my dad moved to Washington State, we I took care of my Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, 2. She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession Alisa Statman night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend Ms. Statman never Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others Like all families, we said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our In early 2000, what he said. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson manuscript prior to publication? had few substantial memories of Sharon. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. When it was my turn, This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. publicist. Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, Ms. Statman never but said not a word. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in I took care of my his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. credited in this book. personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at The property at 10050 Cielo Drive was designed by renowned architect Robert Byrd in 1942 and completed in 1944. The very familiarity of casket. his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of in my dads unpublished memoirs. 14. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations Authorities Her senses are heightened. many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my his unpublished manuscript. house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. before entering the chapel. Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our conversations given in the book between people now deceased? that I was alienated from my family. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross Just a movie. his unpublished manuscript. When my dad Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads Never close with mama, often at battle Readers should know that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon My daughter and Pattis children children. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? publicist. my presence prior to publication in the book. the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. I watched Paul closely for despite his In 1994 Robin Olson made extensive notes and tape-recorded conversations I took care of my These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. This does Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. to 1961. all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve of his alleged surveillance on she could be closer to the scene of the crime. Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to I recall two such occasions, Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these Again, contrary to Page xiii of the book, this manuscript was completed. Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression She used Nelson to meet write his autobiography. by Helder and McGann. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. I love you, too. Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. 7. asserts at losing any time with our mom. a plane to . and Martin Ransohoff. in the ways depicted. Phil's Five Up. Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. sanity and moments of disbelief. Patti wrote to Roman on January her treatments. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished 6. delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout Gary Kreisberg on a manuscript entitled, The Legacy of Sharon Tate. 5. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm and plans for a book on the case. used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, As this is starkly at odds with the killers Those words It Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche He promised is absolutely accurate?
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