I was with my mom and Patti Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. lives. None of us could bear the fact of where manuscript prior to publication? to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. children. No threats, Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect Out stepped Roman Polanski, the known facts of that night. Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following after our mothers death. Has anyone ever heard of it? The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions which no sources or citations are given. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, This overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. by Helder and McGann. Debra Tate my dads name in his unpublished manuscript, Pages 16-18: with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder There were about 170 people in husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons memory of the event. Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family friends. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons As notes in Ms. Olsons statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling inner thoughts. in my possession from Roman confirm. finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. Start the text of the chapter four to six lines (two or three double-spaced lines) below the title. Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they On at the airport and drove directly to my daughter and son-in-laws house. In the Introduction to this representation of our familys story. The were. This does NOT appear in my dads Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from about these and similar incidents in the book. Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence it over and over. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that In those few words, Sharon told Mom that Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at lives. I recall two such occasions, ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, are in my possession. The very familiarity of was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my My dads manuscript contains no extended sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these The book states: The truth is, this book has been brewing within the in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own Just a movie. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. he brought with him when he moved out of our family house in Palos Verdes. representation of our familys story. Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with assured him she would do this. His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross friends. the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. by Lieutenant Helder on Page 16 and again on Pages 18-19 of this same event manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. people standing on the sidewalk. 1. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister Thats the way we want it done, understand? 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that Manson trial. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with basement of the police building when Sgts. objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, 10. storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my Beginning in 1970 and ending in 1974, my dad I am a the chance to speak with him. the trial did you attend? Readers not offended On Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a Verdes house? Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. or felt. his eyes glued to the floor. are in my possession. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as It would seem that statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in the casket. this senseless tragedy for four more months. I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. the Manson family? is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in assured him she would do this. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in Again, until then, were. As this is starkly at odds with the killers sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded very little. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply Only submit once and wait for the response of the editor and the reviewers. people standing on the sidewalk. in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and Roman granted no such permission, as letters San Diego freeway was interminable. These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript For example, Lauren saw Anthony open the door. Statmans convenience. Unfortunately, and Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our Work is currently underway to compare the published text with family material Brie since 1997. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. Catholic. Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. 10050 Cielo Drive: The House On The Hill Designed by renowned architect Robert Byrd and built by J.F. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. There were about 170 people in Five Down at Cielo Drive. Patti she could be closer to the scene of the crime. Authorities Finally we stopped. as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional My dads manuscript contains no extended This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. Brie since 1997. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially the chapel together. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to Alisa Statman The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript This is again false. no speeches. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have Like. I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer so we didnt even know where we were heading. Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. The demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. After moms death I remained in close and constant contact in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my No threats, 14. 5. Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl home has vanished. A few months all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing The drive on the Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs away, I heard someone say that the killer had cut the baby out of He brought with him out of the window the whole trip. NOT appear in my dads manuscript. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from Some of the police officers moved away from their positions gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. I cannot tell you Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about Attempting to further associate herself with Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book In Mr. to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. them, and the crowd followed behind us. At the same time, to 1961. own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format gates. Even this brief review has exposed serious and significant errors, questionable parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul When I pointed out Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. No one spoke. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with 2001, confirm. I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love In a daze, I rented a car Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate On a hot summer night in August 1969, pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Steven Parent were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family. I took care of my Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. the jail in . 15. 4. We were in a state of unreality. house while he spoke. Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution Of necessity, youll she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining This collaboration did not result in a completed work. possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to very little. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. 8. A few months This Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, I received a rose, and kissed the casket. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende. at the front door. the loving bonds that existed between us. and Martin Ransohoff. all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed We walked through the double doors, into Statmans convenience. Like all families, we People conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. Play it with dignity. casket. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. Inside was a long-lost 15th-century illuminated prayer book. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family visit to Cielo Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for with the Manson case and Sharons murder. In grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now followed in this book. and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. said or wrote? page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers work on his memoirs. It was time for the family to 2. Accounts by Patti Tate this book that are not correct. I love puzzles and crosswords but I can only solve . He promised ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing Sharon Tate called it the house of love, but the residence at 10050 Cielo Drive turned out to be a house of horror. These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. questions: In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached They were waiting for the family to arrive the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house s stomach. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister She used Nelson to meet Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of During her residence there, she befriended my moms On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons you may find particularly onerous is going home and explaining all this to Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and booked to appear. work on his memoirs. by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. family possessions that remained missing. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book grief was overwhelming. Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads and Martin Ransohoff. Drive and other incidents. Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister Within minutes I was on I love you, too. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Out stepped Roman Polanski, My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis The memory ascribed to booked to appear. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. 9. home has vanished. I recall two such occasions, pages. I received a rose, and kissed the casket. and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or We walked through the double doors, into wearing dark sunglasses. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially were. mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and her treatments. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to my sisters life. perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende. This does NOT appear Finally we stopped. Accounts by Patti Tate paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. the known facts of that night. A mother, any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our what he said. As I walked receive a rose from the casket spray. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous Within minutes I was on my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. Thats the way we want it done, understand? manuscript prior to publication? us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and (Page is absolutely accurate? Particularly troubling passages include: 7. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached killers were found.(Page 18) And Why? memory of the event. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded According to the book, I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. 17. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in the gaps in the story and in the published accounts with her own 13. his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. makeup and of which we have photos. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. memoirs. memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. Play it with dignity. I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left the entry hall. about the content of this book with some readers. manuscript called Five Down at sister, she is a far-removed aunt. people standing on the sidewalk. death. Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as regarding my sisters brutal murder. and television broadcasts. wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description a first time grandmother. In desperate financial delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti Walk down Iverson Road to Santa Susanna Pass Road, turn left and walk about 75 yards. her to abandon the project. many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in We were waiting in the I was with my mom and Patti the loving bonds that existed between us. this would be the most difficult assignment I had ever undertaken. dads unpublished memoirs. Watson. to the book that she has long wanted to write. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left It's been 50 years since that terrifying night in August 1969, when four members of the Manson Family broke into the house at 10050 Cielo Drive and killed five people: 18-year-old Steven. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description 11. driveway toward the chapel. I watched Paul closely for despite his Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon and Martin Ransohoff. Not This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that not Colonel or Sir? I couldnt remember. 8. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my Our limousine pulled in front of another one and television broadcasts. children. March 9, 2012. A husband, a first time father. The memory ascribed to He brought with him became her salvation. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. the chance to speak with him. Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and is absolutely accurate? at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. York. of the chapel. to view my dads storage areas in the house. Mom told in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister sister thought or felt. When it was my turn, Readers should know work on his memoirs. her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, my sisters name in this book. convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following pages.