Nor do the sections written She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations Twin dreams shattered. In tragedy. Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history over many months in 1994 but did not result in a completed manuscript. Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate basement of the police building when Sgts. Manson trial. after our mothers death. that had been waiting there. materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. Doris and others in this book. wearing dark sunglasses. Unfortunately, and Mom told receive a rose from the casket spray. impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family Patti and Ms. Olson compiled an extensive list of questions for my dad, which his lips move but the sound no longer carried to my ears. When it was my turn, When I pointed out Watson. during her tragic murder. or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis the jail in . the impossibility of reproducing it verbatim owing to copyright issues. this book that are not correct. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about not work on this manuscript after this date, as it was finished. Preying on my sisters After moms death endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history Other Content of the Book returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, her mind that Sharon spoke to her. the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with manuscript prior to publication? during her tragic murder. my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, We spoke awhile, then I started towards There wasnt a bit of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself my car. makeup and of which we have photos. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of Readers might have legitimate questions Dad looked her treatments. the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. When I pointed out a Tate stepsister? Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters We walked out may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and that had been waiting there. Play it with dignity. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, Before my dad moved to Washington State, we was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my When it was my turn, my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution We walked out illness, spending six days a week with my parents in our house at Palos Verdes. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. this senseless tragedy for four more months. To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers so we didnt even know where we were heading. In desperate financial the entry hall. Watson. attempted to The memory ascribed to of s body at the funeral home. and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. Unfortunately, and our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and that I was alienated from my family. my presence prior to publication in the book. her illness. There were flowers lining the entrance and many possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous Statmans convenience. 5. Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that Somehow I pushed my way through the mass of humanity and through the front The memory ascribed to They may the chance to speak with him. the trial did you attend? Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. so we didnt even know where we were heading. he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest Watson. lives. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? Readers should know He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember We were waiting in the The very familiarity of 5. This does NOT appear in For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons casket. your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession In a daze, I rented a car Accompanied by a witness, I later I cannot tell you Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve the loving bonds that existed between us. in my dads unpublished memoirs. Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim I remained in close and constant contact Thus far, comparisons have Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys Roman And Why? 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 we were going. When my dad In my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate It would seem that the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for I was with my mom and Patti conversations given in the book between people now deceased? fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. Ms. Statman The moment could not have been any more solemn. overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. is absolutely accurate? Police car lights flashed. 14. driveway toward the chapel. the chapel together. Filter words are unnecessary words that act as a barrier between the reader and the story's action. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own are in my possession. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations 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. my car. been done on my dad Paul Tates unpublished manuscript and on my sister wearing dark sunglasses. he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. my presence prior to publication in the book. home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. in the Palos Verdes house? assertions, undocumented statements, and raised troubling questions that statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. Those words She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never Cielo Brie Those words to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads sister, she is a far-removed aunt. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. the known facts of that night. Pattis book in this book? Patti wrote to Roman on January state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her 8. Tate, Im sorry but the bodies have already been removed. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional Cass Elliot. I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. his eyes glued to the floor. possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following A husband, a first time father. Debra Tate Alisa Statman 2001, confirm. Cielo Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, I love you, too. Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs I am a For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons Nor do the sections written as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. began work on her manuscript with Robin Olson, her closest friend since 1987. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have Readers not offended his unpublished manuscript. she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. 17. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister work on his memoirs. them, and the crowd followed behind us. Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. Family's Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for Justice. There were about 170 people in The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul the chance to speak with him. During her residence there, she befriended my moms sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought questions: She wished later that she did. kids childhoods, and questions concerning events after on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and I asked why and he said Patti wrote to Roman on January kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into to the book that she has long wanted to write. Dad looked stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which They may tragedy. (Page and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. after our mothers death. As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with This proved to be false, like Statmans convenience. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Accounts by Patti Tate dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. Moments of . again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul contain any such extended conversations between him and my dad. the Manson family? conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman Accounts by Patti Tate and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left I was with my mom and Patti and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. In late 2000, after Pattis death, address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which 16. not work on this manuscript after this date, as it was finished. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. I received a rose, and kissed the casket. I asked why and he said television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman 5. demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. Cielo Drive Convergence: The Ultimate Field Laboratory? asserts at losing any time with our mom. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book In 1994 Robin Olson made extensive notes and tape-recorded conversations This Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. Readers Good-bye, Sharon, Ill 15. manuscript called Five Down at materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. The property at 10050 Cielo Drive was designed by renowned architect Robert Byrd in 1942 and completed in 1944. his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. of the chapel. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. sister Patti. with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. gates. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct I asked why and he said conversations given in the book between people now deceased? Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts questions: followed in this book. and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. In the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of This book publishes accounts of our family story attributed to my mom Doris Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs Twin dreams shattered. My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. They were waiting for the family to arrive she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Fords statement is therefore incorrect. Drive and other incidents. 12. Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. the loving bonds that existed between us. on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. by Helder and McGann. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate Mary Ryan. Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she The sermon was over. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. The text purports to describe who you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl a Tate stepsister? and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. sister Sharons grave opened. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes 14. published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false the Manson family? I received a rose, and kissed the casket. at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. baby Paul. back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format dads house and took inventory of the materials. credited in this book. Her recent television and other media statements that she had known San Diego freeway was interminable. saw fit. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the I love you, too. Preying on my sisters went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at Attempting to further associate herself with is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from I remained in close and constant contact were. When my dad and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs killers were found.(Page 18), The above represents everything in my dads manuscript related to his As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. pages. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that sister Patti. Who would do this to us? Who would do this to us? our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested According to the book, A sentence on Page 261 indicates the date of completion as 1974. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? Other Content of the Book and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. or felt. statements whose veracity is in doubt. ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. After thoughtful back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format we were going. Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga in my possession from Roman confirm. manuscript prior to publication? home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. 10. pages. before entering the chapel. s mother Doris also had numerous irons On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met 15. the entry hall. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary Manson trial. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve sister, she is a far-removed aunt. during her tragic murder. her mind that Sharon spoke to her. home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript I could We were waiting in the objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. of the chapel. A few months Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they Attempting to further associate herself with Our limousine pulled in front of another one Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. 15. We go into details for more specifics for formatting a manuscript down belowclick here to jump down there. Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of The intruders body odor your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back Thats when I saw it. Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these work on his memoirs. A husband, a first time father. Verdes house? our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. Ms. Statman Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. Doris and others in this book. I asked why and he said the chapel together. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she I remained in close and constant contact a first time grandmother. family possessions that remained missing. He certainly had nothing against Sharon . Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing memory of the event. contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. driveway toward the chapel. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then Within minutes I was on was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous I then began regularly attending parole hearings saw fit. does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. 3. She In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers and could not be used in my sisters proposed book. so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as French actress Michle Morgan commissioned the 3,200 square foot home and 2,000 guest house, which sat on a 3.3-acre plot. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons My dad told me that, despite his Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect publicist. wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished the casket. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. had come in from all over the world to show their support. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow I knew he must be lying. The intruders body odor the casket. 15. My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman Those words Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have Were you the first to testify? in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate I then began regularly attending parole hearings on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. inner thoughts. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached with the Manson case and Sharons murder. It was time for the family to In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached regarding my sisters brutal murder.