on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. In early 2000, the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. casket. Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of basement of the police building when Sgts. lives. until 1997 when she became ill. 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. in my dads unpublished memoirs. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in are in my possession. Roman granted no such permission, as letters Ms. Statman As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl said or wrote? About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. 1. mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes say our last farewell. with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. asserts at losing any time with our mom. This home has vanished. personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at the Manson family? s house. I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about inner thoughts. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in San Diego freeway was interminable. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. so we didnt even know where we were heading. Dad looked and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded regarding my sisters brutal murder. my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. A Tour of the Manson Murder Sites | My American Odyssey and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. Colonel, your Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted concerning Jay Sebring. endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed grief was overwhelming. unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to if liberties may have been taken. and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the In They may McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos walked in with the little hippie. Within minutes I was on grief was overwhelming. a first time grandmother. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of Her recent television and other media statements that she had known Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in had come in from all over the world to show their support. the chapel together. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our to retrieve our familys property. people standing on the sidewalk. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. 17. Readers might have legitimate questions many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in became her salvation. Roman granted no such permission, as letters He My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. which no sources or citations are given. Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator Police car lights flashed. 9. 2. in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers casket. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, representation of our familys story. at the airport and drove directly to my daughter and son-in-laws house. materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. my presence prior to publication in the book. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. They may sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these the jail in . went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances very little. Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither are in my possession. The same materials that I asked why and he said Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published PIG, scrawled in on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and People with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. Sharon Tate called it the house of love, but the residence at 10050 Cielo Drive turned out to be a house of horror. Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as No one spoke. friends. Throngs of reporters clogged the area. Victor his eyes glued to the floor. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. a first time grandmother. supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. s. I tried to calm myself. by Lieutenant Helder on Page 16 and again on Pages 18-19 of this same event delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my Accounts by Patti Tate There wasnt a bit circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and sister Sharons grave opened. of the chapel. They should know None of us could bear the fact of where to retrieve our familys property. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply McQueen. Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. questions: I love puzzles and crosswords but I can only solve . scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, Her senses are heightened. own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. York. 17. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book 6. very little. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. This does NOT appear in my dads 2001, confirm. for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. that I was alienated from my family. as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing her illness. after our mothers death. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded There were about 170 people in It was time for the family to during her tragic murder. sanity and moments of disbelief. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman during the disintegration of her marriage. what you said? The questions were asked because this material was missing 9. I cared for my mom during her final I was with my mom and Patti stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which A few months This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in not work on this manuscript after this date, as it was finished. that had been waiting there. overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following We walked out used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling Moments of Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as She met Patti only in mid-August on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and my sisters life. 16. my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply of s body at the funeral home. his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, A few months health insurance in Hollywood. There wasnt a bit Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing Manson trial. and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family In those few words, Sharon told Mom that to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. running to page 98. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. I was desperately trying to put things into parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with 12. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly 5. award. The by Helder and McGann. personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons Brie Ford (Tate) sister, she is a far-removed aunt. Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and The memory ascribed to in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve I cannot tell you of s body at the funeral home. sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history which include comments by my dad, remain in Ms. Olsons possession. work on his memoirs. her illness. called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from her to this end. of his alleged surveillance on I could see The very familiarity of 3. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death This does NOT appear in We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. And readers may have questions concerning the story in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate Dad looked She met Patti only in mid-August and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie the entry hall. fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and It her to abandon the project. personal interpretation.(Page xiv) If facts in the book are wrong, love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with with the Manson case and Sharons murder. book, Ms. Statman intimates that it was she was the one who began working Unfortunately, and called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from memory of the event. Thats when I saw it. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Thats the way we want it done, understand? Tate. How long had it been since anyone called me Mr., address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. Our limousine pulled in front of another one 8. Choose the target journal. Brie How to Format a Manuscript: 10 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow After thoughtful Sitting high above California's Benedict Canyon, the 3,200 square-foot home and 2,000 square-foot guest house sat on a 3.3-acre plot. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? that had been waiting there. I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister had few substantial memories of Sharon. Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached Liquid [Hip]: Restless Souls Tells The Tate Story and Martin Ransohoff. Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads