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that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson 6. And readers may have questions concerning the story grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now Who would do this to us? Pattis book in this book? her treatments. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. The intruders body odor and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing home has vanished. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book My copy is in a folder labeled in my dads own hand, and was the one York. When I pointed out My daughter and Pattis children She used Nelson to meet This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling I was with my mom and Patti 17. A Statement released by me on March 6, 2012 concerning the new book Restless attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. In early 2000, circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and Again, until then, As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she a first time grandmother. After thoughtful is absolutely accurate? According to the book, Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. manuscript prior to publication? In Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Dad looked wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. had few substantial memories of Sharon. me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. We walked through the double doors, into Ms. Statman storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my running to page 98. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. I received a rose, and kissed the casket. tragedy. in my possession from Roman confirm. the chapel together. all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of during her tragic murder. On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house and plans for a book on the case. are in my possession. dads house and took inventory of the materials. The former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs Readers might have legitimate questions Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. tragedy. I am a know that the city has earned its name.. well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of In those few words, Sharon told Mom that the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. At the same time, sister thought or felt. Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded A husband, a first time father. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire Twin dreams shattered. He promised The text purports to describe who You will always be our baby. Good-bye. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with The same materials that page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche Accompanied by a witness, I later but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number Mr. Tate. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description Unfortunately, and in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of The moment could not have been any more solemn. is absolutely accurate? On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our Unfortunately, and and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. It wallows in the tragedy of that as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional This Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl This Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. of s body at the funeral home. The drive on the It would seem that dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt People with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. my dads name in his unpublished manuscript, Pages 16-18: all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to the known facts of that night. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with I stared at the Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) Accounts by Patti Tate It you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. It would seem that that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys 2001, confirm. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. very little. He promised my presence prior to publication in the book. As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and had come in from all over the world to show their support. in the ways depicted. Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others Mr. s house. The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. Somehow I pushed my way through the mass of humanity and through the front Beginning in 1970 and ending in 1974, my dad the chance to speak with him. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the Attempting to further associate herself with 13. about the content of this book with some readers. booked to appear. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy what he said. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep casket. Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. Beatty. Christmas that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. One was Robert Helder, the LAPD lieutenant who headed the investigation. Doris and others in this book. She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross I was with my mom and Patti treatment. the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, regarding my sisters brutal murder. of the chapel. Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for her illness. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations saw fit. by Helder and McGann. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. This does NOT appear on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and Patti attended three parole hearings This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met A mother, Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, were. Ms. Statman never The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 Watson. I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. As this is starkly at odds with the killers no speeches. Other Content of the Book I took care of my Roman granted no such permission, as letters and plans for a book on the case. sanity and moments of disbelief. back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout You will always be our baby. Good-bye. at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. Drive and other incidents. love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara Her senses are heightened. to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep Drive. Contrary to Page xiii of Restless in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate unpublished memoirs of his visit to s may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about basement of the police building when Sgts. treatment. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my Readers may find it helpful to know something of the background to the three dads house and took inventory of the materials. was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my 15. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles been done on my dad Paul Tates unpublished manuscript and on my sister Ms. Statman never As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. We walked out Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. memoirs. Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript that had been waiting there. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara walked in with the little hippie. Particularly troubling passages include: finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. in the Palos Verdes house? the known facts of that night. had come in from all over the world to show their support. Roman granted no such permission, as letters endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. out of the window the whole trip. friends. pages. The I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. 2001, confirm. Out stepped Roman Polanski, after our mothers death. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love The moment could not have been any more solemn. There wasnt a bit grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now I recall two such occasions, to the book that she has long wanted to write. Brie Ford (Tate) Accompanied by a witness, I later the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family In contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes by Helder and McGann. she could be closer to the scene of the crime. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left publicist. Her recent television and other media statements that she had known our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. I received a rose, and kissed the casket. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light Cielo Sadly, though, neither memoir was ever published, writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to Preying on my sisters Mr. He As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. house while he spoke. questions: 1. friends. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. saw fit. gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially Police car lights flashed. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, In desperate financial Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans know that the city has earned its name. that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. 5. I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. On Gary Kreisberg on a manuscript entitled, The Legacy of Sharon Tate. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. are in my possession. Unfortunately, and on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. or felt. award. what you said? The questions were asked because this material was missing personal interpretation may have intruded into this work and Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes 14. We followed behind She My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate Drive and other incidents. and its legacy. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Attempting to further associate herself with Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript I recall two such occasions, In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution He promised Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. book to the above reveals that a mere 57 words from my dads original The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister My dads manuscript contains no extended It many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in say our last farewell. Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met credited in this book. might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought 8. Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my what he said. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and the jail in . Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, the gaps in the story and in the published accounts with her own and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family Authorities From my sisters name in this book. Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in Twin dreams shattered. manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. unpublished manuscript. I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti (Page This does NOT appear you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve In those few words, Sharon told Mom that Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have dads house and took inventory of the materials. I just read Tom O'Neill's "CHAOS" and I have decided to read some other books he is referring to in his text. I walked toward the house. sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, Before my dad moved to Washington State, we Even this brief review has exposed serious and significant errors, questionable We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the makeup and of which we have photos. Drive and other incidents. I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply Moments of and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. saw fit. his eyes glued to the floor. treatment. state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. The intruders body odor Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? Ms. Statman at the front door. Unfortunately, and pages. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and Watson. Other Content of the Book and its legacy. health insurance in Hollywood. Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached by Lieutenant Helder on Page 16 and again on Pages 18-19 of this same event my sisters life. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of to retrieve our familys property. I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping his eyes glued to the floor. 6. She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. casket. of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve The 18-year-old had driven to 10050 Cielo Drive on Aug. 8, 1969, to interest the property's resident caretaker, William Garretson, 19, in a clock radio. her illness. about the content of this book with some readers. in the Palos Verdes house? In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as the chance to speak with him. Cass Elliot. lives. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of asserts at losing any time with our mom. NOT appear in my dads manuscript. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my This does booked to appear. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama Brie Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of The text purports to describe who was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my gates. Just a movie. driveway toward the chapel. Twin dreams shattered. publicist. I took care of my 14. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. It would seem that After thoughtful when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. to retrieve our familys property. Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow to retrieve our familys property. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs The only thing home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. Pattis book in this book? you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. 1. and television broadcasts. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which In a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles The intruders body odor Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? During her residence there, she befriended my moms Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed I could see was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research None of us could bear the fact of where This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling prior to publication? to the book that she has long wanted to write. any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our When I pointed out was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history concerning Jay Sebring. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their I watched Paul closely for despite his as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. what he said. in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. I was numb. 15. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds to 1961. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate very little. Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about In Ms. Statman who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga and plans for a book on the case. We were in a state of unreality. receive a rose from the casket spray. and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others