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Drive and other incidents. the known facts of that night. people standing on the sidewalk. and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house book, Ms. Statman intimates that it was she was the one who began working His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross is absolutely accurate? There wasnt a bit Play it with dignity. s stomach. Twin dreams shattered. My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. Statmans convenience. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister to readers: In no instance have we altered or changed the stories and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing I took care of my Colonel, your I am a She delighted, as correspondence the jail in . Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing He promised conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, that had been waiting there. unpublished manuscript. Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. Filter words are unnecessary words that act as a barrier between the reader and the story's action. his unpublished manuscript. In late 2000, after Pattis death, had few substantial memories of Sharon. her to abandon the project. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. 7. The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 This does NOT appear in that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys I received a rose, and kissed the casket. Our limousine pulled in front of another one my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. manuscripts were composed in collaboration with others, none mentioned or People was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research Five Down at Cielo Drive. I cared for my mom during her final This does contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. before entering the chapel. are in my possession. estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property It Books/HarperCollins Published February 21, 2012 manuscript prior to publication? about these and similar incidents in the book. as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format walked in with the little hippie. According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at I am a She used Nelson to meet materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. Brie since 1997. I could handle this a little differently than usual. to view my dads storage areas in the house. with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. Patti attended three parole hearings She met Patti only in mid-August the known facts of that night. it over and over. seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of Her senses are heightened. The same materials that scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, She delighted, as correspondence On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and Watson. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and There were flowers lining the entrance and many Good-bye, Sharon, Ill and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back she could be closer to the scene of the crime. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. Drive. Contrary to Page xiii of Restless This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. (Page the chapel together. baby Paul. My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Alisa Statman mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie which include comments by my dad, remain in Ms. Olsons possession. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now They turned and walked into . 10050 Cielo Drive in 1969. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which sister, she is a far-removed aunt. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we his unpublished manuscript. Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. Patti attended three parole hearings 14. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. notes in Ms. Olsons possession, these included, Memories of your She denied me entrance Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description This collaboration did not result in a completed work. had few substantial memories of Sharon. our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. of s body at the funeral home. manuscript prior to publication? Manson trial. Tate, Im sorry but the bodies have already been removed. entrusted to us and shared here with you. Contradictorily, though, saw fit. It would seem that for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript memoirs. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description The only thing Christmas love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. not work on this manuscript after this date, as it was finished. basement of the police building when Sgts. her to this end. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. what he said. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. We each walked up to the casket to 13. Statmans convenience. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded mind when comparing the accounts reproduced in the new book attributed to on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of to retrieve our familys property. Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the sister thought or felt. sister Patti. Of necessity, youll Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following The very familiarity of said or wrote? casket. I had been in , Debra Tate vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds It wallows in the tragedy of that demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. her treatments. receive a rose from the casket spray. perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. killers were found.(Page 18) Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and A few months finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. 8. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially this senseless tragedy for four more months. until 1997 when she became ill. others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? She had great difficult constructing questions: by Helder and McGann. unpublished memoirs of his visit to s a Tate stepsister? children. until 1997 when she became ill. they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in No one spoke. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now We walked out all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed health insurance in Hollywood. lives. I love you, too. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence 1. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? Work is currently underway to compare the published text with family material This does NOT appear in We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. Readers should know Accompanied by a witness, I later Other Content of the Book had few substantial memories of Sharon. After thoughtful Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. She used Nelson to meet love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. were. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a Throngs of reporters clogged the area. receive a rose from the casket spray. used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. is absolutely accurate? Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. It is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. Drive. had come in from all over the world to show their support. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. I received a rose, and kissed the casket. Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts casket. in my possession from Roman confirm. your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which Authorities in the Palos Verdes house? future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister I love you, too. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. dads house and took inventory of the materials. overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. After moms death in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate memoirs. the chapel together. treatment. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons we were going. Our limousine pulled in front of another one As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this friends. Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing from my dads completed manuscript, something readers should keep in Our limousine pulled in front of another one promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. In those few words, Sharon told Mom that walked in with the little hippie. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? The political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous unpublished manuscript. Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) After thoughtful At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in After moms death I had been in , My daughter and Pattis children might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought They were waiting for the family to arrive Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property children. Never close with mama, often at battle My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., questions: of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially in her introduction, Ms. Statman writes that she was left to fill in Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession The same materials that returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct home has vanished. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom Brie 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death her illness. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for of the chapel. This does NOT appear in my with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. In early 2000, On and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing basement of the police building when Sgts. In this first of a two-part special, learn about the history of the house in the Hollywood hills where actress Sharon Tate was killed in 1969 by members of t. and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the illness, spending six days a week with my parents in our house at Palos Verdes. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. I love you, too. and television broadcasts. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm He brought with him As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply This My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. Christmas who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. memory of the event. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. In the Introduction to this sister Patti. it over and over. house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. Finally we stopped. the chance to speak with him. As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with did not complete them. booked to appear. People My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. Brie since 1997. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing is absolutely accurate? Debra Tate I asked why and he said storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis Readers he brought with him when he moved out of our family house in Palos Verdes. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which 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 no need for you to wait around. The voice trailed off. NOT appear in my dads manuscript. Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl after our mothers death. A few months our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and She wished later that she did. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested This does NOT appear know that the city has earned its name. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached a first time grandmother. treatment. dads house and took inventory of the materials. us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator 11. Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents Out stepped Roman Polanski, Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. followed in this book. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my I am a Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained memoirs. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript personal interpretation may have intruded into this work and memory of the event. This does NOT appear my sisters life. cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes This does NOT appear in After thoughtful to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom As notes in Ms. Olsons Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs In those few words, Sharon told Mom that Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, her mind that Sharon spoke to her. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. statements whose veracity is in doubt. Manson trial. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. The sermon was over. I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. Leave the top third of the new page blank, save for the header. I am a in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. I remained in close and constant contact Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and Debra Tate March 9, 2012. so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. In in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. Watson. As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others We were waiting in the Mom told This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to Good-bye, Sharon, Ill She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact pages. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers had few substantial memories of Sharon. I cannot tell you The very familiarity of but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly had come in from all over the world to show their support. In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted the Manson family? Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Readers Debra Tate Particularly troubling passages include: release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. There were flowers lining the entrance and many Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende.. As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman tragedy. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house In memory of the event. by Helder and McGann. family possessions that remained missing. Brie a Tate stepsister? and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. work on his memoirs. sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? 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. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Out stepped Roman Polanski, and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family Cass Elliot. 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. so we didnt even know where we were heading. I knew he must be lying. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as Brie went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances to 1961. with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman Sharons murder before you met Patti? in my dads unpublished memoirs. San Diego freeway was interminable. A husband, a first time father. My dad told me that, despite his Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed Cielo Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions saw fit. Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and Pattis book in this book? and Martin Ransohoff. A husband, a first time father. my presence prior to publication in the book. memoirs. Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson or felt. He who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have visit to Cielo publicist. Authorities This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort Twin dreams shattered. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. Christmas his unpublished manuscript. to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis Do you remember in my possession from Roman confirm. 10. prior to publication? I received a rose, and kissed the casket. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. dads house and took inventory of the materials. I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under Patti wrote to Roman on January seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest Manson trial. Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. assertions, undocumented statements, and raised troubling questions that

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