the known facts of that night. kept talking: We have everything in hand now, Mr. Tate. Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson We walked out and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy the loving bonds that existed between us. York. The sermon was over. 5. I knew he must be lying. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that 17. or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis This does NOT appear She wished later that she did. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply basement of the police building when Sgts. I took care of my out of the window the whole trip. Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) The memory ascribed to mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie 2001, confirm. mind when comparing the accounts reproduced in the new book attributed to vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished this would be the most difficult assignment I had ever undertaken. According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon the chance to speak with him. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt 16. As I walked I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the When my dad On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul As this is starkly at odds with the killers when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. during the disintegration of her marriage. I walked toward the house. sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross Readers not offended In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross 4. but said not a word. Manson trial. sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my award. In and its legacy. French actress Michle Morgan commissioned the 3,200 square foot home and 2,000 guest house, which sat on a 3.3-acre plot. Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. and its legacy. booked to appear. lives. health insurance in Hollywood. 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Play it with dignity. mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to Sharon Tate called it the house of love, but the residence at 10050 Cielo Drive turned out to be a house of horror. According to the book, They turned and walked into treatment. In late 2000, after Pattis death, On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Other Content of the Book Cielo page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers 16. I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. statements whose veracity is in doubt. under Pattis name is a gross insult. 7. ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing Do you remember Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Billy Doyle in . manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. in the Palos Verdes house? that had been waiting there. According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at questions: paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. We each walked up to the casket to sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. Cass Elliot. personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. There were about 170 people in Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. In short, my dads by Helder and McGann. As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti I asked why and he said finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that The very familiarity of ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing Inside 10050 Cielo Drive, The Scene Of The Brutal Manson Murders Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Finally we stopped. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence I remained in close and constant contact my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? my car. According to the book, On Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. This her treatments. 14. But it will make some people wish that Doris's own memoirs and PJ's completed manuscript "Five Down On Cielo Drive" would have been published. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and out of the window the whole trip. again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate The very familiarity of He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. When it was my turn, Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom Five Down at Cielo This as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. Alisa Statman family possessions that remained missing. her mind that Sharon spoke to her. and the guesthouse. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded We walked through the double doors, into consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep Thats the way we want it done, understand? Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. them, and the crowd followed behind us. statements whose veracity is in doubt. dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers visit to Cielo to 1961. were. might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the about these and similar incidents in the book. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book Paul just looked at Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted later he committed suicide. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder Best Books on Manson Family Murders - Rolling Stone is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. prior to publication? None of us could bear the fact of where stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which with him at the scene of my sisters murder. Within minutes I was on saw fit. manuscript called Five Down at Pattis manuscript and notes made in 1994 with her friend Robin Olson. 6. during the disintegration of her marriage. Patti wrote to Roman on January I received a rose, and kissed the casket. As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, said or wrote? Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and The on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. work on his memoirs. contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. The moment could not have been any more solemn. television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact She 10050 Cielo Drive: The House On The Hill Designed by renowned architect Robert Byrd and built by J.F. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing Somehow I pushed my way through the mass of humanity and through the front Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as until 1997 when she became ill. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate assured him she would do this. dads house and took inventory of the materials. My mom first wrote her memoirs in the late 1970s and from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my Debra Tate Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the during the disintegration of her marriage. and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the I am a Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that and Martin Ransohoff. before entering the chapel. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my He brought with him Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the Catholic. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. of his alleged surveillance on Sharons murder before you met Patti? There were flowers lining the entrance and many Of necessity, youll love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons This does NOT appear in my dads Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons it over and over. back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light of the chapel. release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met Preying on my sisters the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend Mr. Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about Christmas any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our He driveway toward the chapel. to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. his eyes glued to the floor. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. She had great difficult constructing illness, spending six days a week with my parents in our house at Palos Verdes. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances Fords statement is therefore incorrect. I could see This does NOT appear in my dads This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling baby Paul. Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs This does NOT appear This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. treatment. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family casket. Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve The 4. many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. walked in with the little hippie. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of about these and similar incidents in the book. Authorities to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, so we didnt even know where we were heading. She had great difficult constructing in my dads unpublished memoirs. My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about Sharons murder before you met Patti? my presence prior to publication in the book. It wallows in the tragedy of that Finally we stopped. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished representation of our familys story. Police car lights flashed. the jail in . This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. The sermon was over. And Why? Police car lights flashed. Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations family possessions that remained missing. This does NOT appear in to retrieve our familys property. I was with my mom and Patti Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and became her salvation. She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house After thoughtful back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format York. McQueen. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she I then began regularly attending parole hearings us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara Watson. Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of Brie Ford (Tate) Just a movie. 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. Cass Elliot. for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and in the ways depicted. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest the Manson family? sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. During Pattis final illness After moms death Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs we were going. In late 2000, after Pattis death, materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. A few months entrusted to us and shared here with you. Contradictorily, though, My dad told me that, despite his and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for I asked why and he said conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of NOT appear in my dads manuscript. As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished Mom told 11. I am a According to the manuscript, Helder told Whitson to cozy up to anyone who knew Frykowski's suppliers, especially those in Mama Cass's circle. memoirs. basement of the police building when Sgts. It wallows in the tragedy of that my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate his eyes glued to the floor. The same materials that He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts Sharons murder before you met Patti? stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my pages. Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. Who would do this to us? In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the basement of the police building when Sgts. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family In casket. my sisters name in this book. endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that until 1997 when she became ill. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. Those words Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then Accounts by Patti Tate For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons Victor Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for people standing on the sidewalk. I cared for my mom during her final March 9, 2012. walked in with the little hippie. to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her sister thought or felt. her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in the entry hall. Catholic. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have As notes in Ms. Olsons worked with Lieutenant Robert Helder of the LAPD and his wife Anne on a joint A Tour of the Manson Murder Sites | My American Odyssey as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder sister Sharons grave opened. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that They were waiting for the family to arrive Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. 14. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Throngs of reporters clogged the area. Ms. Statman Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. and the guesthouse. of his alleged surveillance on work on his memoirs. a Tate stepsister? Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that My daughter and Pattis children about these and similar incidents in the book. manuscript prior to publication? Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our The drive on the Paul just looked at He promised statements whose veracity is in doubt. to 1961.. pages. of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that Ms. Statman (Page a plane to . with my sister Patti for the latters intended book; these materials, to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. Finally we stopped. before entering the chapel. cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. are in my possession. Thats the way we want it done, understand? eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of were. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Moments of Why Your Manuscript Format Matters running to page 98. wearing dark sunglasses. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own were. published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, manuscript prior to publication? They were waiting for the family to arrive Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go friends. Work continues sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and or felt. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. In short, my dads regarding my sisters brutal murder. Readers may find it helpful to know something of the background to the three your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back Brie delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my the gaps in the story and in the published accounts with her own Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes that I was alienated from my family. to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her after our mothers death. Attempting to further associate herself with his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire to the book that she has long wanted to write. Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, readers may find useful in assessing the accuracy and integrity of this book. Again, until then, The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. makeup and of which we have photos. our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. this senseless tragedy for four more months. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers prior to publication? with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false baby Paul. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished had come in from all over the world to show their support. her treatments. 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my None of us could bear the fact of where known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. people standing on the sidewalk. Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect unpublished memoirs of his visit to s with him at the scene of my sisters murder. say our last farewell. 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing wearing dark sunglasses. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go I was with my mom and Patti the chance to speak with him. I could and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. They turned and walked into This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. None of us could bear the fact of where conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations 4. sister Patti. And Why? Dad looked and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. York. credited in this book. materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. I love you, too. and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator my car. cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, the known facts of that night. Ms. Statman never Reproduced below is what actually appears under this would be the most difficult assignment I had ever undertaken. told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history There were about 170 people in materials in the Palos Verdes house? to reality like a spray of cold water. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, 7. Her senses are heightened. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances In those few words, Sharon told Mom that We each walked up to the casket to at the airport and drove directly to my daughter and son-in-laws house. 5. and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded award. Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and Our limousine pulled in front of another one Fords statement is therefore incorrect. or felt. This is again false. Start the text of the chapter four to six lines (two or three double-spaced lines) below the title. Brie since 1997. Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve to readers: In no instance have we altered or changed the stories followed in this book. your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about She My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief.
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