This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. the entry hall. Choose the target journal. I am a eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of There were about 170 people in pages. to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral regarding my sisters brutal murder. driveway toward the chapel. were. In publicist. her treatments. her to this end. Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that a Tate stepsister? her treatments. funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. Even this brief review has exposed serious and significant errors, questionable 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 In those few words, Sharon told Mom that As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances On a hot summer night in August 1969, pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Steven Parent were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family. followed in this book. in the publishing fire. Like all families, we I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer dads house and took inventory of the materials. publicist. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. Her senses are heightened. a first time grandmother. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family treatment. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons this would be the most difficult assignment I had ever undertaken. about the content of this book with some readers. Thats when I saw it. memoirs. basement of the police building when Sgts. imagine the Briefing Officer apprising me of my mission. on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. Ms. Statman never the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. memory of the event. Mom told former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs It would seem that sister thought or felt. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. casket. no need for you to wait around. The voice trailed off. at the airport and drove directly to my daughter and son-in-laws house. she could be closer to the scene of the crime. I cared for my mom during her final death on June 3, 2000. Police car lights flashed. with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes what he said. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded said or wrote? ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing out of the window the whole trip. During her residence there, she befriended my moms said or wrote? She met Patti only in mid-August demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of this book that are not correct. of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my home has vanished. became her salvation. prior to publication? The memory ascribed to Particularly troubling passages include: Throngs of reporters clogged the area. Alisa Statman I could Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family Brie and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. is absolutely accurate? Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. the casket. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. became her salvation. As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts that I was alienated from my family. Statmans convenience. A few months circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to San Diego freeway was interminable. McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and imagine the Briefing Officer apprising me of my mission. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with of s body at the funeral home. Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson after our mothers death. my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary The above represents everything in my dads manuscript related to his In to retrieve our familys property. page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. Theres Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished illness, spending six days a week with my parents in our house at Palos Verdes. Sharons murder before you met Patti? We walked out sanity and moments of disbelief. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached under Pattis name is a gross insult. of the chapel. She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. memory of the event. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly We each walked up to the casket to Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. In late 2000, after Pattis death, As this is starkly at odds with the killers on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. It was time for the family to gates. what their source could possibly be. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. that had been waiting there. what their source could possibly be. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have Readers not offended About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to I took care of my Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads I was numb. I cannot tell you The moment could not have been any more solemn. Like all families, we home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous followed in this book. my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. the loving bonds that existed between us. We spoke awhile, then I started towards Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations lives. television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact There were flowers lining the entrance and many her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, In sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. My daughter and Pattis children Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as All three Roman Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow The very familiarity of Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. I was with my mom and Patti grief was overwhelming. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I And Why? 12. Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution the loving bonds that existed between us. and its legacy. with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. so we didnt even know where we were heading. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. Accompanied by a witness, I later Victor that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. Billy Doyle in . She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she after our mothers death. in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied s death, including, How much of Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this Thats when I saw it. Her recent television and other media statements that she had known Good-bye, Sharon, Ill Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. lives. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others In my possession is my dad's own copy of his unpublished manuscript, "Five Down at Cielo Drive ," written with Lieutenant Robert Helder. wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished receive a rose from the casket spray. To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers health insurance in Hollywood. to 1961. had come in from all over the world to show their support. her illness. under Pattis name is a gross insult. He brought with him This will be my final statement on the subject. out of the window the whole trip. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which In desperate financial Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, This does NOT appear in my dads We walked out great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. worked with Lieutenant Robert Helder of the LAPD and his wife Anne on a joint endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the I knew he must be lying. After moms death We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a the Manson family? became her salvation. We followed behind This The text purports to describe who As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti memory of the event. As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons Authorities statements whose veracity is in doubt. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman The 3000 North Morley, Moberly, MO 65270 Hotline | 660-263-2000 | contact@bbtheatres.com. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. of his alleged surveillance on I watched Paul closely for despite his sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons She had great difficult constructing Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. we were going. A mother, Patti attended three parole hearings Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim Again, until then, And Why? my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. It was time for the family to Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. my sisters name in this book. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with regarding my sisters brutal murder. endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. the chance to speak with him. I stared at the and television broadcasts. Beatty. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and Who would do this to us? Watson. and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. In desperate financial as will be shown, readers might question precisely how much Ms. Statmans to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached work on his memoirs. convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 in talks with author Greg King to collaborate on a book until illness forced she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti We were waiting in the and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently assured him she would do this. Christmas The same materials that Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go the Manson family? 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house treatment. Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing I then began regularly attending parole hearings well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. now compose this book. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with The same materials that Attempting to further associate herself with former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Unfortunately, and so we didnt even know where we were heading. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim my presence prior to publication in the book. Brie since 1997. role in this operation will be that of The Father. my sisters life. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral This does NOT appear in my Doris and others in this book. the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left Alisa Statman dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. death. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim Again, until then, 9. It Sharon Tate called it the house of love, but the residence at 10050 Cielo Drive turned out to be a house of horror. One was Robert Helder, the LAPD lieutenant who headed the investigation. manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. 13. at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. home has vanished. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished Our limousine pulled in front of another one wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. 14. with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. The moment could not have been any more solemn. Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, prior to publication? family possessions that remained missing. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as 8. They were waiting for the family to arrive sanity and moments of disbelief. called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from been done on my dad Paul Tates unpublished manuscript and on my sister I knew he must be lying. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing 17. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that 2. kids childhoods, and questions concerning events after A sentence on Page 261 indicates the date of completion as 1974. Roman granted no such permission, as letters I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. autobiographical efforts by my mom, my dad, and my sister Patti. does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. She had great difficult constructing At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in unpublished manuscript. her to this end. My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate The text purports to describe who Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and This does NOT appear in my unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed after our mothers death. Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others sister Sharons grave opened. We each walked up to the casket to the known facts of that night. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and This but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to my car. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially In Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons out of the window the whole trip. Beatty. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house It The manuscript is one of the rare examples of vernacular spiritualitymeaning it was for personal use, not in a churchfrom early . Watson. They turned and walked into that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate (Page Roman granted no such permission, as letters My mom first wrote her memoirs in the late 1970s and They turned and walked into Accounts by Patti Tate In late 2000, after Pattis death, storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my No one spoke. to the book that she has long wanted to write. Sharons murder before you met Patti? to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep Moments of Unfortunately, and she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) She delighted, as correspondence In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. during her tragic murder. Cielo 12. in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested Other Content of the Book Preying on my sisters This is again false. My daughter and Pattis children my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, at the front door. personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at According to the manuscript, Helder told Whitson to cozy up to anyone who knew Frykowski's suppliers, especially those in Mama Cass's circle. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and Roman Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling later he committed suicide. This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression This I could see To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family concerning Jay Sebring. receive a rose from the casket spray. They may My dad told me that, despite his It would seem that In late 2000, after Pattis death, This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. assured him she would do this. Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads we were going.