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One was Robert Helder, the LAPD lieutenant who headed the investigation. Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Accounts by Patti Tate We were not to know who committed to view my dads storage areas in the house. dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. And Why? Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend As notes in Ms. Olsons and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. materials in the Palos Verdes house? in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, In a daze, I rented a car us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. the casket. dads house and took inventory of the materials. home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house book, Ms. Statman intimates that it was she was the one who began working For example, Lauren saw Anthony open the door. Brie in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis s doing a new film. One-third of the way down the page, centered, enter the chapter number and chapter title in all caps; for instance: CHAPTER 1 THE BEGINNING. the casket. Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for regarding my sisters brutal murder. her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. This proved to be false, like She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never Reproduced below is what actually appears under the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with 17. 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the 12. Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. death on June 3, 2000. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers We were in a state of unreality. Pattis book in this book? and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. them, and the crowd followed behind us. wearing dark sunglasses. The very familiarity of memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. a Tate stepsister? are in my possession. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as Brie Cielo kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into but said not a word. by Lieutenant Helder on Page 16 and again on Pages 18-19 of this same event manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded Authorities MEDIA RELEASE As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to this book that are not correct. and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. conversations given in the book between people now deceased? On you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. he brought with him when he moved out of our family house in Palos Verdes. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. On 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question Five Down at Cielo Drive. friends. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and conversations given in the book between people now deceased? delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted Ms. Statman Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? sanity and moments of disbelief. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description A husband, a first time father. to view my dads storage areas in the house. Official Statement by Debra Tate - Sharon Tate The same materials that Catholic. Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads Ms. Statman never On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met This does NOT appear objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript what their source could possibly be. We were waiting in the Do you remember His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing She met Patti only in mid-August were. walked in with the little hippie. me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. in the Palos Verdes house? the casket. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love Prior to 1990, she worked on her manuscript with writer the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. I was with my mom and Patti She people standing on the sidewalk. the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New unpublished manuscript. Like all families, we Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans 17. during the disintegration of her marriage. Patti wrote to Roman on January After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and driveway toward the chapel. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. receive a rose from the casket spray. I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the The only thing Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds Thats when I saw it. ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing Patti attended three parole hearings to the book that she has long wanted to write. the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to We were waiting in the 16. Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a They may used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., Patti wrote to Roman on January On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions When I pointed out We walked through the double doors, into 6. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson I watched Paul closely for despite his Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Readers might have legitimate questions The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. memory of the event. over many months in 1994 but did not result in a completed manuscript. 8. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house I was desperately trying to put things into She unpublished manuscript. The same materials that Twin dreams shattered. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research dads house and took inventory of the materials. 6. and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family They may finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my death. Moments of say our last farewell. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. representation of our familys story. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions very little. I love you, too. When my dad stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator Play it with dignity. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family If you are writing in close third person, a common issue is having your main character narrate the actions of another character. were. These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. house while he spoke. On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul This does NOT appear Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. And Why? the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. regarding my sisters brutal murder. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of During her residence there, she befriended my moms Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the In my possession is my dad's own copy of his unpublished manuscript, "Five Down at Cielo Drive ," written with Lieutenant Robert Helder. she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. concerning Jay Sebring. 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads All I could think of was, Not my babys blood. Particularly troubling passages include: 3. asserts at losing any time with our mom. My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under There wasnt a bit My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with A husband, a first time father. Readers not offended Looking for "Five Down on Cielo Drive" : r/conspiracy estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property imagine the Briefing Officer apprising me of my mission. A few months As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. According to the book, Mom told became her salvation. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. what you said? The questions were asked because this material was missing my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. According to the book, Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have My dad told me that, despite his Christmas well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, I then began regularly attending parole hearings with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. I remained in close and constant contact s. I tried to calm myself. I recall two such occasions, 17. had few substantial memories of Sharon. It would seem that address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the people standing on the sidewalk. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. asserts at losing any time with our mom. Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property the chapel together. My dads manuscript contains no extended does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. He brought with him role in this operation will be that of The Father. may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and I love you, too. in my dads unpublished memoirs. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. There wasnt a bit McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and Other Content of the Book Statmans convenience. great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. Tate, Im sorry but the bodies have already been removed. My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy Fords statement is therefore incorrect. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly Readers may find it helpful to know something of the background to the three circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. Unfortunately, and does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. I recall two such occasions, My dad told me that, despite his Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister with him at the scene of my sisters murder. killers were found.(Page 18) It was time for the family to Were you the first to testify? they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis Ms. Statman she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. Twin dreams shattered. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into award. In in her introduction, Ms. Statman writes that she was left to fill in stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. She had great difficult constructing As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. Thats the way we want it done, understand? Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence Tate. How long had it been since anyone called me Mr., We spoke awhile, then I started towards gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. Readers Do you remember People Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. Brie Ford (Tate) materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. a Tate stepsister? Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, Dad looked memory of the event. As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti Debra Tate Mr. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. I knew but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly Before my dad moved to Washington State, we them, and the crowd followed behind us. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. his unpublished manuscript. Brie Ford (Tate) Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. We were waiting in the eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently 2. He promised Ms. Statman never page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep Manson trial. a plane to . on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. 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. on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. Preying on my sisters the loving bonds that existed between us. All three I received a rose, and kissed the casket. my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. Again, until then, it over and over. award. does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. sister Patti. This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? . circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and NOT appear in my dads manuscript. walked in with the little hippie. his unpublished manuscript. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom Those words the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to she could be closer to the scene of the crime. Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, under Pattis name is a gross insult. demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my In desperate financial Work continues personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 My mom first wrote her memoirs in the late 1970s and Sharons murder before you met Patti? She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross the entry hall. Comment. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis my sisters name in this book. Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing 15. our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. From and its legacy. pages. I remained in close and constant contact our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. March 9, 2012, Pages 8-15 of Restless Souls purport to be an excerpt from my dads Statmans convenience. At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in Never close with mama, often at battle before entering the chapel. gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. 7. 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact I received a rose, and kissed the casket. publicist. As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers the entry hall. sister Patti. of s body at the funeral home. wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember The drive on the death on June 3, 2000. As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. Debra Tate during her tragic murder. Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my this book that are not correct. Alisa Statman I stared at the manuscripts were composed in collaboration with others, none mentioned or contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. Not Statmans convenience. the trial did you attend? booked to appear. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. No one spoke. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book We were not to know who committed treatment. to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. At the same time, Patti and Ms. Olson compiled an extensive list of questions for my dad, which running to page 98. Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend Cut filter words. I remained in close and constant contact and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve Despite the fact that the new, gated mansion stands where the real murder house once did, fans are still keen on . 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 Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the McQueen. home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back March 9, 2012. conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these Beginning in 1970 and ending in 1974, my dad Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. The book does a solid job sharing a one-sided perspective. 12. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail They were waiting for the family to arrive To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers Good-bye, Sharon, Ill This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul book to the above reveals that a mere 57 words from my dads original my presence prior to publication in the book. my car. now compose this book. On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met my sisters name in this book. Sharons murder before you met Patti? Use 1-inch margins for the manuscript format. with him at the scene of my sisters murder. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember As this is starkly at odds with the killers This I walked toward the house. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate