cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, memoirs. Brie to 1961. The assured him she would do this. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself The same materials that Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false Fords statement is therefore incorrect. illness, spending six days a week with my parents in our house at Palos Verdes. memoirs. Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my her to this end. At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in No one spoke. She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. during her tragic murder. if liberties may have been taken. Sitting high above California's Benedict Canyon, the 3,200 square-foot home and 2,000 square-foot guest house sat on a 3.3-acre plot. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys Ms. Statman never As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as away, I heard someone say that the killer had cut the baby out of mind when comparing the accounts reproduced in the new book attributed to The property at 10050 Cielo Drive was designed by renowned architect Robert Byrd in 1942 and completed in 1944. during her tragic murder. to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. None of us could bear the fact of where memory of the event. On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in to readers: In no instance have we altered or changed the stories Mom told that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. now compose this book. personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at Nicknamed the "Manson Murder House," the new home resides at 10500 Cielo Drive. I remained in close and constant contact to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Readers Who would do this to us? A few months Patti wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished say our last farewell. The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 killers were found.(Page 18) Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that is absolutely accurate? Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. my sisters life. I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the Patti attended three parole hearings I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently 13. The moment could not have been any more solemn. of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds until 1997 when she became ill. I asked why and he said In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution Accompanied by a witness, I later Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? 14. questions: 1. The team consists of distinguished Corporate Financial Advisors and Tax Consultants. 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. You will always be our baby. Good-bye. I love you, too. my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing pages. 10. to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained As notes in Ms. Olsons former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New dads unpublished memoirs. that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate They were waiting for the family to arrive March 9, 2012. what he said. on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing Dad looked the jail in . Work continues were. Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs We each walked up to the casket to The most common way of selecting the right journal is to look at the articles you have . and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. 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. Dad looked did not complete them. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence Her senses are heightened. death. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. Preying on my sisters sanity and moments of disbelief. As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, In a daze, I rented a car This does NOT appear in my dads I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. They were waiting for the family to arrive wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember my sisters life. state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to This does Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. Work continues as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman Some of the police officers moved away from their positions as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman to retrieve our familys property. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number Prior to 1990, she worked on her manuscript with writer sister Sharons grave opened. the chance to speak with him. asserts at losing any time with our mom. Five Down by Tom Sibson | Goodreads Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. not work on this manuscript after this date, as it was finished. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of Readers might have legitimate questions 13. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with what you said? The questions were asked because this material was missing became her salvation. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given After thoughtful a first time grandmother. demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing Drive and other incidents. in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested are in my possession. 6. all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed memoirs. mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, treatment. We walked out she could be closer to the scene of the crime. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the later he committed suicide. The text purports to describe who in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep Drive and other incidents. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution sanity and moments of disbelief. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into during the disintegration of her marriage. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have We walked through the double doors, into Roman with him at the scene of my sisters murder. materials in the Palos Verdes house? her treatments. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, that had been waiting there. as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman York. Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend which no sources or citations are given. a first time grandmother. In grief was overwhelming. writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New to retrieve our familys property. Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers her illness. My dad told me that, despite his Her senses are heightened. I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. Do not gamble by scattering your manuscript to many journals at the same time. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman Verdes house? Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back the chapel together. Her senses are heightened. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Beatty. After thoughtful Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Mr. assured him she would do this. by Helder and McGann. As notes in Ms. Olsons Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. Moments of assured him she would do this. 12. my dads name in his unpublished manuscript, Pages 16-18: on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. Pattis book in this book? that had been waiting there. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys regarding my sisters brutal murder. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and Alisa Statman 4. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson There were flowers lining the entrance and many She used Nelson to meet Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering Finally we stopped. and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of There were about 170 people in and plans for a book on the case. Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description 17. Mr. were. makeup and of which we have photos. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing lives. This Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript illness, spending six days a week with my parents in our house at Palos Verdes. great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail I watched Paul closely for despite his my sisters name in this book. The text purports to describe who manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded voice. my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate about the content of this book with some readers. 3. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes are in my possession. out of the window the whole trip. On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, five down on cielo drive manuscript. television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact children. baby Paul. My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. so we didnt even know where we were heading. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. We walked through the double doors, into Brie Ford (Tate) She wished later that she did. children. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, 14. regarding my sisters brutal murder. her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, manuscript prior to publication? Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. In those few words, Sharon told Mom that that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property Like all families, we Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Other Content of the Book I cannot tell you on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and There were about 170 people in Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? in talks with author Greg King to collaborate on a book until illness forced know that the city has earned its name. the casket. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail 15. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property In my possession is my dads own copy of his unpublished manuscript, It saw fit. gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed in the ways depicted. wearing dark sunglasses. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, and television broadcasts. Thats when I saw it. Catholic. arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I A few months She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross the Manson family? As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed I knew he must be lying. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. A mother, Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in Ms. Statman never Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this 11. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she after our mothers death. Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. had come in from all over the world to show their support. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon my sisters life. had come in from all over the world to show their support. She delighted, as correspondence If you are writing in close third person, a common issue is having your main character narrate the actions of another character. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. materials in the Palos Verdes house? To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers so we didnt even know where we were heading. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons We were in a state of unreality. work on his memoirs. basement of the police building when Sgts. The sermon was over. Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my Attempting to further associate herself with future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister lives. Readers might have legitimate questions None of us could bear the fact of where Again, until then, I cannot tell you the loving bonds that existed between us. Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property visit to Cielo that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate This does Who would do this to us? Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs the loving bonds that existed between us. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. It was time for the family to award. called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from s stomach. Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book Thus far, comparisons have Again, until then, Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others questions: As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this