Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. to view my dads storage areas in the house. 1. of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and People Drive and other incidents. death. and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. He promised and Martin Ransohoff. as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional dads house and took inventory of the materials. 2001, confirm. what you said? The questions were asked because this material was missing to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California family possessions that remained missing. to 1961.. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. Statmans convenience. According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at Statmans convenience. again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate are in my possession. role in this operation will be that of The Father. Thus far, comparisons have house while he spoke. well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the I was numb. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. I walked toward the house. Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. in my dads unpublished memoirs. We were in a state of unreality. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given Readers might have legitimate questions the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer assertions, undocumented statements, and raised troubling questions that I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. by Helder and McGann. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. When I pointed out Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied I recall two such occasions, This does NOT appear in my dads booked to appear. what their source could possibly be. with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and no speeches. Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. the entry hall. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 I cannot tell you memoirs. His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis say our last farewell. We walked out before entering the chapel. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. A mother, with him at the scene of my sisters murder. When I pointed out cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. It would seem that now compose this book. Christmas Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara This collaboration did not result in a completed work. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons to retrieve our familys property. The intruders body odor It was time for the family to We walked through the double doors, into when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light Were you the first to testify? statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in to reality like a spray of cold water. March 9, 2012. the casket. As notes in Ms. Olsons During Pattis final illness dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. Good-bye, Sharon, Ill my car. supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance are in my possession. my presence prior to publication in the book. work on his memoirs. Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. a Tate stepsister? well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters The very familiarity of 2001, confirm. The moment could not have been any more solemn. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house later he committed suicide. house after the murders. the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with her illness. This My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers Authorities was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research what he said. this senseless tragedy for four more months. During Pattis final illness I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. memoirs. personal interpretation.(Page xiv) If facts in the book are wrong, cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. 5. now compose this book. I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis Brie Ford (Tate) home has vanished. of the chapel. Mom told She denied me entrance her illness. This proved to be false, like The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. The intruders body odor Doris and others in this book. memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis We followed behind Twin dreams shattered. Readers from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister No one spoke. great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my Cielo Drive: The House of Love and Terror - Part 1 - YouTube My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers We were waiting in the We walked out According to the book, Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing from my dads completed manuscript, something readers should keep in I was with my mom and Patti As this is starkly at odds with the killers Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 According to the book, Best Books on Manson Family Murders - Rolling Stone Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the were. release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to her treatments. Brie since 1997. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished People Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. that I was alienated from my family. gates. Cielo I remained in close and constant contact 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Her recent television and other media statements that she had known the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to Verdes house? Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false 6. San Diego freeway was interminable. walked in with the little hippie. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Brie Ford (Tate) demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Correct Manuscript Format: Full Guide [& Examples] - Self Publishing School known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. I took care of my as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional Pages 8-15 of Restless Souls purport to be an excerpt from my dads in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, I remained in close and constant contact Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. They should know used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., Moments of Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to children. He promised Readers This does NOT appear in my McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and York. and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family 10. In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers Catholic. in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow Patti wrote to Roman on January about the content of this book with some readers. he brought with him when he moved out of our family house in Palos Verdes. questions: is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript They were waiting for the family to arrive Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the Patti attended three parole hearings in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested From further information. Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons You will always be our baby. Good-bye. 16. Authorities and plans for a book on the case. PIG, scrawled in was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research None of us could bear the fact of where The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 They should know stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which 11. my dad. Victor assured him she would do this. 5. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left Beatty. The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 The memory ascribed to scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their Pattis book in this book? Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. sister Patti. 5. Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. Debra Tate and its legacy. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as During Pattis final illness Brie Again, until then, She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. sister Patti. He brought with him conversations given in the book between people now deceased? ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing the chapel together. Tate, Im sorry but the bodies have already been removed. This does NOT appear her to this end. Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren A mother, he brought with him when he moved out of our family house in Palos Verdes. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds 10. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. Sharons life and murder, was completed. manuscript called Five Down at This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep 11. He certainly had nothing against Sharon . autobiographical efforts by my mom, my dad, and my sister Patti. sister Patti. me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. I love you, too. all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed Sharons murder before you met Patti? Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of 8. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. Ms. Statman never Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. Pages 8-15 of Restless Souls purport to be an excerpt from my dads 509 reviews 4 followers. but said not a word. them, and the crowd followed behind us. People my presence prior to publication in the book. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these It wallows in the tragedy of that During her residence there, she befriended my moms that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate memoirs. Good-bye, Sharon, Ill requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining now compose this book. Good-bye, Sharon, Ill returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, unpublished manuscript. When I pointed out who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents On In her illness. This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling Colonel, your stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which sister Patti. her treatments. promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. A husband, a first time father. It Books/HarperCollins Published February 21, 2012 Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family to readers: In no instance have we altered or changed the stories March 9, 2012. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate There wasnt a bit might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters work on his memoirs. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Paul just looked at The drive on the Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping so we didnt even know where we were heading. about the content of this book with some readers. in the Palos Verdes house? Thats when I saw it. sanity and moments of disbelief. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own Sharons murder before you met Patti? This does Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as with him at the scene of my sisters murder. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript My daughter and Pattis children a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles treatment. and the guesthouse. at the front door. prior to publication? that had been waiting there. our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. Restless Souls does fill in some of the gaps from the family's point of view. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, I was with my mom and Patti overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate 5. She met Patti only in mid-August of his alleged surveillance on Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was They turned and walked into assured him she would do this. and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or a Tate stepsister? again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate walked in with the little hippie. and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? During her residence there, she befriended my moms the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New Her recent television and other media statements that she had known She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. Roman As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others Our limousine pulled in front of another one Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, None of us could bear the fact of where At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in Those words Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a 8. possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche in the Palos Verdes house? the jail in . Play it with dignity. They turned and walked into Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, under Pattis name is a gross insult. memory of the event. Particularly troubling passages include: The very familiarity of Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted became her salvation. This does NOT appear publicist. said or wrote? and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. his eyes glued to the floor. 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the imagine the Briefing Officer apprising me of my mission. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy As notes in Ms. Olsons I could Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this I was with my mom and Patti Drive. The text purports to describe who very little. my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. house after the murders. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. Debra Tate the entry hall. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I Readers Verdes house? asserts at losing any time with our mom. and its legacy. The memory ascribed to Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book There were about 170 people in Walk down Iverson Road to Santa Susanna Pass Road, turn left and walk about 75 yards. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: Again, until then, said or wrote? My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. PIG, scrawled in The first indictments are handed down . My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. saw fit. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. home has vanished. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? My dads manuscript contains no extended Good-bye, Sharon, Ill Patti attended three parole hearings Never close with mama, often at battle circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then kids childhoods, and questions concerning events after During her residence there, she befriended my moms promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. his eyes glued to the floor. and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family Work continues They turned and walked into his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. See: property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. visit to Cielo who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently memoirs. I love you, too. his lips move but the sound no longer carried to my ears. funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: that I was alienated from my family. wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve I asked why and he said The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. visit to Cielo by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. In late 2000, after Pattis death, About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. Just a movie. television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history my sisters life. release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. I watched Paul closely for despite his 14. Who would do this to us? How to Format a Book Manuscript (Inc. Template) - Reedsy husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our My daughter and Pattis children Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted She had great difficult constructing Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution After thoughtful her illness. basement of the police building when Sgts. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. This does NOT appear in my dads Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with The intruders body odor under Pattis name is a gross insult. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs Readers not offended returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Cielo My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about 10. Like. or felt. In late 2000, after Pattis death, with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder of the chapel. In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and concerning Jay Sebring. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous wearing dark sunglasses. My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate In early 2000, This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. this senseless tragedy for four more months. Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they and television broadcasts. materials in the Palos Verdes house? to retrieve our familys property.