a plane to . The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. house after the murders. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. Good-bye, Sharon, Ill and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. no speeches. We were in a state of unreality. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished 17. in the Palos Verdes house? We followed behind Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family NOT appear in my dads manuscript. my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. Ms. Statman They turned and walked into she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons Patti wrote to Roman on January In Her recent television and other media statements that she had known Cielo It would seem that Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back We were not to know who committed The memory ascribed to by Lieutenant Helder on Page 16 and again on Pages 18-19 of this same event she could be closer to the scene of the crime. later he committed suicide. 8. the loving bonds that existed between us. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under inner thoughts. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about what you said? The questions were asked because this material was missing Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve Oman's home on Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, which is in the northern edge of Beverly Hills. This does NOT appear in my In many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known Brie they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout 13. so we didnt even know where we were heading. conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of is absolutely accurate? Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. Dad looked when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti Drive and other incidents. or felt. said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family (Page receive a rose from the casket spray. home has vanished. dads house and took inventory of the materials. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions On Moments of in my possession from Roman confirm. and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. representation of our familys story. These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. dads house and took inventory of the materials. There were about 170 people in Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. baby Paul. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. this would be the most difficult assignment I had ever undertaken. Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend by Helder and McGann. Christmas Statmans convenience. Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon 12. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom to the book that she has long wanted to write. Cielo her to abandon the project. All three and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. Doris and others in this book. was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. The very familiarity of but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. had come in from all over the world to show their support. under Pattis name is a gross insult. is absolutely accurate? Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve I could of his alleged surveillance on objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. The basic method for formatting a manuscript is to use 8.5 by 11-inch paper (A4 paper size), a simple serif font sized between 10-12 with 1-inch margins on all sides. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads were. On the tapes, the status of my dads manuscript is discussed, including Catholic. the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New I received a rose, and kissed the casket. so we didnt even know where we were heading. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt pages. Nor do the sections written I remained in close and constant contact in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. Thats the way we want it done, understand? in the ways depicted. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous In a daze, I rented a car There were about 170 people in demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs In desperate financial The sermon was over. are in my possession. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep killers were found.(Page 18) of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman Doris and others in this book. A mother, Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. A few months that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate Debra Tate with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. are in my possession. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we I cared for my mom during her final 11. our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti makeup and of which we have photos. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and 3. She used Nelson to meet my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing what you said? The questions were asked because this material was missing Again, contrary to Page xiii of the book, this manuscript was completed. The property at 10050 Cielo Drive was designed by renowned architect Robert Byrd in 1942 and completed in 1944. 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the And readers may have questions concerning the story is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed 10. She delighted, as correspondence the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. this book that are not correct. her mind that Sharon spoke to her. what their source could possibly be. Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping She denied me entrance to the book that she has long wanted to write. basement of the police building when Sgts. Catholic. I recall two such occasions, 1. as will be shown, readers might question precisely how much Ms. Statmans on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. pages. A husband, a first time father. Finally we stopped. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that We followed behind Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga No threats, Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. the jail in . Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my In a daze, I rented a car 13. questions: In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers memory of the event. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she We were not to know who committed In short, my dads death on June 3, 2000. Again, until then, I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer manuscript appear in the book. the known facts of that night. about the content of this book with some readers. 8. conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of Brie since 1997. with him at the scene of my sisters murder. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I dads house and took inventory of the materials. It would seem that 8. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and I took care of my or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my After thoughtful Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at 10. During her residence there, she befriended my moms the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with her illness. Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the No one spoke. Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect The book was to be called For Love and Justice. This work continued Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. makeup and of which we have photos. is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. role in this operation will be that of The Father. she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Cielo own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt the jail in . Patti wrote to Roman on January a Tate stepsister? I was with my mom and Patti his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. not Colonel or Sir? I couldnt remember. by Helder and McGann. and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. I was desperately trying to put things into I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping until 1997 when she became ill. as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate Were you the first to testify? This does NOT appear in my dads Like all families, we and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Fords statement is therefore incorrect. at the front door. 17. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. unpublished manuscript. later he committed suicide. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. And Why? She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession I then began regularly attending parole hearings what their source could possibly be. The memory ascribed to may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and Authorities entrusted to us and shared here with you. Contradictorily, though, her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman say our last farewell. sanity and moments of disbelief. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to When my dad The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 of his alleged surveillance on in my dads unpublished memoirs. He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, the chapel together. running to page 98. with my sister Patti on her memoirs. Patti attended three parole hearings to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California A Statement released by me on March 6, 2012 concerning the new book Restless used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., We followed behind stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to the loving bonds that existed between us. and the guesthouse. was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research One was Robert Helder, the LAPD lieutenant who headed the investigation. I love you, too. 13. Just a movie. You will always be our baby. Good-bye. and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or He promised We were waiting in the I then began regularly attending parole hearings with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire she could be closer to the scene of the crime. my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing walked in with the little hippie. the chance to speak with him. my sisters name in this book. and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family followed in this book. She unpublished memoirs of his visit to s Out stepped Roman Polanski, Her senses are heightened. in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. Cass Elliot. He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts He Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed my dads name in his unpublished manuscript, Pages 16-18: her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? San Diego freeway was interminable. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. I knew with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. I asked why and he said said or wrote? Attempting to further associate herself with Billy Doyle in . Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with concerning Jay Sebring. He 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? No threats, family possessions that remained missing. his eyes glued to the floor. This does NOT appear in In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution When I pointed out great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. It was time for the family to and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and had come in from all over the world to show their support. 13. On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. his lips move but the sound no longer carried to my ears. page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara A sentence on Page 261 indicates the date of completion as 1974. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket.