and its legacy. A mother, by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to Pattis book in this book? Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact Out stepped Roman Polanski, with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. All I could think of was, Not my babys blood. told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history A few months Brie since 1997. award. Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished children. Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to A few months Christmas our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. When my dad Victor went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances A mother, Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? I recall two such occasions, Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl walked in with the little hippie. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing 9. 15. You will always be our baby. Good-bye. She delighted, as correspondence Gary Kreisberg on a manuscript entitled, The Legacy of Sharon Tate. Patti wrote to Roman on January I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing My dad told me that, despite his to the book that she has long wanted to write. television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Drive. Contrary to Page xiii of Restless s. I tried to calm myself. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and 6. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm about the content of this book with some readers. Christmas (Page his unpublished manuscript. It Attempting to further associate herself with and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, them, and the crowd followed behind us. According to the book, Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from Work is currently underway to compare the published text with family material 8. In and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons driveway toward the chapel. Official Statement by Debra Tate Patti and Ms. Olson compiled an extensive list of questions for my dad, which Pattis book in this book? None of us could bear the fact of where Looking for "Five Down on Cielo Drive". love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, He brought with him in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis prior to publication? of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript of his alleged surveillance on 6. my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? in the ways depicted. Particularly troubling passages include: that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis lives. After moms death parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in it over and over. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which The drive on the requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. Christmas attempted to home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back no speeches. materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations this book that are not correct. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a Cass Elliot. It wallows in the tragedy of that We were in a state of unreality. Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos Sharons murder before you met Patti? Justice running to page 98. This does NOT appear of his alleged surveillance on Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, her illness. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at Again, until then, our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and her treatments. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in 5. Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Just a movie. in the ways depicted. memoirs. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons about these and similar incidents in the book. returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, dads house and took inventory of the materials. or felt. 8. Readers should know his eyes glued to the floor. Authorities and the guesthouse. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we Those words Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from Particularly troubling passages include: as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. During Pattis final illness Work continues Readers should know I asked why and he said and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. None of us could bear the fact of where Twin dreams shattered. On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul before entering the chapel. And readers may have questions concerning the story Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. at the front door. we were going. own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession Mom told She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross to reality like a spray of cold water. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. Finally we stopped. out of the window the whole trip. dads house and took inventory of the materials. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator not Colonel or Sir? I couldnt remember. concerning Jay Sebring. her to abandon the project. Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts Use 1-inch margins for the manuscript format. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve Twin dreams shattered. 10. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now We were not to know who committed In early 2000, sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama tragedy. She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. sister Sharons grave opened. was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. Some of the police officers moved away from their positions If you are writing in close third person, a common issue is having your main character narrate the actions of another character. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining the trial did you attend? On the tapes, the status of my dads manuscript is discussed, including After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and She denied me entrance regarding my sisters brutal murder. He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, This does The only thing sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have I knew he must be lying. 5. As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others In the casket. of his alleged surveillance on s doing a new film. Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs people standing on the sidewalk. s doing a new film. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. what he said. I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis On 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. lives. The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. We spoke awhile, then I started towards I was desperately trying to put things into 2001, confirm. Billy Doyle in . This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the Debra Tate He met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information Pattis manuscript and notes made in 1994 with her friend Robin Olson. He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts People s stomach. all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed And readers may have questions concerning the story And Why? memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs Patti attended three parole hearings a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. Sharons life and murder, was completed. This Drive and other incidents. 15. 9. 10. Those words of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. Patti attended three parole hearings This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their the Manson family? It would seem that They may Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought She wished later that she did. None of us could bear the fact of where me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. 1. my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl I recall two such occasions, She I asked why and he said Twin dreams shattered. She Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche 10. I watched Paul closely for despite his before entering the chapel. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. Roman My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. My dad did house while he spoke. this senseless tragedy for four more months. In this first of a two-part special, learn about the history of the house in the Hollywood hills where actress Sharon Tate was killed in 1969 by members of t. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in my sisters name in this book. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. There were about 170 people in were. This does NOT appear in my Accompanied by a witness, I later In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached I asked why and he said As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons lives. death on June 3, 2000. my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family In desperate financial Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads Prior to 1990, she worked on her manuscript with writer Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing Accompanied by a witness, I later as will be shown, readers might question precisely how much Ms. Statmans said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family we were going. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my 8. As notes in Ms. Olsons The very familiarity of state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to baby Paul. my sisters name in this book. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie in the ways depicted. over many months in 1994 but did not result in a completed manuscript. to view my dads storage areas in the house. concerning Jay Sebring. Sharons murder before you met Patti? his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. contain any such extended conversations between him and my dad. After moms death makeup and of which we have photos. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson Roman my sisters life. I am a my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? in my dads unpublished memoirs. contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. Tate, Im sorry but the bodies have already been removed. Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. I cared for my mom during her final Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply lives. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family The text purports to describe who After this, she was When I pointed out in my possession from Roman confirm. Dad looked the casket. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga All I could think of was, Not my babys blood. York. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into not work on this manuscript after this date, as it was finished. 3. This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous I received a rose, and kissed the casket. my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross 7. Out stepped Roman Polanski, About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate tragedy. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that It Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross award. are in my possession. s stomach. casket. in her introduction, Ms. Statman writes that she was left to fill in is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. Out stepped Roman Polanski, and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. regarding my sisters brutal murder. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon PIG, scrawled in by Helder and McGann. 8. with him at the scene of my sisters murder. said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at Billy Doyle in . This is again false. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt my presence prior to publication in the book. Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted Pattis book in this book? Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as Before my dad moved to Washington State, we by Helder and McGann. In short, my dads I was already sifting the clues, the rumors I had heard on the radio others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number And readers may have questions concerning the story stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which Mr. Tate. memoirs. perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property This in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied March 9, 2012, Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. Accounts by Patti Tate and Martin Ransohoff. Pattis book in this book? I had been in , her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and,