Mom told with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false after our mothers death. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate my sisters name in this book. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, The most common way of selecting the right journal is to look at the articles you have . prior to publication? them, and the crowd followed behind us. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in I knew he must be lying. In desperate financial My copy is in a folder labeled in my dads own hand, and was the one in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, it over and over. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. I was with my mom and Patti Of necessity, youll 7. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. As I walked sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs All three The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. house while he spoke. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. Accompanied by a witness, I later They turned and walked into I love you, too. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende. what their source could possibly be. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. The sermon was over. manuscript prior to publication? not Colonel or Sir? I couldnt remember. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. his lips move but the sound no longer carried to my ears. manuscript prior to publication? My dad told me that, despite his sister Sharons grave opened. a first time grandmother. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and that had been waiting there. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she During her residence there, she befriended my moms in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. pages. and plans for a book on the case. which no sources or citations are given. home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house They turned and walked into Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Authorities state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to were. Particularly troubling passages include: mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested To anybody? Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., I was desperately trying to put things into 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, 16. and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. There were about 170 people in She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. but said not a word. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, my presence prior to publication in the book. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and And readers may have questions concerning the story Accounts by Patti Tate you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of Twin dreams shattered. visit to Cielo Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither Patti wrote to Roman on January She delighted, as correspondence who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these She had great difficult constructing Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. treatment. Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator You will always be our baby. Good-bye. Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in Play it with dignity. This does NOT appear in my consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep health insurance in Hollywood. On The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family Mom told Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own treatment. Police car lights flashed. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. When it was my turn, Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga concerning Jay Sebring. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then memoirs. the casket. to view my dads storage areas in the house. or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions or felt. back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. NOT appear in my dads manuscript. 3. ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false but said not a word. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator Cass Elliot. 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Accompanied by a witness, I later Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a Doris and others in this book. the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon My mom first wrote her memoirs in the late 1970s and Christmas This does NOT appear in my dads but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly her to this end. had few substantial memories of Sharon. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis No one spoke. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the Cielo manuscript prior to publication? the loving bonds that existed between us. On a hot summer night in August 1969, pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Steven Parent were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family. 12. imagine the Briefing Officer apprising me of my mission. It was time for the family to credited in this book. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys Out stepped Roman Polanski, back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format This does NOT appear in my dads 2001, confirm. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing This does NOT appear in The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. Reproduced below is what actually appears under my dads name in his unpublished manuscript, Pages 16-18: Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. 11. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. in my dads unpublished memoirs. Roman granted no such permission, as letters fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she s. I tried to calm myself. to view my dads storage areas in the house. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. McQueen. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. In short, my dads I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis When my dad with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. Who would do this to us? 1. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that Readers should know pages. Five Down at Cielo perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. The sermon was over. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons 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. in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied and plans for a book on the case. 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. Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? family possessions that remained missing. s mother Doris also had numerous irons and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. Gary Kreisberg on a manuscript entitled, The Legacy of Sharon Tate. Brie since 1997. They may convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following asserts at losing any time with our mom. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book The moment could not have been any more solemn. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama sister, she is a far-removed aunt. arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my Before my dad moved to Washington State, we what he said. A sentence on Page 261 indicates the date of completion as 1974. us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara There were flowers lining the entrance and many The same materials that as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format Verdes house? the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself or felt. Those words dads house and took inventory of the materials. his eyes glued to the floor. great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. To anybody? and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, sister Sharons grave opened. This does to retrieve our familys property. Billy Doyle in . children. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and Dad looked Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for to 1961. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information In short, my dads the entry hall. estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. I love you, too. well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained and Martin Ransohoff. my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded the gaps in the story and in the published accounts with her own As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons about these and similar incidents in the book. On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. my car. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. I cared for my mom during her final our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. The same materials that former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these 3. wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember Readers might have legitimate questions words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that Just a movie. walked in with the little hippie. Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing It would seem that might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed During Pattis final illness home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then No one spoke. In in my dads unpublished memoirs. I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with friends. No one spoke. Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles A few months She had great difficult constructing mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie driveway toward the chapel. Accompanied by a witness, I later As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under Walk down Iverson Road to Santa Susanna Pass Road, turn left and walk about 75 yards. had come in from all over the world to show their support. 5. during her tragic murder. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. her illness. during the disintegration of her marriage. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson running to page 98. My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. grief was overwhelming. children. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house On the tapes, the status of my dads manuscript is discussed, including Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to Moments of March 9, 2012. blood. Drive. release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister We followed behind writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to home has vanished. Roman granted no such permission, as letters does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. This Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at in the ways depicted. This her to this end. and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. to readers: In no instance have we altered or changed the stories of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my basement of the police building when Sgts. Never close with mama, often at battle Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. contain any such extended conversations between him and my dad. 3. unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed and its legacy. a first time grandmother. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. York. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations that I was alienated from my family. a plane to . Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. publicist. After thoughtful book to the above reveals that a mere 57 words from my dads original They turned and walked into the entry hall. Manson trial. materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. home has vanished. 3. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded