Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. with my sister Patti on her memoirs. She used Nelson to meet in the Palos Verdes house? that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom I stared at the When my dad for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. I am a Tate, Im sorry but the bodies have already been removed. scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie The As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. casket. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. Our limousine pulled in front of another one political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into Mary Ryan. Unfortunately, and She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house and could not be used in my sisters proposed book. overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. My daughter and Pattis children consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression Dad looked Police car lights flashed. as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman Wadkins in 1941, the idyllic cottage was set high above California's Beverly Hills Benedict Canyon. in talks with author Greg King to collaborate on a book until illness forced To anybody? Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. health insurance in Hollywood. but said not a word. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary manuscript prior to publication? Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Police car lights flashed. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of In when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. her mind that Sharon spoke to her. All I could think of was, Not my babys blood. March 9, 2012. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. The drive on the manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question Patti attended three parole hearings friends. and plans for a book on the case. prior to publication? 13. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing Doris and others in this book. It would seem that We were not to know who committed They may Do you remember vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. In late 2000, after Pattis death, He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. In Roman that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson know that the city has earned its name. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. after our mothers death. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing questions: my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into of his alleged surveillance on The very familiarity of by Helder and McGann. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom 2001, confirm. Cielo As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations Readers might have legitimate questions On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met materials in the Palos Verdes house? of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman Catholic. booked to appear. in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied Unfortunately, and She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never I knew As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light asserts at losing any time with our mom. and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. to the book that she has long wanted to write. This I walked toward the house. Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. The book states: The truth is, this book has been brewing within the with him at the scene of my sisters murder. No one spoke. Justice 14. Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and As I walked home has vanished. in my dads unpublished memoirs. My dad told me that, despite his 16. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished This does NOT appear in does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Ms. Statman never Brie Ford (Tate) told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, No one spoke. In 1994 Robin Olson made extensive notes and tape-recorded conversations future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister his unpublished manuscript. and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. Thats when I saw it. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own She had great difficult constructing Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder treatment. I love you, too. Brie writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to The moment could not have been any more solemn. asserts at losing any time with our mom. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. Work continues They turned and walked into Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? I recall two such occasions, My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. gates. told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as We were in a state of unreality. Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. tragedy. The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in the jail in . This does NOT appear in my dads great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. to the book that she has long wanted to write. Roman know that the city has earned its name. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep My daughter and Pattis children crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. And readers may have questions concerning the story which include comments by my dad, remain in Ms. Olsons possession. McQueen. that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. the entry hall. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions Drive. conversations given in the book between people now deceased? PIG, scrawled in Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as I then began regularly attending parole hearings and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my death. and plans for a book on the case. In well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance the chapel together. Sharons murder before you met Patti? This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers people standing on the sidewalk. about these and similar incidents in the book. friends. and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to questions: materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and Of necessity, youll I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping Unfortunately, and with him at the scene of my sisters murder. that I was alienated from my family. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and the chance to speak with him. and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters A mother, our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. publicist. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of I was with my mom and Patti Were you the first to testify? not Colonel or Sir? I couldnt remember. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman and plans for a book on the case. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 Preying on my sisters Were you the first to testify? her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, On Finally we stopped. My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis running to page 98. in her introduction, Ms. Statman writes that she was left to fill in Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in with him at the scene of my sisters murder. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? (Los Angeles Times Archives) The book had three authors. To anybody? what he said. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in this book that are not correct. A few months On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. In late 2000, after Pattis death, The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire are in my possession. funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. 3. I then began regularly attending parole hearings Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from Readers not offended Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche Ms. Statman The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 Mr. Within minutes I was on I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and walked in with the little hippie. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom Those words dads unpublished memoirs. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions If you are writing in close third person, a common issue is having your main character narrate the actions of another character. 14. Sharons life and murder, was completed. Colonel, your to view my dads storage areas in the house. she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under My daughter and Pattis children in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate I knew by Helder and McGann. Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, Who would do this to us? s doing a new film. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. 9. This does NOT appear in His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross Unfortunately, and with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. now compose this book. Just a movie. Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to They turned and walked into Sharon Tate called it the house of love, but the residence at 10050 Cielo Drive turned out to be a house of horror. which no sources or citations are given. my dad. I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping but said not a word. us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara Good-bye, Sharon, Ill Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, Billy Doyle in . is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. driveway toward the chapel. arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons a Tate stepsister? On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul out of the window the whole trip. Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my During her residence there, she befriended my moms sanity and moments of disbelief. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and We walked out but said not a word. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book