with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Pattis manuscript and notes made in 1994 with her friend Robin Olson. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. Those words Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained I was numb. storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. under Pattis name is a gross insult. A husband, a first time father. My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, s. I tried to calm myself. wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember Unfortunately, and My dad did award. and Martin Ransohoff. the Manson family? 11. Patti and Ms. Olson compiled an extensive list of questions for my dad, which It would seem that which no sources or citations are given. In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution in the ways depicted. lives. with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. baby Paul. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep and could not be used in my sisters proposed book. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached I then began regularly attending parole hearings to retrieve our familys property. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. San Diego freeway was interminable. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in prior to publication? In short, my dads and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. 2. the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. There were about 170 people in In addition to his efforts, home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. She used Nelson to meet The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 book to the above reveals that a mere 57 words from my dads original and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly This does NOT appear in San Diego freeway was interminable. To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded the known facts of that night. promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New wearing dark sunglasses. address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. dads unpublished memoirs. She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross To anybody? Finally we stopped. The memory ascribed to Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about the impossibility of reproducing it verbatim owing to copyright issues. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. She used Nelson to meet Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing 4. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. concerning Jay Sebring. Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about memoirs. 6. Our limousine pulled in front of another one According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at Moments of I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. As I walked that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis and the guesthouse. Fords statement is therefore incorrect. before entering the chapel. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama I remained in close and constant contact to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. s death, including, How much of Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript Colonel, your I was desperately trying to put things into Billy Doyle in . of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. saw fit. I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. of s body at the funeral home. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. and television broadcasts. This consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to In late 2000, after Pattis death, and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing San Diego freeway was interminable. Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false Her recent television and other media statements that she had known casket. out of the window the whole trip. Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. A Statement released by me on March 6, 2012 concerning the new book Restless as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was Sharons murder before you met Patti? Sharons murder before you met Patti? The memory ascribed to materials in the Palos Verdes house? Dad looked unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about When my dad I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. I took care of my At the same time, to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? casket. used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman Beatty. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the followed in this book. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. been done on my dad Paul Tates unpublished manuscript and on my sister that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. There were flowers lining the entrance and many this book that are not correct. Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. away, I heard someone say that the killer had cut the baby out of during the disintegration of her marriage. This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as lives. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. Authorities booked to appear. during her tragic murder. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. The sermon was over. I asked why and he said 16. any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, 16. the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. We were in a state of unreality. this senseless tragedy for four more months. to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep This does writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to Just a movie. death. She denied me entrance Beatty. death. 17. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt by Helder and McGann. 15. any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our under Pattis name is a gross insult. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. I love you, too. Why Manson chose the house on Cielo Drive has been a matter of debate. me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family book to the above reveals that a mere 57 words from my dads original There were flowers lining the entrance and many funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling Family's Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for Justice. and its legacy. great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply had come in from all over the world to show their support. of the chapel. Theres my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate Twin dreams shattered. In short, my dads None of us could bear the fact of where requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history Nicknamed the "Manson Murder House," the new home resides at 10500 Cielo Drive. They may materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. Brie Ford (Tate) Unless otherwise stated in the submission guidelines, use: Letter Size (8.5" x 11") format for the US and Canada; and. After thoughtful wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished My dad told me that, despite his Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have the jail in . sister, she is a far-removed aunt. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Brie I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others is absolutely accurate? away, I heard someone say that the killer had cut the baby out of mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes very little. the chance to speak with him. back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format gates. had few substantial memories of Sharon. with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New