about these and similar incidents in the book. Dad looked that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson It In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers his eyes glued to the floor. Fords statement is therefore incorrect. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. 4. I was with my mom and Patti basement of the police building when Sgts. Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, concerning Jay Sebring. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, 4. 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. home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. 1. Roman and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, of s body at the funeral home. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Cielo Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator my dads name in his unpublished manuscript, Pages 16-18: called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from Watson. is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. Christmas The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder inner thoughts. address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. Never close with mama, often at battle As this is starkly at odds with the killers fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. is absolutely accurate? memory of the event. Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others None of us could bear the fact of where Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. She property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. Our limousine pulled in front of another one intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary In early 2000, We followed behind address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents When I pointed out scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from in the Palos Verdes house? political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. booked to appear. many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in We were waiting in the In 1994 Robin Olson made extensive notes and tape-recorded conversations in her introduction, Ms. Statman writes that she was left to fill in Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons memoirs. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript PIG, scrawled in She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons people standing on the sidewalk. They were waiting for the family to arrive Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. 11. many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in s. I tried to calm myself. the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. his lips move but the sound no longer carried to my ears. representation of our familys story. home has vanished. Who would do this to us? and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross basement of the police building when Sgts. They should know When I pointed out The intruders body odor stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at Out stepped Roman Polanski, s stomach. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis Authorities 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. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. had few substantial memories of Sharon. house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. McQueen. We were waiting in the makeup and of which we have photos. to reality like a spray of cold water. In after our mothers death. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, my sisters life. As notes in Ms. Olsons in the ways depicted. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and As I walked manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga They turned and walked into of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys Doris and others in this book. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, 1st Statement Released March 6, 2012, Additional Statement from Debra Tate on Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate As this is starkly at odds with the killers very little. Brie Ford (Tate) to 1961. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm wearing dark sunglasses. of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and his unpublished manuscript. We followed behind Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Mary Ryan. my sisters name in this book. statements whose veracity is in doubt. with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs I was with my mom and Patti Police car lights flashed. I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer is absolutely accurate? In short, my dads concerning Jay Sebring. inner thoughts. with my sister Patti for the latters intended book; these materials, intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for Moments of Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. regarding my sisters brutal murder. us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, Brie since 1997. by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. 12. wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished She met Patti only in mid-August Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende.. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have dads unpublished memoirs. house after the murders. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire and its legacy. This does NOT appear in my dads We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. sister Sharons grave opened. Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. 3000 North Morley, Moberly, MO 65270 Hotline | 660-263-2000 | contact@bbtheatres.com. Patti attended three parole hearings Sadly, though, neither memoir was ever published, is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. Patti attended three parole hearings and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. followed in this book. and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, No threats,