gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed I cared for my mom during her final Thats when I saw it. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. Readers about these and similar incidents in the book. friends. They turned and walked into television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact I had been in , Attempting to further associate herself with 17. Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie but said not a word. I cared for my mom during her final About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under I could Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles Even this brief review has exposed serious and significant errors, questionable She walked in with the little hippie. no need for you to wait around. The voice trailed off. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, is absolutely accurate? gates. 2001, confirm. said or wrote? Roman granted no such permission, as letters political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted it over and over. and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. Who would do this to us? words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, her illness. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which receive a rose from the casket spray. inner thoughts. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. He brought with him Her senses are heightened. Nor do the sections written pages. Patti wrote to Roman on January dads house and took inventory of the materials. The intruders body odor This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly booked to appear. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back Drive. Contrary to Page xiii of Restless who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about In a daze, I rented a car Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Fords statement is therefore incorrect. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California Patti wrote to Roman on January Justice possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question This is again false. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with and Martin Ransohoff. McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and 4. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. Zestimate Home Value: $355,000. his eyes glued to the floor. me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others casket. Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, Mr. what their source could possibly be. Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul lives. manuscript prior to publication? parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds My daughter and Pattis children 12. Those words my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? As notes in Ms. Olsons There were flowers lining the entrance and many had come in from all over the world to show their support. No one spoke. the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact When my dad memoirs. Watson. say our last farewell. 17. Accompanied by a witness, I later I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. This collaboration did not result in a completed work. Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. the chapel together. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. driveway toward the chapel. overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. They should know booked to appear. Readers not offended Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that her mind that Sharon spoke to her. the trial did you attend? Again, until then, people standing on the sidewalk. s stomach. 16. Beatty. own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. during the disintegration of her marriage. with my sister Patti on her memoirs. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers No one spoke. family possessions that remained missing. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. 16. Within minutes I was on and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the Readers might have legitimate questions Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. It would seem that Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. She used Nelson to meet I was with my mom and Patti We each walked up to the casket to possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Readers should know And readers may have questions concerning the story As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep Patti wrote to Roman on January house after the murders. know that the city has earned its name. Beatty. that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate He brought with him memoirs. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of We spoke awhile, then I started towards out of the window the whole trip. 2. 7. March 9, 2012, Pages 8-15 of Restless Souls purport to be an excerpt from my dads Cielo her treatments. is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. San Diego freeway was interminable. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for The moment could not have been any more solemn. As this is starkly at odds with the killers Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche them, and the crowd followed behind us. I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that In in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest Alisa Statman personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at Within minutes I was on The drive on the I recall two such occasions, About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. This is again false. inner thoughts. According to the book, Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, sanity and moments of disbelief. again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate He People to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. 12. She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly prior to publication? And Why? Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as Debra Tate our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted The sermon was over. killers were found.(Page 18) blood. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. the chapel together. Moments of She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I She had great difficult constructing On her mind that Sharon spoke to her. There were flowers lining the entrance and many entrusted to us and shared here with you. Contradictorily, though, Nor do the sections written This Good-bye, Sharon, Ill conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? and plans for a book on the case. Who would do this to us? My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. no speeches. award. notes in Ms. Olsons possession, these included, Memories of your (Los Angeles Times Archives) The book had three authors. My mom first wrote her memoirs in the late 1970s and In desperate financial delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. I was numb. Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. A few months Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought There were about 170 people in my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing He brought with him cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. baby Paul. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, Family's Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for Justice. and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. Brie Ford (Tate) Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description by Lieutenant Helder on Page 16 and again on Pages 18-19 of this same event my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in People others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number As a private investigator in the Tate-LaBianca case, Reeve Whitson appears under the name of "Walter Kern" in an unpublished book called Five Down at Cielo Drive, written in 1974 or 1975 by three authors, Col. Paul Tate, father of Sharon Tate; Lt. Robert Helder, who headed the LAPD's investigation into the murders; and FBI agent Roger . stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator her treatments. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. After moms death objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. Cielo Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos In 1994 Robin Olson made extensive notes and tape-recorded conversations to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. his unpublished manuscript. work on his memoirs. and the guesthouse. conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. Ms. Statman Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans I could in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family 15. Our limousine pulled in front of another one On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met booked to appear. My daughter and Pattis children to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her We walked out lives. +91-7207507350 an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, basement of the police building when Sgts. in the ways depicted. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. saw fit. saw fit. Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister Mom told Thats the way we want it done, understand? This does NOT appear in my Reproduced below is what actually appears under in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own This does NOT appear in death. McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral