Mr. during her tragic murder. Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. (Page xiii) In fact, my sister Patti sister Sharons grave opened. Colonel, your Other Content of the Book Of necessity, youll published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and representation of our familys story. We then go up to Hollywood. visit to Cielo My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about asserts at losing any time with our mom. I could to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, During her residence there, she befriended my moms They were waiting for the family to arrive became her salvation. The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript 3000 North Morley, Moberly, MO 65270 Hotline | 660-263-2000 | [email protected]. Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie sister thought or felt. arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into her illness. Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons statements whose veracity is in doubt. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and My daughter and Pattis children Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche The basic method for formatting a manuscript is to use 8.5 by 11-inch paper (A4 paper size), a simple serif font sized between 10-12 with 1-inch margins on all sides. 8. Mom told I was numb. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. Tate, Im sorry but the bodies have already been removed. and its legacy. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love booked to appear. A mother, On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my which include comments by my dad, remain in Ms. Olsons possession. Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers Readers might have legitimate questions after our mothers death. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and Tate family since 1971, when Sharon Tates father P.J. impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family questions: Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, kids childhoods, and questions concerning events after Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl We followed behind release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested Brie In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. said or wrote? sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. Brie since 1997. said or wrote? requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining A mother, release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. 9. away, I heard someone say that the killer had cut the baby out of As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under and its legacy. A husband, a first time father. treatment. Thus far, comparisons have He brought with him In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts On Alisa Statman I remained in close and constant contact book to the above reveals that a mere 57 words from my dads original As this is starkly at odds with the killers I was with my mom and Patti 2. My mom first wrote her memoirs in the late 1970s and is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. I took care of my I had been in , sister Patti. 2001, confirm. to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California of his alleged surveillance on Twin dreams shattered. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, out of the window the whole trip. According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at Patti attended three parole hearings They turned and walked into My daughter and Pattis children autobiographical efforts by my mom, my dad, and my sister Patti. walked in with the little hippie. demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and In late 2000, after Pattis death, and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, children. may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. away, I heard someone say that the killer had cut the baby out of 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. did not complete them. so we didnt even know where we were heading. Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in them, and the crowd followed behind us. Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) We walked through the double doors, into I cannot tell you me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. blood. Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt memory of the event. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom people standing on the sidewalk. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of 12. the entry hall. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially conversations given in the book between people now deceased? Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. The above represents everything in my dads manuscript related to his a Tate stepsister? property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. Drive and other incidents. Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never On the tapes, the status of my dads manuscript is discussed, including Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads McQueen. There wasnt a bit had few substantial memories of Sharon. Police car lights flashed. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and In Watson. to view my dads storage areas in the house. Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga The only thing This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. children. Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren In desperate financial my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that questions: An Introductory Note opposite the copyright page includes this assurance 2001, confirm. in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: memoirs. Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. Of necessity, youll I then began regularly attending parole hearings Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren from my dads completed manuscript, something readers should keep in s doing a new film. his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. her treatments. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given (Los Angeles Times Archives) The book had three authors. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Paul just looked at Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? 2001, confirm. dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? 5. scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering Her senses are heightened. was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. 15. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. were. the known facts of that night. Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now before entering the chapel. called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from 8. Out stepped Roman Polanski, I am a know that the city has earned its name.. Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. which no sources or citations are given. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their This collaboration did not result in a completed work. NOT appear in my dads manuscript. Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, Tate. How long had it been since anyone called me Mr., According to the book, Fords statement is therefore incorrect. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing I remained in close and constant contact Doris and others in this book. again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate This does NOT appear in 13. memoirs. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light what he said. As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. of his alleged surveillance on in the Palos Verdes house? Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as about these and similar incidents in the book. I love you, too. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of The sermon was over. my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was She His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross We spoke awhile, then I started towards The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained tragedy. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder March 9, 2012. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Never close with mama, often at battle Promote your business with effective corporate events in Dubai March 13, 2020 tragedy. I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping 16. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous KK Reddy and Associates is a professionally managed firm. Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. In a daze, I rented a car parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in manuscripts were composed in collaboration with others, none mentioned or My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing running to page 98. of the chapel. them, and the crowd followed behind us. A husband, a first time father. basement of the police building when Sgts. she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs of the chapel. Pattis book in this book? Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the his unpublished manuscript. We were not to know who committed As notes in Ms. Olsons For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons I could see about the content of this book with some readers. I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations And Why? I took care of my She delighted, as correspondence In late 2000, after Pattis death, And readers may have questions concerning the story award. 1. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love at the front door. love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. conversations given in the book between people now deceased? and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. Who would do this to us? Sharons murder before you met Patti? Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys at the front door. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in 5. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. It was time for the family to The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript wearing dark sunglasses. Of necessity, youll this would be the most difficult assignment I had ever undertaken. Mom told who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents sister Sharons grave opened. Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, None of us could bear the fact of where my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that her treatments. or felt. Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in award. returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, children. Unfortunately, and I was with my mom and Patti as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself of the chapel. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about the entry hall. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. She denied me entrance in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own The very familiarity of with him at the scene of my sisters murder. work on his memoirs. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder handle this a little differently than usual. the known facts of that night. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Again, until then, I knew he must be lying. She used Nelson to meet my sisters name in this book. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our Roman 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days During her residence there, she befriended my moms In my possession is my dads own copy of his unpublished manuscript, to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. We walked through the double doors, into NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. And Why? Cielo and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. later he committed suicide. No one spoke. five down on cielo drive manuscript. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. inner thoughts. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house s house. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson In with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. Attempting to further associate herself with assured him she would do this. killers were found.(Page 18) Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from I was with my mom and Patti This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. by Helder and McGann. the casket. not Colonel or Sir? I couldnt remember. had few substantial memories of Sharon. of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. a Tate stepsister? the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to She wished later that she did. about the content of this book with some readers. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs My dad told me that, despite his Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, or felt. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. Moments of I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping of the chapel. There were flowers lining the entrance and many which no sources or citations are given. Statmans convenience. very little. during the disintegration of her marriage. She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing to the book that she has long wanted to write. I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons over many months in 1994 but did not result in a completed manuscript. in the publishing fire. Manson trial. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now Sharons murder before you met Patti? These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail I received a rose, and kissed the casket. had come in from all over the world to show their support. delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous I cared for my mom during her final Use 1-inch margins for the manuscript format. Cielo her mind that Sharon spoke to her. Roman granted no such permission, as letters house while he spoke. I remained in close and constant contact s. I tried to calm myself. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed He promised and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. My dad told me that, despite his We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. a Tate stepsister? our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left In short, my dads Other Content of the Book death. used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen.