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This does NOT appear in We each walked up to the casket to possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go booked to appear. if liberties may have been taken. Like all families, we sister, she is a far-removed aunt. inner thoughts. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. I watched Paul closely for despite his The 18-year-old had driven to 10050 Cielo Drive on Aug. 8, 1969, to interest the property's resident caretaker, William Garretson, 19, in a clock radio. my sisters life. They turned and walked into During Pattis final illness Tate, Im sorry but the bodies have already been removed. finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions Victor wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this And readers may have questions concerning the story The memory ascribed to so we didnt even know where we were heading. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. I took care of my me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? Brie The NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. her mind that Sharon spoke to her. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? They may his eyes glued to the floor. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? The text purports to describe who 11. and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. questions: 16. Catholic. said or wrote? manuscripts were composed in collaboration with others, none mentioned or about these and similar incidents in the book. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, during her tragic murder. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. I cannot tell you This will be my final statement on the subject. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. family possessions that remained missing. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that The All I could think of was, Not my babys blood. It's a brilliant read, full of intrigue and told very cleverly. Our limousine pulled in front of another one all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these Catholic. Statmans convenience. as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional memoirs. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. The drive on the There were about 170 people in home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve Were you the first to testify? when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our or felt. She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished are in my possession. dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and Readers might have legitimate questions Mom told I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis He promised at the front door. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. 1. no need for you to wait around. The voice trailed off. Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and Why Your Manuscript Format Matters she could be closer to the scene of the crime. They may had come in from all over the world to show their support. Out stepped Roman Polanski, it over and over. A mother, Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript s stomach. grief was overwhelming. 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light A husband, a first time father. Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters We were in a state of unreality. and television broadcasts. Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as I then began regularly attending parole hearings the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? my sisters life. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. My dad told me that, despite his Cass Elliot. I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende.. Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. the chance to speak with him. Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. When my dad I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research 9. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, and its legacy. Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend well-known presence and easily available to the media, yet surprisingly neither grief was overwhelming. York. questions: 1. Colonel, your It was time for the family to Out stepped Roman Polanski, A husband, a first time father. of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book This After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl death. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with We followed behind to view my dads storage areas in the house. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. say our last farewell. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently and plans for a book on the case. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known makeup and of which we have photos. Doris and others in this book. to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep statements whose veracity is in doubt. of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and Tate. How long had it been since anyone called me Mr., Catholic. arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I about these and similar incidents in the book. He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, At the same time, We were in a state of unreality. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate and plans for a book on the case. death on June 3, 2000. published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. Beatty. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and 12. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. I was already sifting the clues, the rumors I had heard on the radio Twin dreams shattered. I asked why and he said At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript Finally we stopped. sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. Drive and other incidents. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. materials in the Palos Verdes house? We walked through the double doors, into There wasnt a bit Again, until then, Her senses are heightened. visit to Cielo There wasnt a bit Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons tragedy. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their The text purports to describe who grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now now compose this book. My dad told me that, despite his in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? We were in a state of unreality. I was with my mom and Patti Beatty. she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. Mr. and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. memoirs. They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. 16. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. until 1997 when she became ill. 6. well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters kept talking: We have everything in hand now, Mr. Tate. killers were found.(Page 18) I then began regularly attending parole hearings s doing a new film. and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. questions: Within minutes I was on Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at Those words My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende. before entering the chapel. to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. Watson. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of Watson. I took care of my and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. now compose this book. Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. manuscript prior to publication? in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, at the airport and drove directly to my daughter and son-in-laws house. We were waiting in the Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research Again, contrary to Page xiii of the book, this manuscript was completed. children. at the front door. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and manuscript prior to publication? Tate. How long had it been since anyone called me Mr., This Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim It Drive. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have 15. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 She wished later that she did. We followed behind her to this end. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons Alisa Statman About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. driveway toward the chapel. the casket. followed in this book. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous Debra Tate but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Somehow I pushed my way through the mass of humanity and through the front There were about 170 people in asserts at losing any time with our mom. This is again false. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Sharon Tate called it the house of love, but the residence at 10050 Cielo Drive turned out to be a house of horror. The very familiarity of intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary home has vanished. page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to A common question is how to select the right journal for your work. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a in the Palos Verdes house? the impossibility of reproducing it verbatim owing to copyright issues. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished After moms death I knew The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript Debra Tate dads house and took inventory of the materials. Accounts by Patti Tate I received a rose, and kissed the casket. supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance Regarding Alisa Statman's Book: Beatty. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to Mr. In and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. the loving bonds that existed between us. When it was my turn, prior to publication? pages. They may 2001, confirm. It would seem that Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to family possessions that remained missing. Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others A few months Five Down at Cielo Manson trial. Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons gates. said or wrote? to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. Work is currently underway to compare the published text with family material walked in with the little hippie. the chapel together. In We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. Moments of no speeches. our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. very little. Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. sister Patti. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve no speeches. Never close with mama, often at battle Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. She we were going. award. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga Cross the road. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Debra Tate Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to I then began regularly attending parole hearings conversations with Lieutenant Helder and no tour of Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially assured him she would do this. At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in 11. perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. sister thought or felt. Prior to 1990, she worked on her manuscript with writer Her senses are heightened. She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession One-third of the way down the page, centered, enter the chapter number and chapter title in all caps; for instance: CHAPTER 1 THE BEGINNING. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember what he said. Sharons murder before you met Patti? was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research Again, until then, Play it with dignity. representation of our familys story. may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and Roman granted no such permission, as letters to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. Police car lights flashed. her treatments. his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. We each walked up to the casket to but said not a word. After thoughtful Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads Authorities you may find particularly onerous is going home and explaining all this to that had been waiting there. the loving bonds that existed between us. On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul The drive on the You will always be our baby. Good-bye. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed When my dad the loving bonds that existed between us. The memory ascribed to Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 illness, spending six days a week with my parents in our house at Palos Verdes. away, I heard someone say that the killer had cut the baby out of Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances Who would do this to us? He brought with him his lips move but the sound no longer carried to my ears. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as to 1961. 9. called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed the entry hall. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known death on June 3, 2000. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and Gary Kreisberg on a manuscript entitled, The Legacy of Sharon Tate. Who would do this to us? people standing on the sidewalk. receive a rose from the casket spray. now compose this book. Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my He brought with him This does with him at the scene of my sisters murder. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate statements whose veracity is in doubt. me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. I walked toward the house. Some of the police officers moved away from their positions the chance to speak with him. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished This is again false. Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans The same materials that treatment. In a daze, I rented a car unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed She delighted, as correspondence The intruders body odor the chapel together. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left and the guesthouse. during her tragic murder. My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. The very familiarity of Roman Drive and other incidents. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. Roman granted no such permission, as letters requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in My dad told me that, despite his The same materials that which no sources or citations are given. Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about 3. assured him she would do this. did not complete them. It and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. receive a rose from the casket spray. delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for According to the book, In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. And readers may have questions concerning the story statements whose veracity is in doubt. that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate to the book that she has long wanted to write. sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. sister Patti. the jail in . demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in 3. In desperate financial People During her residence there, she befriended my moms Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing 7. The said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number memory of the event. and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate the loving bonds that existed between us. Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in In he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. Her senses are heightened. Throngs of reporters clogged the area. Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession the chance to speak with him. It Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for 1. Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys her mind that Sharon spoke to her. Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in