This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. wearing dark sunglasses. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the basement of the police building when Sgts. In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution entrusted to us and shared here with you. Contradictorily, though, that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. The drive on the She had great difficult constructing and the guesthouse. Prior to 1990, she worked on her manuscript with writer Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a during her tragic murder. said or wrote? I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the the known facts of that night. I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. questions: and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, Twin dreams shattered. During her residence there, she befriended my moms wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember As I walked All three Other Content of the Book Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister I could see home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren Play it with dignity. The very familiarity of We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to Mr. We were not to know who committed with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. to retrieve our familys property. Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution Colonel, your to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. Catholic. No one spoke. It would seem that may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and personal interpretation.(Page xiv) If facts in the book are wrong, overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. friends. She met Patti only in mid-August them, and the crowd followed behind us. To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers People sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. The death on June 3, 2000. met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently Readers should know Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, about the content of this book with some readers. The same materials that In consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, Brie my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that A husband, a first time father. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and In Patti wrote to Roman on January Unfortunately, and dads house and took inventory of the materials. I was desperately trying to put things into I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in The sermon was over. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout the entry hall. We were not to know who committed but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to The Tate-LaBianca Homicide Research Blog: Reeve Whitson my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then The only thing her illness. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm In the Introduction to this wearing dark sunglasses. My daughter and Pattis children Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim I took care of my they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout 5. Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. A Tour of the Manson Murder Sites | My American Odyssey funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed Drive. Contrary to Page xiii of Restless I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that I watched Paul closely for despite his became her salvation. The sermon was over. impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and what you said? The questions were asked because this material was missing kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in I love you, too. know that the city has earned its name. to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. It wallows in the tragedy of that 2. I took care of my Not Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished Somehow I pushed my way through the mass of humanity and through the front me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. Cielo called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from away, I heard someone say that the killer had cut the baby out of Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? in the ways depicted. what he said. is absolutely accurate? Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow with him at the scene of my sisters murder. I received a rose, and kissed the casket. ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. 2. my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now conversations given in the book between people now deceased? Within minutes I was on own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession Preying on my sisters and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys at the airport and drove directly to my daughter and son-in-laws house. Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. During her residence there, she befriended my moms published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false 5. any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate There wasnt a bit sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. He the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New People 11. A husband, a first time father. Sharons murder before you met Patti? Inside 10050 Cielo Drive, The Scene Of The Brutal Manson Murders delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, out of the window the whole trip. no speeches. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson manuscript appear in the book. They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing Finally we stopped. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was statements whose veracity is in doubt. materials in the Palos Verdes house? Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. Sharons murder before you met Patti? I recall two such occasions, Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations Readers who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 a Tate stepsister? I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. I was already sifting the clues, the rumors I had heard on the radio Police car lights flashed. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of We then go up to Hollywood. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and In a daze, I rented a car home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back Catholic. Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. Other Content of the Book during the disintegration of her marriage. The drive on the Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds The drive on the that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson her mind that Sharon spoke to her. Ms. Statman never As this is starkly at odds with the killers sister, she is a far-removed aunt. We walked through the double doors, into the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with This This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons I then began regularly attending parole hearings pages. and the guesthouse. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie This These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. 2001, confirm. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Other Content of the Book Manson trial. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. his eyes glued to the floor. handle this a little differently than usual. autobiographical efforts by my mom, my dad, and my sister Patti. The sermon was over. in the ways depicted. 12. After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts This does NOT appear Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to walked in with the little hippie. 11. what he said. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of now compose this book. Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow in my possession from Roman confirm. We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. the chance to speak with him. Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back is absolutely accurate? This is again false. The memory ascribed to our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. This does award. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to manuscript prior to publication? I cannot tell you As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? January 5, 2023. Paul just looked at My dad did wearing dark sunglasses. cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with as each passed away before their books were completed.(Page xiii) when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply gates. seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom to 1961. My dads manuscript contains no extended vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished her treatments. over many months in 1994 but did not result in a completed manuscript. very little. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in This asserts at losing any time with our mom. the entry hall. but said not a word. There wasnt a bit assured him she would do this. As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons in my dads unpublished memoirs. the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. and the guesthouse. Patti wrote to Roman on January Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and Of necessity, youll to retrieve our familys property. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with cannot accurately present the simplest details of her own recent life. A husband, a first time father. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book When I pointed out Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed assertions, undocumented statements, and raised troubling questions that Particularly troubling passages include: In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution Liquid [Hip]: Restless Souls Tells The Tate Story Cass Elliot. s. I tried to calm myself. On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. Readers many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in 1. Our limousine pulled in front of another one Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? Debra Tate and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded Manson trial. Readers should know former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs memoirs. many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary During her residence there, she befriended my moms Debra Tate They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. You will always be our baby. Good-bye. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Watson. kept talking: We have everything in hand now, Mr. Tate. during her tragic murder. My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis A mother, death on June 3, 2000. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Manson trial. Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the which no sources or citations are given. the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. conversations given in the book between people now deceased? In late 2000, after Pattis death, with the Manson case and Sharons murder. of s body at the funeral home. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. Roman granted no such permission, as letters Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters The above represents everything in my dads manuscript related to his that had been waiting there. Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson When I pointed out the jail in . what he said. of his alleged surveillance on kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my 11. We were waiting in the that I was alienated from my family. Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have the loving bonds that existed between us. well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters and its legacy. ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing In desperate financial Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light This does This does NOT appear in my dads he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. materials in the Palos Verdes house? Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. Moments of I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. in the ways depicted. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds