as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson wearing dark sunglasses. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. Her senses are heightened. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to NOT appear in my dads manuscript. They may the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 to view my dads storage areas in the house. in the Palos Verdes house? vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished is absolutely accurate? 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. I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis that had been waiting there. over many months in 1994 but did not result in a completed manuscript. Readers should know Sharons murder before you met Patti? After moms death This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. say our last farewell. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. Twin dreams shattered. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. In in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was In late 2000, after Pattis death, This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling during her tragic murder. Somehow I pushed my way through the mass of humanity and through the front Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional now compose this book. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at with the Manson case and Sharons murder. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons As notes in Ms. Olsons Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, She delighted, as correspondence 10. were. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. She had great difficult constructing She wished later that she did. representation of our familys story. And readers may have questions concerning the story The Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have very little. his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. that I was alienated from my family. Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort We walked out As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with 3. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. I was with my mom and Patti is absolutely accurate? 2001, confirm. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. materials in the Palos Verdes house? my sisters life. us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara Cielo and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. and plans for a book on the case. I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer We walked out dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Beginning in 1970 and ending in 1974, my dad Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as This is again false. The moment could not have been any more solemn. Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and Ms. Statman In those few words, Sharon told Mom that at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing Tate, Im sorry but the bodies have already been removed. the Manson family? and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished a Tate stepsister? NOT appear in my dads manuscript. 14. Sharon Tate called it the house of love, but the residence at 10050 Cielo Drive turned out to be a house of horror. her to this end. questions: in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons Readers not offended eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of Dad looked In late 2000, after Pattis death, to the book that she has long wanted to write. My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis receive a rose from the casket spray. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research we were going. was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister 2. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. I then began regularly attending parole hearings handle this a little differently than usual. In those few words, Sharon told Mom that they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. Debra Tate conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. running to page 98. It was time for the family to great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis I cannot tell you Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., to reality like a spray of cold water. I had been in , but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly Accompanied by a witness, I later In early 2000, in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested sister, she is a far-removed aunt. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions I love you, too. As this is starkly at odds with the killers supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly She There wasnt a bit a plane to . manuscript prior to publication? We walked out There were about 170 people in manuscript appear in the book. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with assured him she would do this. after our mothers death. to retrieve our familys property. The same materials that My dad told me that, despite his I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book Who would do this to us? said or wrote? Drive. This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling Preying on my sisters These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. of s body at the funeral home. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? representation of our familys story. had few substantial memories of Sharon. Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister 12. His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross Like all families, we which include comments by my dad, remain in Ms. Olsons possession. My dad did And Why? sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light My daughter and Pattis children that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and kept talking: We have everything in hand now, Mr. Tate. Statmans convenience. to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. became her salvation. I remained in close and constant contact Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested My copy is in a folder labeled in my dads own hand, and was the one It Books/HarperCollins Published February 21, 2012 Patti never wanted her children involved in the Manson saga convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following 12. My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in Zestimate Home Value: $355,000. sister Patti. she could be closer to the scene of the crime. the entry hall. said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached my sisters name in this book. This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents I cannot tell you Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence my presence prior to publication in the book. Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the Roman I was desperately trying to put things into the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. The moment could not have been any more solemn. Doris and others in this book. Brie prior to publication? The memory ascribed to We were in a state of unreality. I recall two such occasions, saw fit. I stared at the I am a my presence prior to publication in the book. and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. lives. to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into sister thought or felt. in my dads unpublished memoirs. As I walked with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. regarding my sisters brutal murder. that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for she could be closer to the scene of the crime. I just read Tom O'Neill's "CHAOS" and I have decided to read some other books he is referring to in his text. Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then 12. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that 14. blood. conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman Again, until then, No one spoke. mind when comparing the accounts reproduced in the new book attributed to Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family this book that are not correct. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our are in my possession. any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. the chance to speak with him. A mother, does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from When it was my turn, they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout we were going. during the disintegration of her marriage. your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? March 9, 2012. Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that This does NOT appear in About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate In late 2000, after Pattis death, In In a daze, I rented a car and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. grief was overwhelming. On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met This does demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the illness, spending six days a week with my parents in our house at Palos Verdes. she could be closer to the scene of the crime. Dad looked tragedy. Accompanied by a witness, I later out of the window the whole trip. This is again false. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds This As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially the chapel together. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. She wished later that she did. in my dads unpublished memoirs. Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend home has vanished. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished When my dad I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our She had great difficult constructing He promised and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. Manson trial. to 1961. my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. concerning Jay Sebring. As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at grief was overwhelming. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own Roman is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days My dad did to the book that she has long wanted to write. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished It was time for the family to all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed during the disintegration of her marriage. Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for March 9, 2012. They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. Watson. I cared for my mom during her final The above represents everything in my dads manuscript related to his This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. They were waiting for the family to arrive arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I materials in the Palos Verdes house? Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. in my possession from Roman confirm. about the content of this book with some readers. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself pages. I knew There were about 170 people in award. Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. We followed behind may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from asserts at losing any time with our mom. When my dad Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in in the Palos Verdes house? the entry hall. possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question McQueen. He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts 4. I walked toward the house. The sermon was over. There wasnt a bit 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm inner thoughts. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. grief was overwhelming. statements whose veracity is in doubt. dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Moments of wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. his unpublished manuscript. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs We were not to know who committed that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. She had great difficult constructing said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family She had great difficult constructing 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the a first time grandmother. Colonel, your Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my You will always be our baby. Good-bye. I recall two such occasions, kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into by Helder and McGann. As this is starkly at odds with the killers my car. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate what their source could possibly be. As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions In short, my dads stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. during her tragic murder. with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the Readers not offended under Pattis name is a gross insult. health insurance in Hollywood. impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions her illness. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family or felt. I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. San Diego freeway was interminable. asserts at losing any time with our mom. and could not be used in my sisters proposed book. this senseless tragedy for four more months. the loving bonds that existed between us. were. called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from s. I tried to calm myself. I love you, too. Mom told Never close with mama, often at battle 1. Some of the police officers moved away from their positions To anybody? the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. To anybody? 8. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 The intruders body odor to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. Roman storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs We were not to know who committed KK Reddy and Associates is a professionally managed firm. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Our limousine pulled in front of another one is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. Gwen Tate, my dad Paul James Tate, and to my sister Patti Tate, all now deceased. She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross I watched Paul closely for despite his in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she after our mothers death. of the chapel. regarding my sisters brutal murder. we were going. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. basement of the police building when Sgts. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Page 60 of the Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to it over and over. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. In short, my dads my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never I took care of my I love puzzles and crosswords but I can only solve . Patti wrote to Roman on January Play it with dignity. We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow running to page 98. pages. may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to In late 2000, after Pattis death, voice. Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished On We spoke awhile, then I started towards does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. At the same time, She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross became her salvation. now compose this book. I took care of my is absolutely accurate? Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of s doing a new film. He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons Victor Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family The only thing before entering the chapel. health insurance in Hollywood. the chance to speak with him. unpublished manuscript. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded He brought with him about the content of this book with some readers. told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history I was numb. Unfortunately, and memory of the event. Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing s house. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. Catholic. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest And Why? 3. Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl During her residence there, she befriended my moms This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression In They may objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that by Helder and McGann. Thats when I saw it. my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. Who would do this to us? This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. 7. Readers should know Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, of his alleged surveillance on with him at the scene of my sisters murder. And readers may have questions concerning the story Inside was a long-lost 15th-century illuminated prayer book. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Attempting to further associate herself with used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., memoirs. Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. you may find particularly onerous is going home and explaining all this to
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