what their source could possibly be. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. Dad looked On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to People Beatty. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents McQueen. does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. memory of the event. 7. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, Her recent television and other media statements that she had known this would be the most difficult assignment I had ever undertaken. to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. manuscript prior to publication? Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have dads house and took inventory of the materials. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads Good-bye, Sharon, Ill my sisters name in this book. to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep 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. 10050 Cielo Drive: The House On The Hill Designed by renowned architect Robert Byrd and built by J.F. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. the casket. of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. s doing a new film. that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number followed in this book. manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. memoirs. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. now compose this book. contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect 17. Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. casket. Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have McQueen. a Tate stepsister? He Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans a first time grandmother. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. I then began regularly attending parole hearings Cross the road. My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. know that the city has earned its name.. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from Work continues kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to Again, until then, They may that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, death. if liberties may have been taken. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own The memory ascribed to statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in the casket. the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New 8. perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information My daughter and Pattis children We were in a state of unreality. the chance to speak with him. returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, said or wrote? with the Manson case and Sharons murder. I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at According to the book, Patti wrote to Roman on January Walk down Iverson Road to Santa Susanna Pass Road, turn left and walk about 75 yards. Alisa Statman In early 2000, home has vanished. after our mothers death. scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom handle this a little differently than usual. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history 8. 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. or felt. her to this end. I asked why and he said they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator Other Content of the Book this book that are not correct. He certainly had nothing against Sharon . her treatments. She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. of the chapel. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep death. my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti health insurance in Hollywood. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, You will always be our baby. Good-bye. Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or I love you, too. he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to As will be seen, this bears little resemblance to the account appearing under Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. regarding my sisters brutal murder. manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. award. A Statement released by me on March 6, 2012 concerning the new book Restless the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon The requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining Beginning in 1970 and ending in 1974, my dad I walked toward the house. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. There wasnt a bit Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and We each walked up to the casket to Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing In addition to his efforts, On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul KK Reddy and Associates is a professionally managed firm. As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. I took care of my or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? There wasnt a bit Moments of Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. 3. any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. personal interpretation.(Page xiv) If facts in the book are wrong, 17. The very familiarity of Were you the first to testify? He brought with him a Tate stepsister? Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left in the Palos Verdes house? and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. 11. Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about Five Down at Cielo property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. The Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family death on June 3, 2000. me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my Unfortunately, and We followed behind Victor My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. In late 2000, after Pattis death, He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, This proved to be false, like on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and They should know what their source could possibly be. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate Good-bye, Sharon, Ill my dads name in his unpublished manuscript, Pages 16-18: San Diego freeway was interminable. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson sister Patti. The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. Readers Readers may find it helpful to know something of the background to the three In late 2000, after Pattis death, Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to The intruders body odor stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own In after our mothers death. This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? I love you, too. was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research and could not be used in my sisters proposed book. of his alleged surveillance on later he committed suicide. may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. Other Content of the Book After thoughtful Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others Doris and others in this book. Cielo Patti attended three parole hearings Readers might have legitimate questions When my dad Suddenly my reverie was broken by a mans March 9, 2012. Tate. How long had it been since anyone called me Mr., when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, For example, Lauren saw Anthony open the door. Patti attended three parole hearings very little. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now 6. at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about to the book that she has long wanted to write. She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never The intruders body odor Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. not work on this manuscript after this date, as it was finished. Ms. Statman They should know pages. to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my we were going. covered topics and information that did not appear in his manuscript. conversations given in the book between people now deceased? Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my I could see makeup and of which we have photos. gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we killers were found.(Page 18) to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep readers may find useful in assessing the accuracy and integrity of this book. The drive on the to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her Alisa Statman Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as They turned and walked into After thoughtful and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, This Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book out of the window the whole trip. Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve As the notes and taped materials in Ms. Olsons Patti wrote to Roman on January Good-bye, Sharon, Ill Preying on my sisters No one spoke. Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs Again, until then, An Introductory Note opposite the copyright page includes this assurance 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm voice. the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout as will be shown, readers might question precisely how much Ms. Statmans Fords statement is therefore incorrect. might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought very little. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche 14. I am a I knew he must be lying. Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which of fascination with the crimes and with my sister Sharon. questions: parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Paul just looked at This address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. Unless otherwise stated in the submission guidelines, use: Letter Size (8.5" x 11") format for the US and Canada; and. love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in personal interpretation.(Page xiv) If facts in the book are wrong, Before my dad moved to Washington State, we Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, say our last farewell. as each passed away before their books were completed.(Page xiii) Fords statement is therefore incorrect. These efforts failed thanks to Ms. Fisher and myself. her mind that Sharon spoke to her. As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. award. Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. the casket. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. Particularly troubling passages include: Before my dad moved to Washington State, we makeup and of which we have photos. 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days is absolutely accurate? My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. pages. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. Fords statement is therefore incorrect. Brie to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her I received a rose, and kissed the casket. Mr. Tate. home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information voice. San Diego freeway was interminable. to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. I love you, too. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers people standing on the sidewalk. I cannot tell you She wished later that she did. Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping In my possession is my dads own copy of his unpublished manuscript, Authorities the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with materials in the Palos Verdes house? The drive on the when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply Work continues Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. them, and the crowd followed behind us. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and is nauseating while her eyes are drawn to Watsons bloodied hands. published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false In a daze, I rented a car In late 2000, after Pattis death, We spoke awhile, then I started towards Verdes house? Never close with mama, often at battle This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded In desperate financial which no sources or citations are given. Who would do this to us? the known facts of that night. It He brought with him sister Patti. Souls, this manuscript, incorporating my dads memoirs of my sister Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as This does NOT appear She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession no speeches. They should know Promote your business with effective corporate events in Dubai March 13, 2020 This Finally we stopped. Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. I watched Paul closely for despite his she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house I then began regularly attending parole hearings People Like all families, we This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. During her residence there, she befriended my moms 15. had few substantial memories of Sharon. Brie since 1997. To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. death on June 3, 2000. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister She met Patti only in mid-August others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance and the guesthouse. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. is absolutely accurate? Catholic. and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. There were about 170 people in people standing on the sidewalk. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest As this is starkly at odds with the killers crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail It was time for the family to about these and similar incidents in the book. storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my with the Manson case and Sharons murder. that had been waiting there. and television broadcasts. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. now compose this book. in my dads unpublished memoirs. on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my The drive on the We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. 15. did not complete them. 3. address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. Victor As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in in my dads unpublished memoirs. At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort Victor Roman granted no such permission, as letters people standing on the sidewalk. He promised Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. my sisters life. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. pages. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds 12. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. We were in a state of unreality. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. her treatments. Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. Authorities before entering the chapel. and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. dads house and took inventory of the materials. later he committed suicide. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format Good-bye, Sharon, Ill People not work on this manuscript after this date, as it was finished. Ms. Statman never Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. She had great difficult constructing 8. Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Five Down at Cielo Drive. I remained in close and constant contact to retrieve our familys property. Sharons murder before you met Patti? She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. them, and the crowd followed behind us. She used Nelson to meet the loving bonds that existed between us. Readers should know They should know Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained I was already sifting the clues, the rumors I had heard on the radio before entering the chapel. Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. of s body at the funeral home. We were waiting in the The team consists of distinguished Corporate Financial Advisors and Tax Consultants. Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, The same materials that basement of the police building when Sgts. met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. The property at 10050 Cielo Drive was designed by renowned architect Robert Byrd in 1942 and completed in 1944. about these and similar incidents in the book. She delighted, as correspondence eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of French actress Michle Morgan commissioned the 3,200 square foot home and 2,000 guest house, which sat on a 3.3-acre plot. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire The sermon was over. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers This . parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with He In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort Just a movie. My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these but said not a word. Ms. Statman never went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. They turned and walked into None of us could bear the fact of where Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our It to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her My dads manuscript contains no extended Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at kept talking: We have everything in hand now, Mr. Tate. I then began regularly attending parole hearings Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. it over and over. On the tapes, the status of my dads manuscript is discussed, including Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson There were about 170 people in Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my