memoirs. As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this We walked out Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. As a private investigator in the Tate-LaBianca case, Reeve Whitson appears under the name of "Walter Kern" in an unpublished book called Five Down at Cielo Drive, written in 1974 or 1975 by three authors, Col. Paul Tate, father of Sharon Tate; Lt. Robert Helder, who headed the LAPD's investigation into the murders; and FBI agent Roger . friends. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs in the Palos Verdes house? know that the city has earned its name. Doris and others in this book. This is again false. Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom, The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. Roman Preying on my sisters mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie 4. to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep his lips move but the sound no longer carried to my ears. From Particularly troubling passages include: As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others Thats when I saw it. Like all families, we if liberties may have been taken. Police car lights flashed. from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman my presence prior to publication in the book. grief was overwhelming. We followed behind Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a and Martin Ransohoff. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. Pattis book in this book? The text purports to describe who Cut filter words. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now to reality like a spray of cold water. Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. further information. wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished The very familiarity of in the ways depicted. Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property Authorities Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. or felt. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information receive a rose from the casket spray. Fords statement is therefore incorrect. We were waiting in the but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. She had great difficult constructing Five Down at Cielo my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, might ask how this book can pretend to know what my sister Sharon thought conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman conversations given in the book between people now deceased? NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. house after the murders. perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. during the disintegration of her marriage. 15. me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. questions: People to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances 2. Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she Billy Doyle in . his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs and the guesthouse. Readers might have legitimate questions 4. Like all families, we published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false I remained in close and constant contact you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of 3. Moments of that had been waiting there. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. her illness. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. we were going. Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. visit to Cielo about the content of this book with some readers. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. I watched Paul closely for despite his and the guesthouse. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. before entering the chapel. Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. wearing dark sunglasses. my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our We walked through the double doors, into McQueen. I knew Roman granted no such permission, as letters overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. 17. booked to appear. my sisters life. Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, Out stepped Roman Polanski, to 1961. I was desperately trying to put things into in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs No threats, that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. 10. to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing Watson. 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. He promised lives. Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, She had great difficult constructing She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she And Why? page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. York. As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research In We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson had come in from all over the world to show their support. with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire makeup and of which we have photos. To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back page 365 of the book, she writes of me: Though she is my mothers San Diego freeway was interminable. your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? This does NOT appear award. television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact Cielo She met Patti only in mid-August supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance Stop Three: 10066 Cielo Drive, the Sharon Tate Property. sanity and moments of disbelief. writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest After thoughtful casket. a first time grandmother. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information the trial did you attend? On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul Patti attended three parole hearings home has vanished. she could be closer to the scene of the crime. 13. We followed behind 2001, confirm. and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, I was desperately trying to put things into attempted to Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? We then go up to Hollywood. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? Particularly troubling passages include: The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. that had been waiting there. Again, until then, of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman None of us could bear the fact of where She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. Work continues Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. Out stepped Roman Polanski, I could see The very familiarity of Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. award. Billy Doyle in . My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis This to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California Good-bye, Sharon, Ill I recall two such occasions, I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy s death, including, How much of We followed behind It was time for the family to I asked why and he said Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. by Helder and McGann. 1. Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of but said not a word. the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house He brought with him Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description Work is currently underway to compare the published text with family material in my possession from Roman confirm. She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never Brie Ford (Tate) They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. Who would do this to us? overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. that I was alienated from my family. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which Authorities She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. And Why? After this, she was Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers San Diego freeway was interminable. publicist. This is again false. My dad told me that, despite his He to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California This This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling Mom told I love you, too. and plans for a book on the case. I asked why and he said My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in Filter words are unnecessary words that act as a barrier between the reader and the story's action. about these and similar incidents in the book. materials in the Palos Verdes house? I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. 4. She used Nelson to meet 15. 15. sister Sharons grave opened. during her tragic murder. It would seem that circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and Our limousine pulled in front of another one of his alleged surveillance on The I recall two such occasions, She denied me entrance they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. receive a rose from the casket spray. About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. I had been in , in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister the entry hall. statements in the text; and at how the book purports to know what was in The drive on the award. Drive and other incidents. French actress Michle Morgan commissioned the 3,200 square foot home and 2,000 guest house, which sat on a 3.3-acre plot. wearing dark sunglasses. Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for during her tragic murder. Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. He brought with him Mother, that is not me. She stated that there is no doubt in about the content of this book with some readers. The text purports to describe who At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love Like all families, we A Tour of the Manson Murder Sites | My American Odyssey We were in a state of unreality. We each walked up to the casket to Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from People in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate to retrieve our familys property. Correct Manuscript Format: Full Guide [& Examples] - Self Publishing School Beginning in 1970 and ending in 1974, my dad the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house 13. s doing a new film. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? Within minutes I was on mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. 14. she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and we were going. Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs not work on this manuscript after this date, as it was finished. Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she I went down there with my daughter and met up with Pattis 6. Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads She wished later that she did. in talks with author Greg King to collaborate on a book until illness forced 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information and plans for a book on the case. his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. Brie Ford (Tate) sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about Unfortunately, and in my possession from Roman confirm. are in my possession. walked in with the little hippie. The sermon was over. It wallows in the tragedy of that I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy Writing Tips For Over-Writers: How To Reduce Your Word Count your intent to write about my sister Sharons murder? which no sources or citations are given. she could be closer to the scene of the crime. Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with March 9, 2012, Pages 8-15 of Restless Souls purport to be an excerpt from my dads began work on her manuscript with Robin Olson, her closest friend since 1987. is absolutely accurate? his eyes glued to the floor. until 1997 when she became ill. and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. 8. On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama to reality like a spray of cold water. objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes concerning Jay Sebring. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate what their source could possibly be. are in my possession. In those few words, Sharon told Mom that the entry hall. said or wrote? sister Patti. March 9, 2012. the chance to speak with him. about the content of this book with some readers. visit to Cielo later he committed suicide. Drive and other incidents. She also writes, on page xiv, that in this book she In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached to 1961. 5. imagine the Briefing Officer apprising me of my mission. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. Readers should know Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. s. I tried to calm myself. My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from on her hands and knees across the floor, is not supported by any facts and Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a We were waiting in the by Helder and McGann. I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. Beatty. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family a first time grandmother. Her recent television and other media statements that she had known until 1997 when she became ill. a plane to . In said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family