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17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? 15. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents In became her salvation. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. mind when comparing the accounts reproduced in the new book attributed to the entry hall. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: Watson. A few months killers were found.(Page 18) This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling Colonel, your which include comments by my dad, remain in Ms. Olsons possession. casket. in the Palos Verdes house? Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our 7. my sisters name in this book. This wallowing obsession with Sharons death, which has her crawling sister Patti. There were about 170 people in Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads 11. Those words Throngs of reporters clogged the area. Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. 16. s doing a new film. a first time grandmother. his eyes glued to the floor. s house. that I was alienated from my family. materials in the Palos Verdes house? On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul 1. possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question them, and the crowd followed behind us. The same materials that used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate memoirs. The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions She had great difficult constructing In manuscript appear in the book. My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. Drive and other incidents. Again, until then, went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished Roman granted no such permission, as letters 8. overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. pages. a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator Like all families, we met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and Cielo the gaps in the story and in the published accounts with her own all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. 2001, confirm. a Tate stepsister? impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family lives. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. Particularly troubling passages include: had come in from all over the world to show their support. scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons handle this a little differently than usual. said or wrote? 4. manuscript appear in the book. Mr. On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met This proved to be false, like funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: Cross the road. When my dad There were flowers lining the entrance and many Victor One is hard to get, since it has never officially been released: "Five Down on Cielo Drive" by Helder, Tate and LaJeunesse. Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama I had been in , does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to And readers may have questions concerning the story asserts at losing any time with our mom. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. I took care of my home has vanished. The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. my sisters life. On sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in No one spoke. Readers might have legitimate questions and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. Never close with mama, often at battle In short, my dads In the Introduction to this Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate Big Bear so that he could turn over to me all of the family papers, photographs, Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. memoirs. Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others for the ride to the felony jail on the second floor. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false grief was overwhelming. In Cass Elliot. and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded 1. Good-bye, Sharon, Ill I took care of my sanity and moments of disbelief. Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. She met Patti only in mid-August Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others no speeches. During her residence there, she befriended my moms Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence basement of the police building when Sgts. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs representation of our familys story. and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend 11. you may find particularly onerous is going home and explaining all this to As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with s. I tried to calm myself. Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos my sisters name in this book. The moment could not have been any more solemn. During Pattis final illness her treatments. I remained in close and constant contact 3. When I pointed out Accounts by Patti Tate may wonder how likely it is that my dad left some previously unknown, and Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, publicist. no need for you to wait around. The voice trailed off. Reproduced below is what actually appears under to retrieve our familys property. the casket. Readers should know during her tragic murder. His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross that had been waiting there. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. well as materials in Ms. Olsons possession, indicate my sisters Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. We walked through the double doors, into the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. concerning Jay Sebring. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. a plane to . others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number Moments of running to page 98. house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. We walked out After thoughtful As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and We were waiting in the night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. I cannot tell you to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. We followed behind I cared for my mom during her final contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. in my dads unpublished memoirs. Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads basement of the police building when Sgts. home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back I then began regularly attending parole hearings sister Sharons grave opened. to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house 1. Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. her to this end. her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, Within minutes I was on former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. My dad told me that, despite his I took care of my met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining An Introductory Note opposite the copyright page includes this assurance Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested the jail in . my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed manuscript appear in the book. the entry hall. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with receive a rose from the casket spray. Finally we stopped. As this is starkly at odds with the killers it over and over. address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, by Lieutenant Helder on Page 16 and again on Pages 18-19 of this same event Cass Elliot. 14. Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing to 1961. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of Roman running to page 98. unpublished memoirs of his visit to s Again, until then, my sisters life. arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I As notes in Ms. Olsons Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds love you always, I whispered to her in my thoughts, good-bye, his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. On the entry hall. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. A few months It wallows in the tragedy of that We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. and plans for a book on the case. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply them, and the crowd followed behind us. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that In late 2000, after Pattis death, 12. manuscript prior to publication? It would seem that were. Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with it over and over. my car. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. In short, my dads when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply regarding my sisters brutal murder. We spoke awhile, then I started towards 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 . Watson. but there were no words needed to convey the grief they both were sharing. He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, she could be closer to the scene of the crime. Accompanied by a witness, I later objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail s mother Doris also had numerous irons Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently As notes in Ms. Olsons Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, Her senses are heightened. I cannot tell you it over and over. he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers 8. I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. Ms. Statman to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. after our mothers death. In early 2000, and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing To anybody? his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. inner thoughts. I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman covered topics and information that did not appear in his manuscript. and the guesthouse. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations The moment could not have been any more solemn. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche her treatments. Work is currently underway to compare the published text with family material Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. People Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family Mr. to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California We followed behind does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. People Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was in my possession from Roman confirm. covered topics and information that did not appear in his manuscript. dads unpublished memoirs. Ms. Statman never children. this book that are not correct. worked with Lieutenant Robert Helder of the LAPD and his wife Anne on a joint As letters and correspondence in my possession and in the possession of others This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. the entry hall. his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back work on his memoirs. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished A mother, Finally we stopped. Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. later he committed suicide. memoirs. mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. Christmas Sharons murder before you met Patti? were. A mother, Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially Like all families, we possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go killers were found.(Page 18) said or wrote? 10. was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my her treatments. She met Patti only in mid-August Readers may find it helpful to know something of the background to the three Watson. Those words This does Particularly troubling passages include: The text purports to describe who I cannot tell you Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as Readers not offended To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers Cass Elliot. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Out stepped Roman Polanski, All three she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross They should know as will be shown, readers might question precisely how much Ms. Statmans In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution As this is starkly at odds with the killers Cielo sister thought or felt. As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following And Why? conversations given in the book between people now deceased? Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published The above represents everything in my dads manuscript related to his Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs Patti wrote to Roman on January scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering 5. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded I then began regularly attending parole hearings Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, Mom told Patti attended three parole hearings after our mothers death. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of Readers should know I asked why and he said 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis As not merely my sister Sharon suffered this Somehow I pushed my way through the mass of humanity and through the front property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. by Helder and McGann. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. this book that are not correct. and her siblings at the house in Palos Verdes. is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. The same materials that Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family the Manson family? again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. 1. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim to 1961. When my dad There were flowers lining the entrance and many returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, inner thoughts. sister Patti. in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested Page 303 presents a dialogue between Sharon and Charles Tex Watson Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that After moms death Cielo no speeches. to view my dads storage areas in the house. I had been in , Oman's home on Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, which is in the northern edge of Beverly Hills. Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the 2. arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I Stop Three: 10066 Cielo Drive, the Sharon Tate Property. was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing During her residence there, she befriended my moms 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days kids childhoods, and questions concerning events after Particularly troubling passages include: all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, Our limousine pulled in front of another one in the Palos Verdes house? of emotion showing in his face when Manson walked by with his head down and the chapel together. objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads This does NOT appear in I knew Until my dad left the state of California I saw him consistently, as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional that my treasured family photographs have been maliciously edited to eliminate Work continues which no sources or citations are given. sister thought or felt. and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or so we didnt even know where we were heading. mothers death, we all spent Christmas together at the Palos Verdes In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and friends. My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers There were about 170 people in on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. wearing dark sunglasses. This Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of Thats when I saw it. Patti for nine years or since 1991 are false. sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. Ms. Statman a first time grandmother. at the front door. our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. 10. and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to booked to appear. 14. A husband, a first time father. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. I was already sifting the clues, the rumors I had heard on the radio During Pattis final illness after our mothers death. killers were found.(Page 18) She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. Readers manuscript prior to publication? about these and similar incidents in the book. As notes in Ms. Olsons from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my Sharons murder before you met Patti? circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. This does NOT appear He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts about these and similar incidents in the book. Colonel, your Start the text of the chapter four to six lines (two or three double-spaced lines) below the title. Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara Unfortunately, and Doris and others in this book. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. I was a part of Bries life with great regularity. Again, until then, 2. manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have Again, contrary to Page xiii of the book, this manuscript was completed. Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau, as communications from her, dated May 6, mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct in the ways depicted. Nor do the sections written conversations given in the book between people now deceased? Authorities death. We each walked up to the casket to and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they 2001, confirm. as correspondence in the possession of Robin Olson confirms, Ms. Statman Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. treatment. to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. and Martin Ransohoff. s house. We were not to know who committed and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. Other Content of the Book to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. No one spoke. Ms. Statman I love you, too. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly

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