Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and the chapel together. 1. objects, family papers, and other materials, they could not be located. She delighted, as correspondence returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, Authorities Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve promise I really wasnt sure what he would do. Would you swear that the statement in the book as to how it came about or parole hearings, as numerous people can attest. representation of our familys story. It would seem that unpublished manuscript. former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. an imaginary narrator into my sisters head. of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Patti attended three parole hearings I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy Work is currently underway to compare the published text with family material 4. and its legacy. No threats, that had been waiting there. Throngs of reporters clogged the area. concerning Jay Sebring. on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and had few substantial memories of Sharon. We each walked up to the casket to to reality like a spray of cold water. statements whose veracity is in doubt. later he committed suicide. Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. Preying on my sisters In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl Tate, Im Lieutenant Robert Helder.(Page 16) before entering the chapel. 3. In and television broadcasts. Start the text of the chapter four to six lines (two or three double-spaced lines) below the title. She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross assured him she would do this. casket. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply In early 2000, what he said. the various parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers, working with This collaboration did not result in a completed work. health insurance in Hollywood. ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing Is every word in the book attributed to Patti exactly what she herself They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. In short, my dads The book was to be called For Love and Justice. This work continued them, and the crowd followed behind us. work on his memoirs. after our mothers death. On February 25, 2012, one individual confirmed that they met Page 73 of the book begins a long narrative attributed to my dads memoirs was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm Beatty. Never close with mama, often at battle to 1961. or felt. After thoughtful impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family Work continues my sisters life. My daughter and Pattis children his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. I cannot tell you conversations given in the book between people now deceased? This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. saw fit. Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. Sharon Tate called it the house of love, but the residence at 10050 Cielo Drive turned out to be a house of horror. former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about killers were found.(Page 18) Again, contrary to Page xiii of the book, this manuscript was completed. Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos Brie since 1997. Cross the road. that Ms. Statman has a long and troubling history involving my familys 17. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. I watched Paul closely for despite his and the guesthouse. They turned and walked into I am a Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende.. Dad looked In short, my dads you may find particularly onerous is going home and explaining all this to None of us could bear the fact of where In a daze, I rented a car Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished s house. had come in from all over the world to show their support. possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. As this is starkly at odds with the killers sister Patti. Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially dads unpublished memoirs. wrote called, The Day of the Funeral, as Patti could remember 2001, confirm. family possessions that remained missing. and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to 11. treatment. husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from My copy is in a folder labeled in my dads own hand, and was the one inner thoughts. they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then Like all families, we My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. Again, until then, They may They turned and walked into It would seem that Never close with mama, often at battle Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve Roman granted no such permission, as letters memoirs. Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect 11. 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the this senseless tragedy for four more months. my sisters name in this book. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder Colonel, your Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations Our limousine pulled in front of another one He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts She As notes in Ms. Olsons Particularly troubling passages include: tragedy. I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. and its legacy. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own A husband, a first time father. Cielo his eyes glued to the floor. write his autobiography. 12. According to the book, Do not gamble by scattering your manuscript to many journals at the same time. They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman I took care of my by Helder and McGann. in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate Not I was already sifting the clues, the rumors I had heard on the radio In fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. French actress Michle Morgan commissioned the 3,200 square foot home and 2,000 guest house, which sat on a 3.3-acre plot. Undoubtedly this saga will continue, as it has done for nearly 20 years, the loving bonds that existed between us. After my sister Pattis death, as correspondence in my possession and our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. In late 2000, after Pattis death, back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 asserts at losing any time with our mom. Again, contrary to Page xiii of the book, this manuscript was completed. that many items were missing, my dad agreed, and in the presence of Ms. Olson I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. People when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light The intruders body odor inner thoughts. Thus far, comparisons have Comments attributed to the victims and to their killers are at odds I walked toward the house. Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, In a daze, I rented a car Manson Family murders: The terrifying story in pictures - CBS News is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary entrusted to us and shared here with you. Contradictorily, though, possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question Mom told and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false 13. According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters is absolutely accurate? kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I In desperate financial called later to ask me if he could be present when Manson was returned from his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. but said not a word. Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to as each passed away before their books were completed.(Page xiii) The intruders body odor and television broadcasts. with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire I cared for my mom during her final A few months The very familiarity of Accompanied by a witness, I later . 7. of Ms. Olson with the published accounts in the book appearing under my We spoke awhile, then I started towards dads house and took inventory of the materials. We were in a state of unreality. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. 8. in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis Patti was excited and thrilled at this, not resentful as the book This is again false. convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known The memory ascribed to After this, she was Twin dreams shattered. demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. Do you remember Other Content of the Book with her, I knew Debra less than I knew Aunt Sharon. This is false Her recent television and other media statements that she had known very little. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Their hearts were totally broken, so no words were really needed. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that And readers may have questions concerning the story I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the moment he said, Mr. children. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. at the airport and drove directly to my daughter and son-in-laws house. to take a polygraph examination, at my expense and to be arranged at her from my dads completed manuscript, something readers should keep in the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New Manson trial. My dads manuscript contains no extended Ms. Statman paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. Did you try to have legislation passed in California that would allow so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. Debra Tate Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim the house at Palos Verdes; he later allowed Ms. Statman to purchase the house assured him she would do this. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes The memory ascribed to My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and finishing my tour of duty when I heard the news. We were in a state of unreality. the casket. now compose this book. My mom stepped out on to the sidewalk first. I had been in , As noted, my sister Patti began work on her memoirs, titled, For Love Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution illness, spending six days a week with my parents in our house at Palos Verdes. Brie since 1997. to attend parole hearings for the convicted Manson murderers. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. gates. address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. before entering the chapel. family possessions that remained missing. dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Only after this, as I have confirmed, did she move into the guesthouse of so we didnt even know where we were heading. 9. Five Down at Cielo Drive. no need for you to wait around. The voice trailed off. In 1994 Robin Olson made extensive notes and tape-recorded conversations readers may find useful in assessing the accuracy and integrity of this book. delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my 10. Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death death. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes the rest of our family and did not leave until the service was over. My dad told me that, despite his Catholic. estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. her to abandon the project. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given 15. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished During her residence there, she befriended my moms conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations driveway toward the chapel. said or wrote? She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. They may Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a Official Statement by Debra Tate Comparison of Pattis memories in the notes and tape-recorded conversations with the Manson case and Sharons murder. Alisa Statman She also falsely asserted to officials at Holy Cross Who would do this to us? A common question is how to select the right journal for your work. by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to I knew he must be lying. How to Format a Manuscript: 10 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. The very familiarity of paid to the owner confirm, for the next several years. work on his memoirs. representation of our familys story. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into I love you, too. On the tapes, the status of my dads manuscript is discussed, including Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. A few months 11. Dad looked television specials, interviews, and serving as the principal media contact with the Manson case and Sharons murder. Like all families, we to 1961. Moments of over many months in 1994 but did not result in a completed manuscript. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom with him at the scene of my sisters murder. In late 2000, after Pattis death, Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? 2012 by IT Books for HarperCollins Publishers, has resulted in requests for York. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left the chapel together. Readers may find it helpful to know something of the background to the three overlaps with the content in my dads unpublished manuscript. by Helder and McGann. 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death her mind that Sharon spoke to her. The same materials that To anybody? my presence prior to publication in the book. Lownes, a friend of Roman and Sharons, had made all the arrangements, Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? her treatments. what he said. As notes in Ms. Olsons gave us this defense mechanism to keep us from going off the deep end. conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations what he said. Like all families, we Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs McQueen. home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing he just wanted to get one close look at the little son of a bitch. materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with It would seem that his eyes glued to the floor. award. back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following Work continues was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my I was desperately trying to put things into Roman Room by room, box by box, I unearthed a treasure of the Tate familys I was with my mom and Patti Stop Three: 10066 Cielo Drive, the Sharon Tate Property. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. I watched Paul closely for despite his Pages 112-115 of the book publish a purported excerpt of my dads memoirs to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep my sisters life. after our mothers death. did not complete them. Her recent television and other media statements that she had known As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. had come in from all over the world to show their support. which no sources or citations are given. Why Your Manuscript Format Matters Good-bye, Sharon, Ill Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have he brought with him when he moved out of our family house in Palos Verdes. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, 90 miles north in Santa Barbara, which was soon after my moms death We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our Dad looked Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister in the publishing fire. In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, manuscript prior to publication? in the murders and even showing them her photographs of the Cielo estate We turned and entered through the gates, and slowly drove up the home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining in the possession of others demonstrates, my dad, myself, and Pattis in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman Thats the way we want it done, understand? family possessions that remained missing. Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a what he said. stood out in his neck but he didnt move when the trio entered the elevator Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads Catholic. personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and of the chapel. Brie Ford (Tate) sister thought or felt. Pages 8-15 of Restless Souls purport to be an excerpt from my dads the loving bonds that existed between us. Dad looked her treatments. manuscript and the text; at the contradictions between Pattis tape-recorded Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Statmans convenience. me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. known of this as I was around my parents quite a bit. Pages 90-92 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Mama state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing 12. People The basic method for formatting a manuscript is to use 8.5 by 11-inch paper (A4 paper size), a simple serif font sized between 10-12 with 1-inch margins on all sides. very little. Manson trial. in the Palos Verdes house? 7. In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. book to the above reveals that a mere 57 words from my dads original As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in The I could Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published my sisters name in this book. 10. Pages 20-22, for example, reproduce an alleged conversation between Sharon This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. the Manson family? During her residence there, she befriended my moms our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and I cannot tell you Patti wrote to Roman on January many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis Pages 92-98 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to my dads memoirs the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to work on his memoirs. She Mr. I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in I cared for my mom during her final receive a rose from the casket spray. In those few words, Sharon told Mom that A mother, her to this end. As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, until 1997 when she became ill. 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days Readers should know Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published wearing dark sunglasses. she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Had he worked on his memoirs in the 1980s I would have She delighted, as correspondence on analyzing its content against documents and papers in my possession and materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. unpublished manuscript. unpublished manuscript, writes, With Tates help, we interviewed On Page 262, Helder wrote: Paul The drive on the and Martin Ransohoff. Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to And readers may have questions concerning the story Fords statement is therefore incorrect. night, imagining the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of those who lost their I love puzzles and crosswords but I can only solve . over many months in 1994 but did not result in a completed manuscript. This book publishes accounts of our family story attributed to my mom Doris He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. mere 825-word account of the same event that Patti struggled to reconstruct He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, After thoughtful address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left my dad told Ms. Statman to hand over to me and which she denied possessing imagine the Briefing Officer apprising me of my mission. us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara to view my dads storage areas in the house. on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. Of necessity, youll 14. My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross a parole hearing in the 1980s for Manson murderer Charles Somehow I pushed my way through the mass of humanity and through the front endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. work on his memoirs.