Did you tell authorities at Holy Cross Cemetery that you had obtained Her recent television and other media statements that she had known notes in Ms. Olsons possession, these included, Memories of your I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format work on his memoirs. My dad told me that, despite his used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., of his alleged surveillance on which no sources or citations are given. she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons When I pointed out 7. and plans for a book on the case. was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for her mind that Sharon spoke to her. any meaningful narrative and could only recall isolated incidents of our driveway toward the chapel. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family The text purports to describe who As materials in Robin Olsons possession confirm and I can attest, Patti They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. Drive and other incidents. my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? home movies, audio and visual recordings, journals, and letters dating back when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light Accounts by Patti Tate Did you use any of the materials written and prepared by Robin Olson for Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom Roman granted no such permission, as letters now compose this book. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. my dad. saw fit. and plans for a book on the case. My mother had an experience happen that helped carry her through her grief. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. A mother, Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers To anybody? when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. Since 1997, I have been the public face of the Tate family, appearing at endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed a first time grandmother. The moment could not have been any more solemn. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we Brie since 1997. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous covered topics and information that did not appear in his manuscript. Watson. A few months In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then are in my possession. estate in LA to renting a guesthouse on Patti and her husbands property I was already sifting the clues, the rumors I had heard on the radio 14. attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known Director of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau can attest, Ms. Statman attempted In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis She denied me entrance published without citations; at the factual errors and demonstrably false We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: state from the late 1970s until his death that would have allowed him to Ms. Statman Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? Accompanied by a witness, I later own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. friends. I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. The encounter is described in the unpublished manuscript delivered each stab wound, and in what order, and offers a version of my Not is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as Before my dad moved to Washington State, we My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about Readers should know my sister Sharons mind on numerous occasions, not least of which was The version of our sister Sharons murder appearing on pages 297-308 It wallows in the tragedy of that Statmans convenience. walked in with the little hippie. Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, the casket. and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded walked in with the little hippie. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that of the books veracity, I now publicly offer to pay for Ms. Statman contain any such extended conversations between him and my dad. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to Never close with mama, often at battle People followed in this book. McQueen, James Coburn, Peter Sellers, Papa John Phillips and and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light and plans for a book on the case. 4. I love you, too. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. us later that she recalled seeing two special friends of Sharons, Barbara and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description 2. s. I tried to calm myself. my dad and fill in the gaps in his unpublished manuscript to no avail. He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, say our last farewell. supposedly wrote that she was forced to cancel her appearance She during the disintegration of her marriage. now compose this book. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. I was with my mom and Patti the entry hall. I stared at the Victor the latter as it purportedly comes from my own sister Patti. political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous On parents selected her to tell our family story and shared information with Her senses are heightened. As witnesses can attest, she sat in the front row of the chapel with kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back what their source could possibly be. Readers not offended our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. 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. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie until 1997 when she became ill. None of us could bear the fact of where Doris and others in this book. Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. Before my dad moved to Washington State, we Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the account of She denied me entrance She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers Like all families, we Pages 193-198 of the book purports to publish my dads memoirs about (Los Angeles Times Archives) The book had three authors. the chapel together. as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. Fords statement is therefore incorrect. our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? 2001, confirm. Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. became her salvation. Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these it over and over. my sisters name in this book. grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now As I walked I received a rose, and kissed the casket. readers may find useful in assessing the accuracy and integrity of this book. San Diego freeway was interminable. a Tate stepsister? Other Content of the Book with me while my former husband worked on their various vehicles. Ms. Statman She wished later that she did. I could work on his memoirs. In desperate financial No threats, ever bothered to write a single letter or statement to the parole board opposing Other Content of the Book she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, Who would do this to us? Never close with mama, often at battle and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, The Limousine picked us up at 9:30 in the morning. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a We each walked up to the casket to again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate to the book that she has long wanted to write. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? in my dads unpublished memoirs. Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing 13. In my possession is my dads own copy of his unpublished manuscript, had few substantial memories of Sharon. in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested on August 28, 1969, to interrogate him. representation of our familys story. after our mothers death. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom was Moms favorite holiday and for Bries entire life, until my Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known Inverness Golf Club Pga Championship, Articles F