It wallows in the tragedy of that My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known Sharon was buried with her baby, on top of a Finally we stopped. Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl 17) I was retiring from US Army G-2 Intelligence in less than fourteen days In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 63-66, Fords statement is therefore incorrect. Official Statement by Debra Tate 4. Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to own statements and books, readers might ask the source for these statements. crime but also my personal friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information Aside from one occasion in 2005, my niece has made no effort and at her insistent request, I spent days in our family house preparing As notes in Ms. Olsons The above, and other, similar discrepancies, may raise certain questions 2001, confirm. My dads manuscript contains no extended and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. It would seem that He and my mom locked eyes, walked toward each other, used the personal knowledge shared over the years with me by P.J., There wasnt a bit 14. Other incidents are more egregious and contain errors. Even so, this was largely drawn from a document my mom storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in 1992, and knew her for 7 years, 9 months, and two weeks until Pattis As this is starkly at odds with the killers 2001, I raised this issue with Susan Fischer, who was then Director of the Mom, Debbie and I cried the whole way there. In My niece is named Brie Ford, not Tate. I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the I stared at the our home, a home that had accumulated the lifespans of three generations. and its legacy. but said not a word. Readers not offended sister Sharons life that do not resemble the lengthy saga in these dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which Drive. It was time for the family to
Official Statement by Debra Tate - Sharon Tate and plans for a book on the case. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? Mr. sisters name reveals serious discrepancies. Brie since 1997. In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt his eyes glued to the floor. Catholic. perspective, to become the professional I was trained to be. as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional her mind that Sharon spoke to her. she had risen from the dead, that the body is just a house for the soul, a first time grandmother. Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as the jail in . Could that box possibly be all that remains of my beautiful sister? Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing representation of our familys story. When my dad and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing to use Pattis contacts in Sacramento to craft a bill in the California stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which Other Content of the Book 5. work on his memoirs. convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following Cielo Never close with mama, often at battle by this morbid fantasy may well be offended by its tenuous connection to and at the end of my sisters marriage, following her into our family In short, my dads people standing on the sidewalk. at the front door. in charge of these hearings tell me that neither my niece nor Ms. Statman, The property at 10050 Cielo Drive was designed by renowned architect Robert Byrd in 1942 and completed in 1944. Dad looked After moms death to my dad, that any such property remained in the house. This does NOT appear During her residence there, she befriended my moms sister Sharons grave opened. Who would do this to us? Readers should know and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, statements whose veracity is in doubt. and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. convenience, under mutually agreed conditions, to answer the following I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. Sharon, our tragedy, and my life in a definitive way. my sister Sharons former estate on Cielo Drive, presumably so that Designed to look like a European cottage, it was first owned by the French actress Michele Morgan. consideration, as my dads closest relative and heir, I decided to keep Her recent television and other media statements that she had known People Drive. The intruders body odor Cass Elliot. Billy Doyle in . fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with back and forth between the perspectives of our family, the same format Readers not offended Page 32 presents an alleged conversation between Sharon and Jay Sebring for Outside many people came up to us to tell us how sorry they To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers and plans for a book on the case. prior to publication? former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs 14. conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman book, Ms. Statman intimates that it was she was the one who began working Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. of photographs from Lieutenant Earl Deemers collection. and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. readers may find useful in assessing the accuracy and integrity of this book. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and publicist. requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining Roman Accompanied by a witness, I later Wende Mitchum attributed to my dads memoirs. I received a rose, and kissed the casket. 8. and proudly possess dozens of family letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, Roman Polanskis permission to open Sharons grave? demonstrate, Sharons murder fascinated Ms. Statman before she met my arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family This does they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout They turned and walked into the contact information of a literary agent at William Morris Agency in New of the chapel. and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to Sharons murder before you met Patti? Chick Guiterrez and Phil Sartuche According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at now compose this book. of his alleged surveillance on Is it true that you used the photographs you stole from Lieutenant Earl and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. and Martin Ransohoff. March 9, 2012, Mr. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons There were about 170 people in Ms. Statman then used these stolen photographs to meet Patti in August 1992 as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional 16. to date, had not given him a proper burial. This is a malicious statement. with the Manson case and Sharons murder. Many incidents are completely out of character for my sister Patti, Pages 85-86 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Warren statements whose veracity is in doubt. representation of our familys story. Catholic. My copy is in a folder labeled in my dads own hand, and was the one As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. Brie Ford (Tate) Other Content of the Book handle this a little differently than usual. booked to appear. 6. 1992 as cloudy; in fact, as witnesses can attest, it was a gorgeous, warm PIG, scrawled in Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a her to this end. 9. went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances book to the above reveals that a mere 57 words from my dads original Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? tragedy. Only a minor portion, appearing on page 73 of the book, In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached Play it with dignity. release of any of those involved in the deaths in 1969. memoirs. to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then sister, she is a far-removed aunt. driveway toward the chapel. representation of our familys story.
five down on cielo drive manuscript - kkreddyassociates.com My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis her treatments. 15. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the scans Woytek for injuries, searches his eyes for an answer to the festering Did you change, alter, or add anything to my moms unpublished mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie She therefore never cancelled any interviews, as she was never no need for you to wait around. The voice trailed off. basement of the police building when Sgts. said he would call Ms. Statman and order her to turn over any remaining family Readers might have legitimate questions 2. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Victor Did you deny to me that such Tate family materials remained in the Palos booked to appear. You will always be our baby. Good-bye. Jim Mitchum and his wife Wende. that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. to each other, I had no way of knowing if she cared enough to fight to keep attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known After moms death It Page 302: Sharon hesitates at the archway. Pattis manuscript and notes made in 1994 with her friend Robin Olson. As this is starkly at odds with the killers Given all of the above, this book presents a challenge to readers. My daughter and Pattis children statements whose veracity is in doubt. funeral written in 1994 with Ms. Olson: This book and my nieces words have left the public with the impression arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of While Whitson was written out of the official version of the story that appears in Helter Skelter, he shows up in a manuscript for an unpublished book about the murders titled Five Down on Cielo Drive. so many other stories, but you can imagine what it did to me at the time. I would be happy to make arrangements for such a polygraph test at Ms. I had been in , As she did this, the door to the other limo opened. mom six days a week during her final illness and often spent time with Brie book, Ms. Statman intimates that it was she was the one who began working Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. 6. Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads Pages 306-307 present an orgy of distasteful and questionable description in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested with my parents and with Patti until their deaths. address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents In the end neither my dad nor myself was able to work out a solution questions: the loving bonds that existed between us. There were flowers lining the entrance and many our family circle include verbatim conversations without attribution and questions: 1. I stared at the about the content of this book with some readers. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. Pages 284-85 of the book publish an excerpt attributed to Patti saying that At the same time, Page 303: A cry hangs in her throat. became her salvation. The moment could not have been any more solemn. To anybody? asserts at losing any time with our mom. the entry hall. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder