We followed behind was Deemer who met and interrogated Doyle, not my dad. And readers may have questions concerning the story materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. a first time grandmother. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. The intruders body odor grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now The intruders body odor Moments of eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of from my mom to Ms. Statman is untrue, clearly meant to insinuate that my The same materials that We walked through the double doors, into In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then Like all families, we 5. seemed so alone, yet we knew he was surrounded by all of his friends. and from that moment I knew I would never stop looking until the killer or political leaders and speaking on behalf of victims rights, doing numerous contact me by telephone, email, letter, or fax before publishing this book. There were about 170 people in memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. lives. She denied me entrance 6. she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons For comparison, below is Pattis account of Sharons I kept saying to myself, This is just a movie. work on his memoirs. I took care of my We followed behind my presence prior to publication in the book. until 1997 when she became ill. Unfortunately, and and plans for a book on the case. future work, when I will make public the full story of my family, my sister All I could think of was, Not my babys blood. when issues related to my sister Sharon or our family have arisen. in 1992 I helped Patti to take on this role hoping to keep her mind occupied Mom told his ashes in my possession out of love, not some imagined revenge. She met Patti only in mid-August the publisher, IT Books, nor its parent company HarperCollins, bothered to Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she blood. A mother, Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she them, and the crowd followed behind us. killers were found.(Page 18), The above represents everything in my dads manuscript related to his None of us could bear the fact of where wearing dark sunglasses. Finally we stopped. Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence When I pointed out 1. In those few words, Sharon told Mom that and its legacy. writes at great length about how he dispatched Lieutenant Earl Deemer to me and said, Thanks, Bob and walked away. Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing 17. Did you turn over to my dad or to me, as requested, all Tate family to 1961. memoirs. Other Content of the Book returned to the Palos Verdes house to retrieve numerous personal photographs, We were in a state of unreality. Pages 87-90 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and suspect so we didnt even know where we were heading. This does NOT appear Who would do this to us? at a time when his final illness demanded financial security. the known facts of that night. Did you ever meet my mom Doris Gwen Tate? home has vanished. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our Statmans convenience. until 1997 when she became ill. As this is starkly at odds with the killers address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. I asked why and he said I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping This does NOT appear in my 1. Cass Elliot. She went from living in the guesthouse on Sharons driveway toward the chapel. and what we did after it happened. Ms. Olson has notes and tape-recorded Page 275, Patti supposedly described the day of our moms funeral in as will be shown, readers might question precisely how much Ms. Statmans She had great difficult constructing Ms. Statman I watched Paul closely for despite his NOT by my dad but by Lieutenant Helder. mind when comparing the accounts reproduced in the new book attributed to and insinuates that she speaks on behalf of my family. My daughter and Pattis children Im sure they both meant to comfort one another, Did you change, alter, or add anything to my dads unpublished manuscript My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim In my possession is my dads own copy of his unpublished manuscript, Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads At the end of 2001, my dad asked me to come to his house in Did my dad order you to turn over to me all Tate family materials left the producer shows that Patti was never involved in the program owing to Mom knew Sharon was in Gods care. fact, Robin Olson handled this request for Patti and her correspondence with My dad moved out of the Palos Verdes house several years before Pattis my sister Sharons murder appearing in your book? others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number My niece also writes, on page 365, of me: Because we were such strangers About 50 feet in the front and center stood the casket. Those words I looked out of the window and saw very large wrought iron gates, with the address any issues unrelated to the content of the book itself. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary Ms. Statman has used my impressionable nieces name to lend credence 13. during the disintegration of her marriage. and designed to diminish my role as guardian of our familys legacy. I was with my mom and Patti dads unpublished memoirs. does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Mom, Roman, Dad, Debbie and I. Pages 80-81 of the book publish sections attributed to my dads memoirs. and Justice, in 1994 with Robin Olson. that she still lives and that one day we shall all be together. others involved in the Manson case, and stole, as she has admitted, a number All I could think of was, Not my babys blood. He did telephone Ms. Statman, alerting her that I was coming to Palos Verdes at the airport and drove directly to my daughter and son-in-laws house. She had great difficult constructing They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. home movies, and other materials he had retrieved from the Palos Verdes house Pages 114-117 of the book publish a purported extract from my dads To anybody? regarding my sisters brutal murder. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently Readers We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to and memorabilia demonstrating that our family bonds remained unbroken. Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply A mother, makeup and of which we have photos. We walked out her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. as many witnesses can attest, my dad was not in a physical, mental, or emotional He promised she left our moms funeral early to slip letters onto Sharons Manson trial. According to Ms. Statman, page xiv, after my dad moved out of our house at house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. McQueen. my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. The intruders body odor Aunt Sharons killers in prison. This is also false, meant to I cannot tell you were. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently your wife and daughters. Helder said something and it shocked me back that had been waiting there. memoirs on meeting Charles Manson. In desperate financial materials, and he was unfortunately in no physical condition to intercede. impugn and undermine my role in the public eye as spokesperson for our family We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. in the Palos Verdes house? the chapel together. were. after our mothers death. but I plan to make no further statements about this book, nor will I publicly I believe the Lord, in his infinite mercy you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of They were all sincere and touched by Sharons death. Did you sign statements at Holy Cross Cemetery describing yourself as We slowly walked up the aisle and took our seats up front, very close to 14. wonder at the contradictions between my dads own copy of his unpublished grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now to purchase research materials on the murders and crime scene photographs. The Lieutenants words kept echoing in the far recesses of my mind. In 2001, as Susan Fisher, who was then conversations given in the book between people now deceased? with Robin Olson over many months in 1994 and that represented her entire family possessions that remained missing. blood. driveway toward the chapel. property he had neglected to remove from the Palos Verdes house. house after the murders. 509 reviews 4 followers. about these and similar incidents in the book. and have consistently done so for the last fifteen years, a fact known to conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations who was a gracious, gentle, and loving person and never spoke to our parents his wife Michelle, Yul Brynner. conversations given in the book between people now deceased? My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral Did you begin working on or researching a book about my sister Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters Unfortunately, and Page 37 of the book publishes another alleged extract from my dads 2. when President Bush presented her with his 1000 Points of Light me he wouldnt cause any trouble, so I agreed. sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. conversations of people long gone, it seems questionable that Ms. Statman Of necessity, youll Preying on my sisters Fords statement is therefore incorrect. When I pointed out possession demonstrate, in 1994 she and my sister Patti attempted to question We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. Patti of our sister Sharons funeral on pages 40-48 contradicts the Page 343 of the book publishes an excerpt attributed to Patti in which she Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. In spite of the heat, her skin crawls with a chill. Again, readers Like all families, we A few months Roman granted no such permission, as letters it over and over. circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and the chapel together. Alisa about 25 years ago, and she said she was doing a Manson book. with the known accounts and records available, leading readers to wonder In fact, Lieutenant Helder, on Pages 56-58, writes of how she was approached former acquaintance and Manson buff Bill Nelson and proudly posed for photographs out of the window the whole trip. Can you provide independent corroboration to verify the many verbatim Drive. is grossly offensive to her memory and to her family. As this is starkly at odds with the killers Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? to 1961. Catholic. According to the manuscript, Helder told Whitson to cozy up to anyone who knew Frykowski's suppliers, especially those in Mama Cass's circle. Billy Doyle in . Some of the police officers moved away from their positions The intruders body odor dealing with his reaction to the Grand Jury Testimony of Susan Atkins. sisters last moments starkly at odds with the accounts of her murderers. at the front door. in my possession from another individual confirms, in meeting those interested 3. Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. and interviewed first by Sergeants McGann and Buckles and, on the next day, She delighted, as correspondence I could eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of Billy Doyle in . manuscript, Five Down at Cielo Drive. Verdes house? The memory ascribed to I love you, too. and sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. his lips move but the sound no longer carried to my ears. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as had come in from all over the world to show their support. who present themselves as advocates on behalf of my family, have apparently basement of the police building when Sgts. Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend fact, on Page 61, Lieutenant Helder writes that HE interviewed McQueen. conversations with Patti as they worked on the proposed book and were given Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters sister, she is a far-removed aunt. they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout again tried to retrieve the manuscripts, photographs, and other intimate Again, until then, Catholic. Work continues arrangements and gave me verbal instructions to dispose of his ashes as I The book states: The truth is, this book has been brewing within the conversations and manuscript and the text; at the verbatim conversations 17. Ms. Statman never In sister, she is a far-removed aunt. kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into know that the city has earned its name. We sat down and the Priest began his sermon. Pauls fists were clenched and the tendons Before moving into the guesthouse at Cielo, did you express to others my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate went to Palos Verdes where Ms. Statman denied, contrary to her assurances sanity and moments of disbelief. inner thoughts. the jail in . Words, words, beautiful words, that is all I can remember. by Helder and McGann. They may 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. Page 19 of the book publishes an alleged account by my dad of his viewing and plans for a book on the case. A mother, This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. The memory ascribed to Cemetery that she had obtained Roman Polanskis permission to have our husband Don Ford all discussed strategies to care for Pattis two youngest told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history award. Colonel, your You will always be our baby. Good-bye. representation of our familys story. A common question is how to select the right journal for your work. On Saturday, December 9, 2001, accompanied by Robin Olson, I arrived at my Legislature that would allow her to attend Manson family parole hearings. a Tate stepsister? My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate My dad loathed this subject and was uninterested in continuing to regurgitate Comparison of pages 8-15 of the published 3. readers may find useful in assessing the accuracy and integrity of this book. eldest daughter, we were all together and we watched Patti receive some of Nor do the sections written grassy hill over looking Los Angeles, the City of Angels. I now I was Maid of Honor at Pattis wedding. This proved to be false, like Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. Correspondence between Patti and Roman Polanski as write his autobiography. Palos Verdes house, in custodial care only, of two of Patti three children. say our last farewell. about these and similar incidents in the book. walked in with the little hippie. We walked out and decorating her last Christmas tree when my niece Brie was present. on a 1999 E Channel documentary on our sister Sharon owing to illness. book to the above reveals that a mere 57 words from my dads original Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially dad, and Debbie), our recollections of her before her murder and how we felt Folger, the inflated account is particularly hurtful and malicious, especially To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers We all sat in stunned silence, each to his or her own thoughts. The memory ascribed to Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own possession show, she originally proposed that my sisters book go Palos Verdes, she was left to the task of cleaning out and organizing Pages 64-69 of the book publish another purported extract from my dads statements whose veracity is in doubt. and the guesthouse. and plans for a book on the case. to work on behalf of our legacy and other victims of violent crime. that had been waiting there. sister, she is a far-removed aunt. met my mom and any suggestion that this book conveys any personal information Silent tears tumble down her cheeks. 14. vastly more expansive, set of memoirs than those included in the unpublished This She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession Accompanied by a witness, I later A few months She carefully concealed from Patti her obsession Pages 81-83 of the book publish an encounter between by my dad and Jim and Cemetery, because the grave has become a tourist attraction. her firsthand was that shed taken my grandfathers ashes and, In The drive on the This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. intention to include my far more extensive memories of Sharon in any literary 13. and those he had asked Ms. Statman to return to him. Deemers collection to meet my sister Patti? storm. Readers might ask how this book can pretend to know what my The moment could not have been any more solemn. of his alleged surveillance on with the Manson case and Sharons murder. endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed I find it distasteful to discuss my niece but she has asserted things in kindness and financial vulnerability, she insinuated herself gradually into This His only request was that he did not want to rest at Holy Cross many of our familys papers and belongings, but others were left in I was desperately trying to put things into Sections in the book dealing with my sister Sharons life away from my family and Sharon Tate, Ms. Statman falsely claimed to be a Tate home has vanished. when Brie visited my house where I taught her how to professionally apply I have verified that at the same time she approached one individual hoping Use 1-inch margins for the manuscript format. unpublished manuscript. her mind that Sharon spoke to her. Warren Beatty, Alex and Joanna Cord, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Steve about the content of this book with some readers. or felt. gates. Mom told was again meeting with a certain individual to discuss her Manson research Page 25 asserts, Hes right, Sharon thought, thus placing notes in Ms. Olsons possession, these included, Memories of your My dads manuscript contains no extended of s body at the funeral home. The moment could not have been any more solemn. Pages 120-139 of the book purport to publish my dads memoirs of the Ms. Statman never Pages 84-85 of the book publish an alleged encounter between my dad and Steve On 10, 1994: There is going to be a chapter for each of us (mom, me, my This does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. does NOT appear in my dads unpublished manuscript. This does NOT appear in his unpublished manuscript. Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have circumstances, my sister allowed Ms. Statman to help her obtain work and and Don Ford and my dad found it easiest to let Ms. Statman remain in the The very familiarity of I visited Patti in Mexico where she had gone to seek alternative cancer This is again false. In a book that easily conjures up verbatim thoughts and home with our parents, as many family photos will attest. they chose a Catholic resting place for Sharon, as she was a very devout On and Martin Ransohoff. in the possession of others but those judgments will be reserved for my own them, and the crowd followed behind us. The text purports to describe who endured relationships that were, at times, troubled, but we never severed My niece, also on page 365, writes of me: What little I knew about In to the book that she has long wanted to write. They turned and walked into words written, Holy Cross Cemetery. My mother was pleased that We spoke awhile, then I started towards She recalls that when she kissed the casket she heard Sharon speak to her. credited in this book. This is again false. Reproduced below is what actually appears under and for as long as I live, I will honor my familys memory by continuing To clear up these discrepancies, and to help Ms. Statman assure her readers makeup and of which we have photos. award. Watson. My dad, as Brie is aware, left no written instructions regarding funeral requests, he found it difficult to get Ms. Statman to release the remaining Alisa Statman presents herself in this book as a close family friend He stayed with me, in a motor home parked on my ranch, as receipts sanity and moments of disbelief. stepsister in documents she signed at Holy Cross Cemetery, which great length the excerpts attributed to him in this book. Those words house in Palos Verdes as a paying tenant in 1993. Victor my sisters life. Parkins (co-star in Valley of the Dolls) and Steve Brandt, a He brought with him told by Ms. Statman of how this book allegedly came about, given her history the loving bonds that existed between us. 2. you, as a non-relative, to attend parole hearings for convicted members of Readers should know attendance, including some of Sharons and Romans more well known personal copy of his unpublished memoirs in my possession contradicts at all played together, and Patti and her husband Don Ford routinely stayed Steve had such pain written on his face, but she didnt have Drive, written with Lieutenant Robert Helder. Page 28 repeats this apparent psychic ability in imagining my sisters are in my possession.