“Restless Souls” by Alisa Statman and Brie Tate

The Sharon Tate Family’s Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for Justice

Lori Johnston
5 min readSep 30, 2023
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I left my sister’s house one night . . . and life was good. Then I woke up to another day and life had changed so very, very dramatically as our world just fell apart and I realized that it’s never, ever going to be the same. — Patti Tate

My finest, happiest memory of Sharon? I cannot allow myself that privilege. — Doris Tate

Imagine how you would feel if people who never knew or met your daughter professed to be experts in her conduct, knew all about her, and said all sorts of degrading things about her. Much has been said about Sharon which is just not true. — P.J. Tate

Mr. Watson, the night you broke into my daughter’s home you said, “I’m the devil here to do the devil’s business.” As far as I’m concerned, sir, you are still in business. — Doris Tate to Sharon’s killer, Charles “Tex” Watson

Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family’s Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for Justice is an entry into the substantial collection of books written about the Manson murders and at first glance, it may seem an unwanted and unneeded addition into an oversaturated, even weary, market. Don’t let the number of…

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Lori Johnston

Writer, reader, margarita drinker. Currently looking for a “dare to be great” situation.