The gruesome murders of the beautiful and talented actress Sharon Tate, her unborn child, and four others that same night at the hands of the notorious “Manson family” rocked the nation. As one of the most horrific crimes in modern history, these atrocities, the trial, and the subsequent conviction of Charles Manson and his followers caused a media sensation, spawning movies, documentaries, and best-selling books, including the classic Helter Skelter. A defining moment in an era otherwise associated with radical peace, love, and understanding, this incident is one that still resonates with millions today.
Yet while this crime left an indelible mark on society’s consciousness, it was, first and foremost, a shattering personal tragedy for those closest to Sharon—the loving family left to cope with the emotional devastation of her loss. Now, after nearly 40 years, their story is finally revealed.
Compiled by close family friend Alisa Statman and Sharon’s niece, Brie Tate, Restless Souls draws on a wealth of material, including interviews with the Tates, personal letters, tape recordings, home movies, public interviews, private journals, and official documents to provide a powerful, poignant, and affecting four-decade, three-generation memoir of crime and punishment, anguish and hope, rage and love, that is both a chronicle of death and a celebration of life.
Extending beyond all previous accounts, Restless Souls is the most revealing, riveting, and emotionally raw account not just of these heinous murders, the hunt and capture of the killers, and the behind-the-scenes drama of their trials, but of the torment victims families' endure for years in the wake of such senseless violence.
Tate family members here set the record straight, correcting media misinformation and delving well beyond the official storyline to provide information, much of it available for the first time. Intimate, honest, and heartfelt, Restless Souls reveals remarkable details, including:
Told from the Tate’s extraordinary perspective Restless Souls offers a rare glimpse at the post-trauma survival of a family and their journey to find justice and, ultimately, peace—a glimpse that couldn’t be more timely as Charles Manson comes up for parole again in 2012.
©2012 Alisa Statman and Brie Tate (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers
"A story of love and passion"
The way the story was written and read.
When the Tate family was able to see justice done and the fact that they continued to
seek justice until they passed away. and their family is still continuing to seek it to this day
Colonel Tate
The title fits perfectly
This may be the best audio book I have read yet. The story is well told and the narrators
are outstanding,
Tell us about yourself! I love to escape into a good book.
"Restless Souls a Compelling Tale"
This was an infamous crime, at last we have the story from the family most impacted by this tragedy.
This family suffered the double blow of losing their daughter, and then having their daughter's reputation trashed by the press. As though the victims were somehow responsible for their fate.
It was a personal heartfelt account about the impact of crime, and its devastating effect on a family's life, long after the crime was committed. This courageous family overcame their loss and grief to confront the very perpetrators of this crime, to ensure they would not be released back into the community. A courageous act in itself given how many members of the
There were various narrators on this book, each representing a member of the Tate family.
They did a marvellous job.
Finding meaning and courage in the face of tragedy.
I feel for the Tate family who today still have to attend the parole hearings of these criminals to ensure they remain in prison. Each time having to relive the nightmare of this crime.
"Very insightful"
I've become obsessed with the entire Manson nightmare, I've listened to other books on the murders and I feel this one gives it more of a human side to the them...
If anyone is at all interested in the insane nightmares that took place in August of 69
this is a MUST read !!
I liked Patty, I liked hearing how she became stronger and stronger throughout her life to once and for all face the animals that took her sisters life
Have not heard others
It made me happy that this family is making sure the monsters that committed these crimes are staying right where they belong,.. In Prison suffering for the rest of their worthless lives
Very good book !!
"Wow the things people on the outside don't know"
Sad, Compelling, Touching
When you hear how much the survivors had to stick up for their point of views
Doris Tate
The story of the pursuit for truth
Its amazing what you find out in a backstory. It took along time for this side of the story to come out but the facts revealed are both frightening and sad.
"A Different Point of View!"
I have read just about every book on this case. This book gives the family's point of view. It was performed exceptionaly well, with different people reading different roles in the book. The information and details were, as expected, sad yet intriguing. A definite choice for true crime readers.
"I was captivated"
Although I knew the story it was so interesting to hear from the family. I was swept up in the emotions and memories. It brought it back and broke my heart for those that lived through it.
"Moving and frustrating"
I remember the headlines about the Tate-LaBianca murders yet a listen to this book shows me how much I've forgotten or never knew. To read how this crime devastated the family is sad and moving; to read of the way their lives must revolve around the endless probation process is frustrating.
"evil and good"
I have. I have read much about these murders and the subsequent trials and parole hearings BUT I found it to be an eye-opener hearing it from the family's perspective. I shed a LOT of tears while listening to this book. SO glad I read it!!!
Doris Tate, PJ Tate, Patty Tate in that order
no
perfectly titled
none
"Interesting--Iearned a lot"
gripping, informative,moving
In Cold Blood
Narrators fits the story
Not necessarily
I had always wanted to know more about this family and about the bunch who had perpetrated these horrendous crimes.