So Guenther didn’t buy into the Helter Skelter motive? He absolutely didn’t, he said, sinking back into his recliner. He thought Bugliosi “made up” the motive to sell books. No one in law enforcement believed it, either, he added. As soon as the Family’s Linda Kasabian flipped and became a prosecution witness, the entire motive for the murders changed. Guenther slouched in his chair, his great paw of a hand rubbing his forehead.
