CORCORAN, Calif. — Mass murderer Charles Manson has gotten a license to marry a 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison.
The marriage license viewed today by the Associated Press was issued Nov. 7 for Manson, 80, and Afton Elaine Burton, who left her Midwestern home nine years ago and moved to Corcoran — the site of the prison — to be near Manson. She maintains websites advocating for Manson’s innocence.
The license does not specify a wedding date. The couple has 90 days to get married or they will have to reapply.
Burton, who goes by the name “Star,” said that she and Manson will be married next month.
“I love him,” she added.
Burton gave an interview a year ago to Rolling Stone magazine in which she said she and Manson planned to marry. But Manson, who became notorious in 1969 as the leader of a roving “family” of young killers, was less certain about tying the knot.
“That’s a bunch of garbage,” Manson said in the interview. “We’re playing that for public consumption.”
Asked today about those comments, Burton said, “None of that’s true,” adding they’re waiting for the prison to complete their paperwork.
California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton confirmed that the license had been transmitted to the prison.
Burton said the wedding might have happened earlier had Manson not had “some situations” at the prison.. Thornton explained that in February, Manson had three violations for possession of a weapon, threatening staff members and refusal to provide a urine sample.
As a life prisoner with no parole date, Manson is not entitled to family visits, a euphemism for conjugal visits.
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