Infamous murderer Charles Manson is expected to soon tie the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Afton “Star” Burton, the bride-to-be admitted this week.
"Y'all can know that it's true," the 26-year-old
Illinois woman told the Associated Press on Monday. "It's going
to happen."
The AP reported this week that the newswire’s journalists have
viewed a marriage license between the two issued on November 7
and have subsequently learned that the couple is planning to hold
a small ceremony in the coming weeks at Corcoran State Prison in
California where Manson has lived for a quarter-century.
Manson, 80, is currently serving a life sentence for his role in
the August 1969 murders of seven individuals, including actress
Sharon Tate, carried out by a group of devout followers; he was
convicted of murder and conspiracy in 1971 and has been denied
parole a dozen times since then.
Slayings aside, however, Burton — who has dated Manson for years
and regularly visits him at Corcoran and calls him daily on the
phone— says she’s serious about her relationship with the
renowned criminal.
"I love him," she told the AP. "I'm with him.
There's all kinds of things."
"I'm completely with him, and he's completely with me. It's
what I was born for, you know. I don't know what else to
say,” she told CNN earlier this year.
Reached for comment by Fox News on Monday this week, Burton said
she’s waiting on officials at Corcoran to finalize paperwork that
will pave the way for Manson to get married in the coming weeks,
likely at an inmate visiting room where up to 10 non-inmates may
be allowed to attend.
Once they tie the knot, however, little will change: according to
the AP, the inmate is not entitled to conjugal visits with the
future Mrs. Manson on account of not currently having any parole
hearings scheduled. Nevertheless, Burton told AP journalists that
the marriage will allow her closer access to information about
her husband that even his own family cannot get.
"There's certain things next of kin can do," Burton
said.
Meanwhile, Burton’s own family has voiced concerns about their
own kin. "I think it's insane," her sister, Debra, told
AP. "What would any young woman in her right mind want with
an 80-year-old man?"