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26-year-old woman with the nickname Star who says she is going to marry
80-year-old mass murderer Charles Manson will have to wait a while longer.
Afton Elaine Burton and Manson got a
marriage license last year to stage a wedding inside a visiting room at
California State Prison, Corcoran.
However, it expires Thursday, meaning
they missed their chance to tie the knot over the weekend, California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman Jeffrey Callison said
Monday.
Wedding are not held through the week
at the prison.
If the wedding is ever going to
happen, the couple must register for a new Kings County marriage license.
Burton, who says she loves Manson,
left her home In Illinois and has spent the last nine years living near the
Central California prison.
Manson was convicted of killing seven
people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate, the wife of director Roman
Polanski.
Burton, who maintains websites
espousing Manson's innocence, has not responded to recent requests seeking
comment on the relationship. Shortly after obtaining the license, she told The
Associated Press the nuptials were imminent: "Y'all can know that it's
true," she said in November. "It's going to happen."
The expiring license indicates that
Burton intends to take Manson's last name, if they are married.
James McGrath, a New York City photo
agency editor, said he maintains contact with Burton and she intends to obtain
another 90-day license and go ahead with the marriage.
Manson became notorious in 1969 as
the leader of a "family" of young killers.
Manson follower Susan Atkins died of
cancer behind bars, but Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel remain
imprisoned. So do Charles "Tex" Watson, Bruce Davis and Robert
Beausoleil, who is expected to have a parole hearing Feb. 19. Manson is
eligible for parole next in 2027.
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