Charles Manson Set To Wed 26 Year Old Afton Elaine Burton: Mass Murderer Granted A Marriage License By The California Department Of Corrections [PHOTO]

American mass murderer Charles Manson has recently been granted a marriage license from the California Department of Corrections to marry 26-year-old Afton Elaine Burton, a woman who left her home in the Midwest in order to spend the past nine years trying to exonerate him.   

According to BBC, followers of a cult headed by Manson - known as the Manson Family - stabbed and shot seven people in Los Angeles over two nights in August 1969 in an attempt to start a race war. The victims included pregnant actress Sharon Tate, who was the wife of film director Roman Polanski. Manson and three female accomplices were sentenced to death for their actions, but the decision was made in 1972 during California's temporary decision to outlaw the death penalty.

Manson is now 80 years old, and has since made 12 bids for freedom. However, he was refused parole by a California prison panel in 2012. He will not be eligible to apply for parole again until 2027.

Burton maintains that she in love with Manson, and has told ABC News that she and Manson will be married next month. She stated, "Y'all can know that it's true... it's going to happen. I love him, I'm with him. There's all kinds of things," conveying the depth of her love for the murderer.

Though she will not have the ability to have conjugal visits with Manson, Burton has stated that she is interested on working Manson's case, and that marrying him will allow her access to information not available to nonrelatives. In fact, the two might have been married earlier had Manson not acted up in prison. Supposedly, this past February Manson had three violations for possession of a weapon, threatening staff, and refusing to provide a urine sample.

California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton has confirmed that Manson can have a wedding at the prison and invite an officiant from outside the prison to perform the ceremony.

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