Afton Elaine Burton was thought to be insane after she revealed her plans to marry the notorious cult leader and serial killer, Charles Manson. Manson was known to be the leader of the Manson family who led the Manson murders.
Burton was said to have believed her supposed lover was innocent. she acted like just another randy woman who tried to capitalize on marriage ties to get to her end or even immortalize herself in his criminal legacy. She is known for her role in the life of Charles Manson.
10 Facts about Afton Elaine Burton
1. She Hails from Bunker Hill, Illinois
Burton was born in 1988 at Bunker Hill, Illinois to Phill and Melissa Burton. The family later moved to Alton, Illinois a more metropolitan town along the Mississippi River. She has three brothers.
Her home was located behind a lake and it had a big wooden porch that was adorned with an American flag.
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2. She Moved to California as a Teenager to be Closer to Manson
When she was 16, Burton left Illinois for California to be closer to Charles Manson. The latter was twice married before meeting Afton Elaine Burton. Both his first and second wives divorced him due to his lifelong affiliation with castration. His first wife, Rosalie, whom he married at the age of fifteen left amidst allegations of infidelity from him while his second wife was Candy Stevens.
4. She was Engaged with Manson while He was Behind Bars
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Afton Elaine Burton became attracted to Manson after she heard of his environmental philosophy of ATWA( air, trees, water, and animals). She admired him for the ideas he had and forgot about all his misdeeds.
She used her savings from working in a retirement home worth $2,000 to relocate to Corcoran, California so as to be closer to Charles Manson.
She began visiting Manson regularly in prison and in 2014, it was announced that the two have been engaged and were getting married.
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5. Afton Elaine Burton is from a Devoted Baptist Family
After the news about burton and Manson broke, people were shocked because she was raised in a strict and devoted Baptist family so what would attract her to a convicted criminal?
6. Phil Burton was Against the Afton’s Relationship with Manson
After Burton shared her intention of marrying Charles Manson to her family, her father did not like it but still stood by her.
7. She Believed Manson was Wrongly Imprisoned
Afton Elaine Burton strongly believed that her lover was innocent so she continued to visit him in prison for at least nine years. She also maintained some websites which claimed that he was innocent.
8. Burton and Manson were Never Married
Burton and Manson got their marriage license on November 7 2014 but they never actually married as the license expired in February 2015.
9. Afton Burton Allegedly Wanted to Use Charles Manson’s Body as a Tourist Attraction After His Death
There were rumors that Burton’s wedding to Manson was canceled after it was discovered that she wanted to use his corpse as a tourist attraction after his death. But she on the other hand revealed that they were not married because Manson fell ill.
10. Three People Came to Claim Charles Manson’s Body After He Passed
Charles Manson fell sick on January 1, 2017, he was rushed to Mercy hospital in downtown Bakersfield. he was later returned to prison on January 6.
Later that same year, it was reported that Manson was returned to the hospital. he later died from cardiac arrest caused by respiratory failure and colon cancer at the hospital. Charles Manson died on November 19 2017 at the age of 83.
After he passed three different people came forward to claim his estate and body. the first was his grandson Jason Freeman, then Manson’s pen-pal Michael channels claimed to have a will dated February 14, 2002, where the deceased left everything to him.
The third person to claim his body was Ben Gurecki who claimed he had a will dated January 2017. As for the 33-year-old Afton Elaine Burton who claimed to be in love with the occult leader, nothing was heard of her again.
