By C1 Staff
LOS ANGELES — The future mother-in-law of Charles Manson is concerned about her daughter, but seems to have given her blessing to the union.
ABC News reports that Melissa Burton believes that Manson loves her daughter, Afton Elaine Burton, who goes by “Star.”
However, she said she will not attend the nuptials since she and her husband live in Illinois.
“She doesn’t live close to us,” Burton said. “We can’t be there for her.”
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She says she felt concerned with her daughter announced her intention to marry Manson last year, but describes it as the concern any mother would feel for her child.
Burton does understand that her daughter’s engagement is unusual.
“It’s a different situation,” she said. “But my daughter is smart. She plans out what she wants to do. She’s come to love him.”
Burton has never met Manson and does not expect to.