February 10, 2015

"Charles Manson called off his wedding to his much younger fiancée after he learned she only wanted him for his body..."

"... once he was dead, that is."

ADDED: "Afton Elaine Burton... and a pal, Craig Hammond, planned to lay out Manson’s remains in a glass cryp... The pair figured their bizarre California version of Lenin’s Tomb would draw huge crowds and make big money."

39 comments:

F said...

Another Roadside Attraction

Ron said...

ah....capitalism! I love it!

Big Mike said...

They needed something that would let us piss on his corpse.

Quaestor said...

Everybody is a moralist when it comes right down to it.

n.n said...

They should form a joint enterprise with Planned Parenthood et al and open a theme park: How to harvest and serve humans... Correction, clumps of cells, fetuses, embryos, etc. They're only referred to as human in China. Although, that doesn't save them from an often horrific premeditated death. Featuring mass murders past and present.

Paul said...

Yea, mummify him and put him on display.

Nice idea.

And maybe let people piss on him now and then.

Bob Boyd said...

Why would Manson not want that?

dbp said...

Awe, Manson turns out to be a romantic. Touching.

Anonymous said...

Anything or anybody that causes that a$$hole scumbag degenerate killer some pain is alright in my book...

Bob Boyd said...

"They needed something that would let us piss on his corpse."

That costs extra. And you need to call ahead like for Peking Duck.

Mary Beth said...

Bob Boyd said...

Why would Manson not want that?

2/10/15, 6:08 PM


He thinks he's going to live forever.

MadisonMan said...

He thinks he's going to live forever.

He's going to be disappointed.

Unless his definition of 'forever' isn't the same as mine.

William said...

Manson hasn't aged well. His face doesn't express the wisdom of years, and the swastika tattoo on his forehead needs freshening up. Also, he looked better with the longer hair. He should take more interest in his appearance if he wants to find the right girl.

Drago said...

If those 2 sweet kids can't make it work, what hope do any of us have?

Leora said...

Ann, I would like to thank you for curating these stories for me. You must spend hours reading to find out about Manson's wedding and Uma's new face and I really appreciate your time and attitude.

Laslo Spatula said...

Manson did more in the 60s to make a fundamentally understanding world than any damned rock star.

Helter Skelter in 2015.

I am Laslo.

ddh said...

Well played, Ms. Burton! Finally someone had an idea that creeped out Charles Manson.

Jupiter said...

Can't she sue him for that? Or do you suppose there was a pre-nup?

dbp said...

I don't know what Charlie's problem is: Marry the girl, enjoy the conjugal visits and let her find out once you are dead that you have a will and it stipulates cremation.

Saint Croix said...

The wedding was postponed “due to an unexpected interruption in logistics,” the site says. Manson entered a prison medical facility for treatment of an infection about two months ago and cannot receive visitors, Simone said.

I don't want to start a rumor that she gave Charlie Manson the clap.

But that would be funny.

trumpintroublenow said...

Hopefully he ends up in an unmarked grave ... Soon

walter said...

Once the rawness fades, gonna pen some heartfelt songs of betrayal...

Who Am Us Anyway? said...

When The Onion asks: What do you think?

BarrySanders20 said...

I am relieved that Ms Burton had a rational, monetary reason for marrying Manson. She's not crazy after all.

tim in vermont said...

Another Roadside Attraction

I remember that as a really good book. I wonder if it would hold up on re-reading.

Wince said...

How do you "brand" Charlie as an attraction: the King Daddy of serial killers?

He outsourced most of his work and misery to weak kids.

It's Karmic that someone younger was able to manipulate him like this.

FullMoon said...

Manson was not convicted of personally murdering anyone. Am I right?

David said...

Bob Boyd said...
Why would Manson not want that?


My reaction also.

Curious George said...
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Curious George said...

I wouldn't put him in Mercer, WI because he would come in a distant second to the world's biggest loon.


Unknown said...

I just hate to see young lovers get double-crossed by the old Lenin's Tomb scam. Remember when Trotsky fell for it in Mexico City?

Anonymous said...

Motivational speakers sometimes advise that you laugh every morning because it is good for you. Also, be grateful. That is good for you, too.

I should come back here every morning. These comments made me laugh. And I am grateful to you commenters. My day is starting better.

Charles Manson--straight man for volunteer comedians everywhere!

tim maguire said...

There was a scene in The Shootist where a funeral director offers a famous, but aging gunman (John Wayne) a great burial package for free and Wayne accuses him of intending to put his body on display and sell tickets. But instead of shooting him or sending him away, Wayne charges him a fee for the rights to his soon to be bullet riddled body.

Mark Caplan said...

The wife-to-be should have kept her plans under wraps.

Bushman of the Kohlrabi said...

Sounds like they were made for each other.

Johanna Lapp said...

Build it.
Burn it to the ground after midnight.
Let her spend the rest of her life wrestling with an insurance company.

Anonymous said...

If it was good enough for Jeremy Bentham and Vladimir Ilyitch Ulyanov. . . .

Birches said...

This thread is gold Jerry!

mikee said...

I'm glad we can joke about Manson, such ridicule is the way he should be remembered, not as the public menace or psychotic mass-murder-inspiring race baiter he aspired to be.

And the prison tattoo of the swastika on his forehead - makes me think he is a living example of the losing end of a Godwin's Law contest every time I see a picture of him.