Get the registry gifts ready -- Charles Manson, convicted mass murderer and the man single-handedly responsible for the demise of the "Flower Power" era, is getting married. 

The New York Daily News is reporting that the girl, who goes simply by the name of "Star," (a name given to her by the Helter Skelter madman) is a "good Baptist girl," who was raised in a small town near the Mississippi River and moved to Corcoran, California, to be near Manson. For his part, Manson is smitten with the country vixen, and said the following about her: "Star! She's not a woman. She's a star in the Milky Way!"

The 25-year-old also shaved her head and carved an X into her forehead at the behest of Manson, and claims that she fell in love with Manson because of his beliefs on environmental issues (which, frighteningly enough, make perfect sense when you hear them). "People can think I'm crazy," she said. "But they don't know. This is what's right for me. This is what I was born for."

But are they really heading down the aisle? The two give conflicting reports. According to Time Magazine, Star believes that they are. "I'll tell you straight up, Charlie and I are going to get married," she said. "When that will be, we don't know. But I take it very seriously. Charlie is my husband. Charlie told me to tell you this. We haven't told anybody about that." 

Manson -- who has been married twice before, and has three children (who have all changed their last names to avoid being affiliated with him) -- tells a different story. "Oh that," he said. "That's a bunch of garbage. You know that, man. That's trash. We're just playing that up for public consumption." 

Do you think this is a publicity stunt, or are the two getting married? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!