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« on: October 16, 2009, 10:24:22 AM »

Hi Members,

The nation watched as the boy who supposedly got stuck in a helium balloon as it took off for flight was caught on film. When the balloon finally did land.......the boy was missing. Authorities searched for hours to no avail.

It was later discovered he was hiding in his parents attic.

Do you think this was a hoax?

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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2009, 10:43:05 AM »

Funny, I just was something on tv this morning about that and Diane Sawyer asked the little boy why he did it and the boy replied "for t.v.".....then the kids Dad buts in and says "oh I asked him yesyerday what he meant by that and he said because of the cameras at the house"   BULLSHIT!! His kid just busted them out on national television....what a shame when you get your children to lie for you!!
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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2009, 10:51:46 AM »

Here's another little tidbit.

This family was on a National TV show called "wife swap" last year. So i think this was planned as well.

The authorities need to make them pay for all the money that was spend on police and firefighters that followed this balloon for 2 hours.

Hoax? You betcha.

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« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2009, 11:53:36 AM »

So far from what I have read, seen and heard. I am concluding that:

1. Daddy made the whole thing up.

2. The kids KNEW it and "Accidently" said so.

3. Family is going to get a damn big bill for services.

4. Daddy will be arrested for perpetuating the hoax and some jail time.

5. America will shake it's head, wondering what is going on with people tioday...Well, we do that anyway Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2009, 11:57:05 AM »

hi , i watched it on tv, the whole time.when they said it had a 3rd part that was seen falling. why didnt they know that had a 3rd. part earlier.a lot of people like pilots and such could have been hurt or worst trying to rescue this boy, i watched the family on larry king and they dont look to swift.and the family was vidio tapping it. they seen little boy go in but not out. i think they ought to ? the little boy without the parents, it was a lot of resources on this, and thats a shame. lucky something eles never happen at the same time this was going on that would have been a tragy, oh i dont know , but they should ck. it out, ty josie46
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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2009, 07:52:11 PM »

Well....we should always wait for the facts, but this sure smells like a hoax.  Dad is a major attention seeker.
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« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2009, 07:40:54 AM »

Criminal charges to be filed for ballon boy hoax.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A sheriff said he was pursuing criminal charges in Colorado's "balloon boy" saga, which first sparked fear for the child, then relief that he was OK and now suspicions of a hoax.

Deputies searched the home of the boy's parents Saturday night, carrying away several boxes and a computer.

The parents, Richard and Mayumi Heene, met with Larimer County investigators for much of Saturday afternoon amid lingering questions about whether he perpetrated a publicity stunt when his 6-year-old son Falcon vanished into the rafters of his garage while the world thought he was zooming through the sky in a flying saucer-like helium balloon.

But Sheriff Jim Alderden didn't say who would be charged or what the charges would be. His deputies later showed up at the Heene's Fort Collins home with a search warrant and at least three of them began a search. Sgt. Ian Stewart declined so say what they were after.

Alderden on Saturday didn't call Thursday's hours-long drama a hoax, but he expressed disappointment that he couldn't level more serious charges in the incident, which sent police and the military scrambling to save young Falcon Heene as millions of worried television viewers watched.

"We were looking at Class 3 misdemeanor, which hardly seems serious enough given the circumstances," Alderden said. "We are talking to the district attorney, federal officials to see if perhaps there aren't additional federal charges that are appropriate in this circumstance."

Suspicion that the balloon saga was a hoax arose almost immediately after Falcon was found hiding in a cardboard box. Heene, a storm chaser and inventor whose family has appeared on the reality show "Wife Swap," and his wife had said one of the boy's older brothers said Falcon was aboard the homemade balloon when it took off.

Alderden initially said there was no reason to believe the incident was a hoax. Authorities questioned the Heenes again after Falcon turned to his dad during a CNN interview Thursday night and said "you said we did this for a show" when asked why he didn't come out of his hiding place.

Falcon got sick during two separate TV interviews Friday when asked again why he hid.

After the sheriff spoke to reporters Saturday, Richard Heene and his wife walked out of his office after meeting with officials for several hours.

As reporters yelled questions, Heene said: "I was talking to the sheriff's department just now." He then walked to his car with his wife and a friend and drove away. It wasn't clear where the family spent Saturday night.
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« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2009, 10:14:30 AM »

Hmmm, i would think they will get to the bottom of it and determine if its a hoax or not. The son is the key. Kids typically don't lie.

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« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2009, 05:04:20 PM »

yes Lips....and when they are told to lie it comes out as an incoheriant story just like what's going on right now......!
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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2009, 10:06:30 PM »

DENVER – The mother of the 6-year-old boy once feared missing inside a runaway helium balloon admitted the whole saga was a hoax, according to court documents released Friday.

Mayumi Heene told sheriff's deputies that she and her husband Richard "knew all along that Falcon was hiding in the residence" in Fort Collins, according to an affidavit used to get a search warrant for the home.

She allegedly told investigators the incident was a hoax meant to make them more marketable to the media.

"Mayumi described that she and Richard Heene devised this hoax approximately two weeks earlier.... She and Richard had instructed their three children to lie to authorities as well as the media regarding this hoax," the affidavit said.

Richard Heene has denied a hoax. His lawyer, David Lane, said Friday he is waiting to see the evidence in the case.

"Allegations are cheap," Lane said.

Mayumi Heene's lawyer, Lee Christian, was traveling and didn't immediately respond to messages left with his office.

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden has said he will recommend charges against the Heenes including conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities, and attempting to influence a public servant. The most serious charges are felonies and carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison.

Alderden said authorities also would be seeking restitution for the costs of the balloon chase, though he didn't provide a figure.

His office has said it will likely be next week before it forwards its findings to prosecutors to decide on charges.

In frantic calls to a TV station, 911 and federal aviation officials, the Heenes reported that they feared Falcon was in the homemade, saucer-like balloon when it was accidentally launched from their back yard last week.

Millions watched as media and National Guard helicopters tracked the balloon across the Colorado plains. It landed in a dusty farm field, where ground crews looked inside but found no sign of the boy.

Later, the relieved-looking couple reported Falcon had been hiding in their garage the whole time. But suspicion heated up when Falcon made a comment on CNN that sounded like "You had said we did this for a show."

Sheriff's deputies questioned the parents separately on Oct. 17, two days after the flight. Mayumi Heene told authorities "she and Richard Heene had lied to authorities on October 15, 2009 (the day of the flight)," the affidavit said.

She told investigators "that the release of the flying saucer was intentional as a hoax.... The motive for the fabricated story was to make the Heene family more marketable for future media interest," the affidavit said.

The Heenes twice had appeared on ABC's reality show "Wife Swap," and acquaintances said Richard Heene had plans for other possible shows.

The producer of "Wife Swap" had a show in development with the Heenes but said the deal is now off. The TLC cable network also said Heene had pitched a reality show months ago, but it passed on the offer.

Sheriff's officials declined to comment Friday.

Among the items taken by authorities during the home search Saturday were video cameras, computers, hard drives, a picture of a flying saucer, receipts, papers, a phone/address book and a flight itinerary. The list didn't identify the passenger, destination or date of travel.
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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2009, 10:25:08 PM »

 Huh? I just dont understand why, some people are who they are, especially involves kid who is innocent...who has no clue to what we, adult is about. Makes me sick in my belly... Angry
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« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2009, 11:54:12 AM »


End of the story Folks

Lawyer: 'Balloon boy' parents to plead guilty to hoax-related charges

They will not lose custody of the children, but the protective service has not said if it will not check on them time to time.



http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/12/balloon.boy.charges/index.html
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« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2009, 12:00:12 PM »

guess there's just not enough open wells around for good news stories Tongue
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« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2009, 01:45:30 PM »

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