PHOTO: Young Falcon Heene supposedly in balloon but is safe in attic all along.
Photographs courtesy of: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html
By Candyce Bruce
Recently a balloon lifted up into the air supposedly with a 6-year old from Colorado inside when the father - Richard Heene, who created the balloon, noted police and had extensive search parties were sent out. However, the balloon lost helium and plummeted to earth only to find it was empty and the boy safe at home the whole time
Three days after the coverage authorities announced that it was a hoax because in an interview with the family on the Larry King show, Falcon was asked why he did not respond to his parents calling him and he replied, “You guys said we did this for the show.” Heene responded that he had nothing to gain from such a stunt as he was not advertising anything. However, I am doubtful of this response. Richard Heene and his wife were previously on the reality show ‘Wife Swap’ and have been looking into possibly having a reality show about their family. This gets me thinking that such a stunt may have been good publicity. The video I watched at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33342538#33341104 revealed to me what seemed to be a guilty man and his bad acting and stories to cover up his son’s Freudian slip. CNN News manages a detailed coverage of the story being a hoax and the charges the family faces if it is at http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html and further analysis
into the father’s response can be found at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33341233/ns/today-today_people/.
This was definitely a hoax in my opinion. My only concern is the three children of the family. If the parents force their child to fake a disappearance which I believe they did) in the name of their own gain, is that home a safe environment for them?
Recently a balloon lifted up into the air supposedly with a 6-year old from Colorado inside when the father - Richard Heene, who created the balloon, noted police and had extensive search parties were sent out. However, the balloon lost helium and plummeted to earth only to find it was empty and the boy safe at home the whole time
Three days after the coverage authorities announced that it was a hoax because in an interview with the family on the Larry King show, Falcon was asked why he did not respond to his parents calling him and he replied, “You guys said we did this for the show.” Heene responded that he had nothing to gain from such a stunt as he was not advertising anything. However, I am doubtful of this response. Richard Heene and his wife were previously on the reality show ‘Wife Swap’ and have been looking into possibly having a reality show about their family. This gets me thinking that such a stunt may have been good publicity. The video I watched at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33342538#33341104 revealed to me what seemed to be a guilty man and his bad acting and stories to cover up his son’s Freudian slip. CNN News manages a detailed coverage of the story being a hoax and the charges the family faces if it is at http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html and further analysis
into the father’s response can be found at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33341233/ns/today-today_people/.
This was definitely a hoax in my opinion. My only concern is the three children of the family. If the parents force their child to fake a disappearance which I believe they did) in the name of their own gain, is that home a safe environment for them?
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