Balloon boy hoax parents PARDONED 11 years after convincing the world son, 6, was trapped in out-of-control inflatable
CONVICTION POPPED Balloon boy hoax parents PARDONED 11 years after convincing the world son, 6, was trapped in out-of-control inflatable Invalid Date, THE parents of the 2009 “balloon boy” hoax were pardoned on Wednesday by Colorado’s governor. Over a decade ago, Richard and Mayumi Heene reported that their six-year-old son, Falcon, had floated away in a silver helium balloon that was shaped like a UFO. 8 8 The Heenes told authorities their six-year-old son floated away on a UFO-shaped helium balloonCredit: ABC The situation they described gripped the United States, as national news c...