The Heene family, who was at the center of the "balloon boy" controversy in 2009, is speaking out in an upcoming Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy PEOPLE has an exclusive look at a new ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Anyone who watched the news in 2009 will remember “Balloon Boy,” the viral news story about a six-year-old boy who, supposedly, was trapped inside a helium-filled flying ...

‘Balloon Boy,’ Now 22, Speaks Out About Infamous 2009 Hoax in New Netflix Doc originally appeared on Parade. In 2009, the world was captivated by “Balloon Boy” and his terrifying situation that ended ...

Father of 'balloon boy' sticks to story decade after hoax Richard Heene, the father at the center of the 'balloon boy' hoax, is reportedly standing behind his account of the incident. In 2009, Heene ...

"Balloon Boy" Falcon Heene is now 16 and in a heavy metal rock band with his brothers Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her ...

Warning: This article includes spoilers for Trainwreck: Balloon Boy! Trainwreck: Balloon Boy reveals that Richard and Mayumiu Heene pleaded guilty to their respective charges, but they were ...

"What if my stupid experiment kills my son?" Who remembers this story? Of course we all do... How could anyone forget?! Netflix has revealed an official trailer for the doc Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Ten years ago, the world watched as a homemade balloon soared across the Colorado skies. And inside was a 6-year-old boy, probably terrified and possibly injured. Or so everybody ...

The parents of a Colorado boy who came to be known worldwide as the "balloon boy" after his parents led authorities to believe he'd floated away in a silver helium balloon pleaded guilty to criminal ...

It's hard to believe, but it's been five long years since the Balloon Boy story captivated America for all of 15 minutes. After the stunt — in which the parents of a Colorado 6-year-old said their son ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis pardoned the parents involved in the “Balloon Boy” saga of 2009 as part of nearly two dozen pardons and commutations on Wednesday. Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty in ...