Balloon boy's two brother's knew all along Falco was hiding in the attic.

[snagglepuss]

UK Telegraph reporting that they disclosed Falcon's hiding place.
The brother's were also seen on the roof with a camera.

"Bob Licko, 65, a neighbour, who was taken in by the prank, said he was leaving home when he heard a commotion next door. He said he saw two boys on the roof with a camera, commenting about their brother.

"One of the boys yelled to me that his brother was way up in the air," he said.

He said the boys' mother seemed distraught and that their father was running around the house."

snip

"The boys may well have derived inspiration from their father's eccentric technical pursuits."

snip

"A friend blogging about Mr Heene said he was "an amazingly creative human (now turned mad scientist) who insists on repeatedly proving that there is a very fine line between genius and insanity".



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6341510/Colorado-balloon-boy-found-safe-and-well-hiding-in-attic.html

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Oh, man. We are soooo gonna be grounded!

[snagglepuss]

3. I'm still think this is suspicious and that this has been staged by the father.

I may be wrong but the father should of known immediately that basket wasn't attached.

[ohheckyeah]

6. the child said

"you guys said that we were doing this for a show." Wolf didn't acknowledge the comment.

Here's confirmation at the comments on the Larry King Live Blog: http://larrykinglive.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/15/6-year-old-boy-found-safe-after-balloon-floats-away/#addcomment

[Frank Booth]

16. Here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvpQDqKeix4

The parents are horrible liars.

[LisaL]

19. Meanwhile resources were being spend on chaising that balloon.

[Frank Booth]

21. The police have already said they won't be charged a thing.

They better retract that statement with the fraud exposed.

[LisaL]

26. Maybe somebody should send the police that video.

Maybe the police should ask the kid what show he is talking about.

[ohheckyeah]

24. Truly. Thanks for the link. n/t

[kskiska]

18. Wolf tried to nail them at the end

and told the father to ask the kid what he meant by, "We did it for the show." The father hesitated, then got his back up and accused Wolf of insinuating that it was a hoax. Wolf backed off and the show ended.

[ohheckyeah]

23. I was watching. Wolf ends up kissing the dad's butt. n/t

[applegrove]

35. Wolf asked later on in the show why the child said that. Father got all huffy.

Really makes you wonder.

[ohheckyeah]

41. He sure did. And Wolf backed off.

I feel sorry for the kid.

[snagglepuss]

48. If its correct that the father has a bad temper, my heart goes out to that child.

[kath]

39. Note that the parents have already been on Wife Swap and some storm-chaser show.

saw this on another thread...

[WhiteTara]

7. my love says that it was a publicity stunt

...his take from the beginning. Glad the kid is safe though.

[applegrove]

44. Yup. I think it was a stunt too. Even if it wasn't what kind of father leaves

three kids outside with a helium filled ballon? Cause the parents say they were not their when it took off. So they are really careless even if it isn't a hoax.

[WhiteTara]

49. child protective services agrees with you

and are coming to interview and investigate. One of the children went out and told reporters today that his dad wasn't coming out and was "tired of this show". What a crazy life for those kids. I hope they pick up a love of science from dear ole dad though.

[applegrove]

50. Yup. And the littlelest one getting sick twice on TV. That is a reaction to intense fear.

No kids should have to go through what they are going through.

[Quantess]

2. This silly story reached the UK?

Good grief.

[snagglepuss]

8. A boy trapped aloft in a balloon can hardly be described as silly. nt

[Quantess]

In hindsight, now that we know the boy was hiding and was never trapped in the balloon,

and that it was possibly a publicity stunt, yes, I think it's fair to call it a silly story.

[snagglepuss]

43. The UK doesn't wait for carrier pigeons to bring news over the pond.

The story went viral before it was discovered to be a prank. Furthermore if children devised prank that shut down a major US airport for 30 minutes and mobilized Air and Rescue it certainly is newsworthy. No newspaper would be silly for reporting it.

[Quantess]

45. You have a point.

Anymore, the only news I want to read about this attention-seeking prank, is that this obnoxious family gets slapped with a hefty fine.

[snagglepuss]

47. You'll not find any disagreement from me. I do not appreciate being

manipulated. I really felt heartsick at the thought of the child being in a runaway balloon. And I do feel in some ways feel foolish for being suckered.

[madeline_con]

4. Eccentric Dad = bratty, lying kid?

:shrug:

[Shell Beau]

5. If the house was searched, as it was reported it was, then why

wasn't the attic thoroughly searched? Messed up.

[snagglepuss]

9. Police dropped the ball for sure. It doesn't look good on them, nt

[LisaL]

10. Police? Did they ever get to search the house?

I don't think police ever got to search the house. They were told kid took off in a balloon.

[Shell Beau]

12. I heard that they searched the house thoroughly for the child,

That may be wrong, but I believe it isn't. Plus it would make sense.

[Ineeda]

14. police confirm they searched the house

but not the attic. It's reasonable to think that an attic over the garage might be overlooked if no one told the searchers there was an attic over the garage. :shrug:

[snagglepuss]

15. I read they thoroughly searched the home in case parents were mistaken

and the sheriff said he wasnt suprised the kid was hiding because that happens countless times so the police dropped the ball granted they may have been caught up in the story and assumed searching the house was pointless.

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden :

"This is not the first time when we have been searching for some child, that when they realise people are looking for them, they hide, because they are afraid that they are going to get in trouble," he told reporters. I can't tell you how many times this has happened over my career."

[LisaL]

17. They should have thoroughly questioned the brother who reported seeing

the kid take off in the balloon.

[snagglepuss]

28. Definitely and I'm sure they could have got the kid to spill the beans,

I think its a great reminder to law enforcement tobe aware of tunnel vision, and not jump to conclusions.

[LisaL]

31. Yea the kid would spill the beans.

[snagglepuss]

32. You don't think he would have? I can't tell if you're being sarcastic?

[LisaL]

40. No I am not being sarcastic. I agree the kid likely would have spilled

the beans if police thoroughly questioned him.

[Ruby the Liberal]

22. "theres no way he could have gotten up there"

...without help

[AntiFascist]

11. Watch the 10-year old...

become the head of a major network someday. He may be brilliant.

[Shell Beau]

13. We really can't blame the children here. Especially seeing what

kind of dad they have. I hope they turn out better than he did. At least from what I have seen on the clips from Wife Swap.

[blueknight]

20. these people

are oddly fucked up

[Ruby the Liberal]

25. They have been subjected to a "wife swap" for teevee

Who knows what these kids have in their minds as 'truth'.

[AntiFascist]

34. "Blame" is relative....

considering how much attention this received, the commercial rewards would outweigh any judicial blame, particularly in this economy.

[applegrove]

36. He seems like a real "character". I wouldn't want him near children with a ten foot pole...

a father like that. Forcing his family to join in his crazy scemes.

[malaise]

27. Well as Anderson Cooper is showing

they were all on Larry King and Cooper is giving them lots of time time on his program

[AngryAmish]

29. On the bright side, this is a new parental disciplinary tool

"SHADDUP BILLY OR I'LL PUT YOU IN THE BALLOON."


I stole this from a comment in Fark.

[snagglepuss]

30. LOL nt

[Initech]

33. Falco?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOij8SPIAo

[ruggerson]

37. apparently the family has also appeared on the Sopranos

;)

[struggle4progress]

38. ... The boy claims he did hear calls, but deliberately ignored them. "Why didn't you come out?" his

father asked during the interview. After a small silence, Falcon said he stayed hidden because he thought "we did this for a show" ... The CNN interviewer asked for clarification on Falcon's remarks, but his father dodged the question ...

Hoax fears after Falcon Heene hid 'for a show'
By Paul Tatnell
news.com.au
October 16, 2009 01:33pm
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26217952-23109,00.html

[LisaL]

42. Yes the video of this is posted on this thread.

[snagglepuss]

46. That is definitely damning especially since the father reacted as he did.

If the father was unaware of this prank, it would seem only logical for him to ask Falcon what he meant because it is not outside the realm of possibilty that the brother's may have concocted this prank by themselves thinking their Dad would be impressed.