A closer look at the Balloon Boy incident. The press and the police said it was a publicity stunt to make the family more marketable for future reality TV shows. But Richard Heene always claimed that it was just an accident. Tonight on Unsolved Internet Mysteries we crack the case.
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A follow up by Richard Heene himself. kzhead.info/sun/dNygqc5vnmeOjZE/bejne.html
Really needed this...
Internet Historian Reply?
Seconding that you need to put up a 30 second alert video, your second channel isn't very well advertised and I only found it a few weeks ago through related videos. This video deserves more attention, much more.
Thank you.
Well worth to watch! Amazing work - this is journalism! Just found your channel, awesome content, subscribed.
“I’m sorry I don’t speak English” “So you admit to intentionally making a multimillion dollar hoax” (Super confused) “Yes? “ “It’s a confession get her”
Not understanding what someone's saying + feeling awkward/intimidated with a sprinkle of anxiety = **confession**
your comment is both hilarious and sad as fuck
Polices force "confessions" out of innocent people by literally cornering them to admit to something
@@royce536 add to that the fact that a Japanese person will reply with "Hai" if they don't understand a question. Hai means yes, so she probably meant to say "pardon" when she didn't understand the questions, and ended up saying "Yes". That's my theory.
Literally they were squeezing them out of their money for the trash talk
they were threatening to deport his wife if he didn't plead guilty? that sounds pretty fucking evil
Turki He's prob an extreme weeb that imported his wife.
Nope. They were looking into the legal citizenship of his wife. At no time did a prosecutor say "Plead guilty, and this will all go away" That is unlawful coercion. Mind you, Our little Internet Historian didn't provide any PROOF that they did say that. It is just complete and utter speculation on his part.
The us court system has a history of weaponizing things such as that. That's why there are so many cases of immigrants being underpaid. If they speak up the employer can simply say "bUT TheIR CitIZenSHip", and the person is seen as the an untrustable source by the court and is deported.
@@diegorincon4673 Amazing job ignoring the comment above
@@schnitzelfritzel6287 I read the comment, I just pointed out that the judicial system commonly uses deportation as a threat. My comment was completely relevant.
I do find it interesting that so many people bring up "But Heene is an asshole", as if that changes anything. So what if he is? You can still be an unpleasant person and also NOT guilty of a crime you're being accused of.
As Keanu Reeves said, I want them to think your an asshole because if you are off cheating on your wife, you aren't at home killing her!
I mean, it was an eight month project. While he didn't need to act that harshly, I would be more surprised if he wasn't momentarily pissed off.
@@totozhu4543 I have 2 kids. They do shit ALL THE TIME without thinking and sometimes when there's legitimate danger, you kinda go off more than what is reasonable. 2 am on a Friday night like 8 months ago I hear my overly dramatic 4 year old screaming (kid screams and cries like he's just been shot over minor things) so I go downstairs and he's got a gouge in his forehead half inch above his eye. Obviously I started freaking out like he's dying and grabbed him, tossed him in the car and took off for the hospital. I still catch that fucker jumping on his bed or the couch, 8 stitches later. I've learned to tone it down, but the first couple of times after his incident I definitely got angrier and louder than what's reasonable, but that night scared the fuck out if me and u really thought he was seriously hurt. Honestly for the first week after the fact, I woke up in the middle of the night just to check on both kids like 4 or 5 times every night.
B-but, he's not socially marketable like my favorite celebrity! He can't be innocent, he doesn't act pc enough!
You know that clichè corrupt prosecutor or cop in so many crime shows/movies that says something like "so what if he's innocent of this crime, he's a bad guy and has probably broken a bunch of laws. We just haven't caught him yet" The trope is an extension of the very silly and overly simplistic idea that there are "good people" in the world, and "bad people" in the world. That "bad people" should be punished, and the misunderstanding that the criminal justice system is punitive when in reality it's reformative. Many people empathise with that position. It's why it's such a clichè trope of the genre, people actually think that way. When they bring up that they think he's an asshole (and we have no evidence for that either) they're saying they don't care if he's actually guilty or innocent, they don't like him so he must be a "bad guy" and deserve punishment.
I just want to say how nice it was that the woman from Wife Swap went on national television to defend Richard. Most people would portray Richard in the worst light possible for the attention, but she gave her honest impression of him and his children.
Seconded.
Exactly
She lied, unintentionally, but she did lie. Richard, the psychopath, player her - couldn't risk smearing his rep on the show he desperately wanted on to get attention.
@@youtubesucks5080 but the show was before the whole incident happened? Also, If she wanted to get more atention, she could have worsened his image even more, with the entire media talking bad about him, she would get more publicity from also talking bad about him. I really didnt understand your argument
@@renanleandro5914 Well, you're struggling to understand it, I'm struggling to find it 😂
What did they expect when they named the kid "Falcon"
They expected him to be a boxer i guess.
George Zhang I c Wut u did thar
YoshiDragon163 "Falcon Punch"
FALCON PAAAAAWWWWNCH!!!!
Sportaflop?
So apparently the Heene family had to pay that 36k fine and go to jail, not because any evidence was found against them, but because the police basicly threatened them and blackmailed them into pleading guilty? Thumps up to the justice system.
Working as intended👍
Good grief
@@viklore8091 *y a r e y a r e d a z e*
It does not surprise me because it's Colorado I mean who here knows the story of the killdozer.
@@viklore8091 Good thing there wasn't any Heavy Weather that day or the balloon might have had a hell of a landing.
There's also the fact that when Falcon says that thing about the show, his parents don't panic. You'd think that if it was actually a hoax, they'd at least react in some way or another to their masterplan being exposed.
No, he was trying to use it to drop a hint to get a reality show. The guys pretty damn stupid.
Completely agree Elle! No panic at all about their “master plan” being exposed. Also, in the heene follow-up vid, DHS interrogated each kid for almost 3 hours each and found nothing that showed that falcon’s story was fake or that he “did it for the show”… very likely story is that falcon just misunderstood question and parents had no idea that his answer would be twisted in a way by media to imply that maybe they were faking it.
Their eyes drift off say everything if you watch, you looking for them to jump up and down. HA
@@Gunrayz Do you get called dumbass alot
@@freedomisfromtruth nah mate, that’s just something you deal with.
They’ve now pardoned the parents, but the messed up thing is they didn’t admit to how they scared the parents into a guilty plea or that the conviction was wrong. The judge just said “it’s time to move on” without admitting it was a false conviction, so legally they are pardoned but their reputation will still forever be tarnished because of a messed up justice system
They were only pardoned so they can't push the case to the supreme court. It's bullshit.
While it is bullshit, I don't think their reputation is forever ruined. At least, not any more. Do you see a single person in this comment section who isn't on their side? Sure, many people still believe it's a hoax, but now they have a lot of avid supporters. They aren't in the best situation ever, I'll freely admit that. But they're in a much better place then they were before.
Honestly, when the justice system screws you over, who you will go to?
While I agree with you, I do disagree on one thing.-the guilty plea. He absolutely was made to plead guilty. Most times, trying to plea not guilty could get you a hell of a lot more time... And it takes even longer for the case to find a person guilty or innocent after a long and drawn out and traumatizing (for the kids especially) trial. Our justice system is completely broken in America. I wish Mr. Heene knew that going in. It's always portrayed in the movies that getting a lawyer automatically equals guilt. That's just not how it works. A lawyer could have stopped all of this from happening and from the children being traumatized by being taken away from their parents... Bc if I remember correctly, I saw a video from Mr. Heene's where he talks about losing his children over this event. I have nothing but sympathy for them and the children. Our justice system so desperately needs to be fixed.
You can not prove anything. They weren't pardonned due to a false conviction. pardonning can have tons of other reasons.
Update as of today: The governor of Colorado has issued pardons for both parents.
yeepee.... "LET'S FORGET EVERYTHING, GUYS! NOBODY HAS TO KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED."
@@crack4184 yep let's cripple a family financially and mentally and do a fking apology 10+ yrs later...seen too many of such cases, just makes me disgusted with how people in power oppress others
@@mistzzz4683 You mean *the media?* Isn't that the entire lesson here?
@@mistzzz4683 sad reality. Happens all around the world and not just in America.
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Media lying? Police threatening the guy? A corrupt politician? Sounds pretty normal tbh.
@@blanktree1924 THE WORLD IN GENERAL
@@blanktree1924 yea but it's the truth
@@blanktree1924 nothing does.
@@blanktree1924 Is this a joke? I can't tell if it is. I didn't insult you. I was being friendly. And I actually like your user name
@@blanktree1924 dont worry
Imagine how shit the kid felt/feels. One little spoken mishap and you spelled doomed for your family.
Because he told the truth and dad knew hes gonna have to lie the rest of the time for sure.
@@freedomisfromtruth did you even watch the video?
This is one of the main reasons why you shouldn't do everything with your kids. They'll bound to fuck you up because their brains isn't developed yet
@@justhereee the guy with the internet video thinks it might not be a hoax so it definitely isn’t? The guy was a wannabe reality tv Star and nuts. There’s no doubt in my mind this was 100 percent a hoax for publicity.
@@MrRyan-wu4jx then why was he pardoned?
My wife just realized why falcon ran and hid. His dad is losing his shit. Screaming, cursing. it makes sense that he would get away from that. And after when they were screaming his name looking for him, he thought that maybe he was in trouble.... case solved.
But Richard only got mad after the ship took off by mistake, and Bradford said he saw Falcon go hide before the ship took off. So the ordering of events doesn't really make sense there. The wife swap mom just said that Falcon is a kid who likes to hide...
@@TheReddaredevil223 i thought they were arguing prior to the ship being lost. Your probably right but just by how HAM he starts yelling i feel like its a common occurence
@@joshnicole7794 Maybe true
@@joshnicole7794 Exactly it was pretty intense the way he was yelling. I don’t the blame the kid for hiding 🤷♀️
Ah ha! Falcon untied the tether! Mom vindicated!!!
Thats a man who is swallowing his pride to save his family
Agreed
I think the apology is genuine. There was a genuine waste of time, energy, and resources looking for the boy. Hoax or accident it came with a big price tag.
That's a man tricked into destroying his own life to save that of his whole family. Sadly, he's been stripped from his pride and credibility forever, so I don't get you, unless you're litteral and he digested it before being forcecd to excrete everything.
Fuck I'm in tears
@Vandole omg i forgot you were raised by perfect parents. Yes he talked to his kids crazy in a stressful situation. Whose parents havent snapped at them before? Mine did i sure didnt get raised in abuse they were human. Also after seeing the evidence and reading the court transcripts of evidence its sorely lacking.
mfw when some old meme addicted hobo does better research than the police...
CiD >Feelsbadman
CiD this "old meme addicted hobo" has the coolest voice
I'm not surprised actually, this guy's the tits.
weaponized autism is much more powerful than any other detective
Pepe solves what norms cannot
This story is actually rather upsetting. I feel bad for the family. The damage done by the media can't be undone.
The waste created by richard for media attention also cant be undone and all the people looking for his son.
@@freedomisfromtruth not a hoax, but keep spamming the comments with salt, if you like. Engagement helps put this video into more people's recommended sections
@@salsazilla790 from what I can tell it's impossible to know for certain whether or not it was a hoax
It's the opposite. I feel bad for the children. The damage their father did can't be undone. At least they're safe now from him.
@@youtubesucks5080 wdym safe from him? Has he lost custody over his kids or something? Or you dont even know what you are talking about?
5:43 both parents pause and simultaneously scream in horror: “WHAT” when their son tells them his brother is in the balloon. That is definitely not something that you can just act and get it right on a first take. Those were the voices of two parents that we’re about to pass out
Everything was seriously overacted, the kicking of the stand, the stuttering, and then yelling at the son to shut up. Somehow the last 4 seconds of the video: “WHAT?!?” Was convincing for you?
@@BlenderBugyou can see from that comment alone how easy it is to manipulate some people
@@sarahg1002 This whole video and you're still on the media's side 😭
It's the fakes thing I've ever seen 😂
@@BlenderBugthese people are so stupid don't even bother convincing them 😂
Richard was definitely an eccentric man, but the media spun it in a way that made him look like an insane and bad parent. Mayumi was not very fluent in English, but the media spun it in a way that made her look like she couldn't hold her story together and lied. Falcon was a child who was playing and hiding from his parents (as all children have done at some point), but the media spun it in a way that made him look like he was part of some grand scheme his parents cooked up for attention. And people wonder why the justice system and media are corrupted.
Donald Smith EXACTLY. The story might be more believable if I hadn’t seen the infomercial of him acting, the exaggerated antics etc. The ballon scene was eerily similar to the tone, behavior & acting style of the infomercial. The kids followed their scripts perfectly except when they were caught off guard w/questions they weren’t prepped on. I wanted to have an open mind about this but after finishing this video, there’s not a doubt in my mind it was a hoax.
@@maryb6672 The police was proved to be sort of corrupt. In some parts of the case the police wasn't in the law to do it. Nothing was found on any of the devices the family owned. And in the infomercial they probably had several takes while they only had one take to shoot the video with the balloon. Also, why did Richard leave his equipment on the balloon? Even if he did do it the police there deserves to be brought to justice and punished for going outside of the law. The whole case relies on flimsy pieces of evidence (if you can even call it that.) The confession (from Mayumi) given didn't make any sense so the only "evidence" could have been the boy said they did it for the show. Why did the police say that Richard called the news first while call logs show otherwise?
@@olesya458 as right as you are, 2 things can be true here. the cops are wrong, AND it was a hoax.
I'm far more likely to believe the police tried to force flimsy bullshit stuff as solid evidence for a prosecution while under the scrutiny of the national media. It has happened so many freaking times. A lot of times, the bastards don't care about due process and just cover up their BS. The legal system in America is absolutely fucked up.
@Donald Smith "why would children say something they think happened" Because children are pretty stupid and say dumb shit when they are nervous. They are shitty actors. If the parents were scared, and kids _that_ young saw their parents freak out. They'd soon confess and rat out the younger brother that was hiding somewhere in the house.
This is actually really sad. One little misunderstanding from the guys kid caused his world to be grabbed and thrown upside down. Everyone was against him, trying to fuck him over, getting him to confess. I believed it all too. Fek man
I kinda feel sorry for the guy. Goes to show following MSM is merely like being fucking sheep.
that stupid kid tho
I hate it when people say "oh it's just a kid" I've BEEN a kid before, and I knew when to keep my mouth shut, that kid's stupid.
Each kid is raised differently, If you were the adult you say you are, you'd know this. Some things that aren't acceptable in our homes might be in someone else's
blackxcrowdy the kid did the right thing
The wikipedia talk page for the incident is incredibly frustrating to read. Multiple times an edit has been suggested and denied to change "Hoax" to "Incident" and multiple times it has been shot down for seemingly no reason.
There's still a bunch of idiots brainwashed by the media who think this guy is still in the wrong. Just goes to show how corrupt our system is...
Look at the sources on Wikipedia the vast majority are news articles
Showed this to my dad he thought the whole thing was a dumb hoax then he saw the clip of the guy freaking out about the balloon being let go and my dad said " that man is really mad he isn't acting "
Oh well if your dad said so then case closed
@@frauleinhohenzollern8442 i don't think that's them trying to prove it's right, i think they're just giving an anecdote ...but you wouldn't understand how that works since you don't talk to people
@frauleinhohenzollern8442 where did YOUr dad go?
Internet Historian: He Cares.
He was not laughing
police: they don't
did you just assume his gender?
now you are officially over 9000
Literally everything those cops did was VERY illegal.
Especially manipulating someone who doesnt know English into an interrogation without a present lawyer
Extremely so. I'm amazed he didn't lawyer up and take it to appeals, any good lawyer would have beat his dick reading that case file and winning that case (any lawyer even mildly competent would have teabagged that case into dismissal with prejudice) would have gotten him quite a bit of publicity given the media frenzy surrounding the story. This case was a golden goose.
Inkaz2 you had no idea how relevant that is now.
They are worse than criminals, or the same in many cases. Look what they can get away with! B.S. immunity laws and union protection. Feds never investigate anything because they just as crooked. BROKEN!! Drug war has created a huge divide with police an citizens. Now it's us and them. Them are the real criminals these days!
@@robertwisher3219 From what I understand it's entirely legal to interrogate someone without a lawyer present as long as they don't refuse. It's pretty scummy
My 6 year old just came running through the kitchen the other day stating that he wanted to be a horse when he grew up. Basing charges on a 6 year olds testimony is bananas, lol.
Regardless of if it was a hoax... that just shouldn't be enough evidence to force somebody into a guilty plea. If crap I said as a 6 year old was taken this seriously, my parents would have been arrested.
Exactly
I mean from what was shown it was pretty cut and dry... EXCEPT all the extra information that he shows in this video clearly paints a different picture. It's a great example of having all the facts can completely change the outcome of something. Although I've been told recently that having all the facts doesn't matter
@@locklear308 One doesn't need all the facts, one just needs to be able to deduce when one _doesn't_ have all the facts. - Which for most people is most of the fucking time. I just wish everyone would remember that.
I still feel Richard was up to something, with or without his wife's knowledge. There's enough doubt here that I wouldn't convict him if I was on his jury. But yeah, he got shat on by the law.
I'm REALLY liking this redemption arc. This might become my favorite American anime.
Garon Moore kek
Garon Moore we now need 8 more likes
I really liked the tony the tiger arc though. Wish it lasted longer.
Just so you know, this is not anime, this is an american cartoon inspired by japanese superior storytelling.
Bruh u dope
It's so depressing when the only person who gave him justice started it as a joke.
It's more depressing that a 14 minute KZhead video can trick this many kids into thinking this wasn't a hoax.
@@roromcgorro2315 ?
@Roro McGorro It’s more depressing that you are willing to just believe the media and corrupt ass police at the time.
@@confusedasian2212 It's more disappointing that you'll believe anything on the internet.
@Son White Says the guy that will believe a confession from a women that can barely speak English and a sleep-deprived 6 year old. The investigation was conducted by a corrupt police department at the time. You are truly superior in knowledge and intellect.
As someone who has a mother who's Japanese and speaks "broken English," I can say with certainty she'd be doomed under interrogation. She says stupid crap to me all the time because she's either lazily listening or just bad at understanding full-speed English with colloquialisms. Honestly, I sometimes can't even tell what it is, but I'm certain she just "fills in the gaps" for many less important words.
On the 911 call Richard sounds genuinely worried for his son, especially when he says the words “it wasn’t supposed to take off” sounds like he’s trying to hold back tears. It’s sad him and his family had to deal with so much scrutiny.
I love how “hot chicks” is just his wife in a bra.
@Lord Manhammer take your meds
@Texas_Tim95 What a clown
to be fair, Mayumi probably wouldn't appreciate him getting other chicks in bras on his show
Hey, at least he ain't a cheater 🤷♂️
Kinda wholesome honestly
Don't you love it when people with lots of respect, trust, power and authority ruin the career of some random guy for disagreeing with them?
All cops are bad at cuddling
@Donald Smith therefore he's guilty and should be getting raped in prison for 70 years before they fry him in guantamo? yeah that sounds american to me.
@spy bird I mean, he didn’t go TOO LONG in jail
@@nicholasleclerc1583 neither did your brain in your head
@Ali - a memes I'm not even american, fuckwit. my country's police are the best trained in the world and they're tested regularly for physical strength and mental health. what's america got? corrupt idiots everywhere and you don't even care - very patriotic.
This happened to my dad. My brother disappeared but he was hiding in a footlocker. He didn't come when called. My dad broke down in tears searching the neighborhood for him. He also mentioned he did the same to my grandfather while hiding in the upper shelf of his closet.
As a hopeful law student, this man clearly knows his way around a closing statement. Man just completely flipped the narrative, solidified his client’s character and trustworthiness, and provided an alternative solution. A+ man.
You will make a terrible lawyer. There's a huge psychological aspect you are overlooking.
@@youtubesucks5080 you must be fun at parties
@@youtubesucks5080 it’s so huge that you aren’t even capable of explaining it? I don’t think you get to say who would make a good lawyer or not lmfao
Remember kids: Never talk without a lawyer.
And don't accept drinks/food. Cause then they've got your fingerprints and DNA
I didn't know I needed this but I'll listen.
If you DONT SPEAK and they FORGET TO READ YOUR RIGHTS, you will be released within the day due to TECHNICALITY . the best defense is exploitation; use it, abuse it, reuse it. 🥔
-Saul Goodman
@@laurene988 And don't use any hygiene products they offer you. They've taken DNA samples from towels and toothbrushes
Some thing is wrong when a person that has their channel based off a internet meme can do more research than the American government.
When media, government, and criminal justice are capable and duty-bound to investigate and clearly do not, what does that suggest?
Oh no the American government does perfect research but sometimes they'll change things to fit their narrative.
@@michaelscott-joynt3215 they did do the investigation properly...
Jay Tyson merika can't a guy with memes
Well, the American government has to deal with millions of investigations and lawsuits so there you can see they don't have the time.
I just read an article released last year, revisiting the family and story. The whole article basically insulted them for their lifestyle(their currently living in a trailor) and basically called them out for being liars. The media is so harsh and cruel
Elitist scum. They look down on the poor.
They have 3 kids and one isn't working. YEAH, they're probably not living great. Anything post 2008 is difficult in this country under those conditions
If it were a hoax, why would he ask his son “why did you do it”. If they can get him to hide for two hours, you’d think they would’ve told the kid not to say that. If you can get a kid to hide alone in an attic for 2 hours, in the Colorado heat… you’d think you could tell him to say something.
How do we know he was in the attic the whole time? They asked the kid why did you do it, because they thought he’d not blow the whole story after being prepped well. Oops, he wasn’t, and then threw up on national television twice the next day over the stress. Only monsters keep putting their frightened six year old on tv multiple times in the hopes he can lie better as the dying embers of their hoax flicker out.
This isn't even a meme. This is an actual investigation. Incredible.
Martin Petkovski its an investigation in to a meme, this surprisingly is a research channel about memes
Martin Petkovski Memes create themselves.
well maybe but why a meme comes in to existence is important. in theory you could look at every big meme and science the shit out of pure memeage the "ultimate meme" if you will
but then comes the idea what do you do with the " ultimate meme" do you put it out there or fear what you've made.
I think I just watch a documentary without knowing.
That moment when a memer did a better job then a court system
Smell Me it was a long time ago, he has tons of evidence to search upon unlike in 2009, doesn't excuse the fact that the justice system is corrupt
Dude, your picture is perfect with this comment.
Nikko A. The police confiscated his computers and files, and camera's, it wouldn't be hard to find out it really was fake with that kind of evidence, but no, they found nothing. They only had one balloon too, so they must've had to do a really damn fine job at acting, they pulled off a better job then most actor's do, it's almost too real.
*than
fattyeater What the fuck goes through your head when you feel the need to correct? You obviously understood what he was saying as you were able to find the correct word to use instead. Just fuck off
If it WAS a hoax, the parents would have interjected when Falcon “spilled the beans” on CNN. You’ve seen it before: a wife, just and, or child says something incriminating and the other person jumps in to qualify the statement or clarify “what you really meant to say”.... they let falcon talk and stammer for a while, I can’t see a guilty couple doing that.
Also, you would think they wouldn't even let the kids do the interview for fear they might say something wrong. Also, people who claim the video seemed scripted. The dad comes off as an a hole in that video. If he's trying to get a TV show, wouldn't you think he'd be more tv friendly and not a dad who let's f bombs fly in front of little kids? Whose going to watch that clip and be like, let's give this guy a reality show.
I remember this from years ago. I knew the boy probably wasn't in the balloon simply by the way the balloon moved. You've said that the balloon has enough lift potential to float, I'll trust that, but it still didn't move as though it carried much weight. It's like when you watch an actor drinking a takeout coffee and you can see that there's clearly nothing in the cup simply by the way the cup is being manipulated.
it was full of helium the kid would have been dead or unconcious if inside so he would have been laying down and not moving in the basket area where there is a wooden frame to keep its shape.
We all have expertise with cups to know how heavy or light they should feel when full. I doubt either of us is an aluminum baloon expert.
@@Timeward76 - Did you think my analogy with empty or full cups was comparing how it feels to me when iiiii pick it up? Because that's not what I said.
The kid would have just ripped through the bottom anyways....its aluminum foil held together by tape....
@@Timeward76the section where the kid would have been would have been weighed down. It'd clearly have been noticable based on how the balloon moved it that were the case. You don't have to be an expert to make that observation.
So moral of the story: Call 911, tell them what has happened Call the news and tell them 911 did not listen to you Take to 4Chan to get real help.
HECK YES
Sad but true.
4chan For helping strangers in need and destroying shit compaines
@Diane Berg dude wtf are you out of mind? what makes him a idiot th fact that u are an asshole dont think so
@Diane Berg why though? Should he have just rescued the boy himself and face murder charges if he was unable to do so? Who else was he gonna contact? Your mom?
Came for the memes, stayed for the faults in the American justice system.
Maarten Burger define came
Maarten Burger the judicial system is great ... but people running it are retarded.
Maarten Burger Me too
Maarten Burger It's also the media, they love causing things.
:(
i feel so sorry for Mr Heene he is a primary example of media scapegoating and how much damage it can do he deserves a full apology from the media organizations that slandered him and practically ruined his life
The Heenes were pardoned and their felony convictions were expunged by the Governor in 2020, after the Governor reviewed the case and determined the police used unlawful tactics to coerce guilty pleas.
I'm happy to hear that.
Doesn't prove his innocence of course, just that someone with a moral compass looked at the police's behaviour and realised whoa, they fucked this up.
Never, ever talk to the police without a lawyer.
Michael O Kinda. Never talk to the police without a lawyer *if* they read you your Miranda rights. If they don’t do that than nothing you say can be legally used against you in court. If they don’t do that and than use what you said in court you can sue or even bring it to a higher court.
While this maybe true, talking to them can help with them getting warrants, further harassment, and them digging deeper on you. Unless you are getting pulled over for a traffic stop, never talk to the police.
Sir Billius But what stops the police from claiming they did read you your rights if they didn't? It'd be your word against theirs, and that never seems to work out for anybody. How do they prove they read a defendant his or her rights to a court?
PeanutButterZombie00 Look up the actual case that established Miranda. It’s very interesting.
Sir Billius now THAT's some good trolling right here.
The fact that the parents didn't react at all when the kid said "I did it for the show" should be taken into consideration. They didn't react cause they had no idea what he meant.
yeah, my instant reaction to that clip was, "huhh? this doesn't make any sense".
They were probably shocked and were thinking about how they were gonna fix their sons mistake and continue deceiving people. So they just sat there
@@papaeiii4255 they were innocent tho, i feel like they are.
@@FMJ1400 But they aren't.
@@papaeiii4255 yes they are watch the video he pinned, its crazy how much evidence and how the police shift the statements
I know I'm late at the party, but I can't imagine what was circulating on Heene's mind when he made the apology at 11:53. Was he thinking of his wife, his kids, all the pride that he had so suck down to made a false statement just to avoid the repercussions on going against a great injustice. He had all the reasons to hate on the world, but was brought down to his knees because of its injustices.
You can hear the emotion in the voices during the 911 call. I don't know how anyone thought they were lying. They'd have to be the best actors ever to pull it off...
There is one thing that I am surprised you didn't bring up. Which is the son's alternative motivation for hiding. The father was very angry about the loss of his expensive scientific equipment. Not just the balloon but also the electronics inside it. So the father begins to shout at and blame the people around him. When you are six years old and approximately quarter the size of your dad that is absolutely terrifying. It's not hard to imagine that the second the father started shouting the little kid immediately gets the fuck out of there.
Yeah, the guy's an asshole, even if he didn't lie
come on you'd expect from him to just laugh it out? Put yourself in his place
@@josvoi2854 True but it didn't sound like that he started beating her or the kids. My father growing up my would go into yelling rages. But to my knowledge he had never hit my mother, and though he did spank me it wasn't ever anything like a beating. Scared the shit out of me as a kid. But he wasn't a monster or shouldn't set off any alarms for getting verbally angry.
That's what I thought too. Angry fathers are no fun, lol.
@@alidi13 life's no fun, angry fathers train you to accept that :p
God damn, America. Trying to keep down a one man meme machine. Dude even married his waifu.
Honsou Did Nothing Wrong LOL
Is he still with Mayumi?
Rindou Yukihira Nee I tried looking for anything about it. Anything mentioning divorce was about something different. But, apparently Falcon led a metal band at some point called the Heene Boys.
Mayumi truly waifu for laifu
Not even 2D, trash tier waifu
This is the first time I've actually heard about this incident...I feel so bad for the family.
Don't.
@@2RG_ Go be annoying somewhere else.
Rewatching Old Historians while at work, in between running shows, & while eating lunch. Super inspiring. Love the content, dude. Can't believe I've never seen this one.
So a man got his life destroyed and reputation because the news didn’t have a new gta game to tell people that it’s bad
if this had happened just 1 year earlier the media would've been too busy slandering GTA IV to care.
Based gamer.
Obviously Rockstar's fault
@@2ndproductions459 they should sue them for damages
Imagine this happening today in 2020. I can see the headlines now on TheHill and BuzzFeed "CIS White Male Father Creates Elaborate Hoax and Costs the State $$$" - Fact Checked by Snopes: True LMAO. His apology wasn't an apology he didn't mean those words he was swallowing his pride to protect his family now that I see the video. Hell I thought it was going to be a million cheap shots on the hoax too, but now I am going to look into it myself.
This was absolutely brilliant. At first I thought this might be just another funny story but it quickly turned into great piece of actual journalism that those people in media should have done in first place.
Media doing ACTUAL journalism? What fantasy realm u comin from?
@@MinqApoc Yes! A naive one I guess. Because from what I have seen regardless of the country. The media is not doing shit anywhere.
People in media are women and soyboys, they don't care about it.
When has media ever done actual journalism? They just like sensationalism.
Jaydev Raol but it’s very dry. Internet historian only points out the faults in what the investigators did but then just concludes that it means the father was innocent.
It's weird how people still trust the media and confessions and the justice system despite all their failings coming to light in the last couple years.
Internet Historian is the most ethical journalist i know of
*I'm just really curious as to how this investigation would have unfolded had the child not said "because you told me to"*
Nothing that’s what makes it ridiculous to me
Nothing would have happened
They would have to suck it up and admit they spent 2M dollars for nothing
Chris C he didn’t say he because u told me to he said “because it was for the show”
The cops would've probably found another reason accuse the family or something.
Just checked out the editing history on Wikipedia. Apparently, on October 22 2019, almost all of the information in Heene's defense (and what IH referenced in this video) was removed, the article was perma-locked to prevent editing, and the name of the article was changed from "scandal" to "hoax". This is fucked up. EDIT: Richard Heene has been pardoned by the Governor of Colorado. However, he has yet to be exonerated and the reason given for the pardon was not that Richard was innocent, but that Richard Heene "has paid the price in the eyes of the public." He is still guilty according to the media and the courts. Even in this pardon, there is still no justice.
dude what the in the actual fuck?
Does anyone actually use Wikipedia anymore?
@@mr.hostility8970 gaming related wiki is still being used by people
@@mr.hostility8970 plenty of people use it.
Wikipedia is all about official narrative. A lot of things there are lies.
I've noticed a recurring theme in these videos - the media always seems to either ruin everything or pour oil on the fire
The justice system and the media are so messed up… they wanted a scaping goat for this story, they found it, they managed to make this family guilty in the eyes of the public. It’s quite sad how a single KZheadr managed to do a better analysis on the situation than the police at the time.
So the police exhorted confessions under false pretenses, interviewed children without their parents there, straight up lied at some points, and practically forced an innocent man to plead guilty because they didn't want to admit that this was just a misunderstanding. Wow. My faith in the justice system is totaled.
Just don't go poking your head out your window, you might get smacked with the current riots because of our justice system being corrupt.
@@giftedfox4748 I already have. Does ice work on a black eye?
@@Anna-tk7ui think so
Annette Generally won’t help with the bruising unless you ice it right after whatever causes it, but it will help with the pain
@Alex F Even if they are, that doesnt excuse the gross miscarriage of justice. The ends do not justify the means
Typical. Police pissed off that they have no case so they get a phoney confession by grilling someone who can't speak proper english, without her lawyer present, without informing her she could have a laywer, and then threatening felony charges and deportation to force a guilty plea. They'll all congradulate themselves on a job well done, and yet another innocent person is unjustly punished, while actual criminals go unnoticed.
The worst part of all of this is that real felons know all of this shit so they never get anything from them, while people with no experience on being pressured by the police gets tricked into an uncalled for sentence.
yup. This happens all the time. (speaking from experience). The criminals who do the crime NEVER talk, hence why they are never prosecuted. If you talk = guilty. Many innocent people get charged + convicted when they shouldn't have because they believe they have nothing to hide.
@@blahinthe7843 That's not how it happens at all. Most courts will actually tell them they have a right to a lawyer and a right to remain silent on their first court hearing. They go through EXTREME lengths to make sure their rights are understood.
@@iris5678 Yeah in a court not in the police station.
That's why it should be refered to as a legal system, not a justice system. They are LAW enforcement and courts of LAW. Not to mention that police have no obligation to protect any individual, which is ruling that has been held up in court twice. Justice is a side effect of the legal system, not the primary purpose.
I use to think "why would that boy just make up that story about doing it for the show?" but now that I have my own kids around that age, I know that they do this stuff all the time. For example, just the other day my son went to school and told all his teachers that I was taking away all his things and making him shovel the entire street by himself and he'd have to stay outside all night long. When in actuality I told him to shovel avout 20 feet of sidewalk that had already been half done for him. Kids really do just make crap up sometimes
Considering that both of the parents were recently pardoned I’d like to believe this video played a part in getting them out of trouble
When the internet is better than the police
johnniedehuff this is what America has become
yuh! Haha yep
We do not forgive, we do not forget.
Always?
yuh! | When /pol/ has a larger and more coordinated investigative department than the police
You should’ve been his lawyer because this convinced me.
Yasmin Grasse ur stupid then
Not sure if its a fake account tho
Agreed this sounds pretty legit but its up in the air really
Only need to cast reasonable doubt to the jury, not prove innocence.
Cardboardhotbox good pun
When I was 3, my family lived on a farm. I used to sleepwalk, and one night my ma checked on me and couldn't find me in my room.... or anywhere.... and the front door had been accidentally left open from earlier.... My parents, siblings, neighbors and police searched for me for hours, and then I walked up behind my father and asked what everyone was doing. I had sleepwalked to the laundry room, and climbed into a pile of clothes behind the door.
The fact that this kids name is “Falcon” is the most ironic thing ever
damn it how did i not notice that
who would win A system of law and justice vs one historic boi
yes
@@UrpalZMKZ gottem
*vomits in agreement*
@@wormswithteeth Naw Mamaym
Turpal ZMKZ judging by the likes, not you.
I came here for memes and now I'm just genuinely sad.
i need a shit
DogFoot23 Jesus, calm down they just said that they weren't expecting that kind of video. They weren't even complaining.
DogFoot23 Geez I guess Internet Historian's really made it, he has his own mindless drone followers now. You know, the kind that attack people for not saying something that's explicit praise towards their all-powerful all-knowing overlord. Believe it or not, most content creators actually don't appreciate people like you at all.
Andrew Stop producing cringe.
DogFoot23 No one loves you
3:34 I love that he mentioned the middle child last
11:30 In case you’re wondering like I was, the music here is Pachabelly by huma-huma
tfw a shitpost KZheadr who makes stupid high quality videos about less than advertiser-friendly topics makes a video so high quality that not even KZhead trending can ignore it
The algorithm is caving in
The simulation is glitching out!
Red-Kun WERE BREAKING THE CONDITIONING *AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
HACK THE PLANEEEET
WERE BREAKING THE CONDITIONING activate those almonds boys
Keep up the quality >quantity , it is clear you put a lot of effort in those videos and know that probably a lot of us (your subscribers) really apreciate it . keep up the good work .
800th like, oh yea
Rampaging Weasel Agreed
stfu, 3087th like
4567 mmhmmm.
Exactly 5k likes. Get on my level mate. 1 v 1 me.
I love how in some videos you are practically shitposting about stupid 4chan bullshit and in others (this one and Costa Concordia come to mind) you are still able to make it funny, but also go into detail and talk seriously about serious topics. Truly an excellent channel.
I grew up in Aurora, after the whole thing rotated out of the news cycle the balloon was auctioned and the guy who bought it hung it up in his card shop, he literally just taped it across the roof of his messy card shop.
I came to Internet Historian for the keks, but instead I got the feels.
Quacktics are Go God damn.. That is an angry man up there apologizing.
Ehhhhhh
Word.
is this like a meme or just really good investigative journalism?
Jannis de Reu it's okay "investigative journalism". This thing doesn't even seem hard to investigate... It could've made a good meme (like Big Baba Erik Salvia does), but no...
A glorious child of both
Investigative Memeulisim
This is the most real and caring news story I've seen in a while.
@@praveensharma9893 Investigation is one of those things where difficulty has little bearing on quality. It's still definitely higher up there by the standards of difficulty KZhead channels are held to, though.
You can clearly see Richard choking on that public apology…..he did not want to say those words.
That appology felt forced to me, like he was saying what he had to say to protect his family. Also it is always wise to remember that a guilty plea does not mean the person actually did it, it can often mean that things are stacked so heavily against the person that pleading guilty is the choice that has the least suffering in it.
The only lie Richard told was when he pled guilty
Michael Bae and that's why this country is fucked up ;__;7
nice.
If I ever get falsely accused of something, can you be my lawyer?
it's easy to look back at things that happened nearly a decade ago and pick things apart, but there was a reason things went the way they went all those years ago. The media decided on a narrative and that was that. case closed. I feel really bad for the guy though, there is literally nothing you can to against a popular media narrative.
Default Hero unless you're Donald trump 😎😎😎
Even if you think that, it's no excuse for the way he was treated. Also he thought I he lost an extraordinarily time consuming project and not even a minute later, thought his son was in danger, yelling seems perfectly justified. If anything, the initial impression from that video helped push the narrative the media wanted to create.
Underscore_ 666 like
Let’s all appreciate how some guy on KZhead is more committed to truth than CNN or any other big media company.
The court apology made me cry. What a man.
I don't belive in questioning young children like that, they get easily confused and distracted, and will usually just give an answer they think the adults want to hear.
Quite the contrary!!!
@Burns My Britches ?
@@burnsmybritches5857 Ummm no. He's pretty spot on!
@@burnsmybritches5857 not really, it depends some kids just say whatever the fuck they think off some kids say what they think the adults want to hear some kids say what will make them able to stop the conversation the quickest some will be 100% honest even if what they think/saw were misunderstood
From personal experience kids usually say what the adults want to hear ESPECIALLY given the context of this situation
This guy does more investigative research than literally most of the mainstream media... good job, man.
Shawn McCullough copied comment is copied
*all
Shawn McCullough Although that's not saying much, since the media does literally zero research
Shawn McCullough that's why his uploads are so spread out. Because instead of jumping to a quick conclusion, he actually does research and goes into everything with a non biased opinion unlike the media which goes for a cash grab and quick jab to the people
Shawn McCullough with the help of pol of course.
Don't laugh at me -- regardless of the kind of day I'm having, every time I hear those parents' reactions to thinking their child is in that balloon I immediately start tearing up. If that's acting, then these guys are in the wrong profession.
I waited for the parents to interrupt the child. I guess, they waited for his answer and didn't know what he was about to say. At least, that's my impression. If they had a secret, I don't think they would let him to speak so freely.
#CleanHeene My nigga Richard was wronged.
ToastTheThird #CLEANHEENE
Noahface #CLEENE
ToastTheThird gullible mfers
#CleanHeene
ToastTheThird #CleanHeene
When you consider how poorly the question was framed "so what's with the balloon thing?" it is a simple matter to understand why he said "it was for the show". Falcon may not have been talking about the balloon escapade, but why they built the balloon in the first place, which makes his answer 100% correct and benign. They built the balloon for the internet channel/show his dad did.
Or, what I find more likely, and I'm surprised, that this scenario isn't mentioned in the video or the comments that I read until now, the kids figured that they would prank their parents and then were too scared to opt out. Watch the video about the liftoff again! See how Bertram or how the kid is called, starts saying that Falcon is in the craft? Heene doesn't really believe him, he says that he has seen him earlier around. The kid repeats it a little more enthusiastically, in a little more panicked voice, which makes the father believe him. Fast forward to the first interwiev, where Falcon says: "You guy said it was for the show". Didn't he mean his brothers under "you guys", instead of his family? For my part, I would call my siblings "you guys" easier than my parents. And there was zero clarification on this later on. Everyone focused on wrecking the life of an innocent man. We all know how kids are. I did stupid shit when I was of that age. I am sure that you, reading this, did too. So in my opinion, a likely scenario is, that the three brothers tried to prank their parents, but the prank got out of hand. And this is the way a man got fucked in the butt by the media and the judical system. Kids, I ask you in the name of this man, this poor soul, who suffered innocently, to be more responsible with your pranks. And always take responsibility for whatever autistic shit you pull off.
@@bernatkun8069 Kids won't take this advice to the heart, unfortunately.
But the question was ,, so why didnt you come out?"" So what arę you taking about
@Daniel Callahan "fucking retards" wow so edgy and you're a smart boy arent you
Daniel Callahan right I’m just not buyin it idk man
The KZhead algorithm is recommending this to me on February 5th, 2023. I assume because of ballongate, the Chinese “spy ballon” over the continental US
wow, love your investigative work!
I'm pretty convinced by how the Dad reacted in the video when it happened. If I knew that this was going to be publicized I wouldn't have acted like a wacko borderline abusive husband and father. Personally I think that the boy was just scared at his Dad's reaction and thought he may have done something wrong and hid.
Hey man! How are you doing?
@@beulahboi I'm dead, this is just my spirit infesting a computer.
CzarPeppers hi
Same, it looks like the Dad could be abusive. He came off as a nutcase and definitely looks like he could be violent from his crazy vids and his reactions.
Well he could be abusive but we don’t know and if that was the case then just a simple fine wouldn’t be enough for the crime of domestic violence
It went from discussing memes to actual mysteries
It's both
Historing the internet
Hi, your ad reel at the end made me disconnect my TV to skip the unskipable. Well done.
Its sad that the family was pictured in such a bad light. Thats a crazy amount of rescue efforts.
There is so much contempt on his face in that apology. It's so obvious he's swallowing his pride and just saying what he has to for his family.
or it's just what you want to see
@Joe Average no. I'm saying his face might just as well be that of someone who got caught. You can't know for sure and wanting to believe he is the good guy doesn't mean that's how it really is.
I agree with Aidan. You can't know for sure, but some of us are better at reading people's emotions and he is either a really good actor (and why act so hurt in the first place) or he is swallowing his pride
@@jonnnnniej "Some of us are better at reading people" Source: I kinda thought about being a psychologist in high school
@@fraundakelmbrilpondaprost90 >Implying that psychologists can read people or should even try to A trustworthy psychologist is reactive, not proactive. Any that try for the latter should make your hair stand on end.
When someone named the internet historian has more journalistic integrity than every major news outlet.🤦♂️
Imagine believing in the media. Didn’t the last 4 years teach you anything
He did his research
And journalists have biases and they always need the juiciest story to tell for better ratings
nigga reaching. If he was a lawyer he would lose cases like this easily.
Police too
This affected me way more than I thought. Thanks