Richard and Mayumi Heene, 'balloon boy' hoax parents, pardoned
DENVER — A couple convicted of criminal charges in the "balloon boy" hoax that fascinated the country more than a decade ago were pardoned Wednesday by the governor of Colorado.
Richard and Mayumi Heene reported their 6-year-old son had floated away in an homemade UFO-shaped silver helium balloon in 2009.
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