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Balloon Boy | In Richard Heene's own words

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Published
Jul 3, 2017
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31:09
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1901322
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Richard Heene's account of what happened. You can contact Richard Heene at: [email protected] Balloon Boy | The Untold Story: https://youtu.be/QWhUvm8SunY ---------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/internethistorian Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/internethistorian Twitter: https://twitter.com/NetHistorian ---------- Editing Assistant: Herstorian ---------- Views and opinions of people featured in this video do not necessarily reflect those of Internet Historian. Commentary provided in this video constitute opinion only and are not a formal accusation of criminal wrong-doing. This work meets the criteria of Fair Use and is intended for journalistic purposes. All copyright respective to owners.