Balloon boy's Mom Admitted Hoax

'Balloon boy' dad had hoax in mind, wife says

(CNN) -- The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the "balloon boy" saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday.

Mayumi Heene told Larimer County investigators that she and her husband, Richard Heene, knew that their 6-year-old son Falcon was hiding at their Fort Collins home the entire time, even as police and military scrambled to search for the boy, according to the documents.

The admission by Mayumi Heene was made October 17, just two days after the balloon was released, according to the documents.

The Heenes initially told authorities that they believed their child had flown away on the balloon, and when the balloon landed without him, they expressed concern that he may have fallen out of the device.

The couple hatched the plan about two weeks before the incident and "instructed their three children to lie to authorities as well as the media regarding this hoax," according to the documents.

Their motive? To "make the Heene family more marketable for future media interests."

Calls to David Lane, Richard Heene's attorney, and Lee Christian, Mayumi Heene's attorney, were not immediately returned Friday.

Richard and Mayumi Heene are each facing a number of local charges, including conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and attempting to influence a public servant, Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said Sunday.

Lane told CNN earlier that the sheriff was overreaching and that the family deserve the presumption of innocence.

The Federal Aviation Administration is also investigating the incident.

Richard and Mayumi Heene met in a Hollywood acting school and pursued fame for their family in the world of reality TV, Alderden has said.

The Heenes have appeared on the ABC program "Wife Swap." Richard Heene also chases storms, brings his family along and takes videos. TLC, which produces the show "Jon & Kate Plus 8," said the Heenes had "approached us months ago" about a possible show, "and we passed."

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[NinjaFreak73]

I'm japanese and I have to say, that is disgusting

[MegaEpictroll]

yeah i agree with you but people like this need to be exposed and fed to the lions just to stop others doing it, plus this story has a lot of public interest and sells papers

[jenwasverydrunk]

@essanay45 shuffel on boy.How is it your country? If you look futher back in to your supposed history it was you fucks that abused raped and killed the real americans which was of course american indians.You are not a real american. None of you are. Just big fat burger eating doodels. Yall have a nice day now. Hope no more planes smash into your beautiful buildings.

[essanay45]

@jenwasverydrunk Yeah,we got a lot of attention when we kicked you faggots out of our country 200 years ago!

[zinyyyy]

Japanese are quite for falcon story jajaja not even single comment for balloon boy wheres the greatest japanese gone?

[kylem1112]

@jenwasverydrunk you over generalize americans you fucking arrogant stuck up little tea drinker. how bout you stereotype us some more and we do the same. you've probably never been to america so shut the fuck up you "bleeding wanker"

[jenwasverydrunk]

@KiloByte69 ill eat your dick then wear your balls as earings you yankie doodle fuck

[KiloByte69]

Eat a dick ya fuckin limey.

[bigsisbeast]

@jenwasverydrunk yes, we all drive in limos, carry machine guns, and breath fire. Stop stereotyping!

[jenwasverydrunk]

stupid americans. all attention seeking whores

[bringtherain888]

luckily they didn't send her back to Japan. A face as hideous as hers would drop the average attractiveness of the japanese women. when they become westernized please leave these ugly japanese women in america.

[LottieGlenisterzGirl]

i totally agree they should stop this sort of thing happening because some important accident could happen while they are running around playing duck duck goose with rude people that lie :(