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‘Balloon Boy’ Parents Pardoned for 2009 Hoax That Captivated the Country

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Mayumi and Richard Heene will be pardoned over a decade after they lied to authorities and said their 6-year-old son was stuck in a UFO-shaped balloon.

Ana Lucia Murillo
Ana Lucia Murillo 

Breaking News/Cheat Sheet Intern

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Ana Lucia Murillo

Ana Lucia Murillo

Breaking News/Cheat Sheet Intern

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