Robert Thomas

A Denver man claims to have helped plan balloon hoax
By Bianca Graulau
October 19, 2009 - 2:38pm
E-mails show conversations in which “balloon boy’s” father and another man plan balloon stunt.

Update: MSNBC.com is reporting that authorities want to question an associate of Richard Heene who claims to have discussed the balloon hoax with him through e-mails.

Robert Thomas, from Denver, sold a story called “Exclusive: I helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax” to Gawker.com. He also provided the website with e-mail exchanges between him and Heene...