We know a lot about how the alleged Balloon Boy" hoax happened. But we still have no idea why.
We know that Richard Henne, the man suspected by investigators of planning the hoax, was once an actor. He put his family not once, but twice on the reality show "Wife Swap," and just weeks ago was pitching his own reality show to the networks.
A former employee of Henne's sold his story - and said Henne was planning the hoax as a way to create some buzz for his show.
But given all this, why would Henne allegedly put his family in this situation?
It's a case, Metro State Psychology Professor Larry Curry says, of classic narcissism.
"Their self-motivation, their needs far outrises everything else," Curry says.
"What trauma did (Falcon Heene) go through doing something that he knew was wrongÂ…and all of the fall out with the police being involved? None of that was okay."
Some of Henne's alleged actions may have been fueled by the celebrity-crazed culture that is Reality Television.
"They want to be a star overnight, and Reality TV has done that. We watch it, so therefore, it's entertaining. Everyone feels like they are the next person on the block on the street that's going to be discovered, that's going to be famous," Curry says.
The "Balloon Boy" saga has been fodder for late night TV jokes, consumed hours of cable news, and led national newscasts as details have come out.
So Henne has become famous, in a way. Just not how he wanted.
We know that Richard Henne, the man suspected by investigators of planning the hoax, was once an actor. He put his family not once, but twice on the reality show "Wife Swap," and just weeks ago was pitching his own reality show to the networks.
But given all this, why would Henne allegedly put his family in this situation?
It's a case, Metro State Psychology Professor Larry Curry says, of classic narcissism.
"Their self-motivation, their needs far outrises everything else," Curry says.
"What trauma did (Falcon Heene) go through doing something that he knew was wrongÂ…and all of the fall out with the police being involved? None of that was okay."
Some of Henne's alleged actions may have been fueled by the celebrity-crazed culture that is Reality Television.
"They want to be a star overnight, and Reality TV has done that. We watch it, so therefore, it's entertaining. Everyone feels like they are the next person on the block on the street that's going to be discovered, that's going to be famous," Curry says.
The "Balloon Boy" saga has been fodder for late night TV jokes, consumed hours of cable news, and led national newscasts as details have come out.
So Henne has become famous, in a way. Just not how he wanted.
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