Heidi Wyrick: Real or Hoax? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Mr. Fuji · 05-23-2005, 02:04 PM

I remember reading a post here a while back about a guy who said he saw some sort of documentary with Penn and Teller about Heidi Wyrick being exposed as a hoax. Can anyone verify this claim? Everywhere I look, I can't find any information about her being a hoax. I personally don't believe her, but it would be interesting to know if there's something out her that exposed her as a hoax. Anyone have any additional info on this?

pjpiazza · 05-23-2005, 07:42 PM

This case is one of my favorites. I'd sure hate to hear if this was a hoax. I personally believe Heidi.

Long Live Mr. Gordy!

PajamaYoga · 05-24-2005, 03:05 PM

Yea, I mean the ways this girl has been tortured and picked on, I don't know how you could fake it all.

Mijada · 05-24-2005, 05:47 PM

I've also looked for info online regarding this story and could never find anything about it being a hoax. I personally believe the story but if she was lying that would mean that her neighbors (The ones who knew Mr. Gordy and Lon) would also have been lying in the interviews they gave UM. I just find it hard to believe that all these people are in on this hoax and that Heidi's parents would force her to tell a bunch of lies on national TV.

PrettyinPink55 · 05-25-2005, 02:07 AM

I honestly do believe Heidi and her family were telling the truth.

Felix Na Vi Da · 05-25-2005, 05:49 PM

I believe her. There are too many things it would be hard to fake especially when she was that little, you have to remember Heidi was 3 when she started seeing things. I don't believe you could get a three year old to lie and be that convincing.

I wonder what Heidi is up to now? The last thing I saw of her was it that documentry called A Haunting in Georgia where she was sixteen and still seiing things, but it never said when it was made.

PrettyinPink55 · 05-26-2005, 12:06 AM

How old would she be today?

DarkDante · 05-26-2005, 12:14 AM

nineteen years old - Apparently her parents think nothing of having strangers over their house to speak about questions pertaining to Heidi's ability etc. Heidi has become a very pretty young woman and she still sees spirits although different ones than before. She once tried to serve Mr. Gordy lunch when she was a little kid but he refused to take any food. There is at least one article online that believe it's a hoax as for Penn and Teller a lot of what they broadcast is on the same level as the National Enqiurer so I don't put much stock in them but here are some interesting articles on Heidi Wyrick:

http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/georgia/page2.html (Shows some current pictures of Heidi and sums up her visions of Gordy and Lon. Also speaks of the fact that Mr. Gordy's house is being/has been moved)

http://www.csicop.org/cmi/reviews/20...-haunting.html (This article kind of writes the Wyricks off as a bunch of "Bible Belt" nutters - It's actually really goes well beyond the objective point of view that I would like to see in relation to this case. I was never a big fan of the "Ghosts" segments and don't have or plan to buy the dvd but I always though Heidi's family were telling the truth or at least the truth as they knew it)

Later.

Mr. Fuji · 05-26-2005, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkDante

Heidi has become a very pretty young woman

If you happen to be attracted to beached whales...

nohwheregirl · 05-26-2005, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Fuji

If you happen to be attracted to beached whales...

Okay, she so does not look like a beached whale. But that still made me laugh out loud.

UMfan77 · 05-27-2005, 12:33 PM

You guys are mean, calling Heidi a beached whale!

AngelDoll · 05-31-2005, 11:26 AM

That really wasnt very nice at all.

Awsi Dooger · 06-01-2005, 12:14 AM

I've seen a few of Penn and Teller's TV shows and as another poster wrote they are hardly reliable. Just onesided stabs, more concerned with entertainment than investigation or pursuit of truth. If you look at the listings of the subjects of their TV segments, Heidi Wyrick is not mentioned, nor anything close to a description of that supposed episode. Penn and Teller may have mentioned her, and dismissed her claims, briefly in a more general segment on paranormal stuff.

I believe her story is legit. It includes many obscure tidbits like Lon and the missing arm. I doubt a madeup tale would have been well researched enough to include something like that, especially involving someone other than the main person Heidi was supposedly "talking" to.

unsolvedfan4life · 06-01-2005, 01:19 PM

You people are messed up for picking on Hedi and calling her a beached whale. I would love to see what some of you look like. It is people like you that give people complexs that lead to eating disorders. In my opinion I do not see hedi as overweight. She is not 100 pounds, but so what. I am very disapointed in some members that are regulars here posting a mean spirited thing like that. Stay on topic.

Mr. Fuji · 06-01-2005, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by unsolvedfan4life

You people are messed up for picking on Hedi and calling her a beached whale. I would love to see what some of you look like. It is people like you that give people complexs that lead to eating disorders. In my opinion I do not see hedi as overweight. She is not 100 pounds, but so what. I am very disapointed in some members that are regulars here posting a mean spirited thing like that. Stay on topic.

Geez, make one joking comment on an Internet message board and you guys flip out. Give me a break. Stop being so sensitive; it was only a joke.

05-23-2005, 02:04 PM	#1
Mr. Fuji Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 23, 2004 Posts: 235	Heidi Wyrick: Real or Hoax? I remember reading a post here a while back about a guy who said he saw some sort of documentary with Penn and Teller about Heidi Wyrick being exposed as a hoax. Can anyone verify this claim? Everywhere I look, I can't find any information about her being a hoax. I personally don't believe her, but it would be interesting to know if there's something out her that exposed her as a hoax. Anyone have any additional info on this?

05-25-2005, 02:07 AM	#5
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	I honestly do believe Heidi and her family were telling the truth.
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05-26-2005, 12:14 AM	#8
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	Heidi Wyrick is now nineteen years old - Apparently her parents think nothing of having strangers over their house to speak about questions pertaining to Heidi's ability etc. Heidi has become a very pretty young woman and she still sees spirits although different ones than before. She once tried to serve Mr. Gordy lunch when she was a little kid but he refused to take any food. There is at least one article online that believe it's a hoax as for Penn and Teller a lot of what they broadcast is on the same level as the National Enqiurer so I don't put much stock in them but here are some interesting articles on Heidi Wyrick: http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/georgia/page2.html (Shows some current pictures of Heidi and sums up her visions of Gordy and Lon. Also speaks of the fact that Mr. Gordy's house is being/has been moved) http://www.csicop.org/cmi/reviews/20...-haunting.html (This article kind of writes the Wyricks off as a bunch of "Bible Belt" nutters - It's actually really goes well beyond the objective point of view that I would like to see in relation to this case. I was never a big fan of the "Ghosts" segments and don't have or plan to buy the dvd but I always though Heidi's family were telling the truth or at least the truth as they knew it) Later.

05-31-2005, 11:26 AM	#12
AngelDoll Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 25, 2005 Posts: 19	Hiedi Wyrick That really wasnt very nice at all.

06-01-2005, 01:19 PM	#14
unsolvedfan4life Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2004 Location: The Garden State Posts: 214	You people are messed up for picking on Hedi and calling her a beached whale. I would love to see what some of you look like. It is people like you that give people complexs that lead to eating disorders. In my opinion I do not see hedi as overweight. She is not 100 pounds, but so what. I am very disapointed in some members that are regulars here posting a mean spirited thing like that. Stay on topic.
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05-23-2005, 07:42 PM	#2
pjpiazza Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2005 Posts: 164	This case is one of my favorites. I'd sure hate to hear if this was a hoax. I personally believe Heidi. Long Live Mr. Gordy!

05-24-2005, 03:05 PM	#3
PajamaYoga Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 20, 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 42	Yea, I mean the ways this girl has been tortured and picked on, I don't know how you could fake it all.

05-24-2005, 05:47 PM	#4
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I've also looked for info online regarding this story and could never find anything about it being a hoax. I personally believe the story but if she was lying that would mean that her neighbors (The ones who knew Mr. Gordy and Lon) would also have been lying in the interviews they gave UM. I just find it hard to believe that all these people are in on this hoax and that Heidi's parents would force her to tell a bunch of lies on national TV.

05-25-2005, 05:49 PM	#6
Felix Na Vi Da Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 17, 2003 Posts: 158	I believe her. There are too many things it would be hard to fake especially when she was that little, you have to remember Heidi was 3 when she started seeing things. I don't believe you could get a three year old to lie and be that convincing. I wonder what Heidi is up to now? The last thing I saw of her was it that documentry called A Haunting in Georgia where she was sixteen and still seiing things, but it never said when it was made.

05-26-2005, 12:06 AM	#7
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	How old would she be today?

05-27-2005, 12:33 PM	#11
UMfan77 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 28, 2003 Posts: 1,064	You guys are mean, calling Heidi a beached whale!

06-01-2005, 12:14 AM	#13
Awsi Dooger Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 1,537	I've seen a few of Penn and Teller's TV shows and as another poster wrote they are hardly reliable. Just onesided stabs, more concerned with entertainment than investigation or pursuit of truth. If you look at the listings of the subjects of their TV segments, Heidi Wyrick is not mentioned, nor anything close to a description of that supposed episode. Penn and Teller may have mentioned her, and dismissed her claims, briefly in a more general segment on paranormal stuff. I believe her story is legit. It includes many obscure tidbits like Lon and the missing arm. I doubt a madeup tale would have been well researched enough to include something like that, especially involving someone other than the main person Heidi was supposedly "talking" to.