[2] Faloon was born to a Presbyterian family and at age 8, was told by his mother that everyone eventually dies, an idea he refused to believe, sparking his interest in human immortality.
[1] In 1977, Faloon and Saul Kent co-founded the Florida Cryonics Association (to become Life Extension Foundation in 2000) as a way to promote cryopreservation research.
In 1980, the organization transformed into not only funding research and promoting their cause through a monthly newsletter, but also selling and manufacturing supplements after receiving $100,000 from Stephen Ruddel, a real estate tycoon.
On November 7, 1991, another raid, this time on Life Extension's Arizona facility, landed both Faloon and Kent in jail (they turned themselves in at a courthouse in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) on over two dozen counts of conspiring and importing unapproved drugs.
[4] In November 1995, Federal Judge Daniel Hurley dismissed all but one of the 56 criminal charges filed against Foundation officers Saul Kent and William Faloon.