Overview of Media Coverage

Shortly after my son's birth in June of 1996, we had so much unexplained activity in the house that we called on a friend of the family, who was a previous resident of the community. She was a psychic who had since been living in California, but was scheduled for a visit with her local family. Her name was Barbara Conner, and she graciously spent about an hour and a half with us in an attempt to help us understand what was happening in our house. It was during this interview that we first learned of the name Sallie.

In the latter part of 1996, Sightings contacted us with interest about our claim and spent many months bringing in an array of investigators, psychics and paranormal professionals. Although the process was interesting and often gave us hope in resolving the experiences we'd been having, the case was left open and inconclusive.

With each rerun of the Sightings episodes, interest grew among the communities close to Atchison. KQ2 News group, out of Saint Joseph, Missouri interviewed us and aired a small piece about our experience.

On October 27, 2002, Showtime aired a two-hour movie they had been working on for almost two years prior. The Heartland Ghost depicted our story quite well in regards to the detail of events that took place, however, without a full understanding of the haunt Hollywood had to take liberty with the story line. We cannot confirm the story line about the African-American woman and the affair, and there was never a large fire that ran us out of the house.

What followed was the Travel Channel's Haunted Town on April 25, 2003, which covered many areas of Atchison and the claims of the hauntings within it. I will leave it said that this was not one of our favorite media coverage's, as we don't give much credibility to some of the participants.

It wasn't much later, November 2, 2003, when we were contacted by a new show named Unexplained Mysteries, which depicted a slightly updated version of the Sightings investigations; complete with old footage and new interviews.

As a result of the interest of shown in the haunted history of the town, Atchison Chamber of Commerce embarked on an interesting idea. Their Haunted Trolley Tour has been a great success. What began as a month long (October) single trolley tour that made its way around the town and told stories of specific location along the way has grown into a two month, two trolley tour. Tickets are often hard to come by, unless you have been able to purchase them in advance. Space continues to be limited, and the demand remains high.

In the last year or so, Channel 4 News out of Kansas City has been to the house as well. The newscaster assigned to the story has been enthusiastic and has had a few unexpected experiences of his own.

In 2004, an investigative team from Ghost Hunter Magazine which later became Haunted Times Magazine published three articles in their online magazine. The articles, although not always consistent with the beliefs of others, are very interesting and written from the perspective of Christopher Moon, who remains adamant in his experiences.

Late in 2004, Kansas Paranormal Group began widespread research into the Sallie House haunting. This small, but tremendously dedicated group continues to be the most active participant in returning to the house for answers. It is this group that has graciously accepted an extensive role in this site, and we are extremely fortunate and proud to have them along.

Haunted Voices, a website dedicated to the teaching, learning and research of EVP (electric voice phenomenon) began to investigate the house in February of 2005. They have dedicated much time and research to the case through three investigations.

As of this writing, Discovery Channel aired a media segment of their newest series A Haunting. Sallie's House, premiered on August 17th of 2006, depicting this location and the experiences we and others had within its walls. Although we had anticipated this television presentation as being the closest to the actual experiences, the story told did not depict details of the story as well as we had hoped. In addition, as with so many other shows, it was more of a recap of events when we lived in the house.

It seems that the best availability for the facts of this haunting have been through radio interviews. Through them callers can ask questions as well as submit queries through online forums. Radio interviews have included APSR Paranormal Radio, WCAN radio hosted by the Rhode Island Demonic Disturbances Association (RIDDIA), and most recently Western New York Paranormal radio (WNYParanormal).

To date, and with the exception of the radio interviews and a few websites furnishing the results of their own investigations, there is very little in the media representing the research, theories or experiences of individuals or groups within the last eight years.

With this website, we hope to change what is available to the public and continue to offer an invitation to all who have experienced the house.


Interview with Nightwatchers Radio

Radio interview done June 10th 2008 with Todd Sheets of Nightwatchers Radio. This was one of the rare shows where Tony took part, and gave listeners a different perspective on the haunting experience. Download the archived show here at www.nightwatchradio.com

Pickman Radio Interview on A Glimpse Through The Veil with Gabreael

A radio interview was done with Eastern Paranormal's Gabreael on her show a Glimpse Through the Veil on Wednesday August 1, 2007. The show, which airs every Wednesday, discussed past experiences as well as new theories and experiences. Please visit the show archives (link provided below) should you want to listen and be sure to check out Eastern Paranormal as well.

A Glimpse Through the Veil with Gabreael
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Pickman Interview on WNYParanormal Radio

A podcast interview was done on October 25th, 2006 with host Dwayne Claude of WNYParanormal and is now available to the public. WNYParanormal is based out of Western New York and this recent podcast features Debra Pickman who speaks of her families experience while residents of the house. She also gives the listener an inside look into some of the theories concerning the house and information about some of the ongoing investigation efforts. Follow the link below and click on the drop down menu under "On Air" to listen to the interview.

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Pickman Interview on the WCAN radio Show Phenomena - Strange Encounters

This interview aired August 18th, 2006 and featured Debra Pickman as she revealed her and her husbands experiences in the the Sallie house. This show was Hosted by RIDDIA (Rhode Island Demonic Disturbance Investigative Association).

To listen to this broadcast visit: WCAN Radio

To visit the archives visit: Phenomena - Strange Encounters

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Discovery Channel
A Haunting

The Sallie House episode of A Haunting which will air on (Thursday) August 17th, 2006 9CST/8EST. Be sure to check your local listings.

The interviews for this show were taped about 18 months prior and it was originally scheduled to air April of 2005. For whatever reasons, it was postponed several times. Considering the extensive interviewing of several individuals that had been done by the Discovery Channel staff, we anxiously awaited this episode hoping that it would be a factual representation. Due to creative direction and interpretation, along with technical ability and funding available, the show did not meet out expectations.

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October 2007 - Halloween

Mix 93.3 broadcasts live and remote from the Sallie house. Listeners hear of on-site staff members becoming overwhelmingly sick, several moments of equipment failures, unexplained physical activty, and simply strange experiences during their visit and live broadcast.