175: HAUNTING | The Sallie House
Avery After Dark
Avery Ross
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🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In 1993, a young couple moved into a quiet 1800s home in Atchison, Kansas—unaware they were stepping into one of the most terrifying chapters of their lives. What began as unexplained noises and uneasy feelings quickly escalated into violent encounters, dark entities, and photographic evidence that still terrifies investigators today...
This is the true story of the Pickman haunting at the infamous Sallie House—where something unseen seemed to target its occupants, leaving behind scratches, shadows, and chilling questions that remain unanswered decades later.
Was it a ghostly presence… or something far more sinister?
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| 0:00.0 | If you were told a house might be haunted, would you still move in? |
| 0:18.9 | In 1993, Deborah and Tony Pickman did. The couple moved into a quiet |
| 0:23.8 | home on 508 North 2nd Street in Atchinson, Kansas. In a town filled with Victorian homes and |
| 0:29.9 | centuries of history, almost every house had a ghost story attached to it. But this house was different. |
| 0:36.1 | The activity in the house got so bad. Tony Pickman was |
| 0:40.0 | scratched, burned, and attacked by something no one could see, sometimes in front of witnesses. |
| 0:46.4 | Whatever was in this house didn't just want to be noticed. It wanted to be feared. Photographic |
| 0:50.8 | evidence of the supposed entity captured on dozens of photos taken by the couple. |
| 0:55.9 | Some say it was the spirit of a little girl named Sally, but many believe there's something far darker hiding behind her. |
| 1:03.2 | Oh yeah, it's about to get eerie. |
| 1:05.6 | Tonight we're diving into a truly twisted and disturbing haunting. |
| 1:10.0 | This is Avery After Dark, and as always, I'm your host, |
| 1:12.9 | Avery Ross, and I'm so glad you're here. Let's get into the story. This is the haunting of the Sally |
| 1:18.7 | House. March 1993, Deb and Tony Pickman moved into a rental in Atchinson, Kansas. The house sat at 508 North Second Street. |
| 1:30.5 | The house is old. It dates back to the mid-1800s. Deb said when they found it, she knew it was |
| 1:36.9 | perfect. Cute front porch, big bedrooms. And the couple was needing space. It was an exciting time |
| 1:43.7 | for them as they were expecting their |
| 1:45.0 | first child together. They spent the first few weeks on packing and everything was great. Atchison, |
| 1:50.5 | Kansas is a quiet river town perched along the Missouri River, known for its steep brick streets, |
| 1:56.4 | Victorian mansions, and deep sense of history. Many of its homes and buildings date back to the 1800s. |
| 2:03.2 | Everything is going smoothly until about a month in. The couple began to notice strange things about |
| 2:08.2 | the house. Lights would flicker, unexplained sounds, and the TV would turn on on its own. |
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