In 1992, an Army sergeant and his pregnant wife moved into a modest house in Atchison, Kansas. Within months, the husband was being physically attacked by something no one could see, documented on camera by a national television crew. The activity has never stopped.

EPISODE NOTES

● Tony Pickman's scratches were documented on film by the Sightings television crew in 1994: nine uninterrupted minutes showing marks materializing on his skin with no visible cause.

● The Kansas Paranormal Group's investigation identified a second, more aggressive entity beyond the child spirit 'Sallie,' a middle-aged woman believed responsible for the physical attacks.

● Key distinction: the Pickmans attempted a new age spiritual cleanse performed by a psychic medium, not a formal exorcism. This distinction is central to the episode's reflection.

● Tony Pickman's own conclusion, stated publicly, is that the entities were demonic rather than ghostly.

● The house at 508 North Second Street remains open for tours and overnight stays; male visitors continue to report physical phenomena consistent with Tony's accounts.

● Scripture: Ephesians 6:12 (NIV).

SOURCES

● Tony and Debra Pickman's firsthand accounts

● Debra Lyn Pickman, The Sallie House Haunting: A True Story (Llewellyn Publications, 2010)

● Sightings television episodes featuring the Sallie House (1994-1995)

● Kansas Paranormal Group investigation findings

● Ongoing visitor and investigator accounts via visitatchison.com