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The Sallie House

Crimes and Witch-Demeanors

Release Date: 08/04/2021

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Filled to the brim with scandal, murder, and historic characters ranging from Queen Victoria to Thomas Edison to Wyatt Earp, the history behind the Golden Gate Villa is nothing to scoff at.  In 1907 Santa Cruz was served a salacious historic scandal resulting in a horrific tragedy...leaving the house rumored to be haunted in its wake.

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What does a persistent blood stain, wisteria, and freshly baked bread have in common?  Located in the heart of Germantown in Philadelphia, Grumblethorpe, a historic home and garden, is haunted by ghosts and boasts an incredibly rich history.

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New Orleans has been known for its vampires for centuries...but how did these creatures of the night arrive in the New World? Did the Casket Girls bring them in the coffins they carried or were the Casket Girls simply casualties of history? Women, like many before them, who did not fit the mold of society, and therefore transformed into bloodthirsty nocturnal monsters? Tune in and find out!

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You've heard of the Amityville Horror, but have you heard of the Sallie House?  This small house located in Atchison Kansas is home to the ghost of a young girl who died on the operating table during emergency surgery. Her tormented spirit tortured the Pickman family for years. But who was Sallie? Did she even exist?  

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You've heard of the Amityville Horror, but have you heard of the Sallie House?  This small house located in Atchison Kansas is home to the ghost of a young girl who died on the operating table during emergency surgery. Her tormented spirit tortured the Pickman family for years. But who was Sallie? Did she even exist?  

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Annie. (2016, July 7). The Story Behind Kansas’s Most Haunted House Will Give You Nightmares. OnlyInYourState. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/sallie-house/

 

 

Blog, S. G. (n.d.). Skate Guard: The Curious Case Of Dr. Charles C. Finney. Skate Guard. Retrieved August 3, 2021, from http://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-curious-case-of-dr-charles-c-finney.html

 

 

Dr Charles C Finney (1865-1947)—Find A Grave Memorial. (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2021, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54225331/charles-c-finney

 

 

HAUNTED: The Sallie House | Supernatural with Ashley Flowers Transcripts | Podgist. (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2021, from https://www.podgist.com/supernatural/haunted-the-sallie-house/index.html

 

 

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Sallie House. (n.d.). Visit Atchison. Retrieved July 11, 2021, from https://visitatchison.com/highlight/sallie-house

 

 

Sallie House Overnight Stay. (n.d.). Visit Atchison. Retrieved July 11, 2021, from https://visitatchison.com/product/sallie-house-overnight-stay

 

 

This Little Girl’s House Really IS the Scariest Place in America. (2019, June 1). Rare. https://rare.us/rare-life/sallie-house-kansas-haunted/

 

 

UFOTV On Demand. (n.d.). THE SALLIE HOUSE: The Most Haunted House In America - FEATURE. Retrieved July 11, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRhIlgTEWD8&t=56s

 

 

Why is the Sallie House Haunted. (n.d.). Sallie House. Retrieved August 2, 2021, from https://salliehouse.com/why-is-the-sallie-house-haunted/