“Sightings” Television Investigates The Sallie House
Sightings, the television series, first contacted the Pickmans late in the
summer of 1993 after seeing a California lecture at one of the universities on the paranormal. Their interest sparked communication with the Pickman via a third party because anonymity was wanted by the family.
The family insisted on their photographs being professionally
analyzed to rule out foul play, prior to their consent to meet with the staff of the show. Seven photos and negatives were sent to be analyzed for any trickery. None was found.
The footage from the on-site filming at the house was so compelling and so many o the crew had distinct unexplainable experiences of their own, that it prompted the host of the television show, Tim White, to come with the crew for the second visit to the house.
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The Sightings’ show crew eventually made several trips to the house, bringing along a different set of investigators and equipment each time to aid them and the Pickmans in finding answers. Their coverage of the events included not only what had been reported and experienced by the Pickmans, but also the experiences of their own television crew.
Below is a list of each aired episode. Clicking the episode link will give you more details about that episode. Although there are countless hours of raw footage which were shot at the house during each visit, much of it could not be released for in any Sightings episode.
Each of the Sighting episodes were referred to as the Heartland Ghost. Here is the Sightings episode guide. Click on each episode to get more information.
SEASON 3
Episode #42
Aired September 11, 1993 Syndicated (60 minutes)
Story Title: Paranormal Phenomena
Individuals featured in story:
Edson Williams – Visual Effects Supervisor, Optical Illusions
Greg Cooke – Sightings Field Director
Howard Heim – Paranormal Investigator
Tony and Debra Pickman – Residents
Barbara Connor – Psychic
Episode #43
Aired September 13, 1993 Syndicated (60 minutes)
Story Title: Haunted House Update
Individuals featured in story:
Tim White – Show Host
Kerry Gaynor – Parapsychologist
Al Rauber – Paranormal Investigator
Greg Cooke – Field Director
Tony and Debra Pickman – Residents
Episode #49
Sightings
Aired October 30, 1994 Syndicated (60 minutes)
Story Title: Heartland Ghost Reported
Individuals featured in story:
Tony and Debra Pickman – Former Residents
Colleen – Former Resident (Identity masked)
Kerry Gaynor – Parapsychologist
Peter James – Psychic
Episode #50
Aired November 6, 1994 Syndicated (60 minutes)
Story Title: Heartland Ghost Stakeout
Individuals featured in story:
Kerry Gaynor – Paranormal Investigator
Tony and Debra Pickman – Residents
Peter James – Psychic
Ric Wilson – Audio Analysis Expert
Sarah Estep – EVP Expert
Episode #57
Sightings
Aired January 29, 1995 Syndicated (60 minutes)
Story Title:Heartland Ghost Exorcism
Individuals featured in story:
Peter James – Psychic
Debra Pickman – Former Resident
Kelly Elias – Former Resident
Episode #64
Aired April 30, 1995 Syndicated (60 minutes)
Story Title: Heartland Ghost
Individuals featured in story:
Kerry Gaynor – Paranormal Investigator
Father Ed Anthony, O.F.M. – Franciscan Monk
Carole Lieberman, M.D. – Psychiatrist
SEASON 4
A Special America Online Forum:
Episode #77 Live from the Sallie House
Title: Sallie Goes Online
Date: November 11th 1995 at 10:30 -11:30pm
and November 12th, 1995 at 6:00 – 7:00pm
Individuals on-site:
Sightings
Peter James- Psychic
Stephen Kroopnick – Co-Executive Producer, Sightings
Kerry Gaynor – Paranormal Investigator
Craig Armstrong – Segment Director
Debra Pickman – Former Resident
Tony Pickman – Former Resident
SEASON 5
Episode #103
Aired March 11, 1997 Syndicated (60 minutes)
Story Title: Heartland Ghost
Individuals featured in story:
Debra Pickman – Former Resident
Tony Pickman – Former resident
