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Oct 2024
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Sallie House - 594

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A little brick house on 2nd street in Atchison, Kansas may not look haunted, but stories have been told over the years that the house is inhabited by the ghost of a young girl who died a violent death. Justin & Aaron visit their local haunted house of legend and discuss its history.

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