Not much has been documented over the years about St. Vincent's Mental Asylum in Oklahoma City. St. Vincent's began as a mental hospital in 1945, expanding rapidly over the next several years whilst treating male patients exclusively. This now abandoned hospital in Oklahoma would soon become one the state's most bizarre and tormented places as stories from the inside began to creep out.
The asylum was operated by the Brothers of Mercy - a religious order providing care for the mentally ill. Starting in the 1960s, murders of patients became a regular occurrence. The first known tragedy began when a nurse inexplicably suffocated two patients. Unfortunately, the tragedies didn't end there.
The asylum was later run by a priest named Frank Dolan, who turned it into a drug rehab center. Things again went horribly wrong when Father Dolan was killed on the property by the patients he was trying to help. The facility only lasted until the 1980s, when it was shut down. This abandoned insane asylum in Okahoma is now believed to be haunted by tortured souls of the past, but what do you think?
The nursing order of Catholic brothers moved to the present location and built the ‘old’ section of the building in 1953. The addition was built using a grant from Hill-Burton.
The addition added several semi-private rooms with connecting baths, a lounge on each floor, nurses stations, and a chapel. In terms of scary places in Oklahoma, this one was relatively new, and already it checked all the boxes.
The windows and doors are all broken out of the current structure.
Many reports have surfaced about creepy things happening in the building. Sounds of creaking, banging doors, and even EVP recordings of ghostly noises have been documented.
Many of the items that were in the asylum during its lifetime still sit in the building today.
The former asylum is now privately owned.
Paranormal investigators firmly believe the asylum is in the grip of a demonic entity, one that drove the patients and staff to madness, but what do you think?
Watch this chilling video to learn more:
Do you have any stories about St. Vincents during its years of operation? Have you ever explored this creepy asylum in Oklahoma? Tell us your scary stories in the comments!
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