The Old Ironton Psychiatric hospital, also known as Old St. Mary's Hospital, is the subject of paranormal legends involving violent patient treatments and the ghost of a murdered nurse. The former asylum, located in Ironton, Missouri, has a "dark history" that has attracted the attention of paranormal investigators. The most well-known story is the legend of a murdered nurse whose spirit is said to haunt the halls of the abandoned building. Paranormal groups, including the Tennessee Wraith Chasers on the show Ghost Asylum, have investigated the location to explore this particular legend. The asylum reportedly has a history of violent patient treatment, which is believed to have contributed to the intense paranormal activity. A Facebook group dedicated to the hospital's history and ghost stories features anecdotal accounts from people who grew up nearby or whose family members worked there. Some who lived at the facility when it was being converted to a children's home claim that it was "very haunted".