ST. ALEXIUS, Mo. - The abandoned St. Alexius Hospital on South Broadway, in the Gravois Park neighborhood, looks as haunted as its history.

A real-life exorcism reported in 1949 inspired the 1973 movie "The Exorcist."

“All broken windows, every single one,” neighbor Felix Vargas said.

This includes a second-story window from which a mangled gurney was tossed out. It now sits near a sidewalk on the ground below.

Another neighbor, Deandrea Blaylock, called the area a “criminalized empire inside these vacant buildings.”

The campus appears to be vulnerable, with the gates forced open and multiple locations that allow easy access inside.

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From the public sidewalk, you can see inside some patient rooms where the walls have

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