▁Mall ▁par king ▁lot , ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁before ▁his ▁first ▁documented ▁murder . ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁subsequent ▁vict ims ▁were ▁approached ▁in ▁par king ▁lots . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁T racy ▁Ann ▁W inst on ▁was ▁ab duct ed ▁from ▁North gate ▁Mall ▁and ▁murder ed ▁by ▁Gary ▁R id g way , ▁the ▁Green ▁River ▁K iller . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁a ▁seven - man ▁force ▁of ▁The ▁Order ▁attacked ▁an ▁arm ored ▁car ▁at ▁the ▁m all , ▁after ▁first ▁st aging ▁a ▁di version ary ▁bomb ing . ▁ ▁R ede velop ment ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Simon ▁Properties ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁North gate ▁Mall , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁plan ▁for ▁rev ital izing ▁the ▁North gate ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁The ▁expansion ▁plans ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁out door ▁" urban - v ill age " ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁m all ▁facing ▁Inter state ▁ 5 . ▁This ▁village ▁opened ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁five ▁level ▁par king ▁gar age ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁m all ▁provides ▁par king ▁for ▁m all ▁users ▁and ▁additional ▁trans it ▁par king . ▁The ▁to tem ▁pole ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁entrance ▁of ▁the ▁m all ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7