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Restless Itinerary | RIP Texas

Episode 6:

What happens when a once-bustling shopping mall becomes a place people describe as eerie, forgotten, and maybe even haunted?

This time, we're heading to northeast San Antonio to explore the strange history of Rolling Oaks Mall.

Opened in 1988 with grand fanfare, Rolling Oaks Mall was once a shopping destination filled with department stores, restaurants, movie theaters, and families. But behind the memories of shopping trips and food-court dinners are some much darker stories.

We dig into the history of the land before the mall existed, including the nearby Winters-Jackson Cemetery, a historic African American burial ground connected to formerly enslaved families and their descendants. The cemetery's story is one of forgotten history, displaced graves, and questions that deserve to be remembered.

We also revisit the tragic 2017 jewelry-store robbery that ended with a death.

And, of course, we couldn't leave without exploring the mall's creepy reputation. From former employee accounts to online stories about strange experiences, we ask: Is Rolling Oaks Mall just an aging shopping center with an unsettling atmosphere, or is there something more going on?

Join us as we wander through forgotten storefronts, uncover overlooked history, and investigate the stories, including using GHOSTTUBE, surrounding one of San Antonio's most intriguing malls.

Is Rolling Oaks Mall haunted? Or is its real history haunting enough?

Listen in and decide for yourself!

In This Episode

• The opening and early history of Rolling Oaks Mall
• What the land looked like before the mall arrived
• The history of the Winters-Jackson Cemetery
• The 2017 fatal shooting at Kay Jewelers
• The mall's changing identity and decline
• Creepy stories and paranormal rumors from online communities
• Our own (somewhat) investigation

Restless or Not?

Is Rolling Oaks Mall haunted, or is it simply a place where history, tragedy, and an eerie atmosphere have blended together?

We'll let you decide.

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