Cops dig up church car park after tip-off in cold case of missing mum-of-two who vanished 34 years ago

COPS investigating the disappearance of a mum-of-two who went missing 34 years ago have dug up a car park in search of clues. Patricia Hall, then aged 39, vanished on January 25, 1992, during a family day out in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Patricia Hall went missing 34 years ago during a family day out in North Yorkshire Cops are digging up a car park in Fulneck, Leeds, in search of a body Credit: YappApp West Yorkshire Police have started digging near Moravian Church in Fulneck, Leeds, after the team received reports of new “information” about Patricia’s disappearance. However, “nothing of note” has yet been found, cops said today. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Police have released images of the site, with workers pictured standing next to several large black bags. Although detectives have not yet recovered a body, an inquest into her death was launched in April this year at Wakefield Coroner’s Court. Patricia’s sister Christine requested a fresh application to hold an inquest Credit: supplied Chiefs said ‘nothing of note’ has yet been discovered in the park Credit: SWNS Cops have released pictures of personnel at the site carrying large black bags Credit: SWNS Husband Keith Hall admitted to killing Patricia to an undercover cop – but the jury never heard the ‘admission’ Credit: Mirrorpix Coroner Oliver Longstaff explained how Patricia’s sister, Christine Weatherhead, had requested a new application to hold an inquest. Patricia’s husband Keith was previously tried for murder – after reports of their tumultuous marriage emerged – but was found not guilty in 1994. In a disturbing interview with an undercover cop, Keith claimed to have killed his wife – but the jury was never allowed to hear the recorded “admission”. He later backtracked and said that he had only confessed to killing her to please his new girlfriend – the undercover cop – in a bid to convince her Patricia wasn’t coming back and they could continue their relationship. Most read in The Sun In a police interview, Keith said: “When I left that car, I was going to go back and say, ‘You know what I said is a load of ooish, don’t you? Made up entirely to please you?’ And I should have done, really.” The inquest heard how there had been no sightings of her since her disappearance and no “circumstantial evidence” to suggest she was still alive – such as use of a bank account or contact with family. Cops stated that the car park dig is purely speculative, as the team attempts to recover information. A spokesperson said: “Officers from West Yorkshire Police’s Major Investigation Review Team are currently examining a site at Fulneck, Pudsey, in connection with the disappearance of Patricia Hall in Leeds in 1992. “The search for potential evidence follows recent information received by the team and is being carried out on a speculative basis. “There is nothing to suggest any link to the Moravian Church, which owns the site.” Assistant Chief Constable Sarah Jones said Patricia Hall’s family had been informed about the latest developments. She said: “We are conscious of the understandable public focus that this activity is likely to attract in this high-profile case. “Patricia’s family have been informed, and we will be keeping them updated. “We obviously have a duty to act on any new information we receive but at this stage we are keeping an open mind.” “The Major Investigation Review Team carried out a thorough cold case review into Patricia’s disappearance which concluded last year without establishing any new lines of enquiry.” She added that the team would welcome any new or additional information that could assist the inquiry.