My sister’s husband confessed to strangling her and dumping her body – but he was cleared of murder. Now I want justice
My sister’s husband confessed to strangling her and dumping her body – but he was cleared of murder. Now I want justice
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IT may be 33 years since mum-of-two Patricia Hall vanished without trace after a row with her husband – but her disappearance is not forgotten. The bubbly Avon lady — who was devoted to sons Andrew, then nine, and five-year-old Graeme — was feared murdered by her husband Keith after he told a covert cop he had “strangled” her and dumped the body.
![[Keith Hall, acquitted of murdering his wife, pictured in a car.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/keith-hall-pictured-cleared-murdering-777463445.jpg?strip=all&w=632)
But a trial judge would not allow a secret recording of his confession to be used as court evidence and he was cleared of any crime. Now, The Sun can reveal that West Yorkshire Police have opened a cold case review in a bid to discover what happened to Patricia.
![[Photo of Patricia Hall.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/a1325025-35e6-4dd9-9128-850e5c3b252b.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Assistant Chief Constable Pat Twiggs, the force’s head of specialist crime and criminal justice, said: “Our major investigation review team is currently conducting a cold case review into the disappearance of Patricia Hall, which is a process we carry out periodically as standard procedure for unsolved cases.
![[Christine Weatherhead, sister of Patricia Hall, sits in a red armchair.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1e92cd47-022a-4636-b92a-8e412b7744ea.jpg?strip=all&w=956)
“That review is likely to conclude in the next few months. “We are maintaining contact with Patricia’s family and doing everything we can to support them and keep them informed. “We would welcome any new information that could assist in getting her family the answers they need.”.
![[Wedding photo of Keith and Patricia Hall.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tp-image-Keith-and-Patricia-Hall-wedding-Day-1982-2701.jpg?strip=all&w=616)
I cannot accept that she remains a missing person when she has never contacted me or her lads, who she adored, and has never touched her bank account or passport. Nothing. Patricia’s younger sister, Christine Weatherhead — who believes her sibling is dead — has welcomed news the case will be re-examined.
![[Vintage photo of two women.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/23bd3676-416a-470a-8f58-e8625cc03dd6.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
