A man has been charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of Patricia Lashley, who vanished in 1998. According to multiple reports, Lashley, aged 33 at the time, was last seen at her flat on Hall Street in Dudley, in September 1998. More than two decades later, Trevor Dunkley, 66, has been charged with her murder. BBC News reports that Lashley was last seen near her home in Dudley in 1998, while other outlets describe her as being last seen in her Hall Street flat. The charge relates to an investigation into Lashley’s disappearance and the circumstances surrounding her death. The reports do not specify the date of her last confirmed sighting beyond September 1998, nor do they provide details of evidence or the procedural status of the case beyond the charge. The case is being treated as a historical murder investigation, with Dunkley facing allegations connected to Lashley’s disappearance nearly 27 to 30 years ago.