Coronation Street fans 'calling it' as they work out Joel's next victim and it's not Bethany

Joel Deering is currently being tipped to be Coronation Street's next serial killer and there are plenty of theories over who could be his next victim. Viewers haven't trusted the solicitor ever since he arrived in Weatherfield last year as Dee-Dee Bailey's new love interest.

And their instincts about the character, played by Calum Lill, have since been proven correct. Last week, he was revealed to be the culprit behind Lauren Bolton's disappearance - and suspected murder. The teen was last seen on the cobbles on February 23 after being sacked from her job at Roy's Rolls by Roy Cropper.

The café owner was seemingly the last person to see her alive after he visited her with her wages and some extra cash to tide her over. But what only viewers know is that she was visited at home by a mystery person, who viewers never got to see, and hasn't been seen since.

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Bethany Platt's groomer Nathan Curtis has since found himself charged with Lauren's murder following his release from prison and his return to the area. As fans saw during a week of dramatic episodes that showed the same day being relived through a different character's perspective, newcomer Kit Green planted evidence in his van, after catching Sarah Barlow thinking about doing the same.

As Nathan was arrested, the duty solicitor ended up being Joel and he had good reason for looking shifty as when he returned to the street, he made a swift exit from Roy's homecoming and was met by Hope Stape who handed him a necklace that she found in his car when cleaning it, which viewers recognised belonged