Coronation Street fans work out surprise return amid Roy Cropper imprisonment - and it's not Lauren Bolton

Coronation Street fans think they have worked out a potential double return amid Roy Cropper imprisonment for a crime he didn't commit - but it's not Lauren Bolton. The teenager has been missing since the end of February and the cafe owner has been DS Lisa Swain's prime suspect since she started investigating the case.

Lauren's disappearance, which was first discovered by her new love interest Bobby, soon became a murder probe and the beloved cafe owner was quickly placed in the frame after he was revealed as the last person to see Lauren alive - and misguidedly deep-cleaned Lauren’s flat after she mysteriously disappeared in a bid to help sub-letter Evelyn Plummer.

And while Daniel Osbourne has also been questioned, it's Roy who has been most under suspicion by the police and true crime ghouls online who have been cruelly targeting the street stalwart.

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During Monday's (April 15) episode of Corrie, Roy was seen in a cell after he was charged with Lauren's murder. He could be seen writing a letter after he was denied bail, with solicitor Dee-Dee eventually delivering it to Nina.

In a post from the ITV soap's social media team, the contents of the letter were revealed, with Roy apologising to individuals who he had mistreated in the past. "I fear it has been my naivety, perhaps, and my arrogance to assume that being innocent means one will be seen to be innocent," he began. "I have been unkind to people who have counselled me against certain actions.

"Nina, Carla, for this I apologise. Evelyn, I wish you to know that your friendship has been… The word