Coronation Street’s Stu Carpenter had his killer past revealed during last week’s instalments of the ITV soap – leaving beau Yasmeen Metcalfe devastated.
With Stu’s ex-wife Lucy on the scene and fuming that Stu killed a woman called Charlie Walter after they had an affair, Speed Daal was up in arms about his true identity.
But now fans think they’ve rumbled the real murderer – and it’s not Stu at all, despite his apparent confession.
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Eagle-eyed viewers instead think that Stu is covering up the truth to protect the real murderer, his daughter Bridget.
It’s been revealed Bridget has a child, Stu’s granddaughter, which could hint at why he’s kept her secret for so long if he wanted her to grow up in a stable home.
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The fact that the pair share the same DNA explains why Stu’s was found at the scene.
Taking to Twitter to air their theories, one fan posted: “Our working #Corrie theory is the Stu’s daughter killed that girl and he took the blame for it to protect her.”
“I think Stu believed his daughter killed that girl & confessed to protect her. If that is true does he still believe it?” someone else wondered.
Another posted: “I bet Stu’s daughter killed the girl and he is covering up for her, that’s why his DNA was found at the scene.”
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As a fourth penned: “I reckon Stu’s daughter either killed the girl or Stu thinks she did and that’s why he confessed.”
And someone else said: “Prediction – what if Stu’s daughter actually found out about his alleged affair & is the one who really killed his mistresses.
“Stu found out & as any parent would take the fall? Kinda makes sense no? Just can’t bear to think of Stu as a bad guy too, not after Geoff!”
However, it might not be so cut and dry, as his ex-wife Lucy’s name has also been thrown into the ring.
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One Twitter user guessed: “Maybe it’s Stu’s ex that killed he girl. He thinks it was his daughter, she thinks it was him and her mum’s happy to let her think it was him to keep them apart and stop them finding out the truth…”
As someone else agreed: “Stu’s ex wife or daughter found out about the affair and one of them killed the girl and he knows it so admitted to the crime to protect them.”
That would make an extra layer of sense if Stu had been having an affair with Charlie and Lucy discovered their fling – sending her into a fit of jealous rage.
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday on ITV at 8pm
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