Coronation Street fans have 'horrible feeling' as they 'work out' Joel Deering's killer

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Coronation Street fans have a 'horrible feeling' about who Joel Deering's killer is after his body was found. The solicitor went missing during scenes aired on the ITV soap last month.

Joel looked set to get his comeuppance for some of his crimes, at least after it was revealed he'd been grooming young girls, including Weatherfield teenager Lauren Bolton.

It was revealed he was behind her disappearance earlier this year as she did a runner after he almost beat her to death. Luckily, Lauren survived and returned to Weatherfield over the summer when Roy Cropper fell ill following his release from prison after being wrongly accused of being behind Lauren's disappearance and presumed murder. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Bill Fellows almost played another ITV soap character as he reveals 'panic' when he started role READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here After Lauren's return, Joel's partner Dee-Dee Bailey discovered what her fiancé had been up to and teamed up with DS Lisa Swain to bring Joel down after it was revealed that Lauren was pregnant with his child and that she wasn't the only young girl he had groomed, with Swain's daughter Betsy also involved with the unsavoury character.

The pair, with the help of Betsy's admission, managed to at least nail Joel for buying the drugs used to prompt Lauren's early labour, having intended for her to miscarry, with baby Frankie remaining in Weatherfield General's baby unit.