Coronation Street spoilers as Joel Deering's killer finally confirmed - and DS Lisa Swain fears she's being framed

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Coronation Street fans will soon know the identity of Joel Deering's killer. Weatherfield's biggest-ever whodunnit has been underway for weeks after the solicitor's body was found.

Joel, played by Calum Lill, first went missing at the end of September. The news was revealed when he failed to show his face in court as he was seemingly set to face his comeuppance for his twisted crimes, which included grooming Lauren Bolton.

A warrant was issued for Joel's arrest but, after transferring money to Lauren, how the mother of his son Frankie and his ex-wife Emily, and leaving an emotional voicemail for his former fiancée Dee-Dee Bailey, Joel's car was found abandoned. READ MORE: Coronation Street Alan Halsall's stunned one-word message to Claire Sweeney as she 'confirms' move READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here It was believed Joel may have taken his own life after he was charged with buying the drugs that forced Lauren's early labour of their son, Frankie, with the intention of forcing her to miscarry.

But as the police investigation continued to try and piece together Joel's final moments, the cast quickly turned into solving Joel's murder after his body was found floating down a river before it was confirmed he'd been killed with a heavy weapon before entering the water.