Coronation Street airs a sinister twist in upcoming scenes as the data from missing Joel Deering's laptop reveals a dark murder threat. Earlier this year the truth about the solicitor's evil crimes was uncovered but as justice seemed like it was about to prevail, he disappeared. It was previously revealed in the ITV soap that Joel was Lauren Bolton's 'secret boyfriend' and was behind her disappearance and presumed murder after he was seen attacking her with a chair leg.
But it was Roy Cropper who went from the trauma of being falsely imprisoned over Lauren's 'death'. But was eventually freed when Bethany Platt's groomer Nathan Curtis was framed by new police office Kit Green. READ MORE: Coronation Street star 'back in business' as she returns on big day for ITV soap after decade READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here However, Lauren did survive Joel's attack and returned to Weatherfield when Roy fell ill following his prison release, and she was revealed to be pregnant with Joel's baby.
After Lauren's return, Joel's partner Dee-Dee Bailey discovered what her fiancé had been up to and has since teamed up with DS Lisa Swain to bring Joel down after it was revealed that Lauren wasn't the only young girl he had groomed, with Swain's daughter Betsy also involved with the evil solicitor. But the latest discovery could end badly for DS Swain for a number of reasons, as the discovery is linked to her and her daughter, the Mirror reports. Viewers know Betsy black.