Theo Silverton was murdered last month, and fans of the ITV soap have seemingly ruled out the six named suspects
Coronation Street fans think they may know what happened to Theo Silverton when he was murdered last month – and have ruled out the six named suspects.
It was revealed back in February that one of five Weatherfield villains would end up dead following a grim murder on the famous cobbles. It was confirmed at the time that the body would be found by Betsy Swain on the night of her mum, Lisa Swain’s, wedding to Carla Connor, and it would either be Theo, Carl Webster, Jodie Ramsey, Megan Walsh or Maggie Driscoll.
Fans of the ITV soap went on to see the couple tie the knot in an emotional ceremony, which saw them make history as the first two women to successfully marry in Weatherfield, but Betsy wasn’t seen making her deadly discovery.
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That wasn’t seen until a week later, after an episode of the soap was dedicated to each possible victim, as a horrified Betsy discovered Theo’s lifeless body, stopping her in her tracks as she prepared to head into town to continue her mum’s wedding celebrations.
It came after Corrie viewers saw Theo breaking the condition of an order to stay away from his husband, Todd Grimshaw, who bravely reported his partner to the police after suffering domestic violence at his hands for months. Theo wasn’t pleased to find Todd at their flat, getting ready to leave for Thailand.
After an altercation in the flat, which saw George Shuttleworth helping Todd to escape, despite being hit by the villain himself. But as the police arrived, Theo managed to escape, only to confront Todd once more. Luckily, George Shuttleworth arrived in the nick of time and managed to diffuse the situation.
However, that wasn’t the end. Despite being hit by Theo himself, George kicked off his next plan by pretending that he had a cramp in his leg before he dived out of his seat and towards Theo, managing to drag him into the bathroom while Todd tied a dressing gown cord around the handle to stop him leaving, leaving the pair time to escape.
But as the police arrived, Theo managed to escape, and later, as the evening set, he found Todd once more. The undertaker had jumped in a taxi to head to the airport for his trip, only to realise he had forgotten his phone. He stopped the taxi and asked the driver to wait while he went back to get it, only to find Theo facing him on the dimly lit street, holding his missing phone.
The next time we saw them was during the victim reveal episode, which aired on May 1, when Todd played a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse to outsmart a vengeful Theo. Todd managed to hide, and he called Christina Boyd to let her and George know what had happened. It wasn’t long before Christina set off to go and find him, warning George to stay at the house.
Meanwhile, Summer Spellman found herself caught in the crossfire when she came face-to-face with a sinister Theo, who forced her to hand over her phone, which he then chucked out of the window. Soon, outside, a jovial Betsy was given the shock of her life as she stumbled across the villain’s body.
It has now left Todd and his loved ones, George, Christina, and Summer, among the possible murder suspects, alongside Gary Windass and Theo’s ex-wife, Danielle Silverton, who could also be guilty of Theo’s demise as DS Lisa Connor-Swain and DC Kit Green’s investigation gathers pace.
But now, Corrie viewers think it’s none of the six profiled, and that the real culprit is Sam Blakeman, as his mental health continues to spiral. @swoosh286 said: “I’m now wondering if Sam was hallucinating thinking he saw Will on the scaffolding and it was actually he who pushed Theo to his death! We did see Sam very briefly in the murder reveal episode looking distressed without really knowing why!” @Audz32129841 replied: “This really could be how Theo died.”
@Her_EvilQueen commented: “Are we going to get a Sam killed Theo storyline. Sus he was in that episode for all of ten seconds, is having hallucinations and it would be a easy cop out.” @libbage55 echoed: “I think it was Sam hallucinating that Theo was Will. I mean, why did they show us a little snippet of Sam in the murder episode?” @rednwhite99 added: “Was that scene of Sam hallucinating with the view of the scaffolding an hint to him being the killer of Theo thinking he was will #corrie.”
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