Coronation Street Whodunnit underway with Ronnie and Mason early suspects

A huge new 'Coronation Street' Whodunnit is underway after evil Joel Deering’s body was discovered in a river.

Viewers were shocked on Monday night (14.10.24) when Joel's body surfaced, and a post mortem revealed he died before he entered the water.

Several Weatherfield residents looked concerned as DC Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) announced Joel’s death was now being treated as a murder investigation.

Kit starts his investigation by informing both Lauren (Cait Fitton) and Dee-Dee (Channique Sterling-Brown), whose lives Joel tried to ruin, that he has been murdered.

Lauren has a strong motive after Joel tried to kill her unborn baby and frame her for the crime, and he carried out plenty of other violence and abuse against her.

Over the coming weeks, 'Corrie' viewers will see several flashbacks as they try to piece together clues to figure out who may have bumped off Joel.

The first suspects are Ronnie (Vinta Morgan), uncle of Joel’s wronged fiance Dee-Dee, and bully Mason (Luca Toolan), who has tried to turn his life around recently.

The initial flashback will air on Wednesday night (16.10.24), as viewers will be transported back to that fateful night of September 27th, when Joel disappeared.

Suspicions about Joel's whereabouts began to grow when he failed to appear in court.

Over the coming weeks, Kit will be pulled in different directions as he tries to work out who the culprit is.

What's more, DS Swain (Vicky Myers), who was made to take a step back from the case, will set about her own inquiries.

'Corrie' has promised there are "many more twists and turns to come" before viewers find out just who was responsible for Joel’s death.