A shocking Coronation Street death has been declared, and the search for

Joel Dearing’s body begins in upcoming episodes. DD Bailey finds herself unnerved

when she receives a voice message from Joel. Viewers will recall that DD’s engagement

to Joel came to a sudden halt earlier this year when she discovered unsettling truths about him. Her suspicions of Joel having an affair were confirmed after she confronted Lauren Bolton, who revealed that Joel, a once-respected solicitor, had groomed and attacked her.

Since that revelation, DD has teamed up with DS Lisa Swain in a bid to take Joel down, and they seem to be getting closer to achieving that goal every day. In upcoming scenes, DD shares the voice message with Lisa, who suspects that it might be a suicide note. Using Joel’s phone signal, Kit Green tracks down his last known location and finds his car parked on a bridge with a note left on the dashboard. Lisa then informs DD that the search has now shifted to looking for Joel’s body.

However, DD isn’t convinced that Joel is dead. She later contacts the wedding venue they had planned to use and confides in Kit that Joel had already reclaimed their deposits. When DD encounters Joel’s father at the police station, she is resolute in her belief that Joel has gone into hiding. Lisa, trying to bring her back to reality, urges DD to accept that Joel is indeed dead.

But the big question remains: Is Joel really dead, or is DD right to be suspicious? Could Joel have faked his own death to avoid justice? The search for answers continues as this gripping mystery unfolds.