Tom is as evil as his dad - a complete list of Carl King's heinous crimes
Like father, like son for Tom and Carl KingIt was almost like Carl King returned to Emmerdale over the last few days as his son, Tom King, and his unhinged behaviour continue to mirror that of his evil father.
In fact, the scales have even fallen from devoted Uncle Jimmy’s eyes after Tom’s arrest. Jimmy calls him a ‘chip off the old block’ tonight and he’s sure got a point.
So it’s a case of like father, like son, but which King is more evil? Let’s take a look at the complete list of Carl King‘s terrible crimes.
Killer Carl King in Emmerdale
Carl King was in Emmerdale for eight years between 2004-2012. He arrived in the village to spy for his family business King & Sons, snooping on Tate Haulage.
He set his sights on Louise Appleton, asking her out on a date, but when his wife Coleen turned up, things got complicated. That put paid to that romance.
And then things turned dark. It was not long after his arrival that he caused the death of local postman Paul Marsden. The pair were fixing a roof together and Paul started teasing Carl over his fear of heights. As they continued to mess around, Paul lost his footing and fell. Carl and his brothers covered up the death by moving the body so it looked like he had had an accident on his own roof, completely on his own.
Cheating Carl
Consumed by guilt, Carl ended up revealing what had happened to Chas Dingle. The pair started a relationship, but Carl’s wandering eye soon struck and he had a one-night stand with Chloe Atkinson. Chloe then became determined to split the couple up. She wrote poison-pen letters and Chas had soon had enough, ending things.
Chloe moved in for the kill and Carl obliged, but soon got bored and wanted Chas back. She, however, left to join the army!
So he turned his attentions to her cousin, Delilah Dingle. Although they grew close and did sleep together, his heart lay with Chas and he eventually wooed her back.
They made a real go of it this time, but that was much to the disapproval of his dad, Tom King Snr. And that led to…
Killer Carl King’s second victim in Emmerdale
The King family were at war as Matthew and Sadie’s rival company took on King & Sons. Chas was passing information on the Kings to Jamie Hope, whose sister Dawn Woods had died thanks to the Kings’ battle. Furious Tom insisted Chas wasn’t good enough for Carl and then bribed her to end things.
But Chas fought back and told Carl everything on Tom’s wedding day to Rosemary Sinclair. That same day, which also happened to be Christmas Day, Tom was murdered when he was hit over the head and pushed from his bedroom window. It was later revealed Carl had a confrontation with his father about Chas and hit him when Tom called Chas nasty names. Carl then pushed Tom away and he fell out of the window.
In the midst of all this, Carl started dating DCI Grace Barraclough, who was investigating Tom’s murder! So that soon got complicated and Carl decided to confess, telling Grace everything. She took him to the police station, but was hit by a lorry as she was walking across the road. Carl then got away with murder – and things ended with Grace, pretty badly!
Cheating Carl strikes again!
Carl eventually moved on and married Lexi King although he only married her because she found out the truth about Tom’s murder. Things soon turned sour and Lexi left him. Carl got back with Chas but that wandering eye fell on Eve Jenson, with whom he started an affair.
Chas found out about the affair and decided to expose Carl on her and Carl’s wedding day. She convinced him they were going to get wed (on Christmas Day again!), but secretly squirrelled all his money away and jilted him at the altar.
The worst crime yet
Chas began an affair with Cameron Murray who was engaged to her niece Debbie Dingle. Chas was also engaged to Dan Spencer. Carl found out about her affair and tried to blackmail her.
Chas pretended that she was interested in Carl again but really she was just trying to make him take back his threats.
It all came to a head on Emmerdale’s 40th anniversary in 2012. Carl turned really nasty and blackmailed Chas for the £30k she took from him. However the hate turned to obsession as Carl decided he’d stop at nothing to get Chas back.
Chas tried to keep him sweet by pretending she would run away with him, but when he realised she had no intention doing so, Carl flipped. He revealed he had killed his father for her. Disgusted Chas tried to flee, but Carl grabbed her and forced himself on her, trying to rape her.
Chas hit Carl on the head with a brick in self-defence. Believing she had killed him, she left him lying there. Chas even stood trial for his murder, but she was acquitted.
Meanwhile, what actually happened was Cameron went back and delivered the final blow that killed Carl who screamed: “I’m indestructible” as Cameron smacked him over the head and Carl fell to the ground, dead.
Strictly star Shirley Ballas issues heartfelt statement following Ellie Goldstein elimination
Last night (November 2), Ellie and her dance partner Vito Coppola landed themselves in the dreaded bottom two alongside EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon.
Following a dance off, the panel of judges decided to save Balvinder, making Ellie the fifth contestant to leave the show.
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Strictly judge Shirley Ballas praises Ellie Goldstein
Following the emotional send-off, Shirley shared a heartfelt message to Ellie in an Instagram post on Sunday night.
While sharing a group photo with the couple from this past weekend, Shirley wrote: "Ellie, how beautiful to have had you on our show for six wonderful weeks."
"You have been dedicated to giving it your very best, your musicality is simply breathtaking and your power and energy is spectacular."
However, Shirley also praised her dance partner, Vito. She added: "@vitocoppola said it best, we were blessed to witness an angel grace our show. Thank you for sharing your love with us. I feel privileged to have watched you grow each week. This partnership will always hold a place in my heart. @bbcstrictly x."
Ellie responded, writing: "Thank you so much @shirleyballas for this emotional amazing message. It was an honour to be part of the show and meet you. I have made so many friends and have @vitocoppola in my life forever and ever."
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'Such a beautiful partnership'
Meanwhile, many resonated with Shirley's post and sent Ellie and Vito floods of support in the comments section.
"They've both been great," 2025 contestant Chris Robshaw wrote.
"Aww. Such beautiful words Shirley. I totally agree they both brought so much joy to the show it's such a shame to see them go but their friendship is just magical and it's something that will last forever," another shared.
"Such a beautiful partnership. Inclusivity is everything. What a brilliant dancer Ellie has become," a third remarked.
"Aww loved Ellie. What a brilliant pairing she and Vito were," a fourth said.
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Ellie and Vito will be on It Takes Two tonight (November 3) at 6.30pm on BBC Two.
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