ITV Share By Kerry Barrett 11th June 2025 By Kerry Barrett 11th June 2025 Who killed Tom King? One of Emmerdale's biggest whodunnits explored and the killer revealed Tom had a LOT of enemies who wanted him dead! Carl King Classic Emmerdale Spoilers Tom King Snr Share By Kerry Barrett 11th June 2025 By Kerry Barrett 11th June 2025 Tom King was pushed from an upstairs window in Home Farm and plunged to his death in Emmerdale in 2006. The scenes are currently airing in Classic Emmerdale on ITV3 as Matthew, Carl and Jimmy King have been arrested for their dad’s murder. Once again the storyline has everyone gripped. So who killed Tom King? His shocking murder sparked one of the biggest whodunnits in Emmerdale history and set off a chain of events that still has repercussions today – almost 20 years after the episode first aired! In the episode of Classic Emmerdale, patriarch Tom was getting ready for his Christmas Day wedding to manipulative Rosemary Sinclair. But the groom had made a lot of enemies in the village from his own three sons – Matthew, Jimmy and Carl – to disgruntled pensioner Len Reynolds. So the scene was set, and the enemies gathered at Home Farm for the wedding celebrations article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Who killed Tom King? (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) Tom King is murdered in Emmerdale! Even on his wedding day, Tom didn’t shy away from upsetting people so after a few confrontations with various family members, he suggested to his bride that they sneak away from the party to spend some time alone together. But in his bedroom there was trouble for Tom as Bob Hope was lurking! That lead to another confrontation – and little did Tom know, but Bob’s son Jamie was sneaking around too. As the wedding guests gathered outside to watch the fireworks, they were horrified when Tom was shoved through an upstairs window and plunged to the ground in a shower of broken glass. What a drama! But with so many enemies, there were many local Emmerdale residents who could be guilty. Here’s how the suspects lined up. Who killed Tom King in Emmerdale? Bob is one of the suspects (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) Jamie and Bob Hope, and Terry Woods Heartbroken Bob and Jamie were grieving the death of Dawn – Bob’s daughter and Jamie’s sister – in the run up to Christmas. She was killed when the show home on the King family’s new housing development exploded. Bob and Jamie blamed the Kings for the explosion – which was fair enough really, because it was their fault. Terry was Dawn’s ex-husband and dad to her son TJ. He was devastated by the death and together with Bob and Jamie, hell-bent on vengeance. He also blamed Tom for TJ being snatched and taken to live abroad. Tom had paid Dawn’s mum, Jean, off and she had taken the little lad and fled to Morocco. Did Carl King kill his own father? (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) The death of Tom King in Emmerdale: Carl King The youngest of the surviving King brothers, Carl was set to take over his dad’s business. But just before the wedding his fiancée Chas Dingle called off their engagement. Heartbroken Carl discovered Tom was responsible – he’d manipulated Chas into calling things off. And as Tom’s wedding day dawned, Carl really wasn’t happy about it! Jimmy was one of the suspects (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) Jimmy and Matthew King The other King brothers had beef with their dad, too. They were furious that he’d offered the business to Carl and their years of built-up resentment was about to bubble over! Chas isn’t a killer. Is she? (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) Chas Dingle Carl’s ex-fiancée had been passing information about the house explosion to Jamie Hope. When Tom found out he was furious and that led to him forcing Chas to break up with Carl. Chas arrived at the wedding, drunk and shouting the odds about Tom’s manipulation. What did she do next? Grayson Sinclair Tom’s new stepson was hiding a big secret – he was gay, but living a lie with his wife, Perdy. Rosemary revealed that Grayson was seeing men on the side, and Tom was cruel about it. On the wedding day, Grayson was still upset and worried his secret was going to come out. Len Reynolds could have killed Tom (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) Len Reynolds Loyal Len was fiercely protective of his friend Edna Birch. She’d been an unlikely friend to Tom King until he blackmailed her to keep quiet about the house explosion, used devastating family secrets against her, and broke her heart, too. With Edna struggling as the wedding approached, Len was out for revenge… Rosemary was manipulative but was she a murderer? (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) Rosemary King On the wedding day Tom announced that he was actually giving the business to his new wife, Rosemary. Obviously, his sons were all raging about that, but was Rosemary also ready to get rid of her new husband? After his death Matthew discovered Rosemary’s first husband had died in mysterious circumstances in a shooting accident. He made Perdy tell the police what she knew and felt sure Rosemary was going to be hauled in. But there was a shock coming Matthew’s way when DCI Barraclough arrived at Home Farm to make an arrest… Matthew, Carl and Jimmy King appeared in court charged with their dad’s murder (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) So who killed Tom King in Emmerdale? Emmerdale actually filmed several possible endings and while we were all kept guessing for weeks evidence was eventually presented that the three brothers – Matthew, Carl and Jimmy – had all conspired together to murder their father. It was them who Barraclough arrived to arrest, not Rosemary! The brothers were taken to the police station and charged. Kelly Windsor gave Jimmy a false alibi, but Pearl overheard them discussing it and told the cops. Under police questioning Kelly admitted that she’d lied – and ended up getting arrested herself! The evidence against the three brothers was strong – mainly because of more false statements. Louise Appleton and her boyfriend Hari Prasad were paid by Rosemary to put forward fake evidence confirming the brothers’ guilt. Hari said he’d heard them talking about how they’d killed Tom and Louise backed up his story. However, Louise couldn’t go through with it and withdrew her statement, confessing she had lied. Hari was arrested and the brothers were aquitted. Carl King kills his father Tom (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) Carl killed Tom King! But Carl then confessed to Matthew and Jimmy he had killed his dad. It was revealed that Carl and Tom had argued over Chas after Carl found out about Tom’s treatment of his ex. Tom had called Chas nasty names and Carl was enraged. Angry Carl hit his father with the horse’s head statue and then pushed him away. The push caused Tom to fall out of the window to his death. But the truth about who murdered Tom never actually came out… Grace and Carl’s romance ended in her death after he confessed (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock) Carl was never found out Things turned messy when Carl started dating DCI Grace Barraclough, who was trying to find out who killed Tom. She ended their relationship when she got nothing from Carl and his brothers were horrified to find out who he’d been seeing. Carl then got himself arrested for drink driving so he could see Grace again. He confessed he had killed Tom. As they were going to the police station Grace was hit by a lorry and died. Despite Carl telling the police he was a killer, they ignored him as they tended to Grace. Although Carl told several people in the village what he had done, to this day, Carl was never punished for his dad’s death. Unless him also being brutally murdered counts! Joe did not die like Tom (Credit: ITV) Similarities between Tom King’s death and Joe Tate’s window plunge In May 2025 Emmerdale paid homage to Tom’s death by sending Joe Tate plunging out of the same window. It also happened during a glamorous event at Home Farm. Joe’s wrongdoings finally caught up with him as he was caught out over spiking Noah and causing the deaths of Amy, Leyla and Suzy. He had also blackmailed Dawn’s daughter Clemmie, not to mention stolen a kidney from his half-uncle, Caleb Miligan. Much like Tom King, Joe’s list of enemies was wrong and there were multiple suspects in the frame. DS Desari was the police officer investigating – and he had also investigated Tom King’s case alongside Barraclough. However it was quickly revealed Joe’s lover Dawn Fletcher had shoved him in a crime of passion. But Joe was so desperate to be with her, he lied to the police he had tripped and fallen and now they are back together living in bliss. But for how long? And will villainous Joe Tate really forgive his attempted murderer that easily? [boxout] Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am. Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm. Visit our Facebook page @emmerdaleinsider for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! Or find us on Twitter @emmerdaleinside Share this:Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Good to Know Share By Kerry Barrett 11th June 2025 By Kerry Barrett 11th June 2025
