Emmerdale: Was Leyla murdered in chaos of limo crash? All the motives and suspects in compelling new fan theory
A dark new fan theory has emerged
A new Emmerdale fan theory has emerged, suggesting that Leyla Harding could have been murdered amid the chaos of the limo crash. This comes as the soap revealed that Leyla took a clutch of secrets to the grave – including those of her fellow limo passengers.
As the village gathered for Leyla’s funeral (or at least those who weren’t at Amy’s), three flashbacks played out – showing Leyla as she stumbled across three shocking secrets hidden by Suzy, Manpreet and Tracy.
Could one of those secrets have been the death of Leyla?
Leyla murdered in limo crash, wild new Emmerdale fan theory suggests
Writing on a Reddit thread in the wake of last night’s flashbacks, one viewer laid forth a bold new theory – positing that Leyla had in fact been murdered by one of the three guilty parties (well, maybe not Manpreet, who wasn’t even in the car).
“Maybe Leyla didn’t die as a result of the limo crash, she knew alot of secrets, maybe murder?” this fan suggested.
Leyla was killed as the limousine crashed into an ice-covered lake. Like fellow passenger Suzy, she died of injuries sustained during the initial crash – stabbed with something sharp as it careened from the road.
While she seemed fine in the moments following (unlike Suzy), Leyla passed out before she could escape. Kerry managed to drag her to safety, but she died on the way to hospital.
But was her death as cut-and-dry as it seemed? Or is someone harbouring an even darker secret?
Tracy?
A recent fan theory has already suggested that Tracy killed ex-Nate – who the soap revealed to be dead and chained up within the lake. And last night’s flashback saw Leyla catch her stealing money from Pollard’s shop.
Ashamed and desperate, Tracy was desperate to keep her secret. But how desperate? Could Tracy have stuck the knife (or another sharp implement) in as the limo crashed?
Suzy?
Like Leyla, Suzy died of injuries sustained in the crash. Unlike Leyla, she never made it out of the car at all. Dying of a bang to the head as the car crashed, that would seem to rule her out of Leyla’s death.
But might she have stabbed Leyla in the moments before her own death? She too was hiding a secret – she was in love with Mary, and planning to leave Vanessa. But, let’s face it, Vanessa would have found out as soon as Suzy dumped her… so probably not.
And besides, we seriously doubt she’d off her own friend and co-worker, no matter how desperate she might be.
Charity, Chas, Liam, Amy, Kerry or Vanessa?
Also in the car were Charity, Chas, Liam, Amy, Kerry and Vanessa. Given that Charity was driving at the time, that would rule her out – even if she was inadvertently responsible for Leyla’s death.
That leaves Amy and Kerry, Chas and Liam, and Vanessa. Out of everyone, there’s not a particularly strong motive left – not unless the soap is planning on yet another flashback.
Consider this one debunked… probably.
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