{"id":51676,"date":"2026-01-15T12:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=51676"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:07:50","slug":"emmerdale-fans-sure-laurel-didnt-kill-ray-but-have-new-theory-involved-celia-cover-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-fans-sure-laurel-didnt-kill-ray-but-have-new-theory-involved-celia-cover-up\/","title":{"rendered":" Fans now sure Laurel didn&#8217;t kill Ray, but have a new theory she was involved in Celia cover-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laurel Thomas is acting so guilty in Emmerdale she might as well wear a sign saying she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/ray-dead-but-who-killed-him-all-the-potential-suspects-and-motives\/\">killed Ray<\/a>. But fans are convinced that she didn\u2019t and it\u2019s actually a red herring.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>However, they do think she has something huge to hide \u2013 and it\u2019s something she would definitely be asking for forgiveness for, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51467\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51467 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02.jpg\" alt=\"The guilt over Ray is eating Laurel alive in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02-96x64.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_02-192x128.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The guilt over Ray is eating Laurel alive in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Laurel and Ray in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/laurel-ashley-emmerdale-soulmates-tragic-end\/\">vicar\u2019s wife Laurel<\/a> is high on the suspect list after the murder of her boyfriend Ray Walters. Laurel had just found out he wasn\u2019t who he said he was and was in fact running a county lines drug operation and a human trafficking ring.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact Ray wanted to be with her \u2013 and even<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/is-bear-dead-is-celia-dead-who-will-rescue-robert-aaron-5-question-need-answering-after-tonight-emmerdale\/\"> killed his mother<\/a> to make sure it could happen \u2013 Laurel was not interested in their happy ending. She told him in no uncertain terms to get away from her and stay away.<\/p>\n<p>Ray was distraught and next week we will discover he went back to Mulberry after the alteraction we\u2019ve already seen. He bursts inside and begs Laurel to understand his traumatic past and why he did what he did. She refuses to allow him to be the victim, so he instead implores her to let him go free.<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] block [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/spoilers\/\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-[var(--font-v-font)] text-[var(--color-v-primary)] font-bold !text-2xl flex flex-row place-content-baseline !mb-0 max-sm:ml-[10px]\">\n          <span class=\"flex-initial mr-2 transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-1 ease-in-out !leading-[var(--title-line-height)]\">Read all 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Joe live<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/cain-moira-crisis-revelation-leaves-family-distraught\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-28T132835.379.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Wed, Apr 29<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Laurel decides to let him walk away, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/emmerdale-arthur-suspicious-ray-body-viewers-discover-truth-soon\/\">furious Arthur is determined<\/a> to make him pay. Meanwhile, Nicola wants Laurel to lure Ray into a trap to ensure justice is finally served.<\/p>\n<p>Later, we discover Arthur has stolen Ray\u2019s bag and he and Laurel find drugs in it. An angry confrontation ensues, but will it be the end of Ray at Laurel\u2019s hands?<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51481\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51481 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03.jpg\" alt=\"Laurel and Arthur are shocked at the red bag\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03-1300x883.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03-180x122.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03-96x65.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03-512x348.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_arthur_laurel_03-192x130.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laurel knows something about Ray\u2019s last hours (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Did Laurel kill Ray in Emmerdale?<\/h2>\n<p>This week it\u2019s been clear Laurel is hiding something. She dumped Ray\u2019s stolen bag in the bins at the Hide, looking deeply suspicious.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"p-3 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\/50 text-base\">It's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>She has also been in the church praying for forgiveness. But for what? Murder? Or something else?<\/p>\n<p>Fans now think they\u2019ve worked it out. Believing Laurel to be innocent of Ray\u2019s murder, and one thinks something else happened that has made her feel so guilty.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>On X one viewer suggested: \u201cPretty sure all the \u2018I\u2019ve sinned\u2019 stuff with Laurel is a red herring to make us think she killed Ray. My theory is he won her round somehow and then she helped him conceal Celia\u2019s body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the question remaining over where Celia\u2019s body actually is, could this be true? Laurel did seem to fall pretty hard for Ray, could she have been taken in by him all over again and even helped him? Is her upset now actually that she is grieving for the man she loved?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51468\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur stands staring at Ray\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-1300x898.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-180x124.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-96x66.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-512x354.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-192x133.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur wanted to make Ray pay for his mum\u2019s suffering (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>A cover-up?<\/h2>\n<p>Other fans are sure she is covering for Arthur, who is the real killer.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cI reckon <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Laurel<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> didn\u2019t kill Ray, but she\u2019s covering up for <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Arthur<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u2026\u201d said one, another agreed: \u201c<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Arthur<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> killed Ray, I\u2019m calling it now, and L<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">aurel<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> is covering for him.\u201d<\/span><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cI\u2019m convinced that <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Laurel<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> is covering up for <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Arthur,\u201d added a third.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So just what is Laurel hiding? All will be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/emmerdale-spoilers-ray-killer-revealed-secrets-spilled\/\"> revealed next week.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? 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