Emmerdale: Is John Sugden a killer? All the evidence that suggests he definitely is

There’s a killer on the loose in Emmerdale – and many have their money on John Sugden. This follows the week’s revelation that Nate is definitely dead; all chained up and bodybagged at the bottom of an icy lake.

Nate’s body was found by Amy, who’d taken an unplanned dip after a girls’ night out went awry, and their limousine found itself crashed on the surface of an ice-covered lake. Falling through the ice, she came face-to-face (well, to-hand) with Nate, who was trapped below.

Identifying Nate by the bracelet on his wrist, Amy regained consciousness long enough to share the news with Matty – although he was a bit distracted by his dying wife, and seemed to miss the news.

But who killed Nate? Many will be suspecting village creep John Sugden, but did he really did it? Here’s all the evidence so far.

John in the Emmerdale village. — John isn’t who he says he is (Credit: ITV)

Fans think John is hiding his true identity in Emmerdale

John’s been something of an enigma since arriving in the village. Supposedly a long-lost Sudgen, John’s identity has been cast into doubt by a pair of army dog tags emblazoned with another name – Aidan Moore.

Bonding with Aaron on a trip to the woods, John claimed that Aidan had been a former lover – but not everyone believed his version of events. Those tags have led some to speculate that Aidan killed the real John Sugden and has stolen his identity. And if not, then maybe John killed Aidan and is covering up his death. Either way, the Aidan Moore mystery is one which desperately needs solving.

“I feel like he isn’t even John he’s aiden & stole johns identify or he killed aiden & that’s why he kept the dog tags,” wrote one fan on X as the soap aired its Nate revelation this week.

Superhero John saved Aaron's skin (Credit: ITV) — John’s a little too cool under pressure (Credit: ITV)

John is too comfortable covering up a death in Emmerdale

When Aaron thought he’d killed Anthony, John leapt into action, disposing of the body and cleaning the crime scene. John may have a military background, but his chill under pressure is highly suspect, regardless.

“He seems to know what’s he doing when it comes to Anthony. Like he’s been in that situation before,” one fan remarked as John set about covering up the murder.

Nate Robinson's body floats back down into the water and we can see the distinctive bracelet (Credit: ITV) — The wrapping of Nate’s body is quite distinctive (Credit: ITV)

The way Nate’s body was wrapped

Many have noted that the way Nate’s body has been wrapped seems very familiar indeed. When we last saw Anthony, he’d been wrapped up in a similar fashion. Is this John’s killer signature?

“Why is Nate’s body wrapped exactly the same as Anthony’s???? John????” asked one fan last night.

“So tonight confirms that John killed nate, and pretty much that John is a serial killer. Wrapped the body same way as Anthony,” another said.

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.

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