Emmerdale Rebecca White's killer 'revealed' in murder twist - and they are in the village

Emmerdale fans have ‘worked out’ how Rebecca White really died - and Ross Barton had something to do with it.

Ross (Michael Parr) made his return to the soap this week after six years away. He was last seen in 2008, before he left the village with Rebecca White (Emily Head) and her son Sebastian White, Robert Sugden's (Ryan Hawley) biological child, to start a new life in Liverpool.

Ross has often been mentioned off-screen due to his son Moses with Charity (Emma Atkins). But this week, Ross was back in the Dales, as part of the illegal fighting storyline, involving Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle).

In an unexpected twist during an unlicensed boxing match in the episode aired on 28 October, Ross was unveiled as Billy's opponent. However, during Wednesday’s episode (October 30), Ross dropped a death bombshell about a former character on the soap.

During his visit to Charity, he revealed details about his life since leaving Emmerdale in 2018. Charity quizzed him about Rebecca but Ross revealed the tragic news that they had parted ways some time ago and that Rebecca had passed away.

He recalled how Rebecca had asked him to look after Seb as she “had to go into hospital for a routine operation, nothing serious”.

However, later on, Ross got “the call”, seeming to refer to the news of Rebecca’s death. He said: “It turns out I was still listed as her next of kin. They said it was a one-in-a-thousand chance.

"Her heart just stopped and that was it. I let Seb go to sleep that night not knowing he didn't have a mum anymore."

Now, fans are certain that Ross is lying about Rebecca's death and are convinced he had something to do with her death. Reacting to the news of Rebecca’s death, one person said on an Emmerdale Facebook fan page: “This has p****d me off. Did they need to kill her off?”

Other fans were quick to share their theory that Ross could be behind her death. A second person said: “I don’t trust him, he defo killed her.” While a third penned: “It doesn’t sit right with me either. He's not told Charity everything.” Echoing their thoughts, another added: “My money’s on Ross.”

Earlier this year, Michael expressed his excitement about reprising his role: "I'm over the moon to be returning to Emmerdale.

“Ross is a character I'm extremely fond of and I'm excited to explore what he's been up to over the past five years. After seeing the scripts, I can't wait for the audience to see what's in store. One thing I can say is Ross' return will no doubt create fireworks."

Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm

If you love your soaps pick up Love TV's Best of British Soaps, packed with all your favourite characters and storylines. As well as interviews and quizzes. Click here to buy or it's on sale at participating retailers.