SOMEBODY TRIED TO STAB ALEX KIRIAKIS WHILE DRESSED AS JEREMY HORTON AND WHAT IF IT WAS ACTUALLY STEPHANIE JOHNSON TRYING TO FRAME HER ABUSIVE EX ON DAYS OF OUR LIVES
TL;DR: Someone dressed as Jeremy Horton tried to STAB Alex Kiriakis with a carving knife on Days of our Lives and everyone assumes it was Jeremy. But what if it was actually STEPHANIE JOHNSON dressed as Jeremy trying to frame her abusive ex-boyfriend for attempted murder?! Stephanie knows Jeremy nearly drowned her and is dangerous. What if this is her twisted way of getting rid of him forever by making him look like a murderer? This theory is UNHINGED but also kind of BRILLIANT!
Someone Tried To Murder Alex Kiriakis At The Halloween Party
Let’s recap what actually happened at the Halloween party on DAYS: Someone wearing a Jeremy Horton costume took a CARVING KNIFE and tried to STAB Alex Kiriakis! They swung the knife but MISSED, and Alex ended up getting bonked on the head with a pumpkin instead!
The absolutely WILD part? Alex has NO IDEA someone just tried to murder him! He thinks he just got hit by a pumpkin at a Halloween event! There’s literally a knife on the ground that almost killed him, and Alex is just walking around town completely CLUELESS that someone wants him dead!
Everyone assumes it was Jeremy because, well, the attacker was wearing a Jeremy costume. And Jeremy DID disappear right when the attack happened, which is SUSPICIOUS! Plus, Jeremy has a history of violence—he nearly DROWNED Stephanie Johnson in a hot tub years ago! So it makes sense that everyone would think Jeremy is the would-be killer!
But what if everyone is WRONG? What if the person in that Jeremy costume wasn’t Jeremy at all? What if it was STEPHANIE dressed as her abusive ex to frame him for attempted murder?!
DAYS fans, this theory is INSANE but hear us out! Could Stephanie really frame Jeremy for murder? Would she go that far? And why would she target Alex? Email your wildest theories to [email protected]!
Stephanie Johnson Was CONVENIENTLY Absent When The Attack Happened
Here’s the smoking gun that makes this theory actually PLAUSIBLE: Stephanie was NOT in the square when the attack happened! According to the November 3rd episode, “Chad disperses them as Susan, Stephanie and Leo arrive” — meaning Stephanie ARRIVED AFTER the attack was over!
Where was Stephanie when someone dressed as Jeremy tried to stab Alex? She wasn’t there! She has NO ALIBI! She arrived with Susan and Leo after the fact, which would give her the PERFECT amount of time to attack Alex in the Jeremy costume, change out of it, and then “arrive” at the scene with the others!
Think about the timing: Susan had just warned Stephanie that her murder mystery book was “about to come true.” Then the attack happens while Stephanie is mysteriously absent. Then Stephanie arrives right after, sees Alex is okay, and later tells Susan the premonition was “a bit off” because nothing too bad happened!
What if Stephanie is downplaying it because SHE KNOWS what really happened? What if she knows the premonition DID come true, just not the way Susan expected? The murder mystery book coming to life wasn’t about Alex getting hurt — it was about Stephanie STAGING a murder attempt to frame Jeremy!
Stephanie Johnson Knows Jeremy Is Dangerous
Here’s what we KNOW about Stephanie and Jeremy’s history: Jeremy nearly drowned Stephanie in a hot tub during what Stephanie tried to call “a drinking game gone wrong.” But let’s be real—that was an ASSAULT! Jeremy’s rage and violence nearly KILLED her, and Stephanie has been terrified of him ever since!
Now Jeremy is back in Salem, and he’s already showing signs that he hasn’t changed. He violently smashed a pumpkin after Jada Hunter rejected him! His “nice guy” mask dropped IMMEDIATELY when he didn’t get what he wanted! This man is still dangerous, and Stephanie knows it!
So what if Stephanie decided to take matters into her own hands? What if she realized that Jeremy being back in town puts her in danger, and she needed to get rid of him PERMANENTLY? And what better way to get rid of someone than to frame them for attempted murder?!
If Jeremy gets arrested for trying to kill Alex Kiriakis, he goes to PRISON! He’s out of Stephanie’s life forever! She never has to worry about him hurting her again! It’s a twisted but BRILLIANT plan if you think about it!
Why Would Stephanie Target Alex Kiriakis?
Okay, here’s where the theory gets a little messy: Why would Stephanie try to stab ALEX if her goal was just to frame Jeremy? What does Alex have to do with any of this?
Here are some possibilities: Maybe Stephanie wasn’t actually trying to KILL Alex—she was just trying to make it LOOK like Jeremy attacked someone! Maybe she deliberately missed Alex with the knife and bonked him with a pumpkin instead! The goal wasn’t to hurt Alex but to create a crime scene that would implicate Jeremy!
Or—and this is DARKER—maybe Stephanie was trying to kill Jeremy himself but got Alex by mistake! If Jeremy and Alex were both at the party in similar costumes or standing near each other, Stephanie could have attacked the wrong person in the chaos! She THOUGHT she was stabbing Jeremy, but she actually went after Alex!
Or maybe Alex is connected to this in a way we don’t know yet! Maybe Alex did something that made Stephanie want revenge, and framing Jeremy was just a convenient way to kill two birds with one stone! Get rid of Alex AND get Jeremy arrested? That’s EFFICIENCY!
The Evidence Actually Supports This Theory
Think about it: If Jeremy was REALLY trying to kill Alex, why would he do it at a PUBLIC Halloween party while wearing a costume that identifies him?! That’s the WORST plan ever! Jeremy might be violent, but he’s not STUPID!
But if STEPHANIE was trying to frame Jeremy, wearing his costume makes PERFECT sense! She wants everyone to think Jeremy did it! She wants witnesses to see “Jeremy” attacking Alex! She wants the police to arrest Jeremy for attempted murder!
Plus, Jeremy disappeared right when the attack happened. What if Stephanie LURED him away or distracted him specifically so he wouldn’t have an alibi?! What if she made sure Jeremy was somewhere else without witnesses at the exact moment “he” was supposedly attacking Alex?!
And here’s another piece of evidence: Stephanie has been vocal about warning people that Jeremy is dangerous! She told Alex and Jada about Jeremy’s violent past! What if she was LAYING THE GROUNDWORK for framing him? She made sure everyone knew Jeremy was violent so when “he” attacked Alex, everyone would immediately believe it!
The fact that Stephanie wasn’t in the square when the attack happened but arrived immediately after? That’s SUSPICIOUS TIMING! She had the perfect window to commit the attack, change clothes, and show up looking innocent!
This Would Be The Darkest Stephanie Has Ever Gone
If this theory is true, Stephanie Johnson just crossed a MAJOR line! Framing someone for attempted murder is SERIOUS! Even if Jeremy is a terrible person who deserves to be in prison, framing him for a crime he didn’t commit is WRONG!
But here’s the thing: When you’re dealing with an abusive ex who nearly killed you, maybe normal rules don’t apply anymore? Maybe Stephanie felt like this was her only option to protect herself? Maybe she knew Jeremy would hurt someone eventually, so she decided to make sure he went to prison BEFORE he could hurt anyone?
It’s twisted logic, but it’s also UNDERSTANDABLE! Stephanie is a victim trying to protect herself from her abuser! If she really did frame Jeremy, it’s because she’s desperate and scared and doesn’t know what else to do!
And Susan’s warning that the murder mystery book would “come true”? Maybe it already HAS come true — just not in the way anyone expected!
Do you think Stephanie could actually frame Jeremy? Or was it really Jeremy who tried to kill Alex? And if Stephanie did it, will she get caught? Drop all your theories in the comments!
