‘The Young and the Restless’ Spoilers and Rumors: Who Killed Austin and Why? Meet The Usual and Unusual Suspects!

‘The Young and the Restless’ is never short of plot intrigue and clandestine maneuvers by characters with covert agendas. This Y&R mystery-style trait is never more evident than with the current Austin Travers murder stotyline. Not only are the writers casting suspicion on a host of characters from Stitch and Kyle to Summer and Abby and beyond but the very fact of Austin’s death remains in doubt!

Soap Opera Spy has compiled a lengthy list of suspects in the storyline that is making almost everyone a suspect in the “Who killed Austin Travis [Matthew Atkinson] murder mystery.” Lets look through our list of unusual suspects:

1. Summer Newman [Hunter King] The first suspect and probably the most obvious is the young wealthy betrayed wife of the victim Summer Newman Travis. Did Summer kill her husband Austin in a fit of rage when she learned of his affair with her Aunt Abby Newman? We know from flashbacks that Austin detested Summer’s wealth and ability to do whatever she wanted.  He referred to Summer as a, “barbie doll” to Abby.
2. Abby Newman [Melissa Ordway] of course is our second suspect. Could she have killed Austin in a moment of insane jealously when Austin wouldn’t leave his wife Summer for her? She admitted she could not stand to see him go back to Summer.
3. Kyle Abbott [Lachlan Buchanan] Kyle is near the top because of the way he secretly came into town months ago.  Kyle knew about Austin and Abby’s affair and confronted Austin about it and they got into a fight. Kyle was also at the cabin peeking through the windows the night Austin died and lied about his car going off the road and the bloody towel found in his trunk.
4. Fenmore Baldwin [Max Ehrich] Fen made no secret about his total dislike for his former girlfriend’s new husband, Austin. Fen criticized Austin to Summer every chance he got. Fen was the one who ran outside after Austin’s body was discovered missing and ‘buried’ the golden bookend. Could he still be in love with Summer and decided to get rid of his rival?
5. Ben ‘Stitch’ Rayburn [Sean Carrigan] Has been very involved in the mystery ever since the news of Abby and Austin’s affair was made public. The amount of concern Stitch has had for his girlfriend’s little sister is quite disturbing on many levels.  Austin lied to the Scooby Doo gang about participating in Austin’s documentary.  Did Austin discovered Stitch showered and slept with Ashley Abbott? Maybe that’s the secret Austin uncovered about good ole Dr. Ben.  Or is there more.
6. Victor Newman [Eric Braeden] Victor is probably the wealthiest high roller in the whole town. Victor did not like Austin and referred to him as a punk that wasn’t good enough for his granddaughter. We all know how Austin detested the rich and powerful! Did Austin uncover Victor’s secret plot to take down Jack Abbott and his family company Jabot?
7. Phyllis Newman [Gina Tognoni] Summer’s mother and Austin’s mother -in-law. Phyllis did not hide the fact she did not like Austin and did not think he was good enough for her daughter. Did she have him killed to free Summer up so she could begin her life again?
8. Nick Newman [Joshua Morrow] Summer’s father and Austin’s father-in-law. The only reason Austin had a job at the Underground was because his daughter begged her dad to hire him.  Nick was not a fan of Austin. Austin never gave Nick the messages that the Underground was in code violations.  If Austin had passed the message on perhaps the ceiling collapse at The Underground could have been avoided.
9. Sharon Newman [Sharon Case] Did Austin interview Sharon for his documentary? If so, what did she say that she doesn’t want anyone to hear? We witnessed Sharon being caught trying to steal Austin’s laptop. Did she kill Austin to cover her own tracks?

So there you have the list of our suspects.  Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below on who you think killed Austin Travis, that is if you think Austin is dead?