Subject: Theory about Laura's death
From: lindsey@snoopy.Colorado.EDU (LINDSEY MATTHEW ALLEN)
Date: 1990-09-04, 23:41
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks
Reply-to: lindsey@snoopy.Colorado.EDU.Colorado.EDU (ALLEN LINDSEY)

After watching the repeats of the first 6 hours of Twin Peaks, I
have a theory that may explain many of the clues, and may explain
Laura's Murder.  Those who want to develop their own theories should     
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It is pretty obvious throughout the series that Laura is suffering
from a multiple personality disorder.  This may have been brought
on by an incestuous relationship with her father.  At least 3 distinct
personalities are present.  The good, sweet Laura who seems to help 
everyone; Laura the prostitute and drug user; and the key to this
theory, Laura the psychotic killer personified as Bob.  I believe that
Laura, having taken on the Bob personality a year ago murdered
Theresa Banks, and planned to murder Ronnette on the aniversary of
the first murder.

However, Laura ended up choosing herself as her next victim, and 
commited suicide.  Her father found her dead and wanted to hide the
incestuous relationship that he knew drove her to death, so wrapped
her body in plastic to make it look like a murder.

The multiple personalities are evident in the pilot if you compare
the Laura talking to James when she gave him the heart to the one
on Jacoby's tape.  Also, James goes into a long spiel to Donna how
Laura was a totally different person, and how on the night that she died
she was Laura again.  

In the Dream Sequence, the words to Mikes poem are In the darkness of
future paths, the magician longs to see, ONE CHANCE OUT BETWEEN TWO
WORLDS, FIRE WALK WITH ME.  This could mean that Laura saw the darkness
that would be her future life because of her actions and saw the one chance
out as her suicide.  The bloody note could be a suicide note.

Also in the dream, we see Mike realizing his evil, and learn that he cut
off his own arm then killed the evil Bob.  The dream Laura says that
sometime she feels like she knows Laura, but then her arms bend back.     
Maybe this shows her helplessnes to stop herself from assuming other
personalities.

Bob crouching at the Bed in the dream and in Mrs. Palmers vision would
seem to indicate that Bob was getting ready to attack Laura, or to
take her over.  Cooper thinks that the correct interpretation to the
dream will solve the murder.

The Invitation to Love cut aways ,if they are clues, indicate a suicide
theme and good and evil played by the same actress.

As for Leland, he seems to be acting pretty strangely.  Maybe his guilt
over his Incest is driving him crazy.  Especially if he blames himself
for Laura's death.  If he knows that Laura killed herself, this would
explain the contempt he seems to show to Sara when she tells Hawk about
her visions.  He thinks that her visions are nonsense.