Twin Peaks & Crime: Laura Palmer, Murder, and Key Characters

Laura Palmer

High school homecoming queen and very loved in Twin Peaks. Dating Bobby, but was seeing James secretly. Murdered.

Ronnette

Found wandering on a bridge. She falls into a deep coma, and the police believe it is connected to Laura's death.

Bobby

High school quarterback dating Laura Palmer. First seen as a murder suspect and has been cheating on her with Shelly.

James

Donna's friend who was secretly seeing Laura. He filmed the video of Donna and Laura and fell in love with Donna.

Agent Dale Cooper

An FBI agent sent to work on the case of Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks. Quirky guy who reports random things on his tape recorder.

Sheriff Harry Truman

Sheriff of the small town who appreciates the help of Agent Dale Cooper. He is secretly seeing Josie Packard.

Audrey

Rich girl who knew Laura but is not too upset that she died. Pretends to be upset to ruin her father's business deal.

Josie Packard

Owner of the mill who shuts it down after Laura's death. She is secretly seeing Sheriff Harry Truman.

Shelly Pulaski

Works at the Double R Diner as a waitress. Has been seeing Bobby and is scared of her abusive husband.

Metal box

Found in Laura Palmer's room containing money, cocaine, and a diary revealing her excitement to meet a mysterious man named 'J.'

Two halves of a heart necklace

Laura's necklace found at the murder scene. The police believe whoever has the other half knows more about Laura's murder.

Mia Nolan

Creepy lady who kept a secret during the crime and killed her ex-boyfriend Rob and Shazia and her family.

Rob

Mia's ex who, while drunk driving, hit the biker and hid the body. He resurfaces sober and wanting to confess.

Shazia Akhand

Insurance worker killed by Mia because she saw her memory of killing Rob. Her husband and baby are also killed by Mia.

Memory retriever

Device used by Shazia to retrieve memories, which leads to her death.

Murder weapons

Physical force used by Rob when he falls and hits his head.

Guy who gets hit with the delivery truck

Character who breaks his arm in the story.

Set in Iceland

Location where the initial crime with the cyclist occurs.

Mia's house

Location where Shazia comes to question Mia about the delivery truck incident.

The Girl on the Train

A psychological thriller about Rachel Watson, a divorced, alcoholic woman who fantasizes about a seemingly perfect couple she watches from her daily train commute.

Rachel Watson

A divorced, alcoholic woman who becomes involved in the investigation of Megan's disappearance.

Megan

The woman whose disappearance prompts Rachel to insert herself into the investigation.

Tom

Rachel's ex-husband who was having an affair with Megan and ultimately killed her.

Megan's body

Found because rain washed it up.

Shazia's husband (Anan)

Killed by Mia with a hammer.

Mia

An architect who dumps Rob's body at a job site and kills Shazia's husband.

Shazia's baby

Blind baby killed by Mia.

The guinea pig

What ultimately gives Mia away.

Scott (Jason)

Megan's abusive and controlling husband.

Anna

The other woman and a real estate agent.

Frederick "Freddie" Miles

An overweight American and one of Dickie's expat acquaintances.

Richard "Dickie" Greenleaf

The cool, vain heir to a shipbuilding company who has absconded to Italy.

Marjorie "Marge" Sherwood

An expat, writer, and resident of Mongibello who is lovesick for Dickie.

Herbert Greenleaf

Dickie's father and owner of a shipbuilding company.

Aunt Dottie

Tom's much-loathed aunt who raised him in Boston.

Cleo Dobelle

One of Tom's friends in New York, a painter of miniatures.

The Murder Weapon

Corkscrew used in a murder.

Tom Ripley

The protagonist and antagonist with a gift for forgery and impersonation.

Emily Greenleaf

Dickie's mother who is ill with leukemia.

Fausto

Dickie and Tom's Italian tutor.

Marcellus "Marc" Priminger

Tom's former housemate who helps young men in need.

Alvin McCarron

An American detective investigating Dickie's disappearance.

Tom's final destination

Greece, where he runs off at the end of the book.

Raoul's

The bar where Mr. Greenleaf tracks Dickie down.

Dickie's main hobby

Painting, which he does poorly.