Ben Horne - Red Herring For Laura's Killer

Red Herring For Laura's Killer

At least two scenes were filmed to lead fans to believe that Ben Horne was Laura's killer:

  • In one episode, MIKE takes Cooper to the Great Northern, where he claims the killer is. When Ben Horne approaches Cooper and MIKE, MIKE has what amounts to an epileptic seizure and says that the killer's scent is on Ben. Only after Leland is revealed as the killer does the scene make sense and exonerate Ben—Leland and Ben had just been alone together in a room.
  • More blatantly, a scene was filmed for Episode 14 where Ben is revealed as Bob's host. The scene was filmed so that it would spread false rumors and draw people away from the possibility of Leland being the killer. The scene plays out exactly as the one originally broadcast, wherein Leland looks into a mirror to reveal the face of Bob before killing Maddy; however, here, Ben Horne is in the Palmer house, and it is he who murders Maddy. The scene was never broadcast on TV and is not included in the Gold Box DVD set.
Twin Peaks
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  • "Episode 14"
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  • "Episode 20"
  • "Episode 21"
  • "Episode 22"
  • "Episode 23"
  • "Episode 24"
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  • "Episode 26"
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