Leland Palmer

Leland Palmer is a character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. He also appears in the prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Leland (played by Ray Wise) is a lawyer and a well-known figure in the town of Twin Peaks. Together with his wife Sarah and his daughter Laura, his family seem to be the perfect family. When Laura is murdered, Leland’s psychological foundations begin to crumble. After her arrival, Madeleine Ferguson, Laura’s identical cousin, is of great help to him in learning how to deal with his daughter’s death. It is eventually revealed that, as a boy, Leland met a strange neighbour who turned out to be a demon entity named BOB, who would possess him throughout his life. (It is also implied that BOB molested him as a child). As an adult, Leland molests and rape Laura throughout her teens, all the while controlled by BOB. As time wears on, the strain of his dual personality starts to have a noticeable effect on his appearance;... full article at wikipedia