▁acquaint ances . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁second ▁season , ▁M addy ▁begins ▁to ▁res emble ▁her ▁cousin ▁more ▁and ▁more : ▁her ▁hair ▁( though ▁still ▁dark ) ▁straight ens , ▁she ▁stops ▁we aring ▁her ▁glass es , ▁and ▁in ▁her ▁carriage ▁and ▁de mean or ▁she ▁behav es ▁more ▁like ▁Laura ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁T win ▁Pe aks : ▁Fire ▁Walk ▁with ▁Me ▁than ▁the ▁M addy ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁season . ▁This ▁causes ▁conflict ▁with ▁Don na ▁and ▁James ▁when ▁James ▁becomes ▁attract ed ▁to ▁her ▁and ▁she ▁begins ▁to ▁return ▁his ▁feelings ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁herself . ▁Later , ▁she ▁is ▁murder ed ▁by ▁L eland ▁Pal mer , ▁who ▁is ▁possessed ▁by ▁B OB , ▁in ▁a ▁violent ▁recre ation ▁of ▁Laura ' s ▁murder . ▁M addy ' s ▁death ▁quickly ▁leads ▁to ▁L eland ' s ▁arrest . ▁ ▁A ▁do ppel g änger ▁of ▁M addy ▁later ▁appears ▁to ▁D ale ▁Cooper ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁L odge , ▁warning ▁him ▁to ▁" watch ▁out ▁for ▁my ▁cousin ". ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁M addy ▁is ▁referenced ▁numerous ▁times ▁in ▁Jenn ifer ▁Lyn ch ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Secret ▁Di ary ▁of ▁Laura ▁Pal mer . ▁ ▁Con ception ▁Origin ally , ▁Sh ery l ▁Lee ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁only ▁port ray ▁Laura ▁Pal mer . ▁However , ▁after ▁David ▁Lyn ch ▁fil med ▁a ▁few ▁scenes ▁with ▁her , ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁im pressed ▁that ▁he ▁created ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁M addy ▁so ▁that ▁Lee ▁could