Visible crew/equipment: When James and Maddie meet by the lake, a clear blue trail of cigarette smoke flows in from the right, it's most probably someone's smoke from the crew.
Visible crew/equipment: A boom microphone is visible at the top of the screen during Leo Johnson's trial. (00:15:00)
Chosen answer: Laura was killed by her father Leland, whilst he was apparently possessed by the spirit BOB. The exact manner of her murder is not clear, as several injuries found during her autopsy we later discover occurred during a separate incident before her murder. We know that she was beaten and killed in an abandoned train car, and her body was then wrapped in plastic and thrown in the river.
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