I believe that Gale Bertram is Red John, furthermore, i believe that Red John is a puppet master, Merely a person who controls pieces on a chess board as a way to control things.
What we know.
Red John is connected, he has agents in the CBI, FBI, and the ability to put people where he needs them when he needs them.(numerous instances of rj knowing information he shouldnt, being able to upload to CBI's servers)
Red John was friends with the father of a sheriff hardy, which means Red John is older then he may be made out to seem, as hardy would be in his 30's at the time of the episode, hardys father was arrested 10 years prior, that would put Red John somewhere in his late 40's early 50's
Rosalind says that Red john is
Red John has an average height short straight hair,
He appears to be a Caucasian, and is a white person as described by Haley. This leads me to believe that the man Rosalind has been meeting with "Roy" is actually Bertams assistant
(played by andrew leeds) Drew Yost.
I believe that
Drew Yost is the apprentice to Bertrams Master, I believe that the earlier kills were all commited by Bertram, and When Janes family was killed it was Yost taking over While bertram managed his stable of followers.
I believe that Timothy Carter, was indeed the man who came to rescue Jane from the student snuff film makers(listen to carters voice when lisbon calls to say Craig was dead)
I believe the person who killed boscos assistant to be another of RJ's followers.
