In the season one finale, “Red John’s Footsteps,” they find
Red John’s lair. Red John escapes, BUT his fingerprints and DNA (he was drinking a cup of tea) would be all over the house. They
also know he was building something (he ordered supplies), he hung out with his
old partner’s son (the town sheriff), he hung around a small town for at least 5
months, and he sometimes picked up mail at his PO Box. That seems like more than enough to catch him,
especially for Patrick Jane. I mean they have his DNA, right!?!
Go back and watch that episode. Can you really imagine Bret
Stiles, Walter Mashburn, or Bob Kirkland hanging out in that dilapidated farm house?
Also, if they have Red John’s fingerprints and DNA, but
haven’t caught him, that means he isn't in the system. That means he can’t work
at the CBI or any other government agency.
Remember when Red John was just a serial killer. Yeah, me
too.
