Do you remember he is mar? if not look it up.
when the guy was dying he wrote it on the wall.
i think he didn't finish it and he was meant to write " he is many".
meaning red john is many people. Or it could mean he has many followers/friends
any thoughts?
Do you remember the last episode of season 4 when a little girl is asked by Red John to tell Jane something? well SHE saw red john SHE can identify him if Jane shows her all the photos of the suspects.
I think Red John is Brett Partridge… and I wish it so much!
Let's proceed by exclusion. I wish to be clear, also if my English is not so good. Sorry.
I think Bret Stiles, Bertram, Smith, McAllister don't absolutely fit the description offered by Rosalind Archer: they are too old or too fat or… almost without hair. And I believe that her description is trusty.
So, my personal list was immediately reduced to 3 names: Haffner, Kirkland, Partridge.
I think that both Ray Haffner and Kirkland have the appeal and the power to be Red John. Haffner is famous for his investigations using innovative surveillance's methods, so he could have observed Jane for all the time and know everything about him. But he seems to be too tall… a little more than 6 feet tall, whereas Red John is just under 6 feet tall. Well, maybe it's not a big difference, I know… but in my investigation the description made by Rosalind is a milestone.
Kirkland… well, I think he is a too perfect Red John to be the real Red John! According to me, he was introduced to set us on the wrong track. He has a particular voice and the perfect face and posture to be Red John: penetrating, calm, charming. He has power, contacts, charisma, the right job. A too perfect construction. And anyway, I think, he is too heavy compared to the description we have.
And then… Brett Partridge! I think he perfectly fits the physical description offered by Rosalind and the RJ physique, as quickly seen in some episodes.Then, he is a forensic guy and knows very well how don't leave clues on the crime scene.
I wasn't completely sure about him for a long time, because he is ridiculous and everybody, not only Jane, don't show a lot of respect to him. It's difficult to imagine that Red John would create a similar situation in his daily life… he is so authoritative! But probably it's just a part of his perfect plan. And, if Bruno Heller told that we'll be disappointed to know who Red John really is, I think that is because Partridge has apparently not at all the qualities that we can imagine Red John has.
Other clues that indicate Partridge as Red John: his referral to Dickens' book, but not so explicit. Partridge is careful not to provide clues to Jane.
Then, he has the perfect age and he talks about his mum: in pilot original screenplay, then cut, Jane describes Red John as a very ordinary man that lives with his mum or his sister, in his mid 30 (the description of Red John in TV was made by Jane several years ago, so the age now is perfect).
Now, Partridge is not so ordinary… he is definitely creepy. But his appearance is duller than the proud carriage of Haffner and Kirkland… I think he is ordinary in the sense that…he is not one you notice passing on the street.
Then, the smiley face is so similar to him! In some photos on the web, his eyes have the same shape of the smile. For example here: http://bit.ly/19qxfnc
And, what about this famous image from The Mentalist pilot? http://bit.ly/18ezw3F
There is also the yet famous clue: William Blake has painted "A brace of Partridge".
Furthermore, there is a kind of partridge that has red colours.. a red partridge. I think the correct name in English is red-legged partridge.
And, I want venture to say that in the pilot there is the TV scene that ends with the question asked by the showman:"Who is Red John?" and immediately begins a new scene with Partridge who says:"Here he/it is!" (I unfortunately can't listen to it in English and I don't know if he says exactly these words… In italian, my language, he was translated in this way and I can't find the original version on YouTube). He refers to the smile in the room, of course… but, well, we know how much the words are important in The Mentalist!
I've surely omitted a lot of clues to argue who can be RJ and who not… but I wish to have specified the key-evidences to explain my point of view.
And now, some unsolved doubts: why "Tagliaferro"? In italian it isn't a famous surname linked to literature or history… But I think is not casual.
And why Bret Stiles and Brett Partridge have a similar name? Names are not casual… for example, I think Raymond (Haffner) was chosen because similar to Roy (Tagliaferro) and Smith (Reed Smith) because in italian a smith is similar to "tagliaferro", that is "cutiron".
If there is a link between Bret and Brett, I think it's another clue to can tell that… Brett Partridge is Red John!