Who is Red John?

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Thomas McAllister
Thomas McAllister Reede Smith
Reede Smith Ray Haffner
Ray Haffner Gale Bertram
Gale Bertram Brett Partridge
Brett Partridge Bret Stiles
Bret Stiles Bob Kirkland
Bob Kirkland

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I still think Red John is Gale Bertram. Some people here have posted theories based on character's names. Ok, let's go:
Gale is a common unisex given name. It is derived from the Hebrew name Abigail, meaning "Happy God; Father in rejoicing; a father's joy; cheerful; joyful." Source: Wikipidia.

Bertram: This interesting surname of some antiquity derives from the Old Germanic personal name Bertram, a compound of the elements "berht", bright or famous, plus "hrabn", raven. The raven was the bird of Odin, King of the gods, in Germanic mythology. Source: https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Bertram

But the name it's not so relevant as the personality traits of the character. Bertram is an intelectual person, he quotes "Moby Dick" and a poem by William Blake. And he also plays Pocker (although he acts like he isn't a good player, so Jane helped him). 

In episode The desert rose, 06x01, how could Partidge lock yourself in that wardrobe? I guess there are 2 possibilities for the big clue in this episode:

1. The door, whiche opens up alone. This means there is someone in the house.

2. I almost see some shadow of a spider in the curtin. that means Ray Haffner could be spooked by this spider, since he has aracnophobia. (C'mon, I don't believe it)

I think it's Bertram. Rewatch the episode when Bertram first appears, "Red sky at night" (3x01)...Both Gale Bertram and Michael Gaston deserves this honor.

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Theory #11655 • By Stoopkid
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Gnosticism is the key to this all. William blake was a proclaimed gnostic. Gnosticism is basically that God is really the devil(masculine) and Satan (feminine) is really God! Think about the male dominated police force of tiger tiger . On the surface they are good and the law but really its an illusion . Red john is feminine . He she has been a scapegoat for all wrong in the show but its not true . The great red dragon is without a doubt a woman. The mother dragon. Satan is the divine feminine energy that is rising not only in this show but in reality! Take a look around in culture its impossible to ignore the female energy rising in the world. Gnosticism was what jesus and his dicisples studied. Mary magdeline was the key to it all. Then the male dominated roman catholic church took that religion flipped it and made zillions , started every war , and is the cause of thr most deaths in history.

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If Reede Smith is Red John, I swear China will finally snap and fire nukes at the USA - CBS Headquarters. I hope they target Heller's house too if this is the case. Yes Britain, you're not getting off the hook that easy.

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Theory #11652 • By partridge995
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I had dream before few days that Partridge is Red John BUT Bertram killed him in the first episode and he will admit to Jane that he killed him when he meets him in the eighth episode :( 

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We have covered Red John to be the 7 suspects, Jane himself, the CBI gang, Mashburn, Red John is gay, the pigeon flying in the barn 

The only theory left, is that RED JOHN is Loerlei Martins

"He is Mar" can be He is Martins, RJ probably had sex change or Renfrew has never heard of Wren and Martin whatever, it's fiction after all.

Bruno Heller has said, that Red John is the Keyser Soze (of the Usual Suspect Kevin Spacey fame) of Mentalist.

What if Loreloi was Red John afterall? And she built up this fake image of Red John.

Red John loves Jane more than himself now, according to one of the theories that I read.

Lorelei Martins is coming back in Great Red Dragon.

If this is not crazy enough, then please read my other theory

http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/11591

It's crazy! But isn't Mentalist about being crazy. What say?

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guys, i've been having scary dreams of being on jane's team and trying to setup a trap to catch red john and finding clues...   anyone else having the same dreams?

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