Who is Red John?

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List of seven

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 am happy that Thomas McAllister is highly likely Red John, my most favourite since season 1 episode two.
Look at this when PJ asks Thomas to stand up, he smiles. Just like he has planned something, the bomb.
http://thementalist.wikia.com/wiki/File:McAllister_smiles.png

Thomas stands with the most distance of the bomb, because he knows. Look his posture and his legs, as if he is about to escape.
http://thementalist.wikia.com/wiki/File:McAllister_away_from_the_bomb.png

Red John walks in the church with a gun on his right hand.
http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131120035016/thementalist/images/6/65/RJ_vs_Jane.jpg

The reason why Red John got somehow distracted and got shot by Jane. Phobia.
http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131120040545/thementalist/images/5/57/Pidgeon_6x08.jpg

He got shot, and his stunt man said a month ago that he was a stuntman of Thomas.
http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131120035226/thementalist/images/8/8c/Possible_RJ_escape.jpg

Red John's hands
http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131118225815/thementalist/images/e/ed/Unkzs.jpg

I'm happy that he is Red John.

All credits to:
http://thementalist.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Manuel_de_la_Fuente/And_this_is_Red_John...

I'm actually quite happy that I got it right even before epsode 7 and the promo.

Here are some of my previous theories:
My most funny one
http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/12706
My most accurate one
http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/11543
And the one with the most characteristics.
http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/12575

If the photo links aren't showing correctly I will correct the problem to post it in the comment section.

And hey friends it's cool that we all love The Mentalist, let's all enjoy the final episode of Red John. We should be happy and enjoy the theories instead of bickering!

Sincerely,

ThePhantom/PhoenixWright

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The most PATHETIC outcome possible:  Brett Partridge is Red John

Like, DUH.....for obviousness -- I HOPE TO BE MORE SURPRISED [someone wrote "wait until the rest figure it out that it's Partridge?!!!]  WHAT IS THERE TO FIGURE OUT?  It's as plain as a nose on a face that the creepy forensics guy is an RJ possibility -- and it's LAME AS HELL

Partridge gloating over Jane?  Seriously?  That's the BIG reveal?!!  LOL  Jane is basically an idiot if Partridge is Red John -- considering Partridge was SO accessible as a fellow CBI employee.  How easy would it have been for Jane to put a tail on Partridge?  BP has a REGULAR job, having to come and go from his business location every day, NO?  Having to go home somewhere, NO?  

I hate for ANYONE on the list to be RJ -- but at this point, after the last 7 semi-disappointing episodes and TONS of lack of explanations -- I'd settle for a KIRKLAND TWIN or STILES/HAFFNER TWIST 

HELL -- I'd even rather see McALLISTER as Red John before Partridge!!!  Just INANE!!!

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Theory #13162 • By Bandini
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I repost it to try to explain me better because Red John is Linus Wagner.

He gets arrested in the pilot so it's the perfect alibi but if you can manipulate the whole police,
it's not important. He discredited himslef on purpose. Don't forget he's
supposed to be as smart as PJ. Now look at the pilot again and think
it's all on purpose. Just to let Jane thinks he ruled the game. But he
didn't Linus was ruling the game like the poor sad man he was supposed
to be. Sorry for my bad english i'm french. The game is over. The first
episode could be called the game has started.

He drove Jane exactly where he wanted.

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First Brett Partridge's line ever in the series is "Red John enters here..."

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I know, I know. Partridge is already dead. Up until about one minute ago I totally agreed with that. However something got me thinking about this again and here is what it is.....

Remember when PJ & Lisbon were shown the picture Cho took of Partridge in the morgue? Lisbon asks PJ what he thinks it means. PJ replies with a question, What do you think it means? Or something close to that. We, the audience were, all focused on the skin being removed from the shoulder. What if PJ noticed something completely different? Maybe a birth mark, or the color of the skin or something specific he knows about Partridge that didn't appear in the photo. PJ acted very decisively after seeing the photo. I think that was the moment he figured out who Red John is. Partridge. Since he wants RJ for himself he wouldn't have pointed this out and had the body be more closely examined. 

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