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'm not sure who RJ is but I wish people would stop accusing every middle aged man who is seen in the distant background.

Nothing is for sure but these people are most likely not RJ.

Robert Kirkland: Are people really that naive that the believe that RJ's identity would be made that obvious.

Ray Haffner: Again, it is way too obvious. I dont doubt that he has something to do with RJ though.

Brenda Shettrick: Fist off, RJ is probably a man. Secondly, she did not seem comforable in helping Volker locate that little boy.

Bret Stiles: He is too old. I think he knows something but not what evrybody is assuming. Remember that episode where that guy at Visualize killed that girl. Stiles slapped him for it.

Craig O'Laughlin: He's DEAD.

Dr. Steiner: Also Dead.

Grace Van Pelt: Saying that she has red hair is not a legitimate clue. Anyway she is too young.

J.J Laroche: He's to slow and monotone to be RJ. He has a secret, but its one that he thinks Jane knows. When he found out Jane "knew" his secret, he gave into Jane's demands. RJ would not do that.

Kimball Cho: Let's get real here. This is cho. He is too Cho-like to be RJ. Also he was there when RJ killed Rebecca. (and it was probably RJ himself who killed Rebecca based on the Joyful expression on her face when she saw him.

Lorelei Martins: It wouldn't make any sense for her be RJ.

Luther Wainright: Dead as well. Let's stop accusing the dead shall we.

Patrick Jane: He does not have multiple personality disorder. It wouldn't make sense for him to be RJ either.

Sam Bosco: He's Dead

Summer Edgecombe: She has nothing to do with the RJ case.

Susan Darcy: She could have something to do with the case but she is not RJ.

Teresa Lisbon: There are many reasons. She is a girl, she was in the cellar when RJ was watching, etc.

Wayne Rigsby: RJ is a controling narcissist. He could never be as silly and sweet as Rigsby is.

Personally i think that evrything Rosalind Harker says is a load of crap. I think she is more evil than we are led to believe.

Also Rosalind Harker... Dean Harker... Perhaps there is some relation... they do both have Red Hair.

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Brett Partridge is one of my many suspects: I posted this again has the previous one had mistakes. 

Reason 1: He appears only in Red John cases.

Reason 2: He is strange...

Reason 3: He appears to have a dislike for Jane, however Red John is intrigued by Jane - This could be a act he puts on, so he doesn't give himself away.

Reason 4: We now know that Red John's killings started in 1988 when he was out on a farm, that Visualize owned.

Reason 5: The actor himself was born in 1968, and in 1988 he would have been 20, which is what they said Red John's age would have been. If Brett has been portrayed with the same age I worked how old he would have been 1968 + 40 = 2008 so he would have been 40 when the show started, now I assume that show is set in the same timeline as us, so now it's 2013, that would make him 45, depending on his birth-date. Which fits the profile he would be around the same age as Jane.

Reason 6: He has the same name as Bret Stiles or though he spells it with a extra t. Now we know that Bret Stiles knows more about Red John then Jane does.
What if Red John is his son, as anyone thought of this? I mean I have lots of theories, but this is good. 
      

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Brett Partridge is one of my many suspects:

Reason 1: He appears only in Red John cases.

Reason 2: He is strange...

Reason 3: He appears to have a dislike for Jane, however Red John is intrigued by Jane - This could a act he puts on, so he doesn't give himself away.

Reason 4: We now know that Red John's killings started tn 1988 when he was out on a farm, that Visualize owned so therefore, Brett would have been.

Reason 5: The actor himself was born in 1968, and in 1988 he would have been 20, which is what they said Red John's age would have been. If Brett has been portrayed with the same age I worked how old he would be 1968 + 40 = 2008 so he would have been 40 when the show started, now I assume that show is set in the same timeline as us, so now it's 2013, that would make him 45, depending on his Birth-date. Which fits the profile he would be around the same age as Jane.

Reason 6: He has the same name as Bret Stiles or though he spells it with a extra t. Now we know that Bret Stiles knows more about Red John then Jane does.
What if Red John is his son, as anyone thought of this? I mean I have lots of theories, but this is good. 
      

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ellis mars,
        There was an episode in the earlier seasons in which one prisoner was helped by jane to escape when he said he had information about RJ. This guy was killed by red john along with an hooker. On the walls it was written in blood: "He is mar". He might have been trying to write he is mars. Also, ellis mars gives his contact card to jane on one episode. The card contained some symbol of a tiger burning bright.

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Robert Kirkland makes a good suspect.
Features all fit. He has a potentially red john voice.
To quote another theory:
Theory #381 • By LGFUAD 
"1.  Season 5 Episode 5 (Red Dawn)

At the end of the show, the director of FBI Alexa Shultz started chatting up to the first CBI director that we know of (Virgil).  She revealed to him that for the past year Patrick was in an asylum.  What purpose revealing this piece of information served for her or Red John, I dont really have much of a clue yet (perhaps to limit Patrick's points of access to information the CBI had on Red John by worrying the director? Or to motivate Virgil to keep tabs on Patrick as to how far he is with the investiation), but after hanging up she immediately she said "It's done" and faintly smiled at some man(Bob Kirkland) seated opposite to her.

He simply said 'thank you' in a soft, noticeably chilled voice. You could easily imagine his voice and Red John's voice being pretty similar.  Furthermore, I believe that conversation between Alexa Shultz and this Bob Kirkland, was pretty suggestive of him being some senior officer in relation to Alexa Shultz. I may be somehow wrong about this but what is this guy doing with a HomeLand security badge later as we see in episode 7?

2. Season 5 Episode 7 (If it Bleeds, It Leads)

PJ: " Do I know you?" 
Bob: "No.. But I know you"

His encounter with Patrick seemed pretty intentional frankly speaking. And all that sortof eerie background music... A bit suggestive. Also, while speaking with Lisbon, he seemed a little uncomfortable with his posture and he was stuttering a little in the beginning... "

Not only this, but he did in fact shake Janes hand. Important info to say the least.
The only problem is that this seems too obvious, and a little boring. 
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Theory #1439 • By townley12
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van pelt also has the same number of letters as red john, GVP also has red hair

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Hey dont accuse anyone in the CBI team again... ok?
 

No more CHO
No more RIGSBY
No more VAN PELT
No more LISBON

THINK

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