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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It's his father. RJ calls PJ his "greatest creation". Mind Blown!!!!

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Hi folks :) First of all: RED JOHN is NOT Robert Kirkland ;)
Come ooooon, it would be toooooo easy

My opinion:

Robert Kirkland was very eager getting involved in the Lorelei Martins- case. I think, Kirkland hypnotized Jason Lennon some time ago, so he could tell Lorelei about the rape and the following murder of Miranda commited by Red John personally.
When Lennon answered his question, if he remembers him, with "yes", it was obvious he had to kill him, to prevend Lennon from accusing him.

Maybe Kirkland was behind the murder of Miranda, but i think that would make him the next target for Red John

What do you think? :)

(Sorry for my bad english, im not from the U.S.^^)

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It can't be Jane because it would damage the character for syndication.  Granted, it might be "neat" & make headlines, etc.; but - in the long run - Jane can't be a serial killer w/o damaging the series' potential revenue in syndication.  No one messes with syndication.  It's probably someone insignificant so they don't damage their revenue streams.

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Red John is Agent Kirkland.
In season 5 episode 18, he kills the witness who knew Red John, and before that he asked him: "Do you recognize me?"
When he is asked by Lisbon in an older episode (season 5 episode 13) if he was at the Visualize farm, he doesn't answer.
He is the only person whom full name is unknown, so it's probable that he is Red John.

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Damn, that part "It's ok, I'm here for you. I won't leave you" was sooo Christopher Walken !

Quick notes - no ring on Kirkland's finger ; definitely Jason knew him but couldn't recognize him (only a planted suggestion or face transplant make sense) ; if it is face transplant and that last night really was RJ, than it is safe to say that he assumed Kirkland's identity.

It would be stupid if RJ was an HS agent all along, and he changed his appearance to look like this for at least this last 10 years.

But I don't think Kirkland or whoever that was in Red Curtain is RJ.


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This is not a theory about who red john is, but something that I noticed. Bruno Heller is giving all the suspects of being RJ as the theories all over the internet more roles in the past few episodes. My guess is that he is revealing RJ this season.

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I believe Red John has been introduced to the viewing audience in another identity. 
I  decided to look at this as more of a casting issue.
The actor they choose for this character must have "acting chops".

Most likley:
Male
Mid to late 30's
Caucasian
Around 6 ft
Member of visualize.
Has shaken hands with Jane.

 He is not often selected on these type of sites, which is odd because he is one of the few characters that meet all of the requirements(that isnt dead yet). 
I believe they have selected Agent Ray Haffner, played by REeD Diamond, a Julliard trained actor.

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