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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Theory #1939 • By ZeroX
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Here is some facts i found:
1. Red John Started to kill when he was 31 years.
2. Red John Birthday is something about these numbers: 12,31,21,31,11,32,23.
3. Red John is Someone, who an see Jane EVERY SINGLE DAY.

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I would like to point out that there is a 6 year gap between red john killings and i believe that is significant somehow.

My current suspect is Ardiles because he is in a perfect position to be a master manipulator. He has connections and information at his finger tips. He can easilykeep track of where the cbi team go and when they need things like warrents. He is the right build and age group for red john. Also we know red john is connected to bret stiles (i think bret gives people to red join... like desiples) and in the first episode with styles it is mentioned that they had been investigating stiles.

I don't believe it is anyone on janes team. As olaughlin was an infiltrator. Why have olaughlin. If part of the team is guilty. I don't think it is stiles or bertram because their age plus neither likes to get his hands dirty.

I believe even if arsiles isn't red john that red john is someone political

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everyone is over thinking this. Heller wants that. He wants us to think of all the impossible, unlikely outcomes to blind us from the fact that red John is right under our noses. we just don't know it.

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This is less of a theory rather then a question. Iv been trying to look back on things i may have over looked. In the first season, episode red johns friend. The writing on the wall "He is ma" then half a letter or an R. Whats everyone's thoughts on this? My initial thoughts at the time where maybe it wasn't a name (because if you were going to write a name why would you waste your energy with the He Is.. ) So he is many came to mind. What are your thoughts on it? any suggestions on what you think it may be?

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Theory #1934 • By Sinha
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She is as good as PJ,(or even better). In the Season 2 Episode 22 (The Red Letter), She Shook hands with PJ, She even told PJ about how exactaly her daughter felt.

Now I said She would be better than PJ is she in the same episode also had predicted that blood will be spilled which happened in S02E22

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Theory #1930 • By StillHallucinating
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I think Jane could be hallucinating Lorelei's and Lennon's deaths.  At the end of the 2nd episode this season, Jane is drinking belladona so he can hallucinate again.  It is possible he was doing it again when Lisbon showed up to tell him about Lorelei.

I also think Volker could be Red John.  He said he had a stuttering problem when he was young.  Although, he probably wouldn't have gotten caught if he was Red John.

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There are 3 possible ways now for RK:

1) He is RJ

2) He is a friend of RJ

3) He is hunting RJ on his own

1) He makes is personal with Lennon and just says that he is a FRIEND not a friend of RJ. He wants to know if Lennon recognise him just to be sure that Lennon hasn't told to anybody and this to be sure that his identity is secure. In this care the conversation told us that Lennon is a friend of RJ but didn't met really met him. Or Lennon met someone who was playing RJ role.
He stays there after Lennon dies waiting for PJ to feel the man's sorrow when RK tells him that Lennon died.

2) Rk is just an accomplice of RJ and when he tells Lennon "i wish i had a friend..." is because he knows that failing to accomplish a RJ plan or being discoverd as an RJ associate means a terrible death by the Serial Killers hand. 

3) Robert Kirkland wants to get Red John on his own using his personal abilities and who knows maybe RJ did something to him like did with PJ (not that personal). He wants to be sure that Lennon hadn't recognised him and by knowing that he then knows that RJ doesn't know but RK had to kill Lennon because in any case in that moment RK is burned. Then procedes to erase Lennon for his own safety.
He has to kill him because he knows RJ will eventually kill him and then hunt down RK. Asking RJ name is useless because as soon as Lennon tells RJ or a RJ friend about RK... RK is a dead man.


I don't know who RJ is but Heller said whe saw him and that when we will know who he is it will be like "oooh... aaaah... really?" so it's a character of limitate relevance. 
I think is the the guy in the very first episode, the one with the skull tatoo on his arm (the same mask RJ had on his first meeting with PJ).
Also the age, the air, everything fit. 
The question is, has RJ to be a rich powerfull man? No, it is not necessary.
He is the leader of a setta. He has disciples. They died for him rather than betray him.
His power is not to be seen. I remind you to a speech of Devil's Advocate "your problem is that they see you coming. You are not a surprise. Learn not to be seen."
This is the reason. He has no interest on being caugt or suspected.
Bertram is similar to RJ but is a puppet. He is similiar by behaviour but it will be a decoy. Everybody looking in the wrong direction.


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