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 #2450 • By individuotipo
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In the last episode there will be 7 suspects.
All of them will be shown. One is RJ. (I think he is Brett Partridge)

But whatever. Everytime PJ gets closer, RJ is one step ahead. PJ uses PJ friends to do it.
This time, PJ is working solo. No, he is not. He is always talking to Lisbon. Maybe she will be the secret move, or maybe she will spoil everything. She is in direct contact with Gabe Mancini, from FBI, on those poker games. PJ is using her to mislead RJ, but who knows what she can say without thinking?

I think we will she RJ face, I think someone will die to protect PJ.
RJ will lose and run, and, on season 6, RJ will use everything he have to not be catch.

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I believe that Red John is Robert Kirkland. Why? Well first of all he matches Rosalind Harkers description, he also is very well connected in Homeland Security and can go places without raising suspicion. He also killed Jason Lennon and asked him several times if Jason recognized him. This leads me to suspect that Kirkland is not his real name and that it is just one of his fake identities. He probably used another follower to act like Red John with Jason and just wanted confirmation that Jason did not know the "real" Red John. He also is not listed on the season finale cast list, which leads me to suspect that he will appear but that it is supposed to be a secret just like with the fake Red John in the season 3 finale.

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I think that red john is Dr Linus Wagner because :

1. Red John doesn't like the copycat and he kill the copycat. Dr Linus Wagner is in prison.

2. Nobody can think that Red John is Dr Linus Wagner since he is in prison.

3. Jane was wrong because the first murder was truly john red. (episode 1 season1)

4. In 1988, red john is 30 years olf or less. In the first episode, Dr Linus Wagner is maybe 55 years old. 

(2008-1988 = 20)
(55-20=35)

In 1988, Dr Linus Wagner was 35 years old.

5. For me, red john is appeared in the first season.

6. As Timothy Carter, Dr Linus Wagner help the children in difficulty.

I'm french, sorry for my bad English. 

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I believe that Red John could be a lot of people. The guy at the end of the third season who Jane shot could actually be the guy who killed Jane's wife and daughter. And all of the other murders could have been done by other suspects as well. But I think that Bret Stiles organized all of these people to kill by brainwashing them like he does with the people at Visualize. Ultimately Bret Stiles has organized his own group of serial killers to do anything he wants. That's my theory. 

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I have a habit of over-thinking things on occasion so please tell me if I'm doing just that.
First of all I'd like to say I dislike the Ellis Mars theory because he doesn't seem superior to Jane in anyway, isn't charismatic and is quite repulsing. I also don't think the actor could possibly pull off such a powerful character as Red John even though he was excellent at portraying Mars the way he did. But I can't help see certain clues such as the little tiger on his business card, the Elliston farm. Also, there is a crater on Mars that looks similar to a Red John face - google 'Galle Crater on Mars.'
Also, mars is also known as the red star.
'Tiger tiger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night...'
The forests of the night could be defined as the sky and Mars is what is burning bright. Far fetched? Quite possibly. 

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Theory #2444 • By Repleettinng
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Tommy Volker was in The Mentalist to show how untouchable a powerful man is , That is what i believe but at the end Volker had no one to help him get the dirty work done so that is what got him caught Red John on the other hand is a master manipulator he will always have someone to do the dirty work to make sure he is clean so even if Jane finds out who his is there will be no way to prove it to a court. 



  My theory  - Jane finds out who Red John is Lisbon tells Jane if he kills Red John she will lose him forever and she doesn't want to lose him the is no to convict Red John so the only way for Jane to stop him is to kill him at the Jane will have to choose Lisbon or Red John 

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I think Kristina Frye is the only character who had shown mental superiority to Patrick Jane (season I). Then they make her the victim (she is strong enough to act like she's crazy so people forget about her and she is categorized as a victim). She has disappeared for a very long time and nobody knows about her or what she's doing ... this seems very strange...  All in all I think she is the only character who had shown the mental strenght to overpower jane and she visibly likes to manipulate and humiliate him. I think she has what's needed.

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