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 think that Brett Partridge is RJ:

RJ fooled Patrick trying to make him think that Lorelei was dead, Patrick realized that Lorelei was alive but he didn't show so because he suspected that Lisbon is related to RJ. RJ decides to start killing people close to Patrick, and he kills Leelee, Patrick needs to be sure 100% that Lisbon is RJ's accomplice, so he tells her that Leelee is a happy memory of his, Red John always wants to show to Patrick that he is much smarter than him, so if RJ tells Patrick about the happy memory, Lisbon is with him, because the only possible way RJ could know that Leelee is a happy memory of Patrick is cus' Lisbon told him

Sorry for my English, I've been studying English for 1 year only :D

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I'm not accusing any one of being Red John but
I think that Brett Partridge works as someone who clears out evidence in the RJ murders. And thus, is connected to Red John. And i'm pretty confident that six names on that list is connected to Red John.

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I`m not saying that Lisbon is Red John, but how weird is that both Teresa and Lorelei have their arm/hand hurt? My theory is either they want to confuse us, either something happend between Teresa and Red John (or one of RJ`s "employees"). 
Maybe Patrick figured it out too, and this is why he has shown her the video. What do you think, guys?

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Did anyone else notice what appears to be a marksmanship trophy in Ray Haffners office ? It did not go unnoticed by me. Red John displayed expert level shooting skills. RAY HAFFNER SUCKS! He is a murderous thug. I HATE RAY HAFFNER!

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bob Kirkland have a unique personality in the show . they always made him looks like arrogant , cold , and a sick person . and red john is 100% a sick person , he draws a smiley face at the wall with his victims blood after he enjoys killing them . bob shook hands with Patrick , and do you remember when Patrick asked him " do I know you ? " he said " no , but I know you " with a creepy look on his face and an evil smile . bob also killed that guy in the hospital and he was afraid that know who he is ... 

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I know it's probably not Lisbon cos of the list or anything but I can't help thinking she's involved with RJ somehow, (maybe from the beginning or brought on board), but she's having trouble as she wants to do RJ's bidding but is falling for Patrick too.
I have a few questions that need answering and a couple of interesting theories:
q1. is that video that was shown to Lisbon a setup between Patrick & Lorelai to flush Lisbon & RJ out?
He destroyed it pretty quick after she watched it.
He knew the 7 suspects and the "happy" memory that Jane was supposed to have had.
So is it a fake list (or partial fake list)?
q2. is it me or doesn't he seem to trust Lisbon lately (& she him)?
He doesn't let her in the room.
She doesn't tell him what happened to her arm.
He didn't want her there while he spoke to old friends (she had to wait in car) & looked pretty pissed off.
The timing of the 7 suspects was perfectly executed if a plan.
q3. why did kirkland & gale (2 top suspects) wonder if they could "trust" Lisbon after her recent little meeting with Bertram? I mean what's all that about.
Nothing revealed about her past (that I can remember).
RJ asked Patrick for Lisbons head recently but knew he didn't carry it through.
He's always 1 step ahead of Patrick, is patrick keeping his cards close cos he doesn't trust Lisbon now as she has been feeding him all the info.

both bertram & kirkland are linked. both are suspects. kirkland killed someone close to RJ recently. either one is RJ or they both work for him, so can't be trusted regardless.

I'd like to see Jane explain how those people got on his list as some of them are ridiculous (which makes me think it's fake) 

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Some other theorists have already expressed some aspects of my current theory. I think that Patrick Jane made the video of Lorelei reading the list of the seven suspects, with Lorelei's cooperation, sometime shortly after she had been shot in her arm.


So obviously Jane created the list of seven names, and he wanted only Lisbon to see the video and know the seven. That is why he immediately destroyed the disk. I'm not really sure that Lorelei is really dead, it could have been a setup by Jane so that Red John will think she is no longer a threat to him because he killed her sister. The problem with this, of course, is that RJ would know that he did not kill Lorelei.


Anyway, Jane will be ahead of Red John, and if he later finds out that RJ knows the list of 7, he will also know that Lisbon is connected to RJ, who will probably immediately tell Lisbon that he did not make the video with Lorelei, and Jane will be able to read Lisbon. 

I also think that Rosalin Harker may have lied about the physical and vocal description of RJ, as RJ may have told her to mislead the CBI.

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