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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Why did Lorelei give Patrick Jane some time to get his list before she read the names?  Patrick already knows the names.  Why would he have to take some time to get the list out to compare?.  This was set up for Lisbon.  Jane may have been behind the video.  Who knows at this point but there is something suspicious about that and the fact that Jane immediately destroyed the cd.  I think that Lisbon is involved with Ray Haffner.  I think Patrick may have created the video, thus the absence of the real Red John's voice, in an attempt to see Lisbons reaction when certain names were mentioned such as Ray Haffners.

Remember, Red John cant tolerate cheap imitations of his work.  This video may be a way to lure Red John out because his ego wont allow him to handle someone else imitating him.  My most logical candidate based on this analysis would be that Red John is Ray Haffner.  I also combine this with the suspicion of him being on the Visualize farm during the 90's and his sketchy background.

I HATE HAFFNER!

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I think it's Bertram. He is very closely involved with Kirkland, who destroyed evidence of Red John when he killed Lennon. Also when Kirkland broke into Jane's room. That's how he got the 7 names and gave them to Bertram.

I used to think it could be Partridge, but it's a bit too obvious and I don't think Heller would want to seem like he's copying Dexter, who's also a serial killer working in forensics.

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if you remember 4.16 "his thoughts were red thoughts", remember the dialog between Bret and Grace VP.. how did she fall in love with him..? was it love..? definitely yes.. So, age is not problem.. Bret is very impressive, strong, talented etc.. the other theories are quite weak when compared with Bret...

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Ok..this is not an accusation. I do not have a concrete theory right now and frankly I don't want to have one..I love the supense, the mystery and it will only make the reveal somewhat satisfying.
Plus it says a lot about how great the writing is seeing that we're all confused and no matter how concrete we think our theories are there's always something amiss..part of the puzzle missing, incomplete. I love that.
This is an observation. Watch Red John's Rules again. I'll post a link below. WHEN PATRICK IS STARTING TO TELL LISBON ABOUT HIS LIST IN THE CAR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE AFTER THEY HAVE VISITED THE CRIME SCENE, HERE'S WHAT HE SAYS:
ASSUMING LORELAI IS TELLING THE TRUTH, RED JOHN IS ONE OF 1357 MEN ETC...
He says Lorelai IS telling the truth not WAS. Don't know if it was a mistake, the timeline is also confusing. I just think the writer's wouldn't normally make mistakes like that, especially when it comes to such an important character. Mistake or not, just something I came accross, take a look:
(go to about 5:30 in the video)
http://www.zzstream.li/2013/05/the-mentalist-s5-e22-red-johns-rules.html

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I try to think about who Red John is but I always just end up thinking how Id like to bang Grace Van Pelt.

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I was on the can this afternoon ad I started saying please god tell me who red John is. I looked up towrs the ceiling and saw that someone has written high on the stall wall here I sit my butt cheeks a flexin as I just have birth to another Texan. So if we find the suspect who has a connection to Texas we have red John.

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Sean Barlow told jane, that Barlow's are real psychics, not like Jane's...then he told him that RJ is also a real psychic, thats why he was always one steep ahead.It looks to me that Bertram looks like Sean Barlow, maybe they are brothers our something..
Also the first time Bertram and Jane met...Bertram call Jane "Wonder boy" the alias from he's past...It seem like Bertram knows to much about jane...maybe thats the way he discovered the happy memorie.
Also the season 3 finale, make look very suspicious about Bertram...
sorry for my english it's not my first language... 

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