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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I believe that Red John is Bob Kirkland for a few reasons. 
1. Bob Kirkland asked Jason Lennon if he recognized him before he killed him. I reckon he asked that because he has changed his face and name after Red John killed that guy in the Bath tub in the 11th episode. He changed his face and name because the guy wrote"He is Mar/Man" and his original name had mar/man somewhere in it. 
2. Yes, he is on the Red John list that Jane has. He has also killed John Lennon and has stolen the information about Red John that jane had before Lorelei was killed. And that is how he knew about the list in the season premier. 
3. He is how Red John has been described. Shortish but quite a strong man, calm and high voice and is  about the same build as Jane. 

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Theory #3707 • By Smokey McPot
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i can't believe some people actually believe Bruno Heller when he says stuff like Red John isn't Jane   or  Red John Is one of the seven suspects.   The whole series has been nothing but misderection. Even if jane finds out who red john is in the season 6 finale and captures or kills him we'll find out in season 7 it was not red john.  

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For those who think Lisbon is allied with or is RJ, this idea seems a little ludicrous since RJ had Lorelei tell PJ, that for PJ to become a friend of RJ, he would need to kill Lisbon.   PJ faked the killing and took a cabbage in place of Lisbon's head, but by then RJ knew the killing was a fake.  Also, if Lisbon was RJ's friend, then why did O'Laughlin shoot her, since he was RJ's friend and should have known other friends of Red John.  So if RJ is your friend, who needs enemies.

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Since I first saw the 11th episode from season 1, the one when that guy asks Jane to prove he is innocent in a murder case in exchange of telling him who RJ is, i always had the impression that the whole "HE IS MAR" thing has nothing to do with RJ. Jared appears to be pointing at the prostitute he was with, which is, in my opinion, a man. I swear that, when I saw the scene for the first time, I said "damn, that prostitute is totally a man". Look at her again, and tell me what you think. But concentrate on her face, please :). So I thing the message was "HE IS MAN", meaning the prostitute was a man. Maybe RJ wrote it himself. Or maybe Jared did, and even if he was reffering to the hooker, maybe this is, somehow, a clue about RJ. I don`t find the connection, maybe there is one.

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Heller stated "you can trust the list". Perhaps that is Red John's list only, and not Patrick's. He had time to get all the pictures lined up in his pocket before he showed Lisbon the disc. He did appear solemn during that scene, but with PJ, one never knows. This way Bruno technically isn't lying, just choosing his words cleverly. I only chose Stiles because my iPad wouldn't let me scroll down any further to the unknown suspect category.

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Ok so in the season 3 finale the mole is revealed to be O'Laughlin who then shoots Lisbon. If Lisbon is working with Red john an so is O'Laughlin why would he shoot her?? Lisbon isnt working with or for Red john.

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I believe Gal Bertram is Red John and that he is using Brett Partridge  and Bob Kirkland to help him avoid getting caught by PJ. I do not believe that Lisbon is tied to Red John in anyway, shape or form. 

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