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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Is it just me or is it so obvious that it is Patrick Janes father who is Red John.

The sick thing about it is that he killed his own grandchild. Must have really hated Patrick for leaving the family business.

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In my opinion RJ is either Brett Partridge or Sheriff Thomas Maccalister.About sheriff i dont have any clues but he seems really suspicious to me.

About Partridge lets take the things from the beggining.1)Bruno Heller said that we can trust the list.
2)He also said that we will be dissapointed when we found out who red john really is.3)He also said that the first episode of the mentalist s01e01 is very important to the RJ story.In this episode we have a fake RJ murder BUT Partridge appears on this episode.And think about it the man we try to find for 5 seasons is on the first episode.Thats the importance that Bruno Heller mentions in the episode at my opinion.4)Partridge characteristics are like those that Rosalind Harker gave to PJ.5)At s02e08 his right red hand we see red john kills Janet Peak.In this frozen image of this episode we clearly  see that the man with the hood is Partridge http://thementalist.wikia.com/wiki/Janet_Peak?file=Vlcsnap-2012-10-09-23h24m43s165.png .6)In last episode of s5 when the other guy says that he wants to work with a serial killer we clearly see Partridge saying Hi! 7)He is also at the right age according to the Red Barn episode(s05e13).

Now about Bob Kirkland.He obviously isnt RJ.First of all Lorelei said to PJ that he shook hands with RJ.When PJ shook hands with BK Lorelei was in jail....So the theory about BK being RJ isnt true.Although i believe that BK is one of RJ friends inside the FBI and thats why he stole the informations from PJ's Office and also killed the other RJ servant(that was clearly an order from RJ himself).

About the last episode RJ is not a psychic.The whole show is about mind games and NOT supernatural powers.I believe that he took this memory from PJ just after the time PJ's wife and daughter killed by him.If you remember PJ was in clinic for a year.I believe at this time RJ achieved to take this memory from PJ without PJ remember that he told someone about it.

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I think maybe it is the priest from the ''Red Barn'' Episode, I still don't think that any of the 7 is Red John except maybe Bob Kirkland.
I do however think Van pelt is working for Red John , And i did'nt for one min believe  that Lorelei was telling the truth on the cd or is in any danger , But maybe is is pregnant for Patrick <<<<<<<Now would'nt THAT be something !!!!! ;)
Patricks own father was one of my suspects but i don't know if he is still alive or not , Just a thought.

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Guys, guys, guys.... I figured it out. Red John is Cho. Only an Asian would have the intelligence to murder so many people, and get away with it. Also, in season 3, episode 4, he wears a red hat... coincidence? I think not.  

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Is Lisbon involved with RJ somehow?

Since PJ told her about the hand shake, she has been acting differently towards Jane and the RJ case.
1. The main thing was during the episode Lennon was murdered by RK. She tried to get PJ out of the hospital claiming that Lennon was safe since RK and his team were watching him so nothing would happen. She should have know by now that none of RJ minions are safe when captured. Rebecca got killed surrounded by police officers.
2. An other Lisbon strange behavior was when she saw Robert Kirkland office. She had a bit of the girlfriend reaction who is about to meet her boyfriend. She fixed her hair, removed her jacket, and pushed her shoulders back. 
3. I also found the conversation between RK and Bertram about trusting her strange. Why?
Lisbon has always been very square and for the most part she has following the law but her recent behavior has been kind of strange. 
So then I started to think back about the last episode of season 3 and 4 where Red John capture did not happen and she was the first one to know that Jane had a plan to get RJ. What about if in season 3, she was the informant who told RJ about the whole thing. O'laughlin shooting at her could have been staged. He was an FBI agent (so trained shooter) shooting at proximity and he still missed her. In season 4, RJ requested Lisbon's head as he knew she would report back to him.
As Darcy mentioned to PJ why RJ has not done anything against anyone on Lisbon's team. Lisbon has obviously affection for her team.
There might be other reasons for all of the above but now I would not be surprised if Lisbon would be involved as a RJ minion. Could Lisbon be the Fearful Symmetry that the RJ is referring to...

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Season 5 finale is all a dream. Patrick Jane is still asleep on the couch.
He hadn't slept for a WEEK!!!!

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My theory is to do with the fact that it simply could NOT be his PJ's father. Why? Because throughout the series RJ has had a pervasive influence in law enforcement and his father simply would be incapable of having such widespread followers.

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