GABE MANCINI;

Any new Red John theories have to address the Suspect List and Lorelei's curious computer epistle.
Most of the Red John theories are confused because they spend too much time ruminating over clues which lead to Red John red herrings.
Bruno Heller has emphasised that the list is credible and that each Red John suspect on the list is a legitimate suspect. Bruno Heller has not confirmed that Red John is actually on the list.
If Red John is not on the list, why does he fear the list?
It can only be that Red John is a close associate of someone on the list whose investigation will lead towards his unveiling.
Lets look at the suspects on the list. Each suspect except one is a credible Red John suspect. Each character on Jane's list has been either a Red John red herring or his behavior has been suspicious like Sherriff MaCallister's attempt to intercept Van Pelt, except one Reede Smith.
Reede Smith is the odd one out on Jane's list therefore his presence is crucial.
Reede Smith is definitely not Red John
Therefore Red John must be a close associate of his; Gabe Mancini.
If Gabe Mancini is Red John, it would explain a curious detail in Lorelei's statement " I will kill often until you catch me or I catch you ". I believe that this could be a reference to Mancini's pursuit of Jane through the Statehouse(Red Beads).

In most episodes, the identity of the killer is kept a secret until Jane set them up. And giving the identity of Red John on a list is not in their nature. I believed that the list contains some friends of Red John but not the man himself. Otherwise it would very anticlimatic because we know it would be one of the seven.

This is just an observation. There have only two other serial killers on the show. The one that RJ killed and the one in the second episode of the season 1. The sheriff appeared in the latter. It could be a coincidence. But he could be RJ or his friend.

CBI RON...this guy is ALWAYS there! I don`t know what to think - I don`t want him to be Red John, but he`s eligible for the position. He`s too quiet, kind and seems like he`s always willing to help. His presence freaks me out, he`s like a ghost: he`s at the CBI office, but sometimes, at the crime scenes, too. If he IS NOT RJ (and I hope is not), he definitely, definitely works for Red John! He seems so much like Rebecca, Bosco`s assistent and killer, so, my guess, he is also a psycho!

P.S. Given the fact that now the main subject on this site is Rebecca`s mysterious poisoning, I say this: IF the person who poisoned her is, in fact, Red John, the 7 suspects list reduces to Partridge (if we assume he cut his hair), Kirkland (if he painted his hair), and Haffner (if he painted his hair, too).
But my guess, it wasn`t RJ the person who murdered Rebecca, because she wasn`t alone when going to jail, so at least one of the guard would have recognized Partridge, Kirkland, or Haffner, who weirdly wore a police uniform. I think it was one of his disciples, so the question remains: Why is Rebecca looking at him like she`s in love with him, like he is Red John?
1. She never actually met Red John.
2. Red John is someone that`s not on the 7 suspects list.
3. Red John is someone working as a policeman, since none of the guards was surprised by his appareance.
4. Red John payed or manipulated all those guards to ignore him when poisoning Rebecca.
5.Red John is someone that Jane never met until episode 8, season 2. If he was able take a walk through the CBI departments without any fear, this means that he  and Jane never had a contact until that moment. Of course, if this is so, we can exclude Partridge, Sheriff McAlister, and Bret Siles from the list of suspects.
Share your theories and thoughts, please!