I believe that Ray Haffner is Red John, which would explain why Bret Stiles had the info he did on RJ. The main reason for my thinking this is that it was revealed in the "Red Barn" episode that Ray is a member of Bret Stile's Visualize cult. Early on I thought that Bret Stiles was RJ. It's obvious that Bob Kirkland is a disciple of RJ and I believe that other suspects may be followers of RJ also.
On August 7, 2013, it was announced that characters Wayne Rigsby and Grace Van Pelt, played by Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti, both of whom had been on the series since the first episode, would be leaving.Casting is currently underway for two new series regulars, FBI Agents Kim Fischer and Nick Abbott.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mentalist_(season_6)
It's just Sad , I can't Imagine the series without them :(
Zakaria Moutchou
Here's the trailer for season 6 http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/08/the-mentalist-season-6-first-promo.html
not so much a theory but an observation. When Jane first meets lorelei he mentions that he killed a man and refers to it as a 'happy little memory'. The same words s RJ uses to taunt PJ in the S5 finale.
I have some arguments for accusing Brett Partridge.
1. In Series 2 eppisode 23 there is the scene where Jane meets Red John with a mask. His voice sounds very much like Brett's
2. I beleive that in series like this, the director always tries to inject some subtile details in the filming. No frame or scene is accidental. In Season 5 finale, at the beginning of the eppisode, where Jane arrives at the crime scene, there is a close-up on Brett with Red John's smiley in the back. This illustrates that Brett could be Red John. The scene is aprox at 2:55.
3. In the same eppisode he speaks about Lorelei Martins and gives details.
4. Brett is a forensic investigator, a job very conveniable for a serial killer. He must be in the action.
5. He is thin, thick voice, strange attitude. Usually is boring for a serial killer to be strong and bald, like Gale Bertram.
My opinion is that in a clever series like "The Mentalist" the killer is either every time in your sight(Patrick Jane, Teresa Lisbon), but you don't suspect at all, or he/she appears in few eppisodes and this appearance must give subtile clues about him.
If Bertram was Red John then two things bother me.
1. Why didn't she kill Lorelei when she was at the CBI ? He would have had time and he couldn't risk her talking.
2. Would he have the time to be Red John ? I mean isn't someone going to notice the CBI director keeps going missing ? Red John was waiting around on a farm in season 1 finale and in the 4th finale he must have been somewhere alone to be speaking to Jane down the phone.
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Look, I know this may sound a little odd. Given the fact that Red John is somewhat lanky and has a very calming voice (season 2 finale), and we know that Gale is nowhere close to that; but hear me out.
Let's start with the season 3 finale. The team was investigating the Todd Johnson murder so that they would figure out the mole. Who were the suspects? La Roche, Adilles, Bertram, the CBI reporter and Craig O'laughlin. I don't know if there were others but the fact is that of the 7 RJ suspects, Gale Bertram is the only one who's on both lists. Sure, Craig was the guilty one but that doesn't mean Gale was entirely innocent.
How would you explain RJ foiling what seemed like a perfect plan? What Jane failed to consider in his plan is that the people connected to RJ could be more than one. Imagine this for a minute. Craig receives a tip that Hightower was in room 505, then tells his "boss" (Gale/RJ) about it; On the other hand, Gale will be like 'Hey, but I thought she was in room 605'. I mean, won't Gale know that something's up? Come to think of it, How else would Red John know what Jane was planning?
Which brings me to the mall incident. Timothy Carter (another disciple of RJ) was there purposely to meet Jane - you know, because Red John kindly asked him to. How many people were supposed to know that Jane was meeting Bertram in the mall?Well, it was Lisbon's team and Bertram. So how did Red John know about the meeting? Maybe I'm missing something here but Jane has a good reason to suspect Gale Bertram.
Gale is also kind of fishy, he works closely with Bob Kirkland regarding the PJ/RJ situation and we know that Kirkland isn't exactly the nicest of guys. Then again, he isn't very good at poker and Jane has tricked him quite easily and Red John doesn't seem to be the type that would be tricked a few times.