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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My thoery tells that there are two red john not one ,red john poison rebbeca right?he also use the same with jason lennon ,Bob kirkland was the man who poison rebbeca and lennon ,and the second red john is Brett Patridge because he match red john (Voice,BODY SHAPE)

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I've posted before, you can see my theory here: http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/4185

I've used Rosalind's description before, but lately I've been thinking why hasn't Jane himself taken it into consideration? He has boiled down his list of suspects to only seven suspects based on what? well definitely Rosalind's description is not one of them, otherwise Bertram wouldn't be on the list. So I can respect those who doubt Rosalind's description. But some folk say stuff that are downright nonsense, like it wasn't Red John who saved Jane in the second season finale, or that Red John is not a person but an organization, or Red John is Jane. If you're going to be skeptical of everything then there's no point in constructing theories, since there's no data to back your theory. There are some facts we cannot deny, like Red John being somehow connected to Visualize, or him being a charismatic leader.

Despite all this I still think it's Haffner. Think of the suspects in terms of a scale from the most expected to the least expected. My experience tells me it's always someone in the middle, someone most people wouldn't think of so that the show can preserve the element of surprise. On the other hand it shouldn't be disappointing either. The best choice for the middle suspect is Haffner. Just think of it for a moment. Think of the person Rosalind, Miriam, Rebbecca, and Lorelei fell for. Think of the charismatic leader who gave orders to Todd Johnson, Craig O'Laughlin, Timothy Carter, Jared Renfrew, Sheriff Hardy, and possibly Hardy's father. Think of all you know about what he's done. This blank image you've been imagining since the first season doing what he does, replace it one by one with the seven suspects. Trust your gut feeling, who's the guy that fits this image? For me it's Haffner. I challenge you to go through all this and still claim it's Partridge!

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Not sure what to make out of this image of Jane, Lisbon, and Brett... 

http://wwwimage.cbsstatic.com/base/files/styles/596xh/public/103556_d0864bc.jpg

Full gallery from the new season (not many), http://www.cbs.com/shows/fall-previews-2013/photos/1000674/the-mentalist-first-look/

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Why does everyone think that Rosalind's description is true? Red John could have easily manipulated her to give  a wrong description or she could be a disciple of Red John. Everyone thinks that she is innocent just because she is blind!!

I don't think that we should eliminate suspects just because of their height, hair or voice. How would we even know that it was RJ that came to save Jane at the season 2 finale? It could have been any of his disciples including Timothy Carter.

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Theory #4383 • By abdullah
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Red John is     .......  Patrick Jane 


If it is not I'll be dam

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Theory #4382 • By Deckard41
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And... ¿What if Red John is Patrick Jane?, it makes sense. Patrick was in all scenes, knows the victims. He killed his own family and in that moment suffered a multiple personality.

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Theory #4381 • By susanalt
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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.

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