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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I've gone through all of the Red John related episodes since the first season and the most profound hint that I've found so far is in episode 1x11 Red John's Friends.  About half way through the episode, Red John hacks the medical records for the CBI and has a short chat with Jane.  Pause the episode when it goes to Red John typing at 22:31 on the DVD's and you can see the younger reflection of Bob Kirkland without any facial hair. Go check it out right now I kid you not.  Bob Kirkland is RED JOHN.

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So folks, my brand new theory.

I hope you won't be disappointed because I am not telling you who Red John is, but just eliminating.

From list of 7 suspects, I truely believe that I can eliminate two of them at this moment. I truely think that Gale B. and Reed S. are not Red John. Why?

S01e23, Rosalind Harker said that Red John is 'just under 6 feet tall'(180 cm) and both of them are 191 cm tall. She couldn't miss by that much. Gale could also be eliminated because he seems a little to stupid to be Red John. He can't even win a poker game without Jane's help.

So that was what I think 100% is true. Heller said that Red John will be relieved by the end of the year so ii suspect that every episode will mean elimination of one suspect. So McAllister could be eliminated in second episode of 6th season. Bret S., who is only one powerful enough to be Red John, is a little to old to be someone's lover and stay in bad for 2 days. Don't you think so? so Ray, Brett or Bob? Instinct told me Brett, but mind said Ray. He is connected to Visualize, he has money and time. Red, Roy, Ray...

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Hi,

First of all, I don't have any real theory that would confirm my accusation, I just hope it's him. I sort of like his character.

Furthermore if you read a crime novel (e.g Agatha Christie) you can come up with educated guesses but with The Mentalist it's different. To many suspects fit a part or all of the clues. 

I do believe that casting for Red John is trickier than we would think. Nobody can estimate in the first season precisely how long a show will go on so you always have to have character that could be RJ. If the show continues you can expand the legend and create new story lines. At least this is what I would do as a creator/executive producer and this is why we have so many possible suspects and theories.

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Theory #4414 • By ArtDirector
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I think that RJ is Patrick Jane's father. If you think about it, he has taught Jane everything he knows, and probably wants to prove a point to him. RJ also let Jane live. He also knows what makes Jane smile an what his happy memories are. RJ is Jane's father and wants to get back at Jane for tarnishing his name, disrespecting him when Jane was younger, and leaving him for a separate life.

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Somehow i don't that list of 7.  Walter Mashburn my choice. he will return the Mentalist and shocked the viewers.

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Theory #4412 • By redmandaa
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if you hold your tongue and say red john it sounds like Bertram (((((:

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Bret Stiles, Gale Bertram, Ray Haffner, Reede Smith, Robert Kirkland, Sheriff Thomas McAllister, Brett  Partridge - One of them IS RJ. Its been confirmed by the creator and others. 

Red John most likely has some kind of link to Visulize and is also well funded, he can pay for Limos, buying property and even a new life for Jane.

Smith and McAllister have not been in the series enough times to be the main bad guy, also Smith is fat, RJ isn't from what we've seen. If one of them was RJ it would be extremely disappointing. 

Kirkland shook hands with Jane an episode before Lorelei told Jane they shook hands, she can't have expected them to become friends in one episode ?

Partridge and Jane do not get along, Jane insults him and calls him a ghoul and he also talks about murders that were not committed by RJ as if they were, RJ hates them. 

With them eliminated i believe that RJ is one of these 3.

Brett Stiles.
Ray Haffner.
Gale Bertram.

And out of them i pick either Haffner, he has money, proven by offering Lisbon a job that had a huge pay check and he has his own agency and is an ex agent so would have loads of contacts. 

But in a way i hope i'm wrong and when RJ is revealed its a total shock !!!


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