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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Theory #4514 • By blablabla4
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HE IS MAR  this was written on the bath.

One suspect is GALE BERTRAM 

But if we put it  backwards its RAM = Gale Bertram

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Some have theorized on the site that Partridge must be a goner b/c he is one of only two actors to appear in Epi 1, one of whom dies, but BP isn't listed as a cast member for the first episode. The RJ suspects appearing in Desert Rose are McCallister, Bertram and Smith. My hope is Reede doesn't survive. Bertram as a suspect adds so much tension to the season b/c he's the boss so he cannot be a victim so early and I don't want it to be McCallister b/c I want him to be RJ. Xander Berkeley would kick it, and I love the idea of Rock, Paper, Scissors as "the handshake". Seriously clever.

If not McCallister, then...here's another thought, but it's out there. Building on the theories that "he is many"...what if RJ is more than one person and always in law enforcement. Was Minelli the original RJ? Then, he "retired" and feeling to much pressure from PJ, he passed the torch to Bertram. Both are fisherman, a clue from the RJ disciple Kirkland killed. Kinda out there? Probably, but I always felt Minelli was RJ, and do we really need to "trust the list"? Heller is a television producer, after all, a seriously untrustworthy breed. :)

Not sure, but one thing I feel confident about is Kirkland is a victim, not perpetrator. He's on his own crusade which is why he keeps watch on Patrick.

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I really hope that they don't pull what happens on every show where they find out who RJ is and there's no evidence linking him to any of the killings ect.

I hope that jane finds him about to kill Lisbon and they confront each other, fight and Janes kills him. 


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Theory #4511 • By JordanHarpert
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Episode "Seven"is written by me (Jordan Harper) and i can guarantee CBI well seizure "Red John" At episode "Eight"

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The last episode is "13" and it's the last season of the mentalist , , =))

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My theory eliminates certain people rather than pinpoint a suspect.

So the question that's probably bugging a lot of the fans is "How exactly did Red John know about Jane's happy memory?".

One possibility is that Red John may have approached the traumatized Jane when he was hospitalized, and because he was at such a lot point in his life it allowed him to hypnotize Jane and get that information. If that is the case, then my theory is null and void.

My theory assumes that the "memory leak" occurred much earlier in his life. Red John somehow managed to hypnotize a fully functional Patrick Jane (who may not have been as experienced as he is now) and had him tell him about the memory. If my premise is true, then I believe it stands to reason to assume that Red John is much more experienced than Patrick Jane at hypnosis - which implies that he's also much older.
This is what my theory focuses on. Assuming that I'm correct about Jane not being hypnotized in the psych ward (and I admit there's nothing that really supports that assumption), then I think there's no way Jane could be hypnotized by someone who's the same age as he is. I don't think Red John is Jane's superior. I think they're equals. Red John has the upper hand owing to his resources and anonymity, whereas Patrick was a public figure and that's what Red John took advantage of. Intellectually, though, I feel they're equals.

So anyway, if my theory is correct then it should eliminate:
-Bob Kirkland
-Reede Smith
-Brett Patridge
-Ray Haffner

And leaves us with:
-Gale Bertram
-Sheriff McAllister
-Brett Stiles

Sheriff McAllister, I feel, isn't a viable suspect simply by virtue of being an extremely unknown character. I'm assuming that the writer of the show wants to deliver. It would be a let down if Red John was a character that appeared in a grand total of two episodes or so.

Which leaves Brett Stiles and Gale Bertram. I think either of them are viable suspects, but I'm leaning towards Gale Bertram.

My theory makes an unfounded assumption that Jane wasn't hypnotized in the hospital, but rather well before that, but it's all I have so I thought I'd post it.

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Theory #4509 • By patrick2
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i have posted my thoughts before. There is only person that makes sense. Gale Bertram.
-it cannot be kirkland. He only appeared in season 5.
- partridge is the favorite one but he is not. We know that one suspect is going to die in season 6 and it can only be Partridge.
-Reede, seriously!
-the sheriff coukd be an accomplice nt RJ.
-Ray is not charismatic as RJ.
-stiles is not a killer. I understand why he is on the list.
Gale Bertram is the only one that would make a great red john. They have been working for him all this time.

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I think that red john is Brett partridge, however i also believe that bob kirkland and gale bertram are associates of red brett patridge "red john". The two are obviously working together and show suspicious behavior such as kirkland asking one of red johns associates whether he remembered him and killing him in hospital as he regains consciousness. I think Kirkland and Bertram are keeping close guard of the case and feeding the information to breett patridge as well as keeping there reputation clean as they know that jane may uncover truths about their association with red john. When kirkland broke into janes apartment he found the 7 suspects which is how red john knew all of the names. Brett was most probably someone Jane grew up with and carried a different name as a child so even janes perfect memory couldn't recall him. Patridge would of also known the girl that was in janes memory because he also knew her as a child  hence why he also killed her. Red john needs to have some sort of charisma or passion in his personailty  I guess you could say the other suspects aside from brett stiles are very serious or boring especially kirkland who comes off as any other criminal. Brett stiles knows brett patridge as patridge was part of visualise. Visualise was taken over by brett stiles, i believe the previous leader led visualise as a borderline satanic or evil cult which red john was known to be apart of or he led hence why his symbol was on the side of the barn it represented his ownership. Stiles is too much of a significant character to not be apart of the whole red john fassination but in saying this he would be way to obvious to be red john and also in my theory too old. I believe partridge fits the criteria because he is close age to Jane and as i stated previously possibly knew him as a child and now knows him later in life and has worked with him in a few cases especially ones involving red john. Partridge is intelligent and passionate about crime in a unhealthy and unsettling way that jane finds disturbing. Partridge, Kirkland and Bertram are all part of the police and have an inside and ways of finding out information on cases especially Bertram being head of the Cbi. Brett partridge has a very similar less put on version of red johns voice,his presence in season 5 is purposely done as he wants Patrick to slowly uncover his identity but not easily. Kirkland and gertrum are characters who seem power hungry and as we know red john gives his associates things that they desire which is the motive behind the association. Brett partridge is a csi investigator and would know the best ways to leave no clues behind of who he is as he has the knowledge of what is looked for at a crime scene. 

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