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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The story of the couple of married assassins, Malcolm and Sandra Boatwright, in the McAllister's first episode, is similar at history of Timothy Carter, the Red John impersonator, and his wife Sally, in Strawberries and Cream/Scarlet Ribbons/Little Red Book. 
In Red John's Friends, Jared Renfrew
draw in the wall, before his death and with blood, the write: He is
Mar... That could be He is MacAllister, or not "He is Mar" but an
incomplete anagram as "l l c is mar...te", then "McAllister". Jared
could prepared this anagram when he was in prison; if Red John will kill
him, the killer would not have deleted the clue.

In Van Pelt file in Red Dawn (even if it is anachronistic, because it happened a few years after) there's the plot of part of McAllister episode, with the "redhead girls killer".

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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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