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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o  Thomas McAllister - The character is simply creepy.  The fact that he isn't obvious would make it interesting.  (See below for why I ruled out the other 6.)

BTW, I was hoping S6 would be painted on a larger canvas.  Perhaps, RJ and friends could be one tentacle of an international terror/crime network.  That could explain the Homeland Security and FBI's interest in RJ.  Montero--Todd Johnson's friend (a known friend of RJ and serial cop killer)--was a gun-runner serving South/Central American terrorists and/or dictators.  RJ's slaughter of Bosco's team presumably disrupted the investigation of a major, international drug cartel.

Why I ruled out the other 6 RJ suspects:
o  Bob Kirkland - Several S5 shows provided lots of clues that Kirkland could be RJ.  Disappointingly obvious if Heller chose him.  He also comes across as weird and secretive more than evil.
o  Gale Bertram - Bertram was not nervous (per PJ) at the mall before PJ killed Timothy Carter (S3 finale).  Bertram had a plaque for bravery in his office, shown in one Strawberries and Cream episode (S3 finale).  Seems unlikely were he RJ.  He also has little hair--unlike the description of RJ's (blind) mistress, Rosalind Harker.
o  Brett Partridge - Too obvious.  Creepy, yes, but zero charisma. 
o  Ray Haffner - Could be, but he doesn't seem intelligent or evil enough.
o  Bret Stiles - He has the charisma, intelligence and organization.  But he is rather obvious.  He also seems too old.
o  Reede Smith - Could be, but he is too heavy to match Rosalind Harker's description.  So far, he has not been portrayed as intelligent or charismatic enough to be RJ.

. and Brett Partridge seem way too obvious.  The season 5 shows   They would be a let-down.  Bret Stiles seems too old.  Ray Haffner just didn't seem to have the charisma or intelligence.  And Reede Smith does not fit Rosalind Harker's physical description.




















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I like Bertram for it. It just makes the most sense to me. Keeping Jane so close... Kirkland though... That one is interesting to me. I think he is in very close with Red John.

My brother thinks it actually is Jane. Multiple personalities disorder and all that. But the whole "the moment you shook hands" thing kinda ruins that. But I can still see where one might think that it could be Jane.

I also have this theory that Lisbon is going to be the one to kill Red John, not Jane. I think RJ is going to have Jane in danger of his life, and then Lisbon will kill him.

I'm also wondering if anything is going to happen (romantically, I mean) between Lisbon and Jane?

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Theory #4567 • By SoulJuice
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it is maybe faaaaaaaaaaar off but:

in S1E11 we got to know that "He is Mar" - just take it as it is written - and forget about everything else.

Bruno Heller's dad was a German Jew - so Bruno Heller probably speaks Jiddish. If i am not veeeerrryyy wrong "mar" means "Mr". in Jiddish. I am a native German speaker and translating "Mister" into German - there is only ONE possibility - it means "Herr" which you can use to adress men or LORD. As we learnt from the show - you never stray too far away from your environment when creating an alias.


So my guess is Stiles (reducing everything to the basics!) even if I can not shake off the feeling that it is Bertram!

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Mentalist Season 6 Promo - The voice of red john:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OcFcQv8bVmA#t=23

sounds to me like it's brett partridge..

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Apart from Stiles and Kirkland we know when the other 5 suspects will be appearing in season 6.

Partridge and Bertram episode 1.
McAllister, Smith, Haffner in Episode 2.

Any news when Stiles Kirkland will appear ? 

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99.9% Gale Bertram is the first suspect to leave the 7 list!

Prove:
http://www.spoilersguide.com/the-mentalist/season-6-spoilers-one-of-red-john-suspects-will-be-cut-ou....
1 Less suspect from the list of 7 by the end of the first episode in season 6

http://www.tv.com/shows/the-mentalist/the-desert-rose-2880260/cast/
There are 2 of the suspects that play a role in that episode, Bret Partridge and Gale Bertram, but BP is only guest star (meaning he will only say "bla bla died.." and that's it), while gale bertram is recurring, and will be the only recurring star that is on the list in that episode = bye bye GB.

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http://www.enstarz.com/articles/25496/20130921/mentalist-season-6-spoilers-final-chapter-red-john-ne... 
NEW PROMO!!! ***SPOILER ALERT***
No Theory...Just watch.
Among new footage In the video..if it isn't clear..
Patrick walks into a room (a setup most likely) with Van Pelt and Rigsby, Van Pelt asks him what the plan is..Patrick tells her to shoot anyone that tries to harm him.
Also Lisbon telling someone about the SEVEN SUSPECTS OVER THE PHONE(Really??) and Patrick warning her that Red John will lead her on and get to her!!
And The most shocking part
********MAJOR SPOILERS DO NOT READ FROM HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW********





Red John has completely broken into The CBI and we can see his trademark smiley all over the CBI HQ, with Lisbon and Rogsby watching over smiley's painted on the floor and other places, while two people can be visible in the background, shot and possibly killed.
One is a girl leaning against the wall in the far background and one person fallen to the far right.
BADASS. I'm dying of excitement. Its gonna be AN AWESOME SEASON. CAN'T WAIT!!

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