Who is Red John?

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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 don't know, but this show is in jepardy of being cancelled. No season 6 or 7...so this is it. If they do have a season 6 it will be a miracle. With Football messing with most people's DVR recording and being so late on Sunday night going against Homeland and Sunday Night Football...it is doomed.  The writers had better sum things up and capture or kill red john and end the show in style...or not and piss everyone off that has been watching for the last few years. (Not to mention that the full episodes on the web act all wonky and sometimes don't work, unless you are using Blue Cop's free cable..then it is ok)

As far as predictions go..I think Robert Kirkland is a paid informant to powerful men. It seems his involvement in this last episode was to protect Jane's kidnapping story.  It just seems like he was jumping to conclusions very fast, from the car to the "gun" behind the rock. What the writers didn't explain was why if he is involved would he let Lisbon talk to Lorelei's mother. That seems like a risk, and seems to be RJ's undoing.  Lorelei is going to find the truth out and then be put in a tough position of either killing RJ herself or being killed. I am sure the writers won't allow her to kill RJ so she is dead, and so will be either Jane or Rj or both. Kirkland is just a gopher for the likes of RJ and Volker..nothing more.  I am holding on to Visualize just by the way that Lorelei was talking about her sister's death being a gift to her potential.  This is crap that cults puports.. This is how Lorelie was manipulated by RJ..it is obvious. 

  This whole Lorelie mother thing is strange.  Why was she not interviewed before this episode? Would the police and FBI not found out about her sister being killed if their was an investigation on file. It seems like sloppy writing..I think they are just trying to stretch and already thinning plot arc.

Also I do believe that Jane killed his wife and daughter's actual murderer.  Bradley Whitford was the killer, but RJ put him up to it and was in the room when it happened.  RJ keeps on giving PJ gifts, first the actual murderer of his wife and children, then Lorelei, and the investigation thrown back to Lisbon's crew..but no; PJ is the gift to Lorelie...not the other way around.

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What do we know about Red John?

1. Red John is certainly a guy. As confirmed by Lorelei. When she refers to Red John as "His", "Him" and "He".

2. He has a strong connection with females, from his victims, to the way he kills them. Stabbing/Cutting someone is a personal thing. Women usually kill this way. Not to mention the feminine touch of painting the victims nails in Red. (Jane also talks a lot about having a beautiful assistant to create distractions). If we look at RJ's past, he has always used women to do dirty work for him. So maybe its a female killer but Red John is the puppet master?

3. He knows Jane personally. He hates Jane enough to make his life hell, but he also likes Jane enough to keep him alive. Brett Stiles also mentions that what RJ does is out of love. Indicating that Red John actually likes Jane more than anything. So who is close enough to Jane to see him at his worst but also be there for him when he needs someone? Who loves Jane and wants Jane to feel the same way?

4. How does Red John know so much about Janes personal life? Who does Patrick talk to the most? Who knows more about Jane than anyone else?

5. Red John has history with Jane. RJ's assistant may not, but RJ certainly does.

My main suspects to be Red John have been Laroche, Bertram, Minelli and Mashburn. Laroche being my personal favourite for a vast number of reasons.
(I also can't get the thought of PJ being RJ himself, there's so much evidence to support this. More evidence to prove this than disprove)

J. J. Laroche

1. This man is clever, some would argue he is smarter than Jane.

2. His quote when speaking to Hightower, "I won all of them" when referring to science fares. Implying no one has been able to match him, he will always finish on top.

3. He is my only suspect who lives a lonely life. A very lonely life. Giving him enough time to plan out his actions.

4. Everyone fears him and he knows it. Red Johns trademark, "the smiley" is more of a subliminal message, "I've won again, and this is my intro". He makes sure this is the first thing people see before the body/bodies. Striking fear before anyone sees his final piece.

5. Why would he hand Jane a suspect list of potential killers when Jane is one of those suspects? Maybe because he knows it wasn't Jane and wanted to see how clever Jane could be with the list? O'laughlin committed the murder but Hightower looked the most likely suspect. And then that assassin going into Bertrams hotel room made him look like the suspect. Thanks to Laroche, all hell broke loose and diverted Janes attention from Laroche to everyone else.

6. His name. Yes I know this is a long shot but does it not make you wonder? J. J. Laroche. What do the J's stand for? John? Did you know Red John in French is John Larouge. Larouge sounding a lot like LaRoche.

7. His knowledge of William Blakes poetry. His "secret" in his safe. His sneaky tendency to show up from no where and catch people off guard. His power within the CBI. There's so much to this guy.

I can't put the blame soley on Laroche as there is reasons for so many other people to be Red John.

Whoever Heller decides to make Red John needs to be someone we ALL know, not just someone who's been lurking in the background. If he's going to do that then Red Johns assistant must be one of the main female characters, Van Pelt, Kristina, Lisbon, Rosalind, Brenda, Susan?

Could Patrick really be Red John? My brain is about to fry! This show has literally taken over my life

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in my opinion RJ is Walter Mashburn because 1)from all the other suspects is the one that seems to be the least smart one to be RJ 2) he is so happy
 when he is around P.J. and he trusts him 3)the meaning of walter's name is "ruler of the army".4) he is rich and he has connections

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In the last show, there was the name Roy written on the ground near the dead body of Miranda, Lorelei's sister.

We had one clue that was He is man.

Both of them read in a different manner could be used as HEISMAN ( trophy ) and Rookie of the Year.

Red John has to do with football and Grace Van Pelt's father is a former Wide Receiver.

The red of Red John could come from Van Pelt's hair.

Red John is Amos Van Pelt.

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Theory #483 • By darkbuzzer
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I think Red John is Lisbon. I can not explain clearly because my bad English but I can sense something about this woman. For now I believe she is Red John

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Theory #482 • By Matthehwhwhe
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I feel like she has something to do with red John. She was so suspicious every episode she appeared on. Especially towards the end. She had a connection with PJ and she had power. We haven't heard of her and no one seems to remember her. I think she is working for red John but I don't think SHE IS red John. I honestly feel partridge is red John because their voices are so similiar during the tiger tiger poem. But he seems to young. I dot feel like it James father because you don't shake hands with your dad when you meet. Bret stiles would be too obvious however it is possible he has something to do with RJ. I feel like he knows who he is but is scared of him as we'll. Lisbon as RJ? Not going to happen. Jj laroche is one creepy dude when his eyes shake as he interrogates. I feel like they try to make him look bad but he is innocent IMO. However, the item in his safe is definetly important... Idk I'm just throwing out my opinion. Love the show!!

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I just noticed that there are twice the existence of twin sisters of whom only one is killed by RJ and the other survives. Could it be that RJ had a twin sister ? Could it be that the loss of his twin sister drove him crazy ? Thus explaining his focus on women ? And what if GVP is actually RJ young sister ?

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