Something interesting I noticed about the suspect list is all the photos Jane had (the one's Teresa laid out as Lorelei read the list) are current except McAllister's. Take another look at the opening scene to Season 6, Episode 1. The picture of McAllister is from his younger years. I'm wondering why that is. I'm not saying Red John is McAllister, I'm just wondering why Heller chose to show a younger picture of him rather than a more current one like he did with the other six suspects.
What if Grace, Cho, & Rigsby are posing in those positions where other people were murdered to help Jane n Theresa visualize the crime?
A weak thought but possible is that I remember that lorilli martens said that red John rapped her sister. Sherriff Thomas McAllister looks to me like he could be a rappist. Also he liked van pelt.
After re-watching the season 2 finale, the last thing Rj says to Jane before leaving is "roll tide"
This is what the waiter said to Kristina Frye in an earlier scene. Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvB0p6qo_TY&feature=youtu.be&t=50s
"Roll Tide" is the rallying cry for the Alabama crimson tide which is the collective name for University of Alabama's varsity sports teams.
Now, lets think about which one of our 6 suspects is also a former athlete?
The only one is Ray Haffner as he was a former football player and he even has an award in his office!!! I wouldn't be surprised if he was an Alabama alumni...
It seems unusual to me that RJ would say something random like "roll tide" to Jane unless of course he also had a connection to "roll tide" which I just pointed out above.
Haffner also has the charasteristics of being RJ since:
He is a visualize member
He is a good talker and is charming
He is good at surveillance techniques and is a former CBI agent which explains why it has been so difficult to track RJ
He also seems to have feelings for Lisbon which would explain why he hasn't harmed her yet/
PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND COMMENT BELOW!!!!!!!
I have always been certain it is Patrick Jane.
I believe that big clue Heller talks about from this episode is the fact Jane touched Van Pelts shoulder. He clearly has her under a state of hypnosis. If you watch the episode again, when Jane rings Lisbon upon her entering the house, and he asks where are you? there is a smile.
he told her to tell no one under the assumption that she would tell her team, thus jane can then use this to his advantage
All 7 suspects are probably accomplices or know something and he is wanting to clear the evidence by killing them off one by one..
Watch the clues, its there.. The whole show is based on look at the clues and the truth is staring at you.
http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/10/the-mentalist-episode-604-red-listed.html?m=1
There is absolutely no evidence to support this theory that Sheriff McAllister is RJ, just going on the fact that Xander Berkeley is not the sort of actor you bring in for 1 episode, in such a small role, and then never see again. That's how thin this theory is.
He doesn't fit the physical description, he wouldn't be able to gain access to the CBI, he doesn't look like the Visualize type, and he's probably too old. But again, why cast a good actor in such a small role, and why is he on Jane's list?
My theory is that RJ is older than people suspect him to be. Haffner (if my maths is correct) is 46 years old, Bertram would appear to be about the same age, Partridge is dead, Kirkland looks in his late 30's, Smith looks too young, and Stiles is too old.
Which leaves McAllister, who is based in Napa county (which O'Laughlin mentioned before), roughly mid 50's (right age for a serial killer, would have been about 40 when he started).
In RJ's friends, the writing "he is mar" is seen on the wall. As the hooker was mexican, maybe she misspelled McAllister "Marcallister" ( i did say this was thin).
And finally, maybe he changed his appearance to fool everyone? Xander Berkeley cleans up pretty well for a man his age, maybe McAllister is the same.