Who is Red John?

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Bret Stiles
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I dont think she's red john but, she's somehow connected to him, she's been the only red women sticked up in our eyes since begining.

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IT'S NOT PATRICK JANE

He can't shake hands with himself

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Theory #494 • By WhosRJ
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@Parisss, your theory sounded pretty good until you said Det. Marco Francis is a lot like Jane. We haven't seen more than 1minute of this guy, he hardly says a word about anything but the murder and we see no more of him. How you can assume he's a lot like Jane is puzzling. He also looks too young to be RJ. Red John has been a serial killer for 30 years.

None the less, still a good theory I suppose.

The writers of this show are some of the best ever. Everyone seems to be second guessing themselves and also everyone in the show is a suspect! Heller said "Red John is just a man". There is no defining characteristic, hence why we assume it can be anyone.

My assumption is that Jane is RJ, or he knows exactly who RJ is but refuses to tell himself

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I believe they've all shaken hands with Jane. Stiles is the most obvious, why was he so hesitant to help Jane free lorelei hmmmm.

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New to the show, but quickly hooked. Haven't seen season 4, but will shortly. Lorelei watched the 2 shake hands. Does that takes us back to season 4 at a bar in Las Vegas. Does he shake hands with the old client? Jane meets Stiles at a viewing of the movie North by Northwest. That seems like a clue. Is Lorelei the Eve Marie Saint character? Dyes her hair blond, goes to a remote cabin; similar to the cabin scene at Mr. Rushmore in N by NW. That makes Lorelei FBI. That would make it easier to get her out of prison. Need to go back and watch season 4 and 5. 

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Red John is Det.Marco Francis. 
1.) He has had only one appearance and that was in the episode 'Seeing Red'. Title is self explanatory. 
2.) He is a police officer with access to it's networks and being a detective he will obviously meet damaged people, damaged people who he can use, like Lorelei after her sister was killed. 
3.) The message written on the wall in Mexico 'He is Mar'. Very possible that he was writing 'He is Mar(co Francis)'.
4.) Det. Francis even fits the description of Red John. He is a lot like Jane, charming, manipulating...
5.) He and Jane shaked hands only once!

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I don't know who RJ is but i can exlude someone on this suspects:

Every woman: I don't know why there are so many theory about Lisbon, Van Pelt or Kristina Frye. RJ is definitely a man. We saw his build when he saved Patrick, Lorelai referes to him with HE, and a lot of other clues

Rigsby: Too tall, personality doesn't fit

Cho: personality doesn't fit

Surely some of them are under RJ's control.

The others are still suspects


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