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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In my opinion is Ray haffner WHY??

just look when Lisbon in that dream or called what you want, Bertram and Smith called here LISBON, and Ray is the only one who called here TERESA.

Now go back to 6x01 Red john to Jane on the phone : Sorry patrick TERESA can't....

i also believe that the seven suspects are all connected somehow, there is a lot of possibilities
 and bruno is playing with our minds as he said in an interview about 6x01 that red john could be Lisbon or patrick jane.

I have to admit, Partridge was my No. 1 suspect. So after he died, I thought to myself, ‘Of course he’s going to go first!’
That’s the thing. Everyone has different No. 1 suspects, which is good. That’s one of those things as a writer; you can spend a lot of time weighing which one people think is the likely suspect. That’s very much a subjective choice. I know that are a lot of people out there who think Jane is Red John still
.…even though you’ve said explicitly he’s not!
I know. They don’t necessarily have to believe me, I suppose. I’ve never denied that it was Lisbon. So I suppose it could be Lisbon.

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I'm thinking all of the seven that were remaining on the list are parts of Red John, they all have a specific job to do within the group and if a position is getting compromised that person will be killed(like what happened to partridge) by one of the others.

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Twice we have been told that RJ is medium height (just under 6 foot), medium build, not soft but not muscular(around 150-170 pounds)

Bret Stiles - too thin, not tall enough
Gale Bertram - too tall, too "well-built" for RJ
Brett Partridge - ideal height, possibly too thin but could be classed as medium build
Ray Haffner - a little too tall, perfect build
Bob Kirkland - a little short, good build
Tom McAllister - bit tall, good build, perhaps too "well-built"
Reede Smith - too tall, too big

From this we can definitely eliminate Smith and Stiles 

Now age, RJ is middle aged
Partridge is too young, Bertram is too old, as is the Sheriff

Now we are left with Kirkland and Haffner

Kirkland has been shown to us as an obvious choice for RJ, but way too obvious. My bet is Kirkland has his own personal reasons for why he wants RJ dead. The hospital scene where he asked one of RJ's followers if he recognizes him is puzzling and will perhaps be revealed to us later on in the season. Kirkland has a weird voice which is what was described by the little girl at the cemetery , i could definitely see him putting on the RJ voice from the phone calls.

Haffner is the right height and weight for RJ , but i can not see him putting on the weird voice. The visualize part makes me suspect him alot, but this also seems too obvious. Bruno Heller says he knew who RJ was right from the start of season 1, and the only person who has been with the series that long is Partridge. I personally do not think he is RJ as his actor has confirmed Season 6 Episode 1 was his last appearance in the series.

With all the suspects pretty much ruled out, i think Gale Bertram is the strongest candidate. This is 100% reliant on the fact that Heller said he knew who RJ would be right from the start, and a Future Chief of the CBI is the only part i could see being set in stone as a future character.

As none of the clues point to one suspect

1) Heller has lied and he didn't know who RJ would be right from the start
2) The medium build and medium height clue is false, as none of the suspects really fit the description except i guess Kirkland.
3) RJ is not one of the 7 suspects

All of the clues will come together and i think everyone will be surprised when we reach the 8th episode of Season 6 and RJ is revealed, but for now, Heller has purposely made it so none of the clues can point to one character alone. All the clues point away from Stiles and Smith, so i am not sure about that. But my money is that either Haffner or Bertram is RJ.

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Has anyone taken into account that the list is a "Red Herring." Jane was prepared for someone to break into his room and steal his research. He even smiled when he noticed that someone broke in. So Jane being Jane would have misleading info available. Although I believe Bertram, Smith, McCallister, and Partridge are(and were) disciples of RJ, they are not him. Hafner, who is creepy, works for Brett Stiles. Stiles is crazy and sadistic, but scared of RJ. I feel RJ and Stiles have a rivalry going since the beginning of the cult. Stiles wants RJ because he took Stiles' son, Partridge. That's why Hafner is sticking so close to the case, for Stiles. Lastly, Bob Kirkland...... He's just too obvious. 
That is why I believe Virgil Minelli(who is approximate in age to Bret Stiles) is RED JOHN. Someone who Patrick shoke hands with, but never became really close to.

P.S.
RJ should have killed Lisbon, but didn't. Minelli would have let her live because he liked her.

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i dont think RJ is any name in the list. it's meant to distract him, really, since PJ smiled when he saw the broken toothpick. My best guess is all the name in the list are all his disciples and he'll kill them all one by one, just to prove he's smarter than jane...

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First, I think most people would agree Gail Bertrum is not Rj, he is just a well placed pawn in Rj's scheme to stay a step ahead of Patrick. When Bertrum arrives at the crime scene towards the beginning of episode 2x6, he calls for officer Sheridan. Sheridan looks jus like the Rj follower who came in and killed Bosco's secretary in one of the previous seasons. Bertram asks how Lisbon is doing and if he ID the second body. When Sheridan says ya we got Bret Partridge, Bertrums reaction is key and raises suspicion. He stops and looks shocked as if he wants to ask the officer are you sure it's Partridge like he knows that can't be possible seeing how I'm sure he knows Partridge is Rj because he works for him. But the reaction is key GO BACK and watch that scene again and pay attention to Bertrum. He then claims to have slightly known Partridge. But if he slightly knew him he wouldn't have a reaction like he did. Very suspicious in my opinion. I think Bret Partridge will be back. The first responders on scene likely work for Rj like Sheridan mite and falsely confirmed Partridge being DOA. Besides the killer in red dragon faked his death and came back later in the movie. Just a theory

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I saw something very interesting on the latest episode.
1.-Notice in the dream secuence how they are holding the knife.
     a.) Reid Smith Uses The left Arm
     b.)Gale Bertram Uses His left arm.
     c.)Ray Haffner Uses His Right Arm When He Strikes Teresa
         With The Knife.
     Right Before He Painted Teresa's face Rj Was Holding It
     With his left hand.when he killed the girl filmaker he used his left arm
     to hold and swing the knife.My point is i don't think Ray is Rj.
2.-Notice how Rigsby for a split second he looks up at lisbon when he is supposed to be dead...weird unless teresa suspects wayne somehow
3.-If in fact Rj is afraid of heights.....the pigeons or birds might be the hidden clue
     from the last scene in episode 1 and again in episode 2.
4.It is very obvious they are going out of their way to make certain suspects more
   suspicious....when is more obvious that they are working for Rj.

From the list i think Rj Is a.)Bret Stiles  b.)Gale Bertram
outside of the list a.)Walter Mashburn b.)Wayne Rigsby

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