The latest theories about Red John's identity (page 475)

Heller on Captain Kirk...

"Bob Kirkland (Kevin Corrigan): The Homeland Security agent is 'a dark horse,' according to Heller. 'If you were a betting man, he'd be an outside shot I think, but a good dark horse. He is probably the most mysterious of the candidates, and that makes him suspicious. His behavior sometimes, even what we've seen of his behavior, is inexplicable and even murderous. So, if he ain't Red John, he's certainly one weird cat.'"

Tiger's are kitty-cats, aren't they?

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Not so sure if this is a one man act...

Kinda think Jane was had something to do with the air conditioning when his study was broken into... Is he planning anything special?

Kirkland was talking to Tom on the phone... But I'm just not seeing it as 'only' being the Sheriff--is that the point?

Wonder if Red John is a ghost, his actions on the other hand (his right hand?), very real... Stiles have anything to do with it?

If I had to go with one, it'd be Kirkland. I like Partridge, (is he really dead?) but Kirkland does fit the bill quite well--does he like Lisb'awn' as he first puts it? He drinks Caesars like Jane does in the second last episode of season 5... But what does that prove?

Meh, I'm enjoying the hunt! If it's one person, I'll stick with Tiger's being cats...Captain Kirk all the way.
(Maybe Red John doesn't pull the trigger... His Right Hand does...)

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Theory #5642 • By pHiN_gAtOr

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First time commenting on here. Love the site. I think Red John is D.A. Oscar Ardiles. As Heller has said the list is real, but doesn't say for sure Red John is on that list. Why couldn't it be the D.A.? He's not a main character, and we really don't know his history. He could be the perfect Red John.

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There is something I just realized, they said Simon did those (at least some) Red John voices right? Now please imagine the upcoming scene when finally Patrick meets Red John face to face, let's say for example that Red John is, I don't know, Gale Bertram who has a deep voice, very different from that Simon-Red-John-voice on the phone calls.
Now the thing is will they just dub a face-to-face scene? That would be really stupid and nonsense, so my point...I think none of us is considering the voice itself as a huge clue as it seems to me, all that clues like ''suspect X is left/right handed and so he is Red John" or "someone said something in X episode that means he is Red John" I think those theories are unlikely but not impossible.

Back to my point, I assume that the pitched voice is his real voice, why? Easy. Remember that episode when Patrick meets a little girl who send a message to him? When Teresa and the team arrive, Patrick reveals that he hypnotized the girl because everyone who can identify Red John ends up dead, but before that he asked the girl how he was. AND if I recall right, she says something about his voice like "funny voice" something like that...and also the season 2 finale when they're face to face (or face to mask) and Red John has that voice just like that season 6x01 during the phone call, so I think it IS a relevant clue, therefore there are only two of the seven suspects that fits that voice, I mean, that can reach that voice easily, Bob Kirkland and Brett Partridge.

The show itself shows Bob as the more likely real Red John during season 5 so, a lot of movies with investigation involved, a lot of times the most obvious suspect is actually the real one.
About Partridge, he isn't a obvious suspect at first, but after checking websites like this one, there are a lot of plausible theories including him and so, he might be our guy and also I think he's the most likely Red John of all suspects.

PS: I think every theory here if it has a good point it is plausible, even if you don't agree with, I mean a lot of theories here including Bertram or Haffner I don't agree with, however they are plausible in some way. My point, don't downvote a theory if you just don't agree with it.

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I do not know whether I am right or not, but, Patrick Jane is very clever guy and I think he already has found who RJ is. He is just proving with clues for himself in order to be sure. In ep 2, season 6, Bertram came to the team and gave new order about car explosion and, then he talked with Jane about Lisbon and RJ. After asking from Jane informing him about RJ case and clues, Bertram walked away and Jane looked at Bertram's steps and sound of his walking... And Jane's face a little bit changed when he was looking at it, because Jane met with RJ when RJ saved his life and if you remember, when RJ has walked away from Jane, there was sound of RJ's walking as the same is ep2s6.
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*READ WHOLE THEORY BEFORE YOU SAY IT'S WRONG*

Patrick Jane actually is the murderer of his family, and he is trying to devise a plan to accuse someone else (the 7 suspects). This would be a very similar plot to the film "Shutter Island". This theory demonstrates the "symmetry" mentioned from the Tyger Tyger poem, suggesting Patrick's split personalities: Patrick Jane the traumatized victim ~or~ Red John the murderer. Also from episode 1 Season 6, when Lisbon noticed Partridge's GPS tracker at the scene of the crime and she came to find him killed by Red John, thus if Red John is truly one of the 7 suspects, another GPS tracker (other than Partridge) would've been there. Also, since Red John killed off Partridge, I predict that he will continue to kill the rest of the suspects except for one, and Jane will later encounter that one suspect. Jane will then kill the last suspect making the audience think he just killed RJ and then ... Jane will draw the smiley face with the blood, revealing that Patrick was actually Red John all along! Patrick will then use the excuse that he killed Red John and no one will know.

Now I realize there is tons of evidence against this theory but I believe that would be the ultimate twist.

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"HE IS MAR" -- MAR on Wikipedia says:

"Mar or Mor (as pronounced respectively in eastern and western dialects, from Syriac: Mār(y), written with a silent final yodh) is a title of respect in Syriac, literally meaning 'my lord'. It is given to allsaints and is also used before Christian name of bishops.[1]"

MEANING --- "HE IS MY LORD"

I think it's not meant to be a clue for us about a specific person, per se, as it wasn't written by a victim, and because MAR and MOR are used so widely throughout the show for various character names and places -- I think the MAR reference is about an overall theme and that "He IS Mar" was written by RJ or an RJ helper, and it is a message based on RJ's crazy, sadist thinking. This statement must stand for something he believes in or considers himself to be -- which may be God, or the Devil, or in service of...

MAR & MOR also both can mean THE SEA and RED or to HARM. Numerous references are made, including:

DuMAR Tanner, Lorelei MARtins, Ellis MARs, MARta & Virgil ROMan, MORgan Tolliver, Towlen MORgan, MARion Hicks, David MARtin, MARcia Wallace, Santa MARta, MARquesa, MAR Verde Real Estate Corp., RoseMARy Tennant, MARiska Kolpecki, Villa MARsante, MARsante Security --- and I'm sure many more...

In the FIRST SEASON, there were some repeating themes: [besides MAR and MOR]:

1. A REDHEADED CHARACTER appears in almost every episode, as well as names that mean RED

2. The murders the CBI solve are generally about: MONEY, SEX, REVENGE or ACCIDENTAL; but RED JOHN is entirely different. His reasons are sicker and even more sinister, likely apart of some demented religiosity he's got going about himself.

3. HYPNOSIS is featured and used by Jane, and mentioned often --- one episode centers around it, too -- a tool that is probably greatly utilized by RJ.

4. CLOWNS: PJ is called a clown in several episodes; and then there's the smiley face and carney background

5. BOATS/MARINAS/the OCEAN/MOBY DICK THEMES -- a guy is caught when Jane spots a copy of MB, realizing he's a smart guy who is hiding behind a "slow" persona.

6. TWINS or a CHILD that was kept secret

7. GOLF: FIRST episode was about golfers/Tagliaferro & Tolliver both mean "cut iron" or "iron cutters" --- which could also mean a golf club

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I just saw something rather peculiar at tvguide.com!

They have already written a plot synopsis for the 4th episode called "Red Listed" and it is as follows;

"Episode Synopsis: Jane creates a phony list of Red John suspects and it gets stolen, endangering the lives of those named on the list. "

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