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'd like to point out that when you pick up a drink, you usually do it with your weaker hand/arm. Just like many of you right now could be resting your chin in your left palm while laying down or sitting, scrolling. 
Also, Pigeon lady looks familiar, ring matches the same sort of style red john has but it looks like partridge as a transexual and partridge is dead. 
If you were Bruno Heller and his brilliant mind, who would you think up as RJ? 
Also, my money goes on Haffner since he smells of evil. Or Mashburn. 

Just a thought. 

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Theory #5756 • By KirklandIsRJ
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Just a thought;

I have a strong feeling that Red John somehow changed his identity.

What about this. Jane's wife marries Jane because she is really smart and so is he. As we know they are both kinda similar just RJ is bad and PJ is good. So when PJ bashes RJ who is actually his wife, she kills their daughter and fakes her own death. Then she does the unthinkable because she knows PJ will recognize her; she gets a sex change/

So she becomes Bob Kirkland and goes from there. Y'all might hate on this theory but when I'm right y'all can feel my wrath.

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Bruno Heller confirmed that the meeting between Bertram smith and Mcallister has nothing to do with red john and it's related to the plot after the red john chapter ends which is related to law corruption and the two new regulars will have an important role to play in it. http://www.spoilersguide.com/the-mentalist/spoilers-what-you-should-know-about-bertram-mccallister-and-smiths-meeting/

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First off lets talk about RedJohn. RedJohn is a genius for starters. He is able to manipulate people into doing whatever he wants.  Even to the point that they are willing to give their lives for him. He is essentially a God them.   He is able to get them them to believe that what they are doing is for a good cause or a higher purpose. So obviously he learned all that from being a member of Visualize. 
    I want to point something out to all of you phobia people. REDJOHN doesnt have a phobia of birds. His first smiley face was on the side of the barn thats in the middle of a field surrounded by a forest. I think if he does have a phobia its a phobia of being alone or caught. That would explain his joining visualize and why he didnt kill Lisbon. Another reason why he didnt kill Lisbon is because he has feelings for her and she is still useful to use against Jane.
    Now lets talk about the 7 suspects that are on the list.  
     Brett Partridge is not RedJohn. I do not believe he is the pidgeon lady or is still alive for that matter. Plotnik said Partridge is dead, Heller said Partidge is dead and Jane said he was dead. Brett Partridge is not Red John.
      Bret Stiles is not Red John. He is to old for starters and would have been recognized by Sophie Miller. Same can be said of Bertram. While Bret is intelligent he still needed Patricks help and ended up owing him a favor. Does that sound like Red John to you? Red John would never put himself in that kind of position. Never. Bret Stiles isnt Red John.
       Bertram,Kirkland, Reede, and McAllister are not Red John. They are all involved in a join effort to capture RedJohn before Patrick does. Thats why they all secret meetings and act so suspicious. Also a picture of Kirkland with Jane Zip tied to a chair was recently released. Why would he have Jane like that? Because obviously Jane knows more than what he's saying and Kirkland along with the other three want to know to.
    Raymond Haffner in my opinion is REDJOHN. Haffner other than Stiles and Partidge is the only one who hasnt inserted himself into the REDJOHN investigation. He knows Patrick is close so he's staying away from Patrick. That was the point of the nurse walking
into Lisbon's room looking for Carmen lee. Carmen Lee doesnt matter people. She was simply there to scout the room to let Haffner know when Lisbon was alone. Haffner fits the descriptions of REDJOHN given by Sophia Miller and Rosalyn Harker. Sophia also said he was a great whistler. Yes the other suspects whistled but it was Haffner who did it first before we ever heard that clue from Sophia. Haffner is a member of Visualize. The owner of a security firm and former CBI agent. Raymond Haffner meets all of the qualifications to be REDJOHN. Good looking, charming, has ties to Visualize, CBI, I think FBI and has his own security firm. Raymond Haffner is REDJOHN.

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I just figured out something from re-watching the second episode. When Patrick Jane wipes the blood off Lisbon's face, I believe he's doing it so he can have the blood tested to see if it matches up with Brett Partridge's, since it's supposed to be *his* blood on her face. He's going to find out that the blood is *not* a match, and from that fact, he's going to know that Partridge is still alive (and most likely Red John)

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So the reason Red John needed to kill partridge is because both PJ and RJ are aware that other people are searching for RJ and very interested in the names on PJ's list. If Partridge is Red John and the list has been stolen, that puts Red John's identity and more importantly, his life in direct danger.

Partridge needed to die first to protect himself from people such as Bob Kirkland, who has already demonstrated that he has no issue with killing....

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The 'stolen list' mentioned in upcoming episode 4 is the list of names that PJ left up on his penthouse wall at the CBI.

Whomever PJ suspects, he is keeping to himself. In several episodes he discusses his 'memory palace'. PJ doesn't need to keep notes on a wall, they are stored safely in his head!

The reason for the fake list was to 'test' people. Knowledge of the secret contents of the list will draw some people out of hiding towards suspects. In essence, PJ is using some of the people on the list as bait!

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