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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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Just let me begin with stating that people in this forum are so damn stupid sometimes. It's really dumb saying that the list we know of is false due to the trailer to "Red Listed". That's not the case. This is another list, which Jane put up to any intruder that would come sneaking into his room in the CBI building. It's really obvious anyhow. We've all seen the episode we're Kirkland's guys grabs the information from Jane's office and handes it over to Kirkland, who drinks Bloody Mary looking at the material he's got. 

"Jane reveals that a list of fake Red John suspects he planted was stolen and the team realizes these men are in danger."

That is the description of the episode. People on this list is probably people we've seen before, possibly Hightower. My uneducated guess is that Kirkland, who's been looking for Red John for years for his own reasons, finds out about this and decides to torture Patrick to find out the real list of seven. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxJfLgxkyWw

I think Ray Haffner is Red John. He's not too suspicious and not too obvious. He has the right looks and age, he is a member of Visualize and he's a real charmer. But I'm not sure. My tip to all you guys out there is to not focus on details, i.e. RED HERRINGS. Heller is probably trowing all sorts of herrings at us right now. 

Be well. 

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Theory #5915 • By Minaminx
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Which is too much of a coincidence since the name is mentioned in the hospital.

Pigeons are symbolic of good tidings. Considered one of the best avian omens usually foretelling marriage. Coincidence? Unlikely.

I am convinced that van pelt is in league with red John.

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Well the preview for next weeks episode confirms what I've thought for awhile: the list of 7 is a fake. The toothpick scenes from season 5 should have tipped people off on that. Jane is setting someone or a group of people up. I could be completely wrong, but I think RJ will be someone completely off-the-wall. I'm going with Walter Mashburn and his money/connections. Darkhorse candidate: Volker.

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I believe its Ray. He fits most of the description. He visited Lisbon in hospital. Also, they killed his character off in the show Bones which leads me to believe they are giving him time to shoot more episodes of The Mentalist. I am not really sure if the list is fake. Some say its real some say its not. I hope they kill off multiple people at once, maybe leading to Red John dying and no one ever finding out who he is. 

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(Posting from another account since it won't seem to let me submit a new theory after my original one - is this a bug?)

In a previous theory about the 6x2 pigeon lady, I believe someone mentioned there were 7 pigeons and one flew away.

I
didn't rewatch 6x2 but I made sure to pay close attention to the birds
in 6x3. Jane is feeding the swans, and there are 3 close ups. The first
is when he arrives at the crime scene. They show 7 swans. The second is
when he returns to the crime scene, and they show 7 swans again. But a
few seconds after that, they show 6 swans swimming together. Perhaps this symbolizes that Partridge is dead, so 6 suspects left.

But
in the last scene with McAllister in 6x3, a lone bird flies out of
nowhere and hits him in the face. "Didn't see that coming." If Partridge
is indeed RJ, the seven swans to six symbolizes his "death", but his
return at the end is foreshadowed by the one bird that everyone thought
was gone hitting you in the face, the bird that no one will see coming.

I
also was staring at McAllister's hands as he pulled Jane up on the
roof. No ring, people. (Remember the RJ teacup scene where he had a ring
on his left hand.) And to those who are saying that McAllister's pigeon
phobia suggests he is RJ...I think RJ probably loves pigeons. The
pigeons were in the Partridge house the entire time RJ was hiding out
there. RJ wasn't scared off by the pigeons; he never intended to kill
Lisbon to begin with; he just wanted to send her back to Jane with his
mark on her.

I see so many parallels with Red Dragon now (refer
to my previous post on Partridge). New one: Jane's description of RJ
describes a slight speech impediment. In Red Dragon, someone addresses
the serial killer thus:


"I can hear that you've had...







some kind of soft palate repair.







But I understand you fine

because you speak very well" (implying she was expecting a speech impediment).

Partridge is coming back, I can almost smell it.

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I hope we don't have a bunch of people saying its McAllister cuz he's afraid of birds or pigeons.

That's WAY TOO OBVIOUS!


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Whether you think it is plausible or unlikely, tell me if this did not cross your mind. I know this would be a terrible way to end it, but...

Why do Mr and Mrs Rigsby have to leave the show, if the new regulations allow them to continue on the team and be a couple? Weren't you nervous when the walked in front of that 21-gun salute -- especially with that creepy General Custer fellow in the firing squad? Foreshadowing maybe?

I would not like it either folks, but what better reason for them leaving the show can you give now? Is one of them dirty? Is one of them (or both) going down? You can't put it past Red John. In fact, you should expect it.

Whatever happens, we know one thing for sure: Bye Bye, Newlyweds. 


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