The latest theories about Red John's identity (page 530)

I don't know who RJ is but I want to analyse the suspects.

Brett Partridge

He's as dead as Cho's personality. I believe he was a copycat killer and that it was him in the season 2 finale acting as RJ.

Bret Stiles

Stiles is more slippery than Rigsby's hair gel. I believe he indeed knows who RJ is but fears him and that's why he wouldn't reveal his identity to Patrick. He could also be RJ's father and that's why he would be protective of his son.

Reede Smith

He's rougher than Jane's stubble. He doesn't match the physical description we have been given but he is powerful and ruthless. I think people are glossing over him too easily.

Gale Bertram

Clearly he didn't get past the 'act like a tree class' in drama school. He has the power and influence to be RJ but he seems too gullible and obvious as well as being too tall and old.

Sheriff McAllister

He's had more hats than I've had hot meals. From 6x03 I think he is a viable suspect. He's been there since season 1 and it seems like he has a fear of pigeons and maybe a split personality. He also offered jane his friendship and is a good whistler. However, he is slightly too old which could rule him out.

Bob Kirkland

He's more dangerous than a swiss army knife. I personally think Kirkland is after RJ because RJ betrayed him or did something to him many years ago and now Kirkland is out for revenge. It could also be argued that he is RJ's accomplice/red right hand but I think Kirkland's streaky personality suggests he isn't the type of guy RJ would have as his right hand man.

Ray Haffner

He's lifted more weights than Arnie. Haffner is my number 1 choice. He matches the physical description we've been given and he would have been 21 in 1988. Also, he is the only one of the suspects to call Lisbon 'Teresa' as well as being a good whistler. The only reason I would rule him out is because it seems like he's being forced down our throats.

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Theory #6214 • By butterball

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Kristina Frye — a psychic who occasionally works with the CBI. Although initially at odds, due to Jane's belief psychics do not exist, the two began to work well together. As time goes by, Frye helps out with more murder cases, and romantic feelings spark between her and Jane. In the Season 2 finale, Frye is put under protection by the CBI when she attempts to reach out to Red John only to disappear from her heavily guarded home. In the Season 3 episode "Blood on His Hands", Frye is found alive but unresponsive four months after disappearing. Jane attempts to communicate with her in a séance, but she has no memory of the events of her disappearance and can offer no information regarding Red John. She is, to date, catatonic, presumably institutionalized somewhere.

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Theory #6213 • By R_Tagliaferro,

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Here is my list of Red John suspects, which is more accurate then Patrick Jane's list. Be sure of it!

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The theory written by "hammrn" is super - Danny could be RJ. But Bruno Heller said that RJ IS on Patrick's list, so not Danny.

The body of Partrige doesn't vanish after they found Lisbon, so Partige dies and he can't do a come back.

My opinion is that Ray Haffner is RJ. He didn't kill Lisbon because he likes her, and he has a similar character like Patrick.

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Theory #6210 • By JasonVB72

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After having reviewed the background appearances of the Red Sweater man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=590v4FCm6WU), I feel like he could turn out to be RJ after all. In that scene the man pretending to be RJ talks about changing his identity and making a new life. Then, in season five we get Bob Kirkland, who looks allot like Red Sweater Man. I know that there are a couple of clues that would seem to disqualify Kirkland, but like the murder suspect in many episodes over the years, they could easily be explained. among the seven suspects, none act more like a serial killer than Bob, and he has also proven hat he has no problem with murder.
He may turn out to only be a RJ soldier, but he seems like the most likely suspect to me. I'll be disappointed if it's Haffner, if you look at his first show he in no way seems like RJ: both in his interactions with PJ and the way Bertram talks to him.

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Ray Haffner wants to be with Theresa Lisbon. What if he gives Jane (another) wrong Red John and Patrick leaves the CBI then (like he did already twice). And then Ray will get together with Lisbon and the last Scene of the Mentalist is something, that proves Haffner is RJ but Patrick got the wrong RJ again.

That would be great and bitter at the same time...

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In s06e01, in last sequence, when Lisbon gets up after partridge comes out of closet and falls down, there was no need to show the door gets open, unless you deliberately want lisbon to think that there is someone else apart from partridge who killed partridge...and thats what partridge(RJ) wanted for faking his death...open door was a trick by partridge(RJ).

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