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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Just a comment about the list. I simply don't understand why some of you are crazy, dead insistent on that list being real. If the list was fake and that won't be revealed until a few episodes down the line, Bruno wouldn't say in interviews, "The list is the season finale is fake. Wait until an episode next season for a twist saying the list is fake!"

Of course he wouldn't say that, c'mon now people. I don't care what Bruno says, he's not going to tip his hand to twists in the show, nobody would do that. And he wouldn't say, "I'm not sure if the list is real or not," because if he did, people would think it's fake and lose interest in the season finale and that storyline.

Some of you literally believe everything he says and it boggles my mind. And if it is someone on the list, that's great.......but don't buy into everything Bruno tells you because he won't be giving future twists/storylines away.

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Sherriff is sure a crafty old man. He is in my top 3 now, Heller kepping it simple by going with the guy from S1e2. I think that Kirkland is on a revenge mission vs RJ. Characters that will die:
Rigsby
Hightower
Kirkland
Van Pelt(dead or prison??)
JJ LaRoche

The series is going to heat up rapidly mark my words, RJ is going to strike hard and fast, Heller is going out with a bang. What a show! We are in the same position we were in S3 finale: Not any clue who the real RJ is! BTW was wainwright an informant??


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So last night I posted a theory about Bret Partridge and I can't believe I missed something so big if you go back to when Brett is describing a Red John murder scene he says that Red John draws the smiley face clockwise using three fingers and wearing a kitchen glove.  When Lisbon is knocked out That Red John uses two fingers and the smiley face is wrong then he gets spooked by the pigeons that's because it was Mcallister or one of them while Brett who is really Red John pretended to be dead you can check it out if you want but Red John would never change his method so now I know it's Brett Partridge and that it wasn't Red John painting blood on her face.  Also did anyone notice how nobody wanted to see Brett Partridges body or acted like they just lost one of their own he had worked with them since the beginning but it was never spoke of again like he disappeared that's because we are meant to forget about him it leaves nothing to question later since nobody looked over the body especially Patrick if Partridge is one of the Red John suspects you would think he would make sure he is really dead but nobody did anything no tears just another day even when a cop gets killed it's a little to convenient.

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Hello You all! 

First of all I wanna thank those guy who did this page! :-)

But I have a question!

Why still everybody tries to find out who could be RJ from the list of 7!?

After Patrick gets the message of RJ (that he knows the list) it seems really clear to me that - of course - nobody of the list of 7 is RJ! RJ plays with patrick like with a puppet and so he knew those 7 names.
But i really dont think RJ is one of them! 

Best!

Rick

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Theory #6290 • By Evie
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What if someone (Maybe Danny) has been hypnotized and is hypnotizing Patrick Jane to be "the face" of Red John?

So the real Red John is Danny, but everybody that works with Red John thinks he is Patrick Jane. 

This would explain a lot of things..

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http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/6096


The link above is to a theory why RJ will kill Sherriff McCallister, thus symbolically proving he's RJ. My theories are pretty ridiculous, but I hope they entertain, haha.

Here is my speculative theory. As Sophie Miller records her notes on RJ vocally, and Patrick says  "acrophobia" is the fear of heights to enlighten the audience, wouldn't it be convenient if there was a phobia which sounds like acrophobia and Patrick mishears Sophie or pretends to... Sure agrophobia and agoraphobia fit, but they're hard to make a theory out of. What about Acaraphobia though, hmm? It is a fear of small crawlers, termites and  insects that bite.

Look at Partridge's behaviour in episode 1 of season 6 in the desert. As the scene goes on, the buzzing of the flies is more and more prominent, and Partridge looks more and more in discomfort. When Patrick comes closer and stares, Partridge looks scared/bothered. Is he scared/bothered by Patrick or the flies on their shoulders. Even Patrick notes that he's a very good actor afterwards. But what if Partridge really was only bothered by the flies, 

And the BS on top, for extra ridiculousness, (don't consider this part of the theory, its just a laugh), Partridge is fond of pigeons because they grab and gobble termites and other insects. 


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Along with Brett Partridge's script + the amount of dramatic irony in there if you watch, thinking/knowing he's RJ, and him matching Bruno Heller's clues as well as Rosalynd Harker's descriptions, there are stacks of points to BP being RJ.

These are just a few examples; I am not making a Megatheory.

Script:

1. His first line is "Red John enters here."
2. In season 2, there is symmetry between Patrick scaring him, and his retaliation as Rj scares Patrick in the finale.

Dramatic Irony:

3. Season 6: "I've been at the Redjohn crime scenes since he began."
Val Ziskin (photographer), working with BP, later says "I've always wanted to work with one of the famous serial killers."

4, He calls Patrick, "amigo" in season 2 meeting, after killing Jared Renfrew in Mexico.





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Theory #6288 • By Shadow
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Random observations.
Crystine Frye is sister of FBI agent who shot the CBI head.
Strange how suddenly 1 month ago CBI dropped non-dating rule among agents. PJ seemed to be happy about. I doubt there will be happy ending for new weds.
Amazing amount red head people in series 2% of population are red headed.
Mystery of one of them, van Pelt is still to be revealed.

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