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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My theory:

Red John is not a member of the secret tyger tyger society, but knows about it and possibly started it. Therefore they are afraid he will be caught because it will bring out their secrets. Partridge was a member of the tyger tyger society, and so are all the other suspects on the list, except Kirkland obviously, and Stiles (because he is not law enforcement). RJ murdered Partridge as a warning to the others, so they won't give him up.

Also it makes sense that a weak person like Michael Kirkland would fall in the hands of Stiles through Visualise.

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Theory #6643 • By TheGentleman
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Bob Kirkland was first on my list, now not so much....here are my random ideas.

So reede smith gives kirkland a paper to the safe house, now why would he do that if he wanted to kill him anyways, doesn't make sense  and exposing that paper (which we think has the address).

So here is a thought, reede wants to turn good maybe? By helping kirkland, but at the same time reede needs to convince the driver that yup i am with you.........we will know laters about that.

Here is an interesting theory i came up, the word Stiles in Brett Stiles actually means an arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or wall......is that a clue that he is superior than others??

Lastly he is the only one that has access to anyone, anything he wants, all world leaders are being leaded by him in visualize...BUT isn't that too ambiguous  ??


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The theory that Red John is a group, organization has been gaining great popularity here. But for me, it doesn't change the fact that it was problably just one person that killed Jane's family - and it's the only thing he cares about.
I encourage you to look at remain 5 suspects, and ask yourself a question: which one is most likely to slay a woman and a child with cold blood ?

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My take is Bret Stiles.

Season 01, Episode 23
Rosalind description of RJ:
- Under 6 feet tall 
- Not muscular, yet not soft either 
- Short straight hair 
- A gentle voice 
- Rough strong hands 
- Smell of pine, soil & earth 
- Like listen to piano, specially Bach. Cos of the rigor. 

Season 05, Episode 08
Lorelei Martin mentioned:
Jane and RJ are so similar that she wonder why they did not become best friend when they shook hand.

Season 06, Episode 03 
Dr Sophie Miller recorded:
- Middle age man in good health 
- No prior psychiatric issue 
- No family, but has many friends 
- Well-spoken & show good posture 
- Excellent whistler 
- A hint of narcissistic personality

If based on the above.. 
Stile and Smith are under 6 feet (Jane's height) with short straight hair. The rest are above 6 feet (taller than Jane) Stile is not mascular yet not soft either but Smith is round. Haffner could be but he got workout and taller than Jane which means he's above 6 feet. 

Middle age can refer to Bertram & Haffner while Stile still can consider middle age but McAllister looks old where Smith looks young. Stile have no family but have tonnes of friends and followers. 
How did Stile knows where RJ keep Kristina Frye? How come he can have such power to help Lorelei Martin escape federal prison and Martin know RJ will help her out?

Stile is well spoken. And having great confidence posture which may regards as narcissistic personality. If not, how would he manage to convince Visualize followers?

Great whistler, anyone can be but not all the suspects having the other important traits mentioned by Rosalind and Sophie. (This could be a distraction from scriptwriter. :p ) Among all these men, only Stile have few pleasant encounter with Jane and had Jane help him clear his name on 1 occasion and he help Jane on several occasions. RJ sees Jane as friend or comrade and wants to befriend with Jane which I'm thinking if he can help Jane, he will. Eliminating obstacle for Jane creates a bondage for RJ to reach out to Jane.Hence, my conclusion of RJ is Bret Stile.

Side tracked a bit.
Tyger Tyger seems like another coded word from 604 onwards. Initially recited by RJ to Jane personally. If The Tyger poem is meant to show something to Jane.. Could RJ be testing Jane's ability to believe whether there are really something which Jane do not believe BUT DID actually exist out there. 

I.E. Psychic ability? 

Tyger Tyger, burning bright 
In the forests of the night,
"Tyger, tyger" the repetition creates a chant-like mood to the whole poem, which contributes to the mysteriousness. Reading it, you can’t help but get the feeling this poem is about way more than the biggest cat in the world. 
"burning bright, / In the forests of the night"? Tigers don’t burn. "Burning bright" may describe the appearance of the Tyger (tigers have fiery orange fur), or it may on a deeper level describe a kind of energy or power that this Tyger has. The Tyger's presence in "the forests of the night" further increases the mystery and power of the creature – it’s elusive, while at the same time burning with some sort of inner force.

What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
The "immortal hand or eye," symbols of sight and creation, immediately conjure references to a creative God (in pretty much all cases with Blake, "God" refers to the Christian God). If this is so, then questioning whether God could do anything is a direct attack on the omnipotence of such a God.
To "frame," here, is probably to contain, kind of like putting a picture in a frame. When you frame something, the boundaries are clear, the object isn’t going anywhere.
"Fearful symmetry," is a very nuanced quality to have. "Fearful" references the scariness of a tiger, an old notion of really big, powerful, mysterious stuff that terrifies us because it’s big, powerful and mysterious. The first BIG example that should come to mind: God, or the divine (that stuff is big and powerful and mysterious).
Symmetry is a classical quality of the divine, as well as the defining factor of artistic beauty.

With Visualize in mind and the poem.. Its hard for me to jump out of the box and think of anyone else other than Bret Stiles. Of course, Haffner could be another high possibility of the real RJ as he's also a member of Visualize for long time.. We shall see in 605..

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Theory #6639 • By NextShowPlease
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That episode had only 1 redjohn clue from what I saw :( I was really disappointed!! The episode itself was amaazing though!!! Patrick saying to Reede Smith, "Everybody makes mistakes." i hope they find Michael Kirkland alive, it wud be nice.

O well, this theory made like a fewdays ago tells who redjohn really is and outlines who is in tiger tiger even before this episode with kirkland airs. its a really interesting read so i share a link with you guys. Happy mentalising!

http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/6373

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Theory #6638 • By beelzeboss
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Red John
Roy Tagliaferro = means in italian 'cut iron'
Reede Smith = maybe rather 'blacksmith'

I think there is a connection between all of this names.
Reede Smith can act like a one of the Tyger Tyger member, but in fact he can be Red John himself.

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Theory #6635 • By lisjane
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Bonjour, je pense sincèrement que Lisbon est RJ en manipulant tout le monde si vous regardez l'épisode 4 saison 6 la main empoignant le ciseaux est trés fine et blanche avec une veste noire - Episode ou partridge dit à Lisbon "TIGER TIGER" pour moi c'est un signe de reconnaissance envers son mentor - Bref je passe les détails du genre Patrick n'a jamais réussi à lire en Térésa etc... Elle ne meurt jamais concernant JR et bizar dans sa vie personnelle on ne sait pas grand chose à part que son père était pompier et alcoolique et qu'il a pété un plomb et ses freres elle veut venger tout ça MAIS elle aime Patrick 
Je reste persuader que Térésa Lisbon est JR 

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