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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At first I thought it was just an obvious reference on camera when PJ and Reede shook hands. I think there's been many times over the years that certain actions are hypnotic triggers and am wondering if a handshake is one if them. I don't believe Reede is RJ but it seemed so intentional when he shook Patricks hand.

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Okay. So at this point, we all know that Heller has told us about a key clue in the final sequence of 6x01. It could be the writings on the wall, the pigeons, the way Lisbon fell, really it could be a huge number of things. But what if it was the fact that RJ had both hands occupied, one holding the knife and the other painting blood on Lisbon's face, while making the call to Patrick? Some people are saying that this means the call was coming from somewhere totally different, or that an accomplice of RJ was painting Lisbon's face with blood while RJ himself made the call. But we have to remember that the call could only have come from inside the house, since RJ used Lisbon's phone. And another thing, even though it looks like both RJ and an accomplice were in the house, that isn't necessarily the case. People are assuming that RJ couldn't have made the call himself since both his hands were already busy, and for whatever reason, nobody thinks of the fact that he could just be using a wireless headset with the phone. And, if you re-watch 1x01, who do we see wearing a wireless headset? Brett Partridge. And the headset is in his right ear, where he would put it if he's right handed. And, from the last scene of 6x01, we see that RJ is right handed. 
Also, someone pointed out why they think Partridge said "Tiger Tiger" to Lisbon. This big organization of corrupt law enforcement agents that uses "Tiger Tiger" as a secret password, from what we've learned, specializes in unity, teamwork, and cover-ups. Maybe Partridge said "Tiger Tiger" to Lisbon because he was looking to see if she was part of this organization, so then he could ask her for help in covering up his death. But since she didn't respond back with the password, he fakes his death in front of her, and proceeds to knock her out and paint the more clown-like RJ smiley on her face. Partridge, if he is RJ, didn't kill her for one of two reasons. Either something spooked him because of his phobia, or he was trying to send a message. The message with the face being more clown-like could be RJ/Partridge saying that he finds it a joke that somebody that isn't part of the "Tiger Tiger" association could come so close to Red John and not even realize what is right in front of them. If there was a second person in the house, a RJ accomplice, they were probably hiding in the room that Lisbon looks at after Partridge "dies" solely to be a backup to help Partridge with faking his death just in case Lisbon isn't part of the "Tiger Tiger" organization and thus couldn't help him fake his death.
There just seems to be too many clues that point to Partridge being alive for him to truly be dead.
Maybe "Partridge" as an alias is dead, but not Jack Plotnick's character (Red John). Then, Plotnick and Heller technically weren't lying to the media in their interviews.

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Theory #6838 • By Hiward
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As much as I love Jane, has anyone thought of the possibility that he has multiple personalities? Everything is very convenient. Hmmm.


I chose Kirkland because I could not leave it blank.

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I'm not going to give a theory on who Red John is, but I just have something to say to the people who have been bringing up the He Is Mar thing and saying "if you put it together, it says Heisman"...
First of all, how the hell would some prostitute from Mexico know that Red John won the Heisman??
Second:  If she DID know that he was the Heisman winner, why the hell would she space it out so poorly and make it look like something completely different?...If she is trying to leave a clue, she wouldn't fudge it up THAT badly to make them think it says "He IS Mar" instead of "Heisman"
Just google the dang picture and I don't see how you could possibly think she was trying to write "Heisman"

Since she was some random prostitute in Mexico, my guess is that she had no clue who Red John was, so she just tried to describe something memorable about him...
My best guess is that she was trying to write "He Is Marked" meaning he has a tattoo of some kind (which could explain the episode titled "The Red Tattoo"
Maybe Haffner (or whoever RJ is) has a big Dragon tattoo on his back that we will see when they reveal him.


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Sorry for my english.

This theory is made in order to reveal the importance of Teresa in the plot.

Background:
- Teresa Lisbon has been kidnapped but not killed (spared) by Red John who left his bloody smiley on her face.
- The nurse when Lisbon is in the hospital comes up with saying: Are you Carmen Lee ? Something like that.
- One of the episodes is entitled : The green thumb = > The Green Thumb

Implications and conclusions :

I think Teresa Lisbon return to the center of the plot with respect to the following:
First name Teresa means Harvest
The name given by the journalist Carmen means Garden
One of the episodes that follows is called The green thumb

The name Carmen came from a patron saint of the order of caramel whose main reform was introduced by Teresa D' alvila .
This Teresa alvila lost his mother at age 12 as Teresa Lisbon " In 1527 , at the age of twelve, Theresa lost her mother. "
When Teresa died  her body was separated , and her left hand was sent to Lisbon.

The Carmelite Order has seen in it 5 Theresa beatified , the first we have seen with previous reconciliations.
Other links  can be done including the title of the episode 1 where it is believed that Teresa is dead "The Desert Rose" which ic a toxic rose with 5 leafs . In fact there is another character of the same religious order: Therese of Lisieux who died the day the episode comes out on September 29 and whose religious attributes are a cross surrounded by roses.

For the third Therese , She is Marguerite Therese of the Sacred Heart , the link with Lisbon is due to the fact that the body of this one  was disfigured by the disease but became totally healthy and lifelike after death. It reminds us of the " renaissance/rebirth" of Lisbon who was believed dead after being disfigured by Red John . Moreover her real name is Anna that brings us to the name of Annabeth the  niece of Lisbon .

For the fourth, she is Thèrese Andes here again we find the attribute of roses, with her learning of the rosary.

The last is  Teresa Benedicta of the Cross,, his main research led her to believe that union with God through suffering considered as " fire atonement " as Jesus Christ in his suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane
==> Several elements to clarify here:
The term union refers to the work of a certain John of the Cross who speaks about Mystic Marriage in his book "Dark night" where the soul rises to God , which enlightens the title of episodes black winged redbird and Wedding in red . Besides two previous Teresa experienced this mystical marriage.
Moreover " fire atonement " refers to the rest of the poem Tiger " Tiger Tiger fire and flame ! "

Those are the information that brings us the first name Carmen pronounced purposely by the nurse. What about the name Lee ?
It is cleared by the latest information about Garden of Gethsemane . If we reverse the letter's order of Lee we obtain Eel. the Eel River is a river situated in Sacramento (where the show takes place).

It was in the Garden of Gethsemane that Jesus and his disciples were arrested . This reference is almost exclusively in the Gospel of John. I recall here the name Carmen means Garden as I said at the beginning .


I conclude : Teresa is the garden where Red John is stopped ( like Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane ) . Teresa is the one holding  the final key to the mystery.
The tiger is the ideal and the perfect organization that Red John dreams about, imposing and well shaped ( as shown in the poem ) .

Hence my personal conviction is that she will have to  betray Red John because she is an accomplice. why else Brett would have whisper to her : Tiger Tiger considering the fact that in the last episode we know that this is a sign of recognition between accomplices  of Red John.
Pass through the fire of the atonement which is a test of suffering (
see above)  means going beyond this obstacle whatsoever it costs to
Teresa (for example if she is an accomplice of john, the betrayal)



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MICHAEL  KIRKLAND. 

He grew up on a farm. Alcoholic father. His mother committed suicide. He is his twin brother, so he has been free to take de identity of his brother in order to avoid being caught.

Patrick shaked his hands in the first time. He was michael.

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Theory #6835 • By ezekiel
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This is God vs satan represented with symbols.

the men tau list  tau can have 2 meanings here : people with the mark of the beast or with the mark of salvation.

The tyger-tyger secret society is similar to the illuminati : rising red john , the anti-christ
All the description i make of the suspects is literally the meaning of their names

Bret Stiles is the leader , he is the only one with the occult knowledge to contact the spirit world.
Brett Partridge was supose to be his succesor . They are killers but they also gather souls for satans. ( brace of Partridge )


Gale Bertram is the prophet of the organisation.
Ray Huffman has the task to transform the chosen one into red john and to protect him.

Kimball Chow is red john because the symbolism of his name is :
Kimball : Leader of the Warriors
Cho:butterfly:symbol for the anti-christ.

God's people is the cbi and all the helpers.

Patrick Jane represent the repenter that is now within christ.
Wayne Rygby : with great power come great responsabilities
Grace Van pelt : Living grace
Teresa Lisbon is like the representation of mandkind in the God vs satan war. Jane must protect Lisbon at all cost . If they get her he will become their slave. Cho froze , he had lisbon but it wont happen again. Jane will have to sacrifice himself to stop red john and protect lisbon.

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