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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Patrick Jane is red john. I have watched every episode as I'm sure everyone else has, and I don't have definitive proof. However my angle is if I was writing this ending the only thing that doesn't account to a fade to black or it was just an island. Is that Jane is red john. I don't think the list is red john suspects it is red johns final hit list. He  will kill off the entire list wow when the last list member dies wow that will be a shocker. Where do we go from here. Lisbon will realize there is only one more possibility at that point. Haffner strong likely hood he is janes brother, and I am almost certain stiles is his father. Janes father has been mentioned the enitire series we must have some form of wrap up there. The latest episode proves jane has no regard with killing others as shown with the list and previous bad guys he had red john kill. Possibility that jane is red john and his father stiles was able to hynotize him or he split personalities after his wife was going to leave him into the red john alter ego. Plus CBS store shirt defines mentalist "Someone who uses mental acuity, hypnosis and or suggestion A master manipulator of thoughts and behavior" Let me make a definition for red john "Someone who uses mental acuity, hypnosis and or suggestion A master manipulator of thoughts and behavior"


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I think something was given away in the last episode...
Kirkland talked about a twin brother...could it be that at one point his twin impersonated him leading to Jane into
thinking Kirkland was a suspect?
Kirkland's brother (when he disappeared) could have left to join Visualize and at that time became Red John.
No one will suspect it because Kirkland is not one suspect but two; with Bob now dead who would think twice...

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So far;

- "Tyger Tyger" is organization. In this organization probably no body knows RJ identity.

- I don't think RJ is founder. Joined afterward.

- I can say that Partridge is a member of this organization. And The Red John or organization decided to kill him.

- Also Bertram , Smith and McAllister are definetly part of this organization. But obviously none of them RJ.

- Now we know that Bob Kirkland has a twin brother. And he is working for RJ.  Probably that twin brother "Micheal" Kirkland killed Lennon guy at the hospital in Season 5. That's why Bob Kirkland asking Haibach " Do you recognize me , have you seen me before ? "

So two suspect left. Haffner and Stiles.

I'm not sure but for me best candidate is Haffner.

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Theory #6855 • By TheTruthRevealed
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I am still not giving up on Suspecting Rob Kirkland. Tiger Tiger is a meaning from William Blake, the twist is happening now thinking that tiger tiger is a code used by the FBI. I strongly doubt that Red John is somebody higher up in the FBI. Why were they relaying information to the Homeland Security instead of the FBI itself? Rob Kirkland is Red John and i dont believe he is actually dead. he is pretending too. Who in their right mind would torture somebody to extract the truth. I see the truth Rob Kirkland is Red John and his followers are going to help him deceive everyone. 

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Theory #6849 • By Sherlock-Hill
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Rob Kirkland is fooling anybody. I know he is definitely Red John. He is going about fooling us by torturing people. I see Rob Kirkland and Patrick Jane will have his Revenge. Give up Kirkland you are going to pay for all those years. 

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Here is why Reede Smith is Red John.  And if not, he is at least one of the top 3 of the remaining suspects:

Aside from all of the "what's in a name theories," which may or may not be relevant, there was something I noticed in tonight's episode that caught my eye.  When Reede was invited early on in the episode to the private meet-up in the park by Kirkland, Kirkland slyly used the "tyger, tyger" code phrase to test whether Smith was part of the organization.  If you'll notice, although Kirkland did it mid-speech, and in a pretty convincing manner, Reede Smith didn't even blink and acted as if he had no idea what "tyger, tyger" meant.

But, at the end of the episode, after he kills Kirkland, he turns to the prisoner transport driver, whom it would appear he had never met, and instructs him how to cover it up.  Then he uses the phrase "tyger, tyger" to the driver, a person he seemingly had never met, but must've known was indeed a part of the organization (although the driver apparently didn't now him, otherwise why the need for the code words).

So, Reede Smith is either Red John, or he is so high up in the organization that he knows everyone who is and isn't a part of it.  He knew Kirkland wasn't a part of it, even though Kirkland used the right code in at least as convincing manner as he and the driver did later.  And he knew the paddy-wagon driver was, presumably without the driver ever having met Smith.

It was as if the "tyger tyger" code was irrelevant to Smith, who knows all who are a part of the organization whether they use the code or not.  Yet, he uses it to rally his troops, and confirm to those who may have never met him (i.e. the driver) when needed.

Bertram - It appeared obvious in the meeting between Smith, Bertram, and McCalister a while back, that Bertram is subordinate in the food chain to Smith, reminding Bertram of his job to keep an eye on Jane.

McCalister - who was completely aloof in the same meeting, and appeared ignorant of Jane's investigation into Red John, was either playing it so cool as to not reveal his identity to the others in the room, or he is legitimately not Red John.  The other two in the room seem to ignore him.  However, he is also the most relaxed, almost careless in his posture in the meeting.  While the other two men are engaged in Jane's words as if trying to protect themselves.  

Stiles & Haffner - are the other two possibilities, but I think they are too obvious as choices.  Too naturally sinister.  Smith is a much better "pay off" for the show than either of these two guys.  I think his character will be more and more developed the longer this season goes on too, which will make it even better.

While McCallister could've been a good choice, I don't think his character has been developed enough in the story to make him a worthy Red John.  Based on the clues from last night's episode, and the way Reede Smith's character has been annoyingly sprinkled in to the plot over time, I think Reede Smith as Red John is the most plausible suspect.

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Primeiramente, há que se fazer a menção de que o inglês não é a minha primeira língua.

Pois bem, ao longo dos episódios, descobrimos algumas coisas sobre o Red John, como seu tamanho, e o seu medo de altura por exemplo. 
Me parece que é óbvio que o Red John possui tantas habilidades quanto o próprio Patrick, o que é bem notável ao longo da série.
É impossível que ambos sejam as mesmas pessoas, por motivos óbvios. A questão é que o Patrick selecionou 7 dos principais com quem mais teve contato em sua lista, excluindo outros mais insignificantes com quem o Patrick possa ter dado a mão.
Lembre-mo-nos que em um episódio contou um pouco da história de vida de Patrick, onde ele ganhava dinheiro fazendo seus truques baratos, prometendo curar as pessoas de doenças incuráveis, e o seu pai inclusive insistia para que ele continuasse trabalhando com isso e lhe ajudando inclusive. Ambos começaram a vida circense trabalhando de forma desonesta, e seu pai foi quem lhe deu os primeiros passos. Após perceber que sua realidade não era tão prazerosa, Patrick acabou discutindo com seu próprio Pai para deixar essa vida desonesta. A questão é: Onde está o Pai de Patrick que demonstrou ter algumas habilidades, e a série nunca comentou à seu respeito?
Uma coisa é certa, Red John possui motivos para querer arruinar a vida de Patrick. Para mim, o fato de Patrick ter largado o seu Pai sozinho é um excelente motivo para ele querer arruinar a sua vida. Na minha opinião o Pai de Patrick Jane é um suspeito em massa.

Abraços Tiger Tiger

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