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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From bottom of my heart :

*FUCK YOU HELLER*

Fuck you for ruining my favorite show!

Fuck you for starting an awesome mystery and ending it so poorly!

Fuck you for all the days that i waited until next episode for over 5 years!

Fuck you for all the summers that i was thinking for the new season because you left us with a important finale witch always was going to hell in first couple episodes and we were returning to square one.

Fuck you for changing your story and creating a new red john because people realized who he was !

Fuck you for your fucking tiger tiger crap!

Fuck you for many other things that i'm not writing because i'm not gonna waste my life anymore because of you!

Yeah go enjoy money you got from this show but i want you to know that you don't worth a penny of it , I've never felt so much betrayed in my life so..

Fuck you 
 

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I was thinking about "Tyger, Tyger"... A password used inside an organization. Well, why would you put a password inside a crime organization? I dont think (but I'm not sure either) that Mafia has any password(s), for the simple fact that they know each-other.
A password, IMO, is used to recognize other members inside same organization.
This shows up that members inside "Tyger, Tyger Inc." does not know about each-other (mostly), only when working togheter, or in special moments (e.g. when one is dying, and there is other person(s) witnessing).

Using Reede Smith and cop driver pattern. Smith said used "Tyger, Tyger" password, having knowledge that if the drivers responds in the same way, they are both in same organization.
Why would others say "Tyger, Tyger" as their last words? Maybe just to know if they were killed by their organization.
Two exemple pops in my head right now:

    Todd Johnson to Patrick Jane
    Brett Partridge to Teresa Lisbon

Also, the head on this organization is Red John, as he said the first strophe on the poem, not only "Tyger, Tyger". Nobody else said more than first two words.

Thoughts?

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I am beginning to understand why Bruno Heller said that we will be disappointed when we find out who RJ is.

First, I find it disappointing how he developed the Tyger, Tyger thing. A completely new layer being introduced this late in the show? Which additionally feels like it has nothing to do with RJ reciting the Tyger, Tyger poem?

Second, Michael Kirkland appearing in the final RJ episode 6x08? Seriously? Here's the link: http://thementalist.wikia.com/wiki/Red_John_(episode)

A few weeks ago we discussed how odd it would be if Bruno Heller pulled out some kind of plastic surgery card on us. A never-heard-of-before twin brother is almost as bad a move to make IMHO. Especially if it should turn out that he is Red John. Please, Bruno, don't do this to us!

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Some revelations were made in "Red Listed".
1) Lorelei Martins is dead. That's because Kirkland was the only man who could fake her death or save her, as he was responsible for her body. But he had no idea about the real list, so Lorelei must be dead.
2) I think this one is the most important. The person, who told Kirkland about Tyger-Tyger, could be RJ. Why? Because of coffee :-) You see, Kirkland brought with him three types of coffee. He explained that he did it for Smith, but that wasn't true. How many types of coffee one can find? More than three. So, Kirkland actually had two appointments in the park. As he left after talking to Smith, Reede must be the second appointment. The person whom Kirkland met before Smith, refused to drink coffee. Why? Because he prefers tea. We know two people who prefer tea. First is PJ, who could have no meeting with Kirkland according to the further developments of the episode. Second is RJ. So who could it be if looking at the list? Not Smith, probably not Bertram. All the others.
3) Now I strongly believe I was right some months age posting this: http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/3673
4) Tyger-Tyger... The very first time it was mentioned by RJ. Why? Was he thinking PJ is an insider? Or may be RJ wanted to warn PJ about something? Again I have to remember Todd Johnson. Was he killing good or bad cops? He refused to kill Mars, so it seems Todd wasn't so bad. Later he wanted to see PJ and tell him something only PJ could understand (probably Todd found it safe to talk to PJ, as there was no way him being in Tyger-Tyger). Anyway, it's very-very pleasant that this Tyger-Tyger thing was planned from season two!!!
5) Wish to give some tribute to Bob Kirkland. He was a good guy. You know, the term "red listed' is also used to describe dying species (listed in the Red Book). Tigers are also listed there. I think Bob Kirkland was red listed. RIP. But I hope we'll enjoy some new portion of very charismatic performance by Kevin Corrigan, if he returns as Mike Kirkland. By the way, now PJ has a valuable mean. He may try to find Mike (we know how he looks) and if finding alive, probably try to use the knowledge about his past and direct him against RJ.
Thanks.

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Ever since Bruno Heller mentioned a key clue in the final sequence of 6x01 (The Desert Rose), there have been many guesses as to what that clue might be. Some guesses have been the '666' on the wall, the pigeons and Partridge quoting 'Tiger Tiger'.

I don't believe that it is any of these. In my opinion, the key clue which Heller mentioned in this scene, the fact that Red John is holding the blade which he used on Partridge in his left hand. This shows that Red John is a left hander. At the time, this is relatively meaningless because it is very difficult to determine which hand all of the suspects use and if one of them is, indeed left handed.

However, at the end of 6x03 (Wedding In Red), Jane slips on the roof whilst being held hostage by the murderer and manages to cling on by his fingertips. Sheriff Thomas McAllister arrives just in time to save Jane, killing the suspect in the process. When McAllister comes to help Jane up onto the roof, he reaches down with his left hand.

This confirms that both Thomas McAllister and Red John are left handed. Given that only 10% of the population are left handed and there were only six people remaining on Jane's list at this point in time, statistically, there is only one left hander on the list. McAllister is left handed. McAllister is Red John

Also, 
Xander Berkeley (who plays McAllister) had eight years removed from his age for his role as McAllister. Berkeley is 58. However, McAllister is only 50. This reduces his age when the murders in the barn (The Red Barn- Season 5 Episode 13) occurred from 33 to 25. This makes it much more likely that he was the 'kid' who Talbot said drew the face on the barn.
Additionally, the actor who is suspected to play young Red John (Nick Nordella) is 25 years old and resembles a young McAllister. Why change McAllister's age to fit these criteria exactly? Because Thomas McAllister is Red John :)

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Oh no just stumbled acros this http://thementalist.wikia.com/wiki/Red_John_(episode) Kirkland returns in the episode tileted Red John when Red John is revealed. I beleive this will be Michael Kirkland being played by the same actor what do you guys think

p.s - Hope it doesnt turn out to be one of the kirkland twins Red John has to be some one other than him :(

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I was looking through some footage, and I noticed something, though it may not mean anything. In the scene where Jane shoots Timothy Carter, there is a man there in a sheriff's uniform, much like McAllister's. I don't think you can see his face, but he has a similar build, and Bruno Heller has said that Red John was at the Mall. Also, when Rebecca is poisoned in the hall, a man in a sherrif's uniform would fit right in. I want to go back now and look for more! I don't think we can know for sure who it is yet, but maybe...

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