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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Why have they never thought of doing voice analysis to get a match with anyone in all the security agencies? CBI, FBI, or Homeland? 

Red John has a distinct voice it shouldn't be so hard?

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Are there any chat rooms where we can talk about our theories, thoughts, etc in real time?

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There are so many clues pointing to all on the list that anyone of our theories are all equally valid. I don't care who it is AS LONG AS ITS NOT REEDE anyone but reed, please god. He would be the worst red John. He seems very childish angry, not well composed. I would be so disappointed but it's for that reason I think it's gonna be him. No logic, just that he is the last person I would choose.

My ultimate choice would be Rigsby, wow what an ending. to see him exposed and do a complete character turn would be amazing. The creepy voice and his presence would be the fantastic ending. It would knock our shocks off and be unexpected. it would also make perfect sense in that red john would be always ahead of them knowing everything. Remember red john plays an acting game, he wont risk exposing himself. What better disguise than of the aloof innocent team member.

If the suspect is on the list then my next choice would be Haffner. We need a red john that would do the show justice and the others don't fit everything we have been told. It needs to make sense, the descriptions of him etc. Haffner was super creepy in that hospital scene gave me shivers and Lisbon brushed it too quckly off and made a slight joke that she had to get out of the hospital, but he really scared me. The sheriff is too...country. Patridge is more than likely dead, they told us that so maybe we need to listen. He would have been great too. I really want them to keep the creepy voice, the voice really makes him scary. I hope this is his real voice.

A few other things- Kirkham asked that man he killed in the hospital did he recognise him because he just wanted to see/test if RJ might his twin brother, he was relieved when the man said no. I also read the other theory that that was actually red john, the twin but I don't think so.


finally why do people keep saying that tiger tiger group are against red john, they are with him, Kirkham wanted to kill red john the tiger tiger group killed him. They are together that is why they have s much power. It's red johns group, not separate from him.

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patridge, kirkland are dead. smith works for red john in the tyger tyger organization. so does bertram and mcallister. bret stiles is too famous, i believe, for red john to work with that level of discretion, he would need to be a face in the crowd, someone who you could look at and wouldn't remember. since mcallister and bertram were meeting when Jane interrupted them, and bertram was asked how much jane knew, i think that mcallister and bertram are definitely working for red john. this leaves Haffner. haffner does not stand out too much, seems kind hearted, and according to jane's (and red john's) therapist, red john is a man who conceals his intentions very well, since she said she could sense something dark underneath him. haffner seems capable of that, so i believe it'll be haffner.

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My theory is that someone messed up.

What we know:

Physical description from a blind woman, who may or may not have been prompted by Ray T. to give a bogus description to the CBI.

We have possible sightings of RJ, in several scenes, which may all be red herrings.

We have seven names of suspects provided by RJ, neither confirmed or denied by Patrick.

RJ is fond of poet and artist William Blake's work.

Red John is not psychic, what he knows about Patrick and the CBI is provided by  his contacts in

law enforcement.

He is probably not a high profile figure in Law enforcement because he would be too easily recognized if he put on a guards uniform and walked down the corridor. For him to be effective he needs to be able to blend into the background. He also has some connection to Patrick's personal life including his time traveling with the Carnival, it would not be easy for some one to insert themselves and become trusted by the Carnival community.

There have been several good options for suspects, but none of them are on the list.

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Do you remember the last episode of season 4 when a little girl is asked by Red John to tell Jane something? well SHE saw red john SHE can identify him if Jane shows her all the photos of the suspects. 

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Do you remember the last episode of season 4 when a little girl is asked by Red John to tell Jane something? well SHE saw red john SHE can identify him if Jane shows her all the photos of the suspects. 

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