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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Well. I've had this theory since the first time I saw this guy on the show. Red John is described as a narcicistic guy, with big influences and power, and the hability to own other peoples mind, just like Patrick maybe, he must have some kind of special charisma, enough to make people kill for him, and even commit suicide!. That guy is Bret Stiles, he certainly is a a big leader, he knew where to find Kristina Frye, and besides, he is portryed by Malcom MacDowell, a tremendous actor, I've always thought it was suspicious that an actor like him has a role in the series, that role might not be a small one. In the psychiatric tape, she described hi as a middle-aged person, but what if he sent someone, like Haffner, to spy on her? About Brett Partridge, I've always thought on him as a distraction from Bruno Heller, because since the first season, some people think that he is RJ... But don't remember to have seen another TV series nor a movie, with 2 characters with the same name, so maybe actually there ir something on him. But btw, I vote on Stiles for this one :)

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Don't know how I'm going to make it through this week after watching the Fire and Brimstone promo, it looks so good!! My bet is either McAllister or Bertram despite their baldness, with Ray being the dark horse. The chemistry between the Sheriff and Jane was excellent when he saved his life, so I think he'd be a satisfying reveal. Also the thing that really struck me was his pointy, heeled shoes. It isn't categorical evidence, but I think they are the closest match to the pair Red John wore, way back in the season 2 finale. He's an excellent whistler, possible fear of birds which everyone keeps mentioning, middle aged (in fact Bruno has made the character younger than the actor, so he fits closer to the RJ profile) very light footed with quality hunting and shooting skills, and most importantly the actor Xander Berkeley is very talented and is apparently experienced at playing villains. Lastly, if you watch the promo again, McAllister is the only one sitting with his legs crossed similar to the way Jane does. Not sure if that means anything but...

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To me none of the suspects makes sense as Red John. From the five suspects, the most likely one would have to be Haffner or even Mcallister. But i don't think that any of those two would make a great ending. We waited 6 years for this moment, everything leading to this, and then they make this list which i think it wasn't a good idea. The perfect Red John would be Brett Partridge, and i still don't understand why they killed him in the first episode, unless it's part of a twist already discussed many times.I think Heller trapped himself with this list, unless there is something more i don't see how he could surprise anyone. Anyway, i hope he does do something more, a big twist to end this storyline.

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Theory #7745 • By justAkiller
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season 4 episode 10 .   weird... ( i told you about the memory palace?)

maybe teresa is somehow an minion of redjohn?
sketchy or not? what do you guys think

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Maybe the clues are in the paintings by William Blake. The great red dragon and the beast. The number of the beast is 666 again written on the wall of the house Lisbon was in. William blake seems to be a reoccurring theme along with the pigeons. The upcoming episodes is called the great dragon. Blake once claimed that he got the idea for the illustration method from a vision of his dead brother( not sure this means anything but interesting anyway).


This is what it says about the beast: ".....................and the (great) dragon gave him his power and his seat, and great authority". Could this have to do with Stiles giving Red John Power? I do hope we learn what these clues all mean by the time RJ is caught.

Also what did the wall say in that same house was it DIE or PIP or DID? I couldn't see it properly. The clue had to be in that room she first into because there was nothing in there and it was a waste of footage going in there in the first place.

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The Mentalist -
Episode 6.07 - The
Great Red Dragon -
Press Release

The Mentalist
FOLLOWING THE
SHOCKING EVENTS AT
JANE’S HOUSE, THE RED
JOHN LIST IS
NARROWED DOWN
FURTHER, AND THE
CBI’S PRIORITY IS THE
REMAINING SUSPECTS,
ON “THE MENTALIST,”
AT A SPECIAL TIME,
SUNDAY, NOV. 10
“The Great Red Dragon”
— Following the
shocking events at
Jane’s house, the Red
John list is narrowed
down further, and the
CBI’s priority is the
remaining suspects, on
THE MENTALIST, at a
special time, Sunday,
Nov. 10 (10:30-11:30 PM,
ET/CT, 10:00–11:00 PM,
PT) on the CBS
Television Network.
CHEAT TWEET: Jane
finally thinks he knows
#RedJohn’s identity! Is
he right? And will he
find him in time? #
TheMentalist 11/10
http://bit.ly/16h49DG
SERIES REGULARS:
Simon Baker (Patrick
Jane)
Robin Tunney (Teresa
Lisbon)
Tim Kang (Kimball Cho)
Owain Yeoman (Wayne
Rigsby)
Amanda Righetti (Grace
Van Pelt)
WRITTEN BY: Jordan
Harper
DIRECTED BY: Elodie
Keene
Source: CBS

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This is why I think Michael Kirkland is Red John:
 
Since they kill Bob Kirkland and leave us with his twin-brother story, there has to be a reason why, besides giving Bob a reason to hunt Red John (Not knowing it's his brother). If Bob Kirkland has hunted Red John for so long, why wouldn't Red John just kill him earlier?

I think this next episode will give a final explanation to the list. 

The remaining 5 suspects: 

Bret Stiles (leader of visualize/possible tyger-tyger)
Reede Smith (tyger-tyger)
Sheriff McCallister (old fart)
Ray Haffner (visualize/possible tyger-tyger)
Gale Bertram (possible tyger-tyger)

Jane has them at gun point, which means none of them are going anywhere, and he will see their shoulders. Nothing else would make sense. It’s the only card he’s dealt. 

Red John luring them there, to kill off the Tyger-Tyger crew and/or people from visualize, which means Red John is either Bret Partridge or Michael Kirkland. Figuring Jane would check if Partridge really was dead, it has to be Michael, which is why they gave us his twin story.  The tattoo could be anything. Ray Haffner said he had other clients after leaving the hotel, which means he could have hired the blond to spy on CBS and then kill her. He might have the tattoo, but that doesn’t mean he’s Red John. Would Red John really need to hire the blond to bug the office, when we know he's more resourceful than that? 

This makes sence when you think about the Tyger-Tyger guys killing Michael’s brother. An explosion is a good revenge for Red John (Michael).... Who knows, maybe Jane gets a phone-call to get the hell out of there before it blows, leaving all 7 suspects dead. 

This technically means he was on the list as Bruno Heller said, but really only the face matched. 
The leverage part could incline that Jane knows. Knows that the tattoo doesn't belong to Red John, but one of the suspects are so important to Red John, that he wants Jane to kill him because he may know his identity. That is why he said he had his leverage, not that he knew who Red John was. 

Either way, the tattoo could mean nothing even if Michael isn't Red John. Could just be an attempt to make Jane kill someone.

I still hope Bruno Heller lied, and Cho reveals himself as Red John!

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