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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According to me, Bret Stiles is Red John. 

Following are the reasons for the same:

1. Remember Bruno Heller said : You would be disappointed to know the identity of Red John.
(Everyone is rejecting Stiles coz he's too old)

2. Lorelei Martins told Patrick Jane in Season 5 Episode 8(Red Sails in the Sunset) : "GOD, you're just like him, you know that".
(There's no one else in the list who is like Patrick Jane except Bret Stiles)

3. Bret Stiles was accused of murdering the old leader of Visualize.
(He has the motto and he killed every witness and destroyed every proof in that case)

In the latest episode Fire and Brimstone, Sheriff McAllister, Bertram and Smith have tattoos. So that means they are working for Tyger Tyger Organization and Smith has already confirmed of his side before killing Bob Kirkland. Now two suspects remains - Bret Stiles and Ray Haffner.

I don't think Ray Haffner is Red John coz he does not get fit into the character of Red John. He's acting a little crap in last few episodes.

The very first murder by Red John was done in the late 80's in the barn where there was his smiley face. It is definitely done by Stiles and now he knows Patrick is very close to him that's why he's planning something else by dying from our material world.

My money is on Bret Stiles.

Please comment if you want to say on my theory.

Thanks.

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Spoilers aside, it just seems glaring that Bertram wouldn't set off huge red flags with Jane's therapist friend.Also, he doesn't show any sociopathy or anything that would make him seem to be an enthusiastic/charismatic figure folks would want to follow.
Most importantly (like Kirkland) the positionBertram is in is one in which your career and background for the past 20 or 30 years would be well known and well listed and easy to research. Haffners potential link to the RJ Farm years ago seems to be fitting in the context of "don't look too close." Maybe that's the achem's razor (sorry for spelling).
After changing my mind several times, Haffner now makes the most sense to me.

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I'd be curious to see more discussion on the comments from the poster who wrote the "spoiler" based on cast list (quoted below). I have a hard time accepting Bertram as RJ. Seems like he was an afterthought cast addition once the show was underway. I also find it unlikely the more comments I read that any of the 3-dot crew are RJ. Heller was already frank about the list of 7 being real, so it's almost like he gets to throw us off with a "fake" list of three.....Considering that and based on other commenters, I am now leaning to Ray or Stiles with a small window of plausibility that it could be Partridge or Kirkland undead. I also like some of the theories that someone on Janes team is duplicitous, amybe not with RJ but maybe with Tyger... if so, I'd vote for Cho. We are all looking to be shocked about who is Red John that the big surprise could be something else.

"...spoilers for the next episode based on pictures, cast list, and sources.

dont read this if you dont want to know who the real rj is.
and i dont care about green or red votes because this aint a theory.
s607 - sherrif thomas mcallister dies.
s608 - reede smith gets arrested, red john will be gale bertram."

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If you use your instinct instead of only clues (that are read hearings most of them) you will see that RJ was revealed a long time before.
I admit I was fooled by Heller, until last episode (7) where in the final was so obvious who RJ is, if you just clean your mind and watch the last episode you will see the same..

Reviewing some of what Sophie said about RJ:

"He's well spoken, good posture,self-possessed, in the waiting room he sat calmly...he says he deals with conflict and adversity easily, though I am not convinced he is being truthful about this...In fact much of what he said though spoken convincingly, did not match what i can only call my instinctive response to his presence...I sense something deceptive and dark in his emotional makeup..."

Now in your guts, which character does this description fits the most?

Every other suspects than Gale fail in some of this points. Macllister is not self-possessed enough, not even Haffner, Reed doesn't have a good posture and it's not exactly well spoken, Bret posture it's also not that good.

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deals with conflict and adversity easily, though I am not convinced he is being truthful about this.."
He is proud, but likes to pretend is not..he is proud enough to kill PJ family just because he humiliated  him on TV...who is the show off guy there? 

 "sense something deceptive and dark in his emotional makeup..."
This is the most important characteristic, watch closely Episode 7. Watch closely each suspect eyes and manners, specially after PJ revealed the tattoo thing. 
Gale was so obvious it hurt's..his emotional backup was fallen..the darkness in his eyes, his expression, the way the camera filmed him..

It's Gale 100% sure


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the whole RJ finale seems like a big disappointment. Someone that apperared in very few episodes the past 6 years, someone with no emotional connection with the main cast. RJ will prove to be either someone totally indifferent to the series (like Mcallister or Reede) or obviously suspect (like Bertram (he even said it himself he is duplicitous)) or Haffner-Kirkland (with obviously suspect behaviours in their few appearances) or Stiles (what a surprise, wow) or Partridge who was the main suspect from s01e01. I mean whoever from them is RJ, in my opinion the writing is just bad. No drama, no surprise, nothing! RJ is just another crazy bad guy. 

That said, there are other good series out there, fortunately!
P.S. I will take everything back if the writers surprise us with someone else, but I sincerely doubt it.


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I'm beginning to believe it's Bertram. But why didn't he kill Lisbon in 6x1?

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I think what people have been saying about the 666 theory is correct.
You see the numbers at the end of 6x01 where BH said there was a clue to RJ's identity. 

If you type Red John you get 666 and if you type Gale Bertram you get 666
If you type any of the other suspects you don't get 666.
http://www.openjs.com/scripts/666.php

Not taking credit just saying it makes sense.

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