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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OK here's my theory people
Remember how Jane said that Van Pelt had a dark past in one of the episodes? Ok and remember how in the last episode, Lisbon sends Van Pelt to recruit Bret Stiles because apparently he really likes her? So Van Pelt clearly has a connection with Bret Stiles and if Bret Stiles is Red John, Van Pelt could be his daughter and she could be helping him get information from the CBI. 
Bret Stiles could be Red John because well, a) he didn't have the tattoo, in my opinion this singles him out as a leader, someone who controls those who have the tattoo, he is also older than all of them b) in that scene, where he was wearing all white (in Visualize), and smearing blood on a woman while the others clapped - very Red John like, no? c) he is dying of cancer (or so he says) - this is very fishy in my opinion - it could either signal a very dramatic end between Jane and Red John or Bret is lying to make himself seem more innocent. d) He's the leader of Visualize and visualize has always been very strange for me, like it's this organization that no one really understands but still has a lot of power over people AND Stiles is the leader of it - he has power over the people.
 

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This site won't be over in two weeks it will only get better and more interesting when we all find out the truth behind Red John        I know it won't be what I want or would do it but I'm sure it will be awesome    so far the Mentalist hasn't let me down and I have faith that the next two episodes will be the best episodes of the series by far . . . . .unless they completly fuck up ala LOST       I hope this makes me feel like Breaking Bad(best ending ever) and not Phantom Menace(biggest dissapointment ever)     can't wait to visit this site sunday night     

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Brand new interview about episode 7!

"there will be an answer to the fate of Brett Partridge".!!! (finally)

http://tvline.com/2013/11/15/the-mentalist-season-6-preview-final-three-red-john-suspects/

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I've watched a ton of old episodes the past few days...whomever posted that Red John hasn't actually killed anyone for most of the show - I AGREE with you. I think Rj killed the people at the barn, Patrick's family, Eileen, Sophie Miller, and Brett Partridge. That's it. I think tyger, tyger staged a great deal of the Rj killings for TWO reasons: 1 - Bertram and Minelli recognize the value in having Patrick on the team, keeping him after RJ is paramount to him staying at CBI. 2 - Some of those RJ murders were covers for tyger, tyger crimes. This leads to why "RJ chose to kill Partridge first" as Heller said. Partridge staged the crimes and crime scenes for Tyger, tyger. I believe RJ loathed him, was insulted by his inclusion on the list, hated that he made mistakes at certain crime scenes and most importantly, by killing Partridge RJ took away a valuable part of tyger, tyger and made the organization much weaker. I think Partridge was accurate when he said "Red John has been laying low for years." He knows this bc he has been the one staging the killings.RJ recites tyger, tyger when he saves to Patrick as his first attempt to push Patrick towards Bertram (who loves William Blake) and the organization that his been blaming him. Tyger, tyger was started by Minelli. Minelli resigns bc the Bosco team murder has put the spotlight directly on the team and he knows or is told this will unveil tyger, tyger.

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Look at 4:17 of the video. What the hell is Partridge doing? It's pretty weird isn't it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVmQFzq8Jeo

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this site going to lose it's purpose in two weeks time. btw i accuse Brett Partridge.

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Red John would never try to kill Jane in such an
impersonal fashion as a bomb, even if the outcome would be leading everyone
stray of him. They have a bond; a relationship – one that Red John is bellbent
on furthering with Patrick. He wants Patrick to know him and to understand him –
nobody else ever will. His relationship with Jane is a strong, close one, as
far as Red John is concerned. Red John is determined to fulfil a dream that he
has, of Jane and him engaging on his terms. It’s entirely possible that Jane
has convinced everyone that Red John planted the bomb, when in fact Patrick had
done so beforehand, intentionally. Not only did he pick up a gun from the bloke
in the apartment block – he picked up explosives too. This was his plan all
along. He knows that Red John would never be so silly as to reveal himself with
a tattoo – this notion is a little flat. By laying the blame for the bomb on
Red John, he can convince Lisbon, Bertram, the team, and the public that Red
John is whoever he says he is and plant an effective decoy for his real plan to
take fold. This is also the reason why he tries to ensure that Lisbon cannot
make it to the house. He can control the group of supposed suspects, be she is
a wildcard, and one that he has feelings for. He could not risk her being
there.

 

If we work on this premise, then it becomes obvious that
Jane does not believe that Red John is any of the suspects on the infamous list
of 7. In fact I am sure that Jane still doesn’t know who he is, but by playing
Red John in the media with the bomb and the false accusation, he knows that he
can draw him out of the woodwork on terms that allows him to be the only one who
can identify him, while allowing the rest of the team to truly believe that
they are tracking and will catch the real Red John, who is the decoy.

 



But the question remains: why would Red John fall for
this? Why would he allow himself to be exposed on what are clearly Jane’s
terms? Is he truly irrational enough to allow his anger over false accusations to
allow this? I don’t think so. There is more to Jane’s plan that will only
unfold once we have seen the next episode. We also know that Jane goes on the
run later down the line. Why? Perhaps he’s not really hiding from law
enforcement, but is instead ashamed and riddled with guilt about the
repercussions of his actions. Perhaps his decoy attempt resulted in Rigsby
and/or Van Pelt’s death(s)?

 



Another alternative to the bomb planting is that it was
carried out by other Tyger, Tyger members, in an attempt to kill off the impending
investigation into them? I’m quite sure though that Red John is not responsible
for the bomb. If he is, then he would have ensured Jane’s safety somehow, and
that would have required him to have been in the house at the time, or to have
intervened in the tattoo reveal process. Perhaps that’s where the shotgun comes
into play?

 



What do we know about Red John? We know that he is a
meticulous planner. He is driven, I’d say, more by pride than ego, although he
does allow his inner-narcissist to come to the fore on occasion. He is duplicitous,
but to a degree far deeper and believable than the likes of Bertram appears
capable of pulling off. He hates women for some reason, or a certain type of
woman, at least. He only kills men when left with what he perceives as no other
option. He rapes women, which indicates that his hatred is deep-seated and
probably stems from childhood – he must feel complete power and control over
them. He is vengeful, but mindful of being in control over this vengeance that
could see him easily caught, or succumb to mistakes. He is patient. He is not a
psychopath by definition – he truly believes that what he does has merit and
purpose, and that his superior intellect is so far the only one capable of
understanding his motives, hence why the relationship with Jane is so
important. This relationship is not complete yet – Jane still does not
understand him the way Red John wants him to.

 



He is a master manipulator, and this would bleed over
into his personal and work life. He wouldn’t want to hide it. He’d seek out a
profession that allows him to express and take advantage of his ability to manipulate.
Perhaps a lawyer? DA? A politician? He truly believes in the mentor-mentee
roles and implants himself into the lives of others to fulfil this need to be
in control of other people. He probably didn’t teach this to himself – someone else
was at some point his mentor. Bret Stiles seems a perfect candidate, although I’d
hazard a guess at his mentor possibly being someone that Bret Stiles killed in
order to reach the top of Visualize. Hence why Bret Stiles cannot disclose Red
John’s identity without implicating himself in a murder. Now one might ask why
he would care about disclosing this if he’s dying, but it would destroy his
legacy, which is something he has worked hard for, and could destroy
Visaualize, an organisation he’s dedicated his life to. We know that Red John
at some point in his youth was a Visualize member, but for whatever reason
appears to have broken away from the group – this ties in with my theory about
Stiles’ murders. Red John does not believe that he is a psychic – he uses
trickery and deception. He feels that he was pivotal in assisting Patrick into
a more respectable life – away from the deception of being a psychic. He wants
others to see him as almost god-like, while suspending their belief in the
supernatural. In this latter sense he feels a further connection with Patrick –
he believes that he is Patrick’s mentor in many aspects, and that Patrick is
yet to open himself to this possibility. He likens it to a god vs devil
relationship, but relates more with the devil’s plight – this is an allegorical
relationship only, but the inherent symmetry is one that he embraces. There is
a lot more to say about Red John and who he might be, but I will leave it at
this for now.

 



Without Jane, Red John becomes purposeless to a large
extent. He would never intentionally destroy that dynamic for a short-term goal
of misdirecting the CBI. He is out there, and he is watching from the
sidelines. Right now both Patrick Jane and Red John believe that they’re one
step ahead of each other, but in reality they’re tied, just a few furlongs from
the finish-line. Something drastic in the next two episodes will change all of
that…

 

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