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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Theory #11448 • By daniel rocks
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My guess at why Red John reveals himself. Pure guess, nothing more... or is it? No, I assure you..its a .....guess. Hehe.

Patrick played Red John from season 5 episode 8, to season 6 episode 8. He knew who Red John was before he ever made the list. The list was to destroy Tyger Tyger (RJ was leader of law-enforcement conspiracy) and Visualize's ties to Red John. During Patrick's pursuit of Tyger and Visualize he's very cold with Brett Partridge, who he meets 3 times. But he doesn't kill him, even though he knows he is Red John.

Eventually Red John who has lost everything meets Patrick in the park, after Patrick announces Gale Bertram is Red John. He lost to the better man, but for some reason he thinks Jane won't kill him because Jane refrained all the other times they met.
Anyway Patrick physically overpowers him very easily and its a damn smooth, emotional scene. In flashbacks, all the "cool tricks" Red John did to be ahead for all seasons was actually due to Ray Haffner's surveillance prowess. So the mastermind is pretty much Ray Haffner. But the creepy killer with resources, who wanted to mess with Jane was Partridge. That's how I see it.Pure guess of course.

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Just a thought

If we consider that the show should originally have just one
season and if the screenwriters didn´t change the identity of Red John during
the show, Red John should be someone who appeared in the season one.

If we can trust the list of seven suspects, we must eliminate:



Bret Stiles (s02e20),
Gale Bertram (s03e01) TT, Ray Haffner (s04e02), Reede Smith (s05e01) TT, Bob Kirkland (s05e07)



(Even Walter Mashburn is out of the game (s02e13))



Then we get just two main suspects:



Brett Partridge
(s01e01) and Thomas McAllister (s01e02)
TT



Partridge is dead and McAllister has a tattoo.

So we can expect resurrection or Red John is a member of
Tiger Tiger



The question is how long the TT organisation exists. If Red
John recruited from the organisation or the organisation was founded on the
basis of Red John´s personality.



(The only character who´s there from the first season and appears
periodically during the show is CBI Ron – who´s the guy?, he doesn´t have surname
and we don´t know anything about him but he´s always there in the background –
but he´s not on the list)

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Just a note under the line – Red John has special
relationship with women (some kind of fobia?) and as well his accomplices are
kidnappers and killers of women – Ted Hardy (s01e23), Timothy Carter (s03e24),
Jason Lennon (s05e16)



In s01e02 there is a couple
which kidnapps and kills women and McAllister is there and tries to „help“ Van
Pelt
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If the screenwriters changed the identity of Red John during
the show it can be whoever.



Will see next week ;)

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Theory #11445 • By secret1
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SECRET IMAGE FROM 6X08 "RED JOHN"

DON'T LOOK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THE ARREST OF RED JOHN, FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR FAMILY

THIS PROBABLY WON'T BE ON HERE LONG BECAUSE BRUNO HELLER IS AFTER MY HEAD AND HE WILL DO ANYTHING TO DELETE THIS IMAGE.

SO HERE IT IS (THE ARREST OF RED JOHN)
http://www.hotflick.net/pictures/011/big/fhd011THP_Aunjanue_Ellis_002.html

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This video explains it all. I am 100% sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDWPD8lvt9Q


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Lorelei reading Red John's letter to Patrick

"I know that you've made a list, and I know that by the
time you watch this video, you'll have narrowed that list down to a few
names. That's quite a feat of memory and research. Bravo. I bet you
think you're pretty damn clever, but you're not. You got a lucky break.
That's not clever. I'll show you clever."


Did he already show us what he means by a clever act? Do tell on the comment section.

The clue
Bruno Heller was talking about a big clue in S06E01. Could it be the pigeons or the different style of Red John face painted on Teresa's face.

Try to compare it by yourselves.

Normal Red John signature
http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101015213512/t__/thementalist/images/f/fc/Red_john_face.png

The Red John signature on Teresa
http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131028163653/t__/thementalist/images/f/f8/Red-John-Smiley-Fa......

Kristina Frye
She hasn't been killed by Red John, but she got hypnotized. Who could have pulled that off? Someone who has knowledge of drugs or by a certain hypnotic technique, a forensic expert or someone from visualize?

Let's narrow it down then:
Brett Partridge
Bret Stiles
Ray Haffner

Brett Partridge
The forensic expert. He could pull off the fake wounds, lowering down his heart rate, and even drug Kristina. But yet he is dead. I wonder could that be the clue on Teresa's face. He pulled a clever trick, he is and will always be a showman.

Bret Stiles
The person with probably the most power of all the suspects. He said that he had inside knowledge about Red John. Could it be that he knows Red John or that Red John joined his Visualize? Sadly the boss is enjoying his precious time before he dies. Kinda "disappointing" Right Heller?

Ray Haffner
He has a weakness for the lovely Teresa and always calls her by her first name. The lunatic Red John calls Patrick on his cell in S06E01 'Teresa can't come to the phone right now, can I leave a message?' If you would try to take a look at the suspect list, only Ray calls her Teresa.
Furthermore he tries to warn Teresa to keep distance from Patrick, something dangerous could happen. Did he know about the planned bombing in Patrick's garden house? He has a phobia and is scared for spiders.. Well who isn't :P
The different Red John face on Teresa, could it be Ray's doing to mark his love. Like you're mine our time will come.
It was quite weird in the hospital, first the nurse comes the 'check' on her when Patrick is besides her bed. And after Patrick leaves Ray arrives. He has grown in confidence significantly and why is that? After the conversation with Teresa he just leaves happily and whistles.

Let me read those theories in the comment section, I just really like how people think differently about these things.

The other 4.

Sheriff Thomas McAllister
I just love this guy, he seems really intelligent. Saves Patrick and always challenges him in little mini/mind games. Those squinty eyes and that smile. Lol I wouldn't even be disappointed rather excited if he is Red John :P That picture below is kinda cool.
http://www.beyondhollywood.com/tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Xander-Berkeley-in-NIKITA-Episode-2.13-.....

Reede Smith
Red John's hypnotic powers?
http://drewpowell.com/graphics/stills/necessaryrouchness1.jpg
Nah..

Bertram
Tyger Tyger burning bright. Dot dot dot.
http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130918133240/t__/thementalist/images/b/b8/Red-Winged.jpg
I think he is just a guy with a fetish to see Patrick's reaction when he discovers who Red John is. He is probably the head of the TygerTyger group or at least a minion who is sharing all his known information to a certain person through the phone.

Kirkland
Great voice, sadly shot dead by mr. Smith.


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Theory #11441 • By sisie
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btw
what has happened to Rigsby's freaky ex girlfriend
mother to his son

another Tyger Tyger member defo

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It's interesting to see that on The Mentalist Wikia and other fansites that they are rooting for Bertram, Partridge or La Roche as Red John. (I honestly loved the character La Roche) Ray Haffner what is obviously the prime suspect on this site is scoring very low on those sites.

I just have a strong feeling that after the next episode people are going to doubt and make theories of another person. And this person will get the majority of the plausible votes.

Kudo's for The Mentalist writing team they are doing a good job to mind fuck the majority, excuse my French lol.

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