For the Great Red Dragon theory to work, all 7 people on the list had to be evil and part of the same Beast. It never worked because Bob Kirkland was actually a good guy.

But now its clear to me Michael Kirkland killed Jason Lennon. All 7 of the list are of the same beast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkY0VY96G80

At 2:37 Michael says "It's OK, I'm heere for you, I won't leeeave you." He's doing a sarcastic impression of his brother Bob, who left Mike alone with his abusive father.

Now that we know the Great Red Dragon theory fits in every single way, its almost irrefutable that Brett Partridge is Redjohn. "One of his heads appeared to be fatally wounded, but his fatal wound was healed." 

P.S Saying that that is bad writing, is not evidence against this idea.

I know everyone thinks he is dead, but the fact is, all the clues still lead to him.

6x4 revealed there is a huge organization lead by RJ, even bigger than i initally thought. 
So many people in law enforcement are involved, they could easily cover up his death.

The tyger, tyger organization gives a form for protection were the members protect each other. My theory is when Red John saves Patrick Jane and presents the poem, he is either making him a member or he is saying it so that Patrick will know it later. What do i mean? Red John is protecting him and Lisbon. It is just like gangs protect their own people and families in real life. Thats why all of Red Johns friend or the people who has been in the organization has said tyger, tyger to them right before they die. In the last episode when Smith kills Kirkland he say tyger, tyger and that means; I got your back or i will protect you. So when they say tyger, tyger to Patric or Lisbon it means the same; i have protected you or i have had your back.

I am not sure if this is true, but it would explain why they say tyger, tyger to Patrick or Lisbon before they die. 

Red John has been there from the start, and Heller has not changed who he is. And if you people are disappointed, that is because you have not heard the whole story yet. I think this will be great. Heller has thought out how this will end since the pilot was written. Its gonna be fun to  see the series again and understand and find what clues Heller has put in there.

What do you people think? 

Here is a quote from one of Heller's interview:  Question is in bold.  My comments are in italicized.  

In the first season I thought Red John was just a serial killer. But he’s evolved to be more of a Moriarty-type villain with this web of other people under him and lots of money. Can you give me your sense of how you see the character? 
The character is consistent in the sense that he has grown with time. He’s a bit like anyone who’s very successful at what they do, this superstructure grows up around you. Over time, he’s evolved as you say, from a serial killer to something more than that. I hate to use this analogy, and it may be an inaccurate one, but it’s like an actor. You start out by saying lines, then as you move up the ladder you start to think you’re more than a simple human being. Power attracts power and this is how great criminal psychopaths get power. 

There is only one that has grown with the show ... Bret Partridge.  He was there in the first episode, somewhat cocky but timid.  But in last's season's finale he is more in charge.  With that being said Heller said in another interview:

For you, as a writer, was it ever going to be someone else first?
No. Because like I say, as convoluted and as elaborate as the plotting might appear, you have to know exactly what you’re doing way before you do it. So things might seem mysterious or too complicated to work out what the hell is going on, but as these episodes unfold, the story will unfold itself in a clean and clear fashion. It was very important that Partridge die at this point in the story. It’s not just — he didn’t just kill him as an act-out.

So what is the reason that Bret is dead? I think it is for the audience to remove him from our list.  He isn't off mine. 

Does anyone have any thoughts on the voice?  It is Bret Partridge and supposedly he is dead.  And one other question, when Libson  saw whose phone was on the GPS map it was only Partridge.  

I do not suspect Bob Kirkland or Michael Kirkland to be Redjohn.

But there are no plotholes I can see!

Why it's obvious Michael Kirkland kills Jason Lennon:
When he's killing him, his script is "Its OK, I'm here for you! I WON'T leaave you, *looks fed up*"
While Michael impersonates his brother, he remembers what he views as Bob leaving him with his abusive father, so he utters these words sardonically.

Why didn't Jane just take the list, record their voices and take it to Rosalynd Harker
Harker is under FBI protection. If Kirkland knew about Tiger Tiger, so does Jane. He doesn't want to risk Harker's life...not now that he already knows which person on the list that Redjohn was. Why does he deny any knowledge of this to Lisbon? Because he lies and misleads her 4 times in that episode AFTER she was marked. Each time to protect her. (These are not obvious).

1. Lisbon "Tiger, Tiger... what do you think it means?" 
   Jane "I don't know."

2. Lisbon "How did you remember Sophie Miller?"
Jane "Oh hospitals, doctors..."

He remembers after RJ fed the clue: Carmen Lee

3. Jane on the bench "He could have stole the file but Redjohn wanted to meet Sophie Miller in person. *makes Lisbon look for a file* "

Jane already has the vocal transcribing device.

4. Jane during Jay Roth description, "Acrophobia- a fear of heights".
Jay Roth actually has acaraphobia, and Patrick knows this is a fear of insects which Partridge exhibited in the desert.


Why doesn't Jane tell anyone that it's Partridge?
He tells people on the list, but cryptically. In the meeting in episode 2.

"I've always suspected this room was...bugged." He doesn't check the body, because he knows, 100% sure that he's faked. What is the point in checking??? To show everyone else he knows who RJ is? That's plain stupid. Van drivers are "Tiger, tiger" so of course first responders are. 

hi all

i think Karmen lee is the key to know every thing. i guess it's the code that Jane reminds Dr miller. in fact red john wants that Jane follow this lead. so i think what ever we now about Roth and the tape is not the real clue. i know at the end, we reach mcalister who has phobia about birds which makes him the best suspect. but it is what rj wants to be. maybe something about whistler was right about Red john. 

and i think the tiger tiger is the password for organization which rj is not member. maybe they are hostiles for red john. actually it makes sense for me.. because it has no meaning that Rj kills his teammates.