Im sorry, but one thing is bothering me.
Why did Partrige had removed his tattoo? is he was leaving the association and he met his punishment? it doesn't make sense that rj killed him and tried to remove the tattoo.

Thank you for any answers!

If you believe it's McAllister than I'm sorry for you. We see him in the church because he was sent by Red John to tell Patrick that it's over. But Patrick is expecting it. Red John faked his death for sure, otherwise it's either Smith or Bertram and we are sure they aren't.
I go for Partridge, it will be an episode full of flashbacks but the best ever.
Take care

Maybe I didn't scroll down far enough to see this discussed. I saw a few posts wondering if perhaps in Partridge's dying breaths(yes I think he is dead) to Lisbon that he was saying Tyger Tyger to try and warn her. Maybe he used to be a member of Tyger Tyger but for some reason quit/got kicked out or something, which would explain why the skin where his tattoo had been was cut off. Almost comparable to Sons of Anarchy or something where they black out your tattoos if you leave the club. I don't really know how, but I think Brett Partridge was a good guy here, or at least harmless

Red John is Brett Partridge: he isn't dead. When Cho watch the body, he observes the left shoulder but the head is hidden, It is the body of someone else.

I get a feeling that all along someone in Tyger has been trying to take down Red John. The idea that red john began only killing girls for the most part is what they wanted to follow through. I believe red john did kill all at the barn, but moved on to only women, to teach them lessons. I think that the person who killed Jane's family is within Tyger, and wanted to get rid of Red John, or frame him. They knew that Jane would go after him like a hound, and so he was framed. The only ruthless one I can think of is Bertram. I believe that Bertram contacted Haffner or killed Janes family himself. Partridge knows this and has been trying VERY hard to gain Patricks trust. Think the situation with Betram and Timothy Carter; he knew what to tell him, etc. I think Jane knows Partridge is not his family's killed, but to make sure people understand the seriousness of catching Bertram, accuses Bertram. The way Partridge acts and such suggests e is god of Jane, but not enough to murder his family, even if he is prideful. He would not murder innocent children since he admires Jane so much. The fact Partridge not says Tyger Tyger before his death suggests he is still playing this "game" with the CBI, not willing to give up the killer to Jane so easily. The fact partridge stop plays this "game" tells me he is Red john. He could have given a name directly, or at least something more feasible. I think Jane is searching for Red John, but knows his family's killer is not the actual Red
john, but has became janes red john. Also, have you noticed the way van pelt was acting especially towards rigsby about the Tyger conspiracy?

Brett Partridge is absolutely Red John. He has been in the show since the Pilot episode as a Red John crime scene expert. In the (2nd?) season finale, there are a series of copy cat murders, copying Red John's style and putting videos up on the internet. If I remember correctly, Patrick knows Red John didn't kill those people, and Partridge disagrees. What better of a way for him to hide in plain sight than to disagree with Jane. And when Red John tells Jane the William Blake poem, you see that his body type is more similar to Partridge's than to any other suspect. I also recall Jane calling Partridge a ghoul at a crime scene once. Obviously Jane can see that Partridge enjoys murder/death a little too much.

More recently, when Lisbon goes into the house where Partridge appears to be dead, there is a room filled with birds. A Partridge is a bird, and its about the size of the birds that were in that house. I don't know exactly how to translate that symbolism, but to me it basically says, "Its Partridge." It was a small detail that most may not have noticed or picked up on, and its something that you can look back on later and say, "Holy crap that was so obvious!" or whatever..

Not to mention, what better way to eliminate yourself from a list of suspects than to do just that. Partridge was first to be crossed off the list and Jane thought nothing of it (as far as we know). He's been chasing down these other suspects only to uncover this secret society within law enforcement, and now Bertrum appears to be the prime suspect. I'm sorry, but there is no way in hell that Bertrum is Red John. You can see this twist coming a mile away. That being said, I think Partridge turning out to be Red John would be the most satisfying conclusion to the RJ storyline.

Another two interview links!

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/mentalist-postmortem-red-johns-identity-cbis-future-janes-050000802.htm....

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mentalist-season-6-preview-bruno-638413

Enjoy!