I've been reading theories on this site for a while now and never posted. Mostly because I don't think I have the Red John mystery solved. I'm sure the writers deserve more credit than to believe so many people cracked the biggest case of the shop's existence.

Now first and foremost, I think all the theories of Jane being Red John are terrible. Again, I think the writers deserve more credit than that. And it definitely does not add up with the show from the beginning.

As for people all over the internet saying they can't wait for the Red John storyline to end - How can you call yourself a fan of the show if you don't enjoy the Red John storyline? It's literally been there since the pilot and the show is basically based around this plot. I'm personally very sad that the Red John plot is ending. it's what the show is about for me.

I don't necessarily have an actual theory on who Red John is. I do believe the writers are throwing a lot of obvious clues out to the viewers to throw people off as they do every episode with every case. I also am not 100% convinced Red John really is on the list of suspects. it would be fitting for him not to be on the list. But, I will say that I'll be very disappointed if he turns out to be someone that doesn't have traceable clues all the way back to the beginning of the show to prove it. I will definitely be re-watching the entire show from the pilot again once Red John is revealed to see if the writing matches up to the outcome from the get go.

If I absolutely had to say one of the suspects was Red John I guess I would go with Sheriff McAllister. For whatever reason when the lost of suspects was revealed I could remember McAllister so vividly as if he was a recurring character even tho I hadn't seen him since the pilot.

There is a part of me that does believe Van Pelt can be a Red John associate in some way. And everyone seems to believe McAllister hitting on Van Pelt was a clue to him being a ladies man and eluding to him being Red John but maybe him hitting on her was just a way to distract us from thinking they could be associated with each other already.

I do tho also believe McAllister being a sheriff in Napa makes it quite difficult for him to be able to be a serial killer who rarely kills in the Napa area. As a matter of fact, I think it'd be hard for anyone with a high level of power in law enforcement would have the time to be Red John and the capabilities of being so mobile and able to be wherever Red John needs to be all the time.

As for theories on Red John being an organization - I think it's a terrible theory and would definitely be disappointed with that outcome. I do believe the list all have a Tyger connection and maybe a list of people Red John wants dead and is using Jane to reveal and eliminate.

It does still linger with me that Gale quoted Blake.

Pretty soon the season finale of season 3 will be on TNT in syndication and I can't wait to re-watch it! I believe there are a lot of clues in that episode and many other earlier episodes. I also really want to watch the pilot episode again!

I do not believe anyone from the team will be Red John but again there is a part of me that believe Van Pelt may be an associate. There are many things that could back it up.

I do believe the writers will shock us as they always have done from the beginning. I also doubt we will be so "disappointed" when we find out who Red John is, as Heller stated.

I think the list is not fake, in the preview we see the 5 suspects all together. so what does this say..
that the list is right. one of them is red john, heller also said it himself.
so dont post theories that Bob Kirkland, Brett Partridge, Patrick Jane is red john because that is just foolish.
My money is on McAllister, i dont know exactly why but...
 - Reede Smith, to fat, and he is part of the Tyger Tyger group if their is a group. also can be a distraction. but he is not red john.
 - Bret Stiles, he is old and why would he feel the need to be a serial killer, he is smart enough but he is the leader of visualize. that is everything for him everything he has fought for so hard. If patrick discover him as red john he wil lose everyting.
 - Gale Bertram, leader of CBI, possibility, a logical suspect for red john but he is a bad poker player, so he is a great actor and manipulater or just not red john, i go for the last one. he is not stupid but i think not smart enough.
 - Ray Haffner, he was my number 2, but my reason that he is not red john is that he once allready fel for a trick of PJ when he was his boss and if he was red john that would be a perfect possition i think so why give up on it, because he is not red john. 
if McAllister is not red john i give Haffner a good chance

so my conclusion is Thomas McAllister

tnx for reading am a great fan of the show and i really looking forward to the Red John episode

(sorry for the bad english)

Does anyone remember the episode where they show RJ holding a cup of tea with his left hand? If you zoom in on his hand you can clearly see what looks like a wedding ring.

Only two of the suspects wear a wedding ring: Gale and Tom.
Though Bertram doesn't strike me as a killer type persona, I'm still suspicious about him.

Thomas was just down right creepy when he started hitting on Van Pelt and when the blond lady from the 6x03 episode walked by him, he looked at her with this strange grimace on his face. I don't know if it's just me, but whenever I see the sheriff, I just get the impression he's having the time of his life playing a dumb cup wearing a dumber costume.

Synopsys of 6x08 (Red John) :

Patrick Jane finally comes face-to-face with Red John, the serial killer he's tracked since the man murdered his wife and daughter . For 10 years, Jane has droggededly hunted his nemesis in his search for justice.

So... we'll finally know. Just 3 weekends. 

From the beginning i always thought Red John could be Brett Partridge, because of his voice and skills, etc. But now that he is dead (confirmed by Heller and Plotnick), i guess Red John could possibly be McAllister, im just still curious about Kirkland's Brother, after all Bob Kirkland's voice is very alike RJ's voice on the phone. 

Truth is, none of us have the ideia of who could be RJ right now, Heller finally confused everyone hahahahahaha... 

Sorry if i type anything wrong, im from South America. 

In my previous post I stated that I believe Haffner or McAllister are Red John and I went with Haffner. But now I have to adjust that to McAllister. So here is my summary again:

http://www.whoisredjohn.com/See-a-theory-Red-John/5451

So yes, I now firmly believe McAllister is Red John. Same reasoning as stated above.
Have a nice Day :)

The moment they showed us Haffner's fear of spiders, I concluded that Sheriff Thomas McAllister is the bloody killer. It's so obvious at this point that Haffner is just a big fat red herring. Why would RJ risk being exposed as a visualize member? Why would he deliberately talk about his phobia issues to someone involved in the case (Lisbon)?  RJ is smarter than that.

In 6x03, as McAllister leaves the cliff/hill/view thing whistling. Sophie Miller made it a point that the person she interviewed was a good whistler.

Coincidence?