Calling Bertram Red John is to mock the real Red John, that was obvious.
Bertram is scared to get caught and he gets stuff from a vault by the name Thomas.
We could see wine in the vault.
Wine is famous and made in Napa Valley.
The sheriff of Napa Valley has the name Thomas McAllister.
Red John used Reede Smith to get information from the FBI, so Red John isn't an FBI agent.
If we can trust the list of 7 suspects then..:
Brett Patridge is murdered, Bob Kirkland is murdered, Bret Stiles, Ray Haffner and Sheriff Thomas McAllister have died in the garden house bombing.
Then this could mean that Red John is going to be resurrected from the 'dead'.(He survived)
Thomas is scared of pigeons, he has the same build as the guy who walks in the church and the same hairline as the one who jumps through the window.
If we don't focus on the promo, Thomas was always into mini games with Jane, he likes him somehow and it could be explained in the next episode.
We have to remember though that promos are cut and paste work by a person who wants to trigger a certain conclusion by the viewers.

It could be that the resurrection of one of the dead guys, probably Thomas will be the twist. Or it could be a bigger twist. Bruno probably knows that people are researching on their own. He is a great writer, and it takes courage to reveal Red John already in episode 8 instead of the season finale.

Nick Nordella is going to act in episode 8 as the young man. Make comparison between the two photos.
http://www.ddoagency.com/images/artists/artist_1301425352_43_l.jpg
http://www.magweb.com/picts/nm0075359.jpg

I think the bright blue eyes and the mouth do look alike.

A bonus for the BP fans:
http://famousdude.com/images/jack-plotnick-01.jpg

The five stages of Red John grief are:


1-Denial-"this can't be happening"
2-Anger-"why him?"
3-Bargaining-"if you dont pick who i want, i'll hate you forever"
4-Depression-"what is there to live for if it isn't my suspect"
5-Acceptance-"I do not know everything"

You will heal, even if you cannot
believe that now, just know that it is true. To feel butthurt after failure is
normal. It proves that you are alive and that you are overdramatic. But you can't stop watching. You have to become smarter, while not shutting off your common sense for the
hope of one day being healed and finding the clues again.
Helping others through similar butthurt is a wonderful way
to fascilitate your healing and bring good out of all the whining.

In this post I will explain several key events that have happened in
episode 7 The Great Red Dragon (if you have not seen the episode yet
stop reading and go watch it). These events will also hint at what I
believe will happen in episode 8 Red John.



In the last episode several important facts have occured. After the
bombing of Jane's house 3 of the 5 remaining RJ suspects end up dead.
When we learn that the tyger tyger tattoo has been removed from
Patridge's arm Lisbon asks "What does it mean?" Jane answers "What do
you think it means?" and walks away. The removal of the tyger tyger
tattoo obviously means that the Tyger Tyger group is present in the
morgue, and this also means that the dna results of the 3 RJ suspects
that died in Jane's house are very likely false. Jane obviously realizes
at this point that RJ is 1 of the 3 "deceased" suspects. He then begins
setting his trap, he announced publicly that RJ is Bertram, fully aware
of the fact that this is a lie. I mean Jane has always said that when
he finally gets RJ he will kill him, so why would he announce to the
public that Bertram is RJ and that he is "armed and dangerous"? Answers
because he wants Bertram to get killed, he wants Bertram to die, making
everyone believe that RJ is dead. As we know RJ is a showman, he wants
people (especially Jane) to appreciate his work, RJ has a phobia of
being unrecognized. So RJ needs to confront Jane in the next episode
because he HAS to, he knows that it is a stupid thing to do and should
walk away but he CAN'T. Hence why Jane sais in the end, "I'm not
quitting, I'm letting go". There is nothing more that he can do and he
knows it, RJ needs to make the next move. So he goes into the church and
waits for the inevitable arrival of his nemesis, RJ.



You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.

Patrick Jane exposed Gale Bertram to the press as Red John, clearly that's a trick. If Gale Bertram is really Red John, why do we need the big reveal in episode 8 if we already had it in episode 7? SIMPLE AS THAT.

Here is a weird thing I noticed and I would like to share with you.In episode 5x13 "The Red Barn" we learn that back in 1988 Red John was in Eliston farm and he painted a big smiley face on the Barn. Inside the barn they where 3 victims, 2 of them should be Red John's even if we can't be sure for that.
Weird thing is that when Patrick asked the preacher what the smiley face meant and he said "You know I asked Talbot what it meant and he told me it means anything".

TALBOT?! Talbot was one the 2 victims that Red John probably killed, but he saw the smiley face.So the problem is that Red John's first smiley face was painted before his first victims!

I was trying to figure out what that means and the best thing it popped out to my head is that Red John painted the smiley face there not for a human victim but for animals. Red John is a hunter, he started with animals and then started to kill people.The only hunter we know is Thomas McAllister but yet we are not sure if there is someone else in the list that is a hunter aswell.


Please comment below if you can think something better than I did about his first smiley face.

If Thomas Mcallister is red john this show really SUCKS.

how can  someone we just know more about him in season 6 be red john.?

how can someone be scared and say to PJ ( i'm not what you think ) be red john ?

Why bruno heller want ruin this amazing show ?

I'm so disapointed.

OKay after swaying to Ray Haffner for a brief period of time ( Jesus christ Bettyboo!). I really change my mind after I rewatch scenes of each suspect lol, I have finally settled. Okay so we are told by people who have seen the episode Legit, that the clues do add up to Red John. That means that RH description is correct. So this is why I believe that the sheriff is RJ and Yes they did spoil it for us but nevermind. Partridge, Bertram, Stiles, Kirkland and twin brother. Reede are most likely not Red John for obvious reasons...Death, arrested etc.... That leaves the two suspects Ray and the Sherrif.

First things first, I had a hard time with the description because somethings don't add up exactly but you have to use logic. I doubt that Ms R.H would get the height wrong. it's the one thing that doesn't change and she can't see so she uses touch to determine everything. It's pretty certain that that Red John is LESS than six foot. This rules out Ray Haffner who is over the 6 foot. 

The hair was the problem for me and the only problem to be honest. But as we know Hair comes and goes. The sheriff probably had the hair back in the day and it is short so I wouldn't let that throw me off too much. He has hair and it's short nevermind about the balding.

Now onto the positive things.

COWBOY STYLE BOOTS check
Knife possibly for Hunting anything with a face Check
Smell of nail pine and earth CHECK
Friend of  whats his face Dumbar dude... Probably he is a sheriff after all makes most sense don't see Ray being friends with him.
Bertram's alias Thomas with wine, etc.
Gentle bumbling voice Check
There from the beginning CHECK
Wears a RING
AFraid of Something PIGEONS CHECK
LOTS OF PIGEONS AROUND THE PLACE CHECK
Seems to be partial to Patrick saved his life CHECK
Smart CHECK
Asks patrick to call him TOM personal CHECK
Kind of shook Hands CHECK Rock scissors paper
TATTOO CHECK ( we haven't been told that Redjohn doesn't have the tattoo only that he has)
Spent a whole episode with him and he was ONE STEP AHEAD
Law enforcement back in the barn days turned a blind eye to things maybe that is why he joined them.
Blood thirst Hunts. Quiet on his feet. Right size not soft. Would have rough strong hands out in the country.
Likes Patrick and saved his life
Other things:
GOOD CHEMISTRY ( we have been told it's good)
Patrick Mentions him first when he awakes after the bomb. He also focuses on him again (flashback) from the dream when he was knocked out by bomb.
How is he supposed Dead from the bomb



SO THERE YOU HAVE IT .... I THINK IT'S SHERIFF OVER RAY HAFFNER