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Its no coincidence Patrick started helping the CBI on the Redjohn case 10 years ago. Redjohn has always had an eye out for Patrick. Redjohn knew Patrick from their days in the carnival. What makes me so sure?

Tangie Ambrose, same age as Jane + in the carnival, comes for the episode with the flashbacks of Redjohn.

- Bertram calls Patrick the 'Boy Wonder' (in season 3 I think)

We know that's what Patrick's father called him + its what their show was called. Who else knew Patrick's father and called him a con man? Bret Stiles and Sean Barlow. Sean Barlow even suggests RJ is psychic, but we know he's not.

Who else is supposedly "psychic"? Kristina Frye. The "Roll tide" trick could be done if say someone like Haffner, a former-football player like O'Loughlin, who knows Redjohn, (maybe won Heisman cup), knew the waiter from a while ago. So she's on RJ's "team." Ellis Mars? He gives Patrick a calling card with a tiger... Tiger, tiger?  

- McCallister when he first meets Patrick mocks him, saying "You psychic or something?"
- Partridge asks him "Hoovering up the psychic ectoplasm there?"

Anyway, Rosalynd Harker is the right age to be the dying girl Patrick and his father conned. But how could Rosalynd ever be known by name to Redjohn? We know Patrick leaves his father. Does Alex Jane find another apprentice and mention to him, how his son Patrick left, and his last con which he nearly ruined with the dying girl?

How does Bret Stiles know Alex Jane? Did Bret have a son who worked on the Visualise farm, the one who murdered 2 people? Did Bret Stiles' son run away to the carnival after Patrick had already left his father? Did he becomes Alex Jane's new apprentice? We know Alex Jane resented Patrick for what he did. Haffner is an creative surveillance expert, a good tool for Redjohn. Did he help track down Rosalynd Harker? Is that how Harker really met Roy?

We know one of the Kirkland's said "We moved for Dad's work. We moved for Mom's work" to Lisbon. Were they in the carnival maybe? Is that where Redjohn was? Is that why Bob Kirkland thought Patrick Jane was Redjohn? I mean how else would Michael randomly meet Redjohn?

Why did Jay Roth go to meet Sophie Miller in person? He really did want to meet someone close to Patrick. 


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I posted a theory about the three dot tattoo. That gangmembers had those kind of tattoos and that Cho was a gangmember. But i did not mean that Cho was Red John. Maybe Red John used to be a gangmember and Cho was in the gang with Red John?

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I belive Red John is Dexter Morgan

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My theory is that someone messed up.

What we know:

Physical description from a blind woman, who may or may not have been prompted by Ray T. to give a bogus description to the CBI.

We have possible sightings of RJ, in several scenes, which may all be red herrings.

We have seven names of suspects provided by RJ, neither confirmed or denied by Patrick.

RJ is fond of poet and artist William Blake's work.

Red John is not psychic, what he knows about Patrick and the CBI is provided by  his contacts in

law enforcement.

He is probably not a high profile figure in Law enforcement because he would be too easily recognized if he put on a guards uniform and walked down the corridor. For him to be effective he needs to be able to blend into the background. He also has some connection to Patrick's personal life including his time traveling with the Carnival, it would not be easy for some one to insert themselves and become trusted by the Carnival community.

There have been several good options for suspects, but none of them are on the list.

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Do you remember the last episode of season 4 when a little girl is asked by Red John to tell Jane something? well SHE saw red john SHE can identify him if Jane shows her all the photos of the suspects. 

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Do you remember the last episode of season 4 when a little girl is asked by Red John to tell Jane something? well SHE saw red john SHE can identify him if Jane shows her all the photos of the suspects. 

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