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No Accusation here but a few interesting points:
Does anyone else find all this pigeon talk weird?
-First of all the pigeons when Lisbon enters the abandoned house
-Possibly the use of pigeon blood on lisbon's face. By Jane wiping the blood off Lisbon's face he is either cleaning lisbon (for some weird reason) or he is getting a blood sample allowing him to determine if it is Partridge's blood or a pigeons meaning at this point he will know if Partridge is alive. Although i dont see why he wouldnt just look at the body.
-The pigeon feeding at the park in the latest episode is very suspicious.
-Maybe Jane staring at the pigeons is a way Heller is giving the audience a clue about the blood on Lisbons face.(My opinion most likely)

Another point i find weird is the way Reede Smith asked "how much does he know?" referring to Patrick on the Red John case. I think it would be pretty dumb if Smith, the Sherrif and Bertram actually are Red Herrings as it seems really dumb for them holding meetings and such at the CBI. Seems incredibly done for someone working under RJ.

Very excited for the next episode now :)

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It's all of them.  They are in league with each other.  One of them initiated it, perhaps Stiles or an unknown force, but each one is guilty of some of Red John's crimes.  Each of the final suspects show us different traits of Red John.  Bertram is narcissistic, Kirkland is a weirdo methodical boss man, Haffner is a charming psychopath, Reede Smith is just barely kept within his limits, Stiles has a mastermind ego, and Thomas is personable.  Each one is partially Red John, but all of them together are in league committing the murders.  It started with Haffner and Stiles at Visualize and the group expanded and began indoctrinating people.  Stiles has told us he knows more than Jane could imagine, and Bertram made an undeniable William Blake reference.  Haffner is Visualize, etc.  They work together.  It's the violent, bloody side of Visualize that has influence over the law due to roots in CBI and Homeland Security.  All of them are responsible together.  It would also explain the conversations that the suspects have together in Bertram's office several times.  

It sucks.  I really wanted it to be Manelli.  

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This is what I think....

There is no Red John. Red John is a creation That allows the CBI to harness PJ's psychic abilities in order to solve crimes. Let's not forget that Jane only joined the investigation/CBI group to get to Red John. If there was no Red John for Jane to pursue, then he would never of joined the force. Possibly, the Murder of Jane's Family was done by another person and the CBI created a fictional 'Red John' that gave Jane a reason to Join the CBI. Jane is a huge asset to the team as without him, they would be nothing (He solves nearly every crime). The Red John 'evidence' has all been put together by the team to manipulate Jane into thinking there is a real 'Red John' which encourages him to pursue RJ, which in turn, allows him to stay with the CBI.

Also, it's extremely unlikely (although it is fictional) that more than one person could be doing an inside job and working for RJ (or be RJ). The police and investigative force are not that corrupt, are they? Considering most of the seven suspects are working for police or CBI etc, it's likely they could be all working together considering the commonality of their jobs. This could reinforce my theory that they have all created Red John off a series of random murders and allowed Patrick Jane to pursue a Fictional Person in order to satisfy the CBI's needs.

Just a thought, but considering how the story is going at the moment, it's probley unlikely lol

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One could try to check some facts with this multi-dimensional matrix https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aus4cbInagyBdExtWDJWVDRjNDRSXzBqMWpvVDBEV0E&usp=sharing...

It would help to find similar facts shared by different actors.

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Really doubt it's Bertram. He's a CBI director who gets on the media frequently and i'm sure Jane's psychiatrist would have recognized Bertram if he went to her. 

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According to the last last episode (6x02) is Red John all of the six remaining suspects (especially the scene after Jane left Bertrams office with two other suspects and their following conversation). I've read somewhere, that Bruno Heller said it'll be the big disappointment after they reveal the Red John. So, it would be a big disappointment not to have only one real Red John. And in addition the notes of Janes shrink fits to all six of them, the last scene was pretty clear. So there only something like Red John team.

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It could be more then one.. or all Seven. The group needed an out and killed Partridge to keep Jane on his toes or throw him off. 

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