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Patrick's father is Red John.

Lisbons brother and/or family is being held hostage and that is why Lisbon told Red John about the happy memory of Aileen or her office is possibly bugged which would indicate Bertram is involved.

Loralai is still alive or killed after making the video during the season finale. That is why the social worker went to where the baby was later at night. 

Kirkland works with Red John and had his guys steal the notes that Patrick intentionally left to see who would break into his room at the CBI. He knew only CBI or FBI could pull off breaking into his room.  That is why he left the toothpick in the door to know when to the bait had been taken.

Patrick's father / Kirkland know how Patrick thinks and was able to deduce the same list of 7 that Patrick planted. I think all 7 on the list work with Red John but Patrick's father is Red John.

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Well, here I am again...I allways keep my promises.;-)

Up to the other suspects:

- Sheriff McAllister: My insiders tip. If he is RJ, he has to be Stile's younger brother, cause the actor is already 57. His shape looks a little like RJ, when he killed Rebecca. And he is from the Countryside (quote: He smells like pine, nails and earth). In addition to that, he acted a little suspicious in the presence of Van Pelt, if you remember. But maybe he is not the the real one. It also could be, that RJ John just lives in McAllister's county and he helps RJ to keep his cover. Maybe RJ blackmailed him. In any case for me McAllister is the one, who abused Van Pelt when she was a child (remember the restaurant scene in pilot). He is a "could be RJ".

- Brett Partridge: Together with Kirkland my second odds-on favorite. Who tf tells, that he is too young? In fact he is 44. Who means, he is crackbrained? He is a forensic expert. But there is more. It's part of the script, that he is head of the forensic department. His rank should be higher than simply "agent" or "special agent". I think, he must have at least a diploma in medical science. And he should have studied criminalistics as well. Yes, It would be a little obvious. But in fact his profile fits absolute everything we ever learned in the last 5 seasons. Height, shape, haircut. He also likes "cold" (Sometimes he surely has to examine bodys in the morgue and "Partridges" typically live in the tundra ;-)). What a great disguise for RJ: Acting like Partridge did, but being a criminal mastermind. That would be a little like Sherlock Holme's nemesis Moriarty, wouldn't it? Conclusion:YES!  

- Ray Haffner: Also a good suspect. Expert for wiretap operations and undercover surveillance, member of Visualize, height, shape and haircut fits the discription as well as his age. And remember the Timothy Carter episode: Bruno Heller stated: "For those with an eye for details, you might have seen RJ in the twinkling of an eye." Noooo. I don't wanna talk about the "Red Sweater Man". But rewatch the moment when the guards surround Patrick after he killed Carter. There's a man with a baseball cap running through the backround (left to right). Imho he seems to look a little like Haffner. And did you notice, that Carter allways answerde with delay? Ranked number 3 in MY list of suspects. 

 - Reede Smith: Reede WHO? All right, he just appeared in episode in season 5. I guess, the only reason why he is on PJ's list is because his name is similar to "Roy Tagliaferro" in other languages. "Reede" is gaelic, I think, for "Red" (nickname "Roy"). And "Smith" - "Tagliaferro" - "cut iron"...mmmmh? And he is too tall and (sorry Drew Powell) a little too corpulent
But he's the "mole inside the FBI", I guess. But Red John? NOPE!!!

That was part 2 of my theories about the 7 suspects. Next time, I will try to explain, what's up with the video, I will subsume the facts and I will try to forecast, what's gonna happen in season 6.

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Thas not a real theories only an thing that come in my mind.

When the body from Lorelei was found the Smiley over her was different i think.
All other Smileys i see was made with three fingers from right hand but that smiley looks like it was made with a Full hand or an brush.


And the other thing is when Jared Renfrew get murdered the Agents dont see the smiley at first thing.
I can remember that PJ mean the first thing you see is the smiley and you feel dread. Then yu found the bodys.
I think he sayd a bit different but i hope you understand what i mean.
Only the audience see the smiley in the mirror not the agents.


Any other mentioned this or i'm maybe wrong with that?
Please leave an comment

Thank you =)

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Hi, i took a picture of possibly Red John. It was on the episode 8 season 2 when RJ Killed Rébécca



http://www.noelshack.com/2013-21-1369077490-image.jpg

I think i can turn off :
- bret Stiles because of his white hair
-Ray Hafner because of his grey hair
-bob kirkland too much hair
- bertram not too much hair lol

Sorry for my bad english

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Hi folks!

First, let's have a look at the list with the "Final 7":

- Bret Stiles: 69 of age. Certainly he is far too old for being RJ himself (Red Barn murders in 1988 - quote: "almost kids"). Stiles was 44 at this time and already the leader of Visualize. But I think, he is RJ's dad or his older brother or anything like that, cause he's the one who has the nessecary resources RJ needs to hire his disciples. Stiles may love his son, though he is a killer, anyhow, he fears him, so he ordered a 24/7 observation for him. That's why Stiles knows "more about RJ than even RJ would ever imagine". So: NO!

- Gale Bertram: Far too tall for being RJ and btw: he has a beer belly. Remember: There have been some scenes, where we saw RJ's shape and even his height (The murder of Rebecca, for example: Compare Rebecca's height with the height of the two guards and on the other hand compare the result with RJ's height. Or remember the scene, when RJ saves PJ's life: Of causehe is disguised, but that guy is 6''0 at most, though he is wearing boots). Somebody noticed, that Bertram is the only one of the "final 7" wearing a ring. That's true, but remember "He IS Mar". If you watch this scene with french or norwegian subtitles it means "He is married". But look at the "IS". It's capitalized. I think, we are not searching for someone who wears a ring but rather for someone who "IS" married and doesn't wear a ring in public. I put my money on the theory, that Bertram is in RJ's debt. So he is working for the bad guy. But he is definitely not RJ. NO!

- Bob Kirkland: One of my favorite suspects. Fits RJ's profile all over. He allways seems a little too late (shook hands with PJ after Lorelei told PJ, his guys broke into PJ's appartement, after the video was relesed). But I'm as safe as houses, that Kirkland changed his whole identity, including plastic surgery (quote: "Do you recognize me" befor he killed Lennon). Patrick and him know each other for a long time and they shook hands a couple of years before. And why did he order those guys to break in PJ's appartement, when he is RJ and allready knows about PJ's list with the final 7 suspects? Cause the video, that patrick has shown to Lisbon is not the same, that he got from Miriam Gottlieb (more of this later). And remember the hint, that Bruno Heller gave us: "The killer likes cold". Just look at the van, when Kirkland's two guys broke into PJ's appartement...;-)

Ther's more to come later, cause it's time for dinner in Germany right now! ;-)

See you soon

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I think that evebody is forgeting how that shows works. Every case ends with the less obvious caracter being the killer. The father, the son, the babysitter... So, in my opinion, we could discard people like Stiles and Kirkland; But do not deny the involviment with RJ

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