Bruno,
please not another "Profiler" copycat!!!

Do
you remember the series "Profiler"? In "Profiler" Dr. Sam Waters tried to catch
the serial-killer Jack of All Trades. Jack of All Trades killed the husband of
Dr. Waters. After that there was a "special bond" between Dr. Waters and Jack.
Jack of All Trades loved to play Mind Games with Dr. Waters

Now
the similarities to Mentalist:

1.
Fake Jack of All Trades

In
one of the season finales they thought they caught Jack of All Trades. But it
turned out that this guy was a fake Jack of All Trades. He was just a follower
of Jack of All Trades - like in the season 3 finale "Strawberries and Cream". So
it was no surprise Timothy Carter was not Red John.

2.
Simple Minded Sheriff as THE SERIAL-KILLER

After
they caught Fake Jack of All Trades there was an episode in which Dr. Waters and
her team worked together with a "simple minded" Sheriff of a small town. It
turned out that this Sheriff was the real Jack of All Trades - he was just
playing dumb.

So,
Bruno, please don't let Sheriff McAllister be RED JOHN. This would be your
second "Profiler" copycat!!!!

I think
Brett Partridge is RED JOHN, for example because of his slip of the tongue
"using his right hand" and "the three fingers theory". And of course because of his "Hi" in the season 5 finale.