I think Kirkland can be excluded from the list.
Episode 7's press release:
"With the final clue in hand, Jane attempts to gather the remaining Red
John suspects in one place in hopes of finally revealing his identity
Read more: Listings - MENTALIST, THE on CBS | TheFutonCritic.com "
So Jane is gathering all Red John suspects, and Kirkland isn't going to appear in this episode according to FutonCritic.com. Kinda tells me he'll get 'eliminated' in the upcoming episode.
How do you find this theory?
plausible
unlikely