Probably Red John is not a bad man. Maybe he killed the women but not Patrick Jane 's family.


Maybe it' the organization which killed his family. Jane would be handled by the organization.

And reciting the poem in the last episode of season 2, Red John is trying to give a clue for Patrick a secret. Red John wants Patrick in  his team to tell him the truth.

Moreover, to surprise us, Lisbon would be part of this organization. Van Pelt with red John.

It would be explosive as last season.

What is the purpose to give the true identity of red john in episode 8 when there was 22 episodes