Personally I believe the original Red John could be dead. I
believe Patrick Jane killed the real Red John years ago and now either is aware
that he is Red John because he was sent truly insane by his wife and child’s
murder or that he has created the alter-ego so that he has something to live
for; the pursuit of revenge. I don’t think either idea is outlandish or
far-fetched given the subject matter of Jane’s abilities to anticipate and
manipulate human behaviour.



Also, whether
Jane being Red John is believable or not to people, how can we account for Red
John’s obsession with Jane? Before Jane’s family was murdered Red John was a
notorious and prolific killer, since then his murders are few and far between,
and most of them surround Jane’s life or people who are getting too close to
his identity. Red John, since Jane’s wife and child were killed, has not acted
like a serial killer; more like someone with a different agenda entirely. His
whole world seems to revolve around Patrick Jane and vice versa. Why is this? Before
Red John killed his family Jane was basically a con man and had no real
discernible history that would make Red John think he was the ultimate
‘opponent’ so why would Red John dedicate himself to Jane’s misery so devoutly?
If it is to test himself, then he has proved time and again that he is elusive
to Jane and CBI so what does he have left to prove? The semantics of Jane being
Red John may be convoluted but the motives of Red John fit only with the idea
that he is Jane himself, in my humble opinion.