This is my first time posting. I have been reading the theories as they come, but it seems to me that as we get closer to the end, the theories are becoming more and more wild.
I think it is Walter Mashburn because I believe that the most eloquent clue so far has come from Lorelei Martins when she tells Jane that he is so much like Red John. I think GlaDon said this a few posts ago, but to find out who Red John is, we must look for someone a LOT like Jane.
So far, only Walter Mashburn fits that description. The man has some serious charisma (he got Lisbon to fall for him), and is incredibly manipulative (Jane did not think Mashburn was a socio/psychopath when he first met him). Mashburn also has more than enough money to finance his 'hobbies'.
No matter how hard I look at it, and from any angle, I just dont see anyone on this now infamous list of seven to fit this mold of who Red John is. Red John would hate to be told by someone who is his superior at work, what to do and what not to do. He cannot stand being insulted, he is very proud. He believes in his own superiority in everything. He's not going to be someone who works under someone else- he will answer to no one but himself.
I also think that theres something undefinable about Mashburn. Like Sophie Miller, the psychologist, says, when she talks about Red John, that something about him makes her uneasy. I had those same thoughts about Mashburn when we were watching the episode with him.
Last, please comment on this. I'd to know if anyone has EVIDENCE that it just quite simply CANNOT be Mashburn. Thank you!
