All but one of the 7 suspects are/have been in law
enforcement. If Red John really is/was in law enforcement, then he cannot be
Bob Kirkland’s twin brother. Bob would have recognised him with his access,
determination, and investigation into California law enforcement. If Red John
is/was not in law enforcement, then the list is fake/not correct. This is on
the assumption that we’ve ruled out Stiles, which I think is reasonable.
So: if he’s in law enforcement, then he cannot be Kirkland’s
brother, nor Kirkland himself. It’s clearly not Bob considering his face-to-face
interaction with Patrick Jane in the cabin, and the fact that he’s dead. Even
if his brother is dead instead of him, it still rules them out as Red John
suspects definitively. Michael wouldn’t sacrifice himself if he was Red John
and Bob wouldn’t have been searching for his brother if he was Red John, which
he clearly was doing using Red John suspects as clues. We also rule out Stiles
here.
If he is not in law enforcement, then the list of suspects
is not correct, or it is Stiles, which I can’t see happening.
The final option is that he is in law enforcement and that
he is neither of the Kirklands, and not on the list.
So go forth and discuss – is Red John in law enforcement?
Just think about this question without any prejudices about any favourite
suspects you might have. Once you’ve answered that question to yourself, think
about the implications for your theory/theories and what it means to the list of
suspects.
Personally, I don’t believe that Red John is in law
enforcement. Why?
