Red John was always the smartest one,so tell we why would such a person who has always been ahead of the Jane and CBI hire some unprofessional PI to bug the place...I always thought he has already done that in the past or at least he got his information from dirty cops now known as tyger tyger organization...my guess is that some member of the organization tried to bug the place because they are worried how much does Jane really know( This is the question Smith asked Bertram in Bertram´s office),also Haffner told Lisbon and Van Pelt that Jane pissed of some powerful people except Red John so he could also be referring to the organization...they are affraid Jane knows about them,they try to bug the place,kill the PI,she saw the three dots,there was no smiley at the scene...it just did not feel like Red John classic murder.
I know a lot of you will be annoyed of something that I will say right know but I will say it none the less. If you are Red John and you know you are one of 7 people what would you do,it is like Red John said to Patrick(until you catch me or I catch you)...first thing you would try do to is to get yourself off the list and that is what Red John has done...he faked his death and has been misleading Patrick ever since as always. Since the beginning we have been given some clues to make us think all the other suspects are suspicious,for instance...Betram saying I am many things to many people,hints that McAllister has a fear of heights later shown uncorrect,Haffner´s fear of the spiders,Smith saying to other agent You know how I am abouth heights hinting he has a phobia of heights,suddenly everyone is whistling(McAllister,Haffner,Smith and even know Bertram in his office after the talk with Jane and Lisbon and Stiles when coming to Jane´s house).
Also we were supposed to find out why was Partridge killed but I am not sure we got the explanation,all we know he said tyger tyger and later we find about the organization but why was he killed,Heller stated that his death was important and I don´t see how except he faked his death and is Red John actually. At least for Kirkland we know he was close to tracking the organization so he needed to be killed.
I really don´t know how Heller imagined all of this but don´t you think it would be a little lame if such a smart character as Red John is given away by a cheap tattoo and we find about it from some PI when he killed her in a rush making that big mistake showing her the tattoo and also not having the time for making his mark.
A lot of you say you are annoyed by the Partridge theories and find it stupid,but I don´t see that other theories are so much better. Bertram is a guy who needed Jane´s assistance in the poker and he doesn´t seem to have that much of inteligence,Thomas McAllister was in one episode before season 6 and he was presented as a complete fool in that episode and now he is suddenly some smart ass sheriff who has great deduction skills,Haffner was outsmarted by Jane in first episode of season 5,and Smith is we must admit almost everyone less favorite candidate for Red John considering the weight although I think he is a good character for this tyger tyger thinh. Only Stiles has the brains but seems to old and seems like willing to help Patrick.
Partridge maybe never shown the inteligence but also was never really outsmarted by Jane,yes he always got the Red John sightings wrong saying it was not Red John when it was him and saying it was Red John when it wasnt him but he could be doing this just to annoy Jane. He has the closest voice of all suspects to Red John. Also that scene in 2. season when Jane scares Partridge and then Red John scares Patrick when Patrick thought he already left,it just seemed so cool if it was really Partridge getting even.
You must admit that he is/was a really good suspect no matter what. We will see who Red John really is in about two weeks so by then...Cheers!