Theories of Red_Hunter (3)

The IMDB listing is meaningless.  There are too many possible reasons that it appears as it does.  

Mentalist creator/writer Bruno Heller says that Red John is on Jane's list, http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/06/mentalist-finale-season-6-red-john-list/
The list does not include Mashburn.  But...

It is likely that Red John has become a title that is passed on to the leader each generation.  So...a current or former Red John is on Jane's list, but not necessarily both.  Mashburn is a possible Red John, but very unlikely, even with what IMDB says. 

The Red John dynasty has it's roots with the Visualize church, and a strong connection to the Tyger-Tyger organization.  One model that explains this has Stiles as founder and his son Reede Smith as the current Red John. Reede Smith brings many police officers into the Visualize church and builds a very influential organization.  Red John is now an organizational serial killer.  Those who are killed are often people who simply know too much...about Red John, or Tyger-Tyger or about a member.  

Red John did get into Jane's mind and plant the list.  He did it when he knocked out Jane and held him hostage for a day.  Red John is the master of mind manipulation, and he learned it at Visualize.  

Any ideas on how Red John knew (even before Jane?) the names on Jane's, Red John suspect list?

---- spy camera in his attic room?

---- he talks in his sleep/truth serum while he slept?

---- unexplainable screen writing?

---- Memory plants/hypnosis to suggest the seven names?

Now that's clever.

Red John is a single killer who has evolved into an organizational serial killer, all who have the three dot tatoo, (and others, and even fakes and wanna-be's) .  He started out at the old Visualize ranch, (perhaps Stiles or son), and Visualize is still the backbone of moral support.  Many cops are Visualize church members, and they recruit others throughout the country, giving the organization Red John great knowledge and ability, on short notice, in any location (like Tijuana).  

Timothy Carter was not speaking falsely when he identified himself as Red John.  Red John is many individuals.  Red John cannot be killed, because the idea behind Red John is justified killing according to each members interpretation of justification.  

Theresa Lisbon was a personal target of a Red John because she is the written rule of law, not personalized justice killing, and because the crucifix she wears offends a major Red John.  Jane would be a valuable Red John which is why his recruitment was attempted.