I think Bret Stiles started out as Red John and has been grooming Ray Haffner to take over. In a recent interview, Robin Tunney joked that it couldn't be Stiles because Malcolm McDowell earns too much as an actor. But Red John could be revealed and killed in one episode. McDowell could easily mimic RJ's voice. Who else is like Jane: brilliant and charismatic, a showman, with a sense of humor and a desire for revenge.
Stiles is charming enough to entrance both women and men, even at his age. Ray is also handsome and charming, and he could do some of the more strenuous work.
Brett Partridge might have been killed because he stumbled upon some important clue. Those who got together in 6:02 may be Visualize members who suspect Stiles but don't have the evidence to take him down.
I've reread "The Tyger" and it has so much to do with understanding how killers can exist in the natural world. It seems like RJ might be someone who truly has spiritual beliefs.
The poem also talks so much about who could have created such a monster. At first, RJ seemed to be a serial killer of women, at least one of whom was raped. He is more likely to kill men when they anger him or get in the way. Is there some secret about his childhood that made him a sociopath/psychopath?
I agree with others that there has to be a reason that RJ has not killed Lisbon or anyone else on her immediate team since he clearly has no problem killing others who matter to PJ.
