I wont pretend to know who Red John is, I'm just throwing a few ideas out there. Ray Haffner doesn't immediately stand out as a suspect, due to the lack of emphasis on the character in his episodes. But I think it could potentially make sense.
So we know RJ was involved with Visualize, I believe he is a member, but not someone who is high ranking. I first had my suspicions when Bret Stiles started telling Jane about how much he knows about Red John. Bret Stiles is very rich, but the only influence he has is in Visualize where he knows almost everything about his members.
When Christina Fry was kidnapped by RJ, Stiles met up with Jane and gave him Christina's location. Calling it "a gift from a friend". Red John must realise that Stiles was leaking information, as if I remember, the house was in a pretty random location that only people who were told would know about. So why didn't Red John kill Bret Stiles? Anyone who knows anything about Red John is always killed by the man himself. Two explanations:
-Bret Stiles is Red John
-Red John is a member of Visualize. And as we know, no member of Visualize could harm Stiles.
I personally don't think it's Stiles, even though he would be a fitting Red John. I think it's more likely a low ranking member such as Haffner.
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I also have a semi-theory relating to how RJ knew about Jane's happy memory. If we can all accept that PJ is not RJ himself (PJ's several encounters with him, why didn't Lorelei just shoot Jane if she knows he is RJ? Plus Heller telling us very non discretely that "Patrick Jane is not Red John" in a recent interview about the list.) then we must turn to the eerie world of HYPNOTISM.
Any of you who watch any of Derren Brown's programmes may be aware of snap induction. It's a form of hypnotism where you can put someone in a trance by shaking their hand.
But would Jane "fall" for that, being a Mentalist himself? So many questions. Once you answer one another appears. I just know that I can't wait for the next season.
Thanks for reading and enjoy the show :)
