Who is Red John?

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List of seven

Thomas McAllister
Thomas McAllister
Reede Smith
Reede Smith
Ray Haffner
Ray Haffner
Gale Bertram
Gale Bertram
Brett Partridge
Brett Partridge
Bret Stiles
Bret Stiles
Bob Kirkland
Bob Kirkland

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Alright, here are my thoughts

- At the final scene of 'Code Red', the elevator door closes on Jisbon, then in the last minisecond, someone crosses the camera. Just happenstance? idk lol 

- After seeing "Red Letter Day", we can all agree that Kirkland is on same mission as PJ, sort of. He wants to get to RJ preferably before PJ, hence the need to steal Jane's work. But from what I read it seems we won't see him again for the rest of the season. weird. 

- This is a grossly overlooked point. In Red Barn, Lisbon wonders how Ray Heffner knew that Jason Cooper was gonna send some Visualize files to CBI, claiming that only she and Jane knew about that arrangement. Well, wrong. She forgot she phone Van Pelt about that arrangement. If GVP became a Visualize member sometime in the past, it might explain how she is keeping Ray in the know, something of a courtesy to a fellow 'church' member. 

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This is not a theory on who Red John is but I started watching from episode 1 again and on the T.V. before Jane gets the note from Dr. Wagner is the same exact show that was playing on the T.V. When Jane and Lorelie were watching T.V. I'm not sure if this means anything but I thought it was pretty interesting. Please Post your thoughts in the comment I like reading other people's opinions. :)

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Theory #2184 • By ImNotRedJohn
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I believe that Red John is Oscar Ardiles because Oscar is in law enforcement, and has influence. Kirkland is, obviously, his accomplice, as is Bertram, and possibly Brenda. Oscar is "an old comrade" of Jane's, and they have shaken hands. He has short, straight hair, like Red John's blind lover stated. 

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I actually think she is not Red John cuz obvi he is a guy. hE IS. But you known how Jane accuses than someone is working in the FBI for RJ? But I also think that Van Pelt is working with RJ and the guy from FBI if there is one. Someone else said this and I agree as well: that she joined shortly after Jane joined CBI and also most associates of RJ wear red (she has red hair and Lorelei had that red jumpsuit )

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( not accusing bret stiles. Computer wouldn't let me chose anyone). Ok so I think that it is possible that we have seen red john on the show but if so he is someone none of us have thought of. I mean all of our suspects are to obvious and are just there to through us off.
As for Kirkland, he is definately not red John and is probably out for his own sort of revenge. Also all the info he got on that last episode is bogus. Jane smiled for a reason. Bret stiles is way to obvious. Mashburn too. But honestly I don't think we have seen red John yet. I think it will be someone from janes past that he hasn't seen in decades, possibly a relative.

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## Suspect list:

Alex Sodko (4x09)
Brett Stiles
Carl Snyder (4x20)
Dean Harken - Agent - Bio Tech facility - Red Hair


Drake Plaskett (1x23)
Ed Masterson (4x02)
Ellis Mars - Bumbling sort - "PSYCHIC" - Todd Johnson investigation
Francis Slocombe (2x17)
Gabe Mancini is an FBI Agent who works in California
Gabe Nyland (2x11)
Jason Cooper - Second in command at Visualize - Stiles coup.
Jed Stack (4x05)
Scott Price (2x16)


Steven Wench is an FBI agent, infiltrate in Visualize to discover Bret Stiles' crimes
Tai (5x03)
Vint Molinari - CBI Missing persons - Searched for Kristina F.- Made no progress
Virgil Minelli - Old CBI boss - Retired
Walter Mashburn - playboy - unlimited $$ - Intrigued by murder





## Real suspects for me:
01) Brett Partridge - CBI Forensics Department - Totally macabre - Handled RJ Cases

02) Gale Bertram is the director of the CBI.
03) Osvaldo Ardiles - D.A's office - Road Block
04) Ray Haffner is a Supervising agent at CBI and Jane's old boss in early season 4.
05) Robert "Bob" Kirkland.
06) Ron (credited as "CBI Ron" or not credited) is a California Bureau of Investigation's officer and agent.


## Real Real
01) Brett Partridge

02) Gale Bertram + Ron
03) Ray Haffner

Ardiles fooled more than once
RJ wouldn't kill Lennon the way Kirkland did

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My theory is that RJ is not one single person, but a group of the high powered people we have seen in the series thus far all working together as a "hobby" and Robert Kirkland is one of them, however for the purposes of this theory I will still refer to RJ as a singular "he".

So far, RJ has outwitted local, state and national police forces - he has gone to great lengths to commit the "perfect" crimes, covered up his earlier missteps which might have exposed him, and actively sought out an opponent worthy of the name.

Kirkland is interested because even though RJ has baffled professional law enforcement, Patrick Jane has got closer on several occasions than the police ever have - Kirkland wants to know how he is doing this, and what potential mistakes Jane is uncovering in his investigations, hence the break in to copy his notes.

Kirkland killed Jason Lennon because he could identify one of the other members of the group, and that was unacceptable.

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