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I will tell you who isn't Red John. Brett Partridge. The poor chap is dead, get over it. The body didn't just disappear, there was an autopsy done, normal procedure. Patrick Jane isn't that stupid to wipe Partridge from his suspect list if his body just disappeared. Hopefully we can put a rest to these silly theories. 

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For a long time now I've been wondering if a single person could be Red John.My theory now is that it is not a person, it's an Idea.
The trailer for Episode 7 and two previous episodes confirm that.
I do not believe it is either anyone from Jane's team or his suspects.There are in fact two chances:a) it's a Movement (like Visualize, which was inspired by RJ) consisting of manyb) it's someone else ,that will surprise us all at the end.Either way - good to have a show to write and think about:)

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To all that don't know mar means disfigured or to disfugre to spoil something or somebody.This is another thing that is the same with the killer form the movie Red Dragon with Hanibal Lector where the serial killer that they try to catch is dissfigured probably like RJ and another thing that is the same is the blind girlfriend Rosalind Harker is Rj girlfriend and in the movie the killer named Toothe Fairy also has a girlfriend that is blind.The last and most important thing is the William Blake connection the Tooth Fairy is transcending in to The Great Red Dragon which is a painting of William Blake and in the mentalist the next episode is called The Great Red Dragon and Tyger Tyger is also a poe of William Blake. 

mar  (mär)tr.v. marredmar·ringmars. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on.2. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.n.A disfiguring mark; a blemish.

Pls watch the movie Red Dragon it may contain clues to Red John's identity and plus its a great movie just like any movie that has Antony Hopkins in it!!!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289765/

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mar  (mär)tr.v. marredmar·ringmars. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on.2. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.n.A disfiguring mark; a blemish.

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To all that don't know mar means disfigured.This is another thing that is the same with the killer form the movie Red Dragon with Hanibal Lector where the serial killer that they try to catch is dissfigured probably like RJ and another thing that is the same is the blind girlfriend Rosalind Harker is Rj girlfriend and in the movie the killer named Toothe Fairy also has a girlfriend that is blind.The last and most important thing is the William Blake connection the Tooth Fairy is transcending in to The Great Red Dragon which is a painting of William Blake and in the mentalist the next episode is called The Great Red Dragon and Tyger Tyger is also a poe of William Blake. 

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Hi,

I just want to share some random hints, which can exclude one suspect ;).

1.) conspiracy

In episode 6.02 three of the suspects were talking in the office of Bertram about something. Bertram said it's about drug related crime. The three were: Reede Smith, McAlister and Bertram himself. This three persons are also the suspects with a three-dot tatoo.

2.) Rosalind Karker is a red herring

Why is Patrick Jane not gather the suspects, invites Rosalind and let her identify him? He knows, that she is not reliable. I would assume her as a deciple, thus excluding her hints. Thus, the theories based on this hints should be thought over ;).

3.) McAllister is out

As you know, Red John seems to have some phobia. It's not necessarly acrophobia, but some phobia ;). In the show it is pointed out, that McAllister has ornithophobie (phobia of birds), or at least pidgeons only. In episode 6.01 Red John kills Partridge and attacked Lisbon. However, in this spooky house pidgeons were in the room Partridge was killed and "discarded".

So, in my opinion McAllister is out as Red John.

Just some thoughts an observations. I would appreciate your comments.

ps: I'm not a native speaker. I hope my english is understandable.

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after watching the "new episode" i have come to a new theory
THERE IS NO RED JOHN.
in all of the seasons we can see alot of characters are involved some way or another with "Red John",some are friends of "him" and some are "Working" patrick in order to trick him and gather time for the real "red john" to escape.
What if there is no red john?
and red john is a code name for patricks "case" in the Tiger Tiger organization?
How do they recruit members?
maybe in order to get the 3 dots and to become a part of the "Tiger Tiger" they need to go via some kind of "Test" or show dedication
toward "Tiger Tiger"?

so the theory is.
EVERY ONE IS RED JOHN.
every person in tiger tiger commited a crime in the name of "Red John" in order to misslead patrick and in order to keep Tiger Tiger a full working organization?

FELL free to bash it.
thats what fun about all of this! :)




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