I still stand by my Mashburn assumption, even though he is not on the list. I feel like the list is throwing a bone to the fans by having Jane guess the some of the most popular guesses among fans.

I do not think it is anyone on the list. Red John said it was Jane's list. He never said any were correct. He said Jane had gotten closer. That could simply be that everyone on that list works for Red John.

So, from this episode, the point I took to point toward Walter Mashburn was:

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He didn't kill Lisbon, which means he prefers her alive, probably due to caring for her. This to be would point to few people: Her colleagues Rigsby and Cho, her old partner Same Bosco, her boss Gale Bertram,  and her one-night stand Walter Mashburn. It could also point to Jane, but it is obvious it is not him. That would make the whole creation of the character Lorelai a big waste. 

Lorelai proved many things. Here's a few:
1. Red John is a man
2. Red John has "met" and shook the hand of Jane (how can Jane meet himself and shake his own hand; this also rules out Jane's father and relatives)
3. Red John is a charmer and a deceiver, but still a womanizer

Lorelai was sent to Jane for Red John to feel some kind of bond to Jane through sharing. I feel like he did as a trade. Like, a "see Jane, you shared the woman you obviously love with me, now I will share the one I love with you" kind of thing.

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Ding dong the Red John fanboy is dead! So, Red John killed Partridge, the fanboy. It was obvious that Partridge was not Red John. He fancied the work of Red John far too much.

I can see this playing out as Red John killing the list off one by one, leaving the most believable suspect left and while they try to prove the remaining person on the list as being Red John, only for Red John to kill that person as well. Red John is always 10 steps ahead. It is a game to him and his is toying with Jane. Or he might save Bret Stiles for last and fail in trying to kill him since he's also very powerful, but it would still prove the point, only while leaving Stiles still in suspension of setting it up to clear his name. I do not believe Stiles is Red John, however. In one episode, he said he was bigger or more powerful than Jane and Red John. Basically saying their squabbles are petty compared to him. He is the ultimate mentalist...huzaah!

Why then would Red John be so mad about Jane's list? For one, he turned Lorelai against him and he had to kill her. Very angering, so he is already annoyed by Jane and that this whole Lorelai plan backfired on him. Something he lost on, though Jane would not consider it a victory for himself, while Red John would. Also, if everyone on that list works for Red John (like Bob Kirkland who killed that guy and said he would pretty much be honored to die for Red John, meaning he's not the boss), he would be very angered to have to kill his best infiltrators.

In summary, I have ruled out Partridge, Kirkland, and Stiles. I do believe the list is a bone thrown that will also distract and lead us astray (same for Jane).  I believe Red John will be someone Jane gets along with like Risgy, Cho, or Mashburn. I strongly believe Mashburn is Red John. If Jane turns out to be Red John, if his father turns out to be Red John, or if a lady turns out to be Red John, I feel they will have to backtrack a lot, which is a lame cop out.

Mashburn = Red John
"He is Ma..."

Well I have this theory before the seven names list of Jane. So I guess (or guessed because he is not on the list) that could be Walter Mashburn for some reasons, one of then is when Red John (on the episode 1x11 Red John's friends) kill Jared Renfrew and Juana Porfiria Braga and Jared leaves writs "he is Mar " could be one "s" in the end, so could be "he is Mashburn".
He stays friend of Jane, is rich and have many possibilities because he had contacts very powerfuls and he "cath" Lisbon for know that Jane likes her but the principal prove for me is the messenge "He is Mar "

Well I have this theory before the seven names list of Jane. So I guess (or guessed because he is not on the list) that could be Walter Mashburn for some reasons, one of then is when Red John (on the episode 1x11 Red John's friends) kill Jared Renfrew and Juana Porfiria Braga and Jared leaves writs "he is Mar " could be one "s" in the end, so could be "he is Mashburn".
He stays friend of Jane, is rich and have many possibilities because he had contacts very powerfuls and he "cath" Lisbon for know that Jane likes her but the principal prove for me is the messenge "He is Mar "

Not a theory, but a question. Did Heller say it was definitely one of the seven or did he just say "you can trust the list"? That was Red John's list, not necessarily Patrick's list.

Somehow i don't that list of 7.  Walter Mashburn my choice. he will return the Mentalist and shocked the viewers.

People, read carefully .. (excuse my english skills)

The show " the mentalist" is not named just after Patrick Jane, but also after Red john ( he is mentalist too). Why do you think Jane is struggling so much on EVERY Red John case and fails to solve it. It is because they think alike, and by that advantage,Red John knows the way Jane thinks , every single Red Johns accomplice that was caught by Patrick said that they are so much alike. They think the same way, behave the same way, filled with charm, confidence , can seduce women easily = Walter Mashburn. 
Red John is not sneaky,shy,lonely or anything like that.. like Brett Partridge is.

Bruno didn't film the scene where Lisbon slept with Mashburn for no reason.. that is going to be interesting when she has to confess to Jane that she SLEPT WITH RED JOHN. Lisbon never goes off sleeping with another man, that proves my point that Mashburn can manipulate women like Jane can.

One last thing .. 
List is a way to deceive viewers because he was throwing everyone off with it, cause he knows someone has broken into that place where he kept the evidence... Bruno Heller said that list is 100% accurate. But he didn't say which list, because the one that we saw little glimpses off in the book before IS the list. 

Bruno Heller likes to play with our minds alot :)  
-happy hunting-

This is not a theory, actually, it's kind of a hypothesis.
Ever since Bob Kirkland killed Jason Lennon, people have been speculating that he's the obvious choice for being Red John, But, Lennon has never met Kirkland before. This could rule him out, though some may claim Lennon's statement to be one of loyalty towards Red John.

My hypotesis : 

1. Kirkland is not Red John

2. Kirkland is looking for Red John himself, to kill him. This could be because (and this is a really ridiulous theory) Kirkland is a really good friend (or even relative) of Samuel Bosco or Carter/Janet Peak. Maybe he and Bosco were together in the police, or he and Peak were together in the armed services. Either way, he's looking for personal vengeance against Red John.


3. "He is Mar..." could be either Mashburn or Minelli (spelled wrong - even more ridiculous)

4. Grace Van Pelt could be revealed as a Red John accomplice. This is because she left for a "Computer hacker's course", two episodes before Red John killed Loreli Martins, and returns after. Maybe she captured Loreli and took him to Red John, Also, another theory is Red John reached out to her only after she felt betrayed, after killing Craig O'Laughlin.

5. I also believe that Jane has another list, in which he has shortlisted the actual suspects.


I know most of my theories sound stupid, but we have to look at even the most ridiculous angles, cos Bruno Heller had said that we would be very dissapointed once Red John is revealed.