Could Red John already be dead ? Brett Partridge could have been the serial killer known as RJ, but he may have been disposed of by the organization Tyger Tyger when he became a liabilty ... Jane has promised to cut RJ open like an animal, but there is no way Lisbon would continue to work with Jane after a premeditated torture-murder... and the series does continue...it also creates a powerful new adversary for Jane ( the Tyger Tyger clique )....