Listen, I know Bruno Heller has tricked the audience before but this isnt a trick! When Timothy Carter died, Bruno Heller said we would just have to wait and see if its the real Red  John or not. He's not saying that this time. Plus, there's no way the actors would reveal little things like fact that Simon was doing Red John's voice for years..if Red John wasn't really dead.  He's dead! Plain and simple.