Let's say for argument sake
that Bruno Heller isn't lying to us.  One of the seven is red john.  While I think Michael
Kirkland is still alive, he isn't technically on the list. So, if Bruno is not
pulling the wool over our eyes (and that's a big if), let's examine the evidence I posted in theory 9843.



Brett Stiles is too old. 79
Is not middle-aged as Sophie Miller described.



Sure, Brett Partridge could
have faked his own death, but he’s not athletic.  Jared Renfrew stated RJ had won the Heisman
Trophy. 
Partridge does not look like he ever played football.  He’s even kinda thin, while Rosalind stated
Roy was “not thin, but not muscular”.



Bertram doesn’t fit Rosalind’s
description. “Under six feet… short, straight hair.” Gale is 6ft 3 and bald.



Bob Kirkland is dead.  Even though his brother is a twin and would
fit all of the physical indicators (including smelling of pine, earth and
nails), Michael is technically not on the list. 

Therefore we are left with…



Reede Smith: Yes,
he's fat.  However, Rosalind described Roy as "Not thin, but not
muscular”.  He still fits in that
category.  Sophie Miller stated he was in good health.  Again, I know
he's fat, but for an overweight man, he's still in decent health.  He was
pummeling a suspect pretty well in episode 2 of this year.



Sheriff
Mcallister:  He fits everything, and I mean EVERYTHING.
 Yes he is balding, but he's not bald.  Plus 6 years ago, the actor
who plays Tom had much more hair that he slicked back.  When the show
began, I would argue that he fit Rosalind's definition of "Short-Straight
hair".



Raymond
Haffner: Yes, I know he's missing the tattoo on his left shoulder...
you didn't watch Fire
and Brimstone, did you?
 I warned you!!!  I believe Red John definitely had the tattoo.
 Jared Renfrew wrote on the bathroom wall, He
Is Mar,
which I believe meant He Is
Marked.
 However, missing
the tattoo actually makes everything make more sense.  The whole private investigator thing bugged me (pun
intended).  Why would Red
John have someone bug Cho’s desk?  I
think it was all a set up.  Red
John is part of the Tiger, Tiger group and knows they would have the
tattoo.  He let Kira Tinsley
see his three-dotted tattoo to throw suspicion onto his cronies.  Afterwards, he removed it.  I’m sure it would be very easy to
remove such a small tattoo.  Perhaps
Jane noticed Haffner had a small scar on his shoulder where the tattoo was?
 Regardless we have three strong suspects, and Ray is at the top in my
book.