@ Darcy Fournier…. It being Ellis Mars makes sense because when he killed “Jared Renfrew and Juana Porfiria Braga” in Tijuana in the episode “Red John’s Friends”, “He is mar” was scrawled on the wall in blood as a possible clue regarding Red John.

Brett Stiles is the president of Visualize. He does have the skills to convince, hypnotise and manipulate the people and those who are attracted become his pupils/subjects. RJ has joined the club in mid 80s showing a natural talent in mentalism. Stiles’ abilities are nurtural whereas RJ’s natural. Just like the compatition between W.A. Mozart who was a born-genius in music and the famous composer Antonio Salieri. A simple touch made by Mozart used to charm people whereas Salieri was stretching his ass by composing extra-complicated symphonies to keep up but failing.

Long story short, rather than indicating an identity on who RJ is, I’d like to point out how things played out between Stiles and RJ. As mentioned above, once RJ displayed his natural talents in mentalism, Stiles at first was excited to have such a brilliant figure among his pupils. Until he discovers the truth that RJ was even beyond Stiles’ talents. This led to jealousy but still he didn’t have the guts to lose him because he knew that he had things to learn from RJ. However, RJ has taken himself apart from Visualize and set up his own underground mass to an evil end. Within this process and timeline, he always searched for a rival with a natural gift in mentalism because others he faced didn’t give him the exact pleasure of competition so far. And he found PJ. However, there needed a reason to get PJ involved in his games with passion. So he killed his family. Brett Stiles on the other hand, he perfectly knows who RJ is but he will never slip it out because he admires him and still believes that he has many things to offer him. But Stiles also helps Jane about RJ and wants him to realize this.

RJ may have many actors and actresses among the CBI team or elsewhere but that’s not the point. The point is there’s a triangle covering Jane, RJ and Stiles. The big question is of course, WHO THE HELL IS RED JOHN? I have no straight answer for that but it must be hidden somewhere. Sorry dudes…

What would happen if Red John was caught? Jane would be forced to face life without his family…faced to live without purpose. The pursuit of Red John is his purpose. Jane could have already killed Red John and took up his mantle to keep the ruse alive, thus keeping himself alive. However, it’s far to elaborate, Jane would have had to kill his own family, his own daughter, and Bruno is TOO clever for it to be Jane.

It’s an interesting theory but I just don’t see it.

2: Too obvious is not Bruno’s Style…

It would be too obvious for Red John to be Stiles, Partridge, Mashburn or any other “high profile” character. It’s simply too easy…a red herring.

3: Those of you saying its Lisbon or Van Pelt…sorry, that’s the dumbest thing I have heard. Red John is a man. So forget Agent Darcy etc.

4: Cho and Rigsby? Umm no. Seriously?

5: Minelli is too old…

6: Harker’s too easy. I think he is purposely a distraction.

7: Think about how Heller has spoken about Red John…”We will see a glimpse of him…”…”We will come within inches of Red John”…”Ultimately Red John is just a man”…

Someone unassuming. Someone Jane thinks so little of that he would not even look his way…someone that we have only seen once, and his appearance was forgettable for Jane because it ended with another Red John Killing, making him forget the man in question.

My guess from the moment he aired on the show…Ellis Mars.

But still.. I dont think the writers have for sure who is red john already.. they can change it just to blow our minds out. lol

it’s not Jane…