Red John Still At Large

In the fourth season premiere episode of The Mentalist Patrick Jane was convinced that the man he gunned down in the shopping mall was Red John because he knew details about his wife and daughter’s murders that “only Red John would know”.

The situation, however, doesn’t turn out to be as it appeared, since the incriminating evidence that the man in the shopping mall had on him was not present, so the suspicions then turn to find out who removed the evidence before the police arrived.  Regardless, the man’s identity is revealed, he used the name Timothy Carter, a local respected businessman with no criminal record.

With Agent Lisbon and the rest of the team on suspension due to the problems with the investigation of Red John, they conduct their own investigation outside the official chain of CBI duties to find out who the man really is and if he actually was Red John. In the meantime, Patrick Jane sits in prison with bail set at $1 million – which he arranges using the skills that only he possesses.

Out of jail, Jane and the other suspended CBI agents discover that the mall security guard must have removed the incriminating evidence on the body of the man using the name Timothy Carter, who they discover is married and by all appearances, a model citizen.  The deeper investigation and Jane’s skills bring to the the truth, however, that this so-called Timothy and his wife are actually psychotic kidnappers.

The fortunate rescue of the latest victim held by the disturbed couple helps cast Jane as innocent, and the trial for the murder ends in Jane being found innocent of all charges and released, but with still many unanswered questions as to whether or not Timothy Carter really was Red John. Jane solves this question by bringing back the young blind woman who Jane is convinced was having a relationship with Red John under the name of Roy to have her identify Tim’s body. What transpires is that she alleges to not know the man, convincing Jane once and for all that Red John is still at large and that their cat-and-mouse game continues, despite that the world believes that Red John is dead.

In light of the elimination of the man gunned down as a suspect, a new suspect has been added to our list, and that is:

The man wearing red at the food court just before the shooting…

This video raises some interesting points and presents a plausible theory to suspect that man is Red John:

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Is Brett Partridge Red John?

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Is Brett Partridge Red John?

Is Forensics Specialist Brett Partridge Red John?

Brett Partridge has made two appearances in the series so far, once in the pilot and the second in “The Red Sky in the Morning “.

Patrick Jane and Brett Partridge don’t seem to really like each other, and Jane publicly humiliates him in front of other police officers in the pilot episode. Both episodes were focused on Red John, which could be a coincidence or another clue given to the audience by the writers.

Brett seems to match Rosalind Harker’s physical description of Red John, and the body build and behavior appear to be congruent with what little is seen of Red John in “The Red Sky in the Morning”. The killer was wearing a mask, however, and seemed to be using some kind of voice distortion but the voices of Red John and Brett Partridge seem pretty similar once compared.

Patrick Jane’s humiliating remarks were in regards to his ‘strange’ personality, calling him a ‘ghoul’. Red John seems to understand how to not leave forensic evidence behind, and since that’s the sector where Brett works, it could explain the absence of any real incriminating evidence.

Brett is probably at least Red John’s accomplice, which would be extremely valuable working in CBI forensics, not to mention being able to carry out other tasks such as impersonating him or executing witnesses who have become liabilities, such as agent Bosco’s assistant Rebecca.

In the episode “His Red Right Hand”, a man wearing a tie is seen on the surveillance feed whom the audience is led to believe is Red John (or at least an accomplice). He comes into the CBI to dispose of Rebecca after she executed agent Bosco’s investigation team. Close examination of the video shows certain details, including the use of a jacket that possibly reads “FORENSICS” similar to what Brett has been seen wearing.

Is Brett Red John? He’s certainly a strong suspect!

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