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ALL POSTSSheriff Thomas McAllister is Red John.
<p>Even apart from the sheriff's hunting habit and his fear of pigeons are other clues pointing in McAllister's direction as RJ.
</p><p>1.We know he's a memver of the Tyger Tyger conspiracy. Yet on the church roof in Napa he chose to save Jane's life. Remember we know the members of Tyger Tyger were getting jittery of Jane. And so far there's been no suggestion that the conspiracy revolves exclusively around Red John. So logic dictates that, given even half a chance, a Tyger Tyger member would have eliminated Patrick. The sheriff could easily have shot Jane and put the blame on the failing light and the exigence of the situation. However he wouldn't do that if he were RJ. Or one of RJ's followers. However given his general persona I think turning him would be too much of an effort, one which I don't think RJ would make given that the sheriff is not that high up a figure in law enforcement.
</p><p>2.The way he spoke with Jane after saving him gives off vibes similar to the relationship we know RJ wants to have with Jane. The way he spoke, the way the shot was taken as he climbed to the roof (remember we almost saw him towering over the roof, silhoutted against the moonlight) and the way he walked over while Patrick scrambled to safety in front of him.
</p><p>3.We saw in an earlier episode (this is I think the good sheriff's first appearance) that he wasn't very suave with Grace Van Pelt. However Red John, we know, is extremely charming and can endear himself easily to the opposite sex. Secondly as the rough sheriff with a passion for hunting I hardly see him as someone who sips tea while listening to classical music. However we know Red John has that particular trait. This duality of personality could be what Sophie Miller sensed in Mr Jay Roth even as she admitted she couldn't adduce any actual behavioral evidence to back up her opinion.
</p><p>4.Among the remaining suspects on Jane's list Sheriff McAllister's perhaps the only one who practically would have the means to assume the role of our favourite serial killer (my heartfelt apologies, Dexter). Reede Smith, Gale Bertram (and even Bob Kirkland for that matter; perhaps not Brett Partidge) are all law enforcement figures who would have too public roles as members of law enforcement to have the time or means to prowl around. Brett Stiles and Ray Haffner too could perhaps fit these gaps .But Stiles we know is for one too old and secondly has found a new passion in his Visualize cult which I do not believe he would jeopardize by taunting Jane at the end of Season 5. Ray Haffner too was a member of law enforcement and more importantly he's attached with Visualize now. If Haffner were indeed Red John Brett Stiles would destroy him (and we can reasonably suppose Stiles could do so if he wished) because A.he wouldn't want him to endanger Visualize (we know Stiles goes to great lengths to protect his cult) and B.he would seethe at the idea of a possible dual power structure forming in his cult.
</p><p>5.Recollect his reaction at Jane's house. Jane had sweet-talked him into coming to his house, saying he needed his help to unearth Red John's identity. We know that Red John is getting nervous for some reason (as was amply shown as he engaged a PI to bug the CBI and then failed to completely kill her; he's too clever to simply assume Jane would be unable to squeeze some clue from her before she succumbed). Given that, when Jane asks him for help in taking down Red John (particularly after he saved Jane's like at Napa Valley and Jane was visibly thankful about it; he would be happy that his trick was working and that he had perhaps succeeded in at least partially drawing Jane's alliance) his reaction best fits Red John after Jane forces the suspects to reveal their shoulders at the point of a gun. Remember this is the first face-off between Red John and Patrick Jane in which Red John has no control and is completely unsure as to whether he's facing the guy whose family he killed or the mentalist pretending to be the guy whose family he killed. It stands to reason that he would be visibly afraid and try to save himself which he was (Remember Jane was pointing the gun at him). Otherwise we know Sheriff McAllister to be reasonably intelligent and he would immediately have pointed out that he wasn't the only one with a tattoo.
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I'm hoping that it wasn't sherif mcallistar but it probably is but I just don't think he fits all the description him and jane are nothing alike I would be pretty upset if at the end of this season it is still the sherif I hope before it ends like ep 17 red john kills and jane then catches the real red john an macallister was pretending to be red john abut it wasn't really him he was just red johns biggest accomplish
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<p>Keeping this short. But after almost 6 complete seasons with that much epic excitement; A 5 minute long scene is way too short after fidning out who he is. I think it's just another "decoy" for RJ, tbh, it's basically what keeps this show as epic as it is! There is a lot of loose ends and a very big lack of explanation. I think RJ is either Patrick (as mentioned above), or one on his team. Would be epic!
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<p>Probably, everyone will think I am crazy for saying this, but I actually thought McAllister was up to no good from the very first time I saw him. I swear. The first time we saw him was when a girl was killed and I believe supposedly raped. And back then, of course, I didn't connect McAllister with Red Jon at all, but what I did feel was that he had done something. I thought actually, that it was him who killed that girl. But after the case was solved and it turned out not to be McAllister I was still suspecting him somehow. I know this doesn't help any theory but I was wondering if maybe somebody had that same feeling?
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Probably, everyone will think I am crazy for saying this, but I actually thought McAllister was up to no good from the very first time I saw him. I swear. The first time we saw him was when a girl was killed and I believe supposedly raped. And back then, of course, I didn't connect McAllister with Red Jon at all, but what I did feel was that he had done something. I thought actually, that it was him who killed that girl. But after the case was solved and it turned out not to be McAllister I was still suspecting him somehow. I know this doesn't help any theory but I was wondering if maybe somebody had that same feeling?
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<p>Yeah, definitely. And he was supposedly a ‘sexually perverted sociopath with delusions of grandeur’ which is what the Napa Sheriff acted like in his first few appearances. </p>
<p>Yeah, definitely. And he was supposedly a ‘sexually perverted sociopath with delusions of grandeur’ which is what the Napa Sheriff acted like in his first few appearances. </p>
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who is red john's inside man in cbi that told him about the list?
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who is red john's inside man in cbi that told him about the list?
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<p>Nobody, he guessed that since the moment Lorelei told him about Jane's knowledge that they shook hands, and that was even before the list was made. </p>
<p>Nobody, he guessed that since the moment Lorelei told him about Jane's knowledge that they shook hands, and that was even before the list was made. </p>
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<p>I agree with Sherif character is the bad fit for RJ. I mean come on that old dude doing all these killings. For heavens sake he is somewhere in a coner county, how could he have that many followers ( not talking about tyger tyger dirty cops ) in CBI and every other place. To have the CBI secretary and the child services women as followers RJ had to have been some kind of higher figure with some charm, may be like brett stiles. And that Elister farm case makes him too old for that as well. A good looking woman like Lorelei following that old fart, come on.
</p><p>If you ask me if the original writer (Bruno, I hope) wanted McAlister as RJ he would've chosen some decent not too old guy with some kind of serial killer vibe to that role. He might've wanted it to be an open ending for the show but might've made some last minute changes to show the death of him. Otherwise there would be some flashbacks for the plot buildup for that character to be RJ. Ruined a perfectly good (not that perfect but an okay show) show with poor ending. SAN JOAQUIN KILLER(Pazer) is giving more of a serial killer vibe than sherif mccallister who is suited only for a single epiosode murderer, or may be just a suspect.
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<p>It´s funny, how a lot of people still complaining... I was satisfied with all in the mentalist and I really like Thomas McAllister..
</p><p>Don´t know if somebody already ask, there is one weird thing to me.... When PJ looking on CD from RJ in 05x22 and Lisbon putting photographs on the laptop, everybody shows only name but Thomas McAllister has there even his position Sherrif.. don´t know if it was coincidence or it was a first trail.
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<p>Seems people never cease to be salty just because they were wrong. With all the hints towards season 6 about who Red John is, they all point toward McAllister. The biggest clue to me was the age clue, which I find Patrick should've picked up on earlier. The ending was definitely rushed(needed probably 2-3 episodes to do it justice), but it was still satisfying, especially the Red John death scene, no words but incredibly powerful, similar to how powerful the 1st ending scene to Dexter's finale(before the lumberjack scene) when he finally feels emotions fully. The point of the Red John character was to be the exact opposite of Jane but the same within base. Basically, I do believe Red John and Patrick had similar upbringings(Carny or something similar), and similar rises to power(Red John over members of Visualize; Patrick over the media) only to be sullied(Red John's pride in his "work", all he cared for was tarnished by his opposite; Patrick with his family murdered). This may be just my theory but I do believe during the time of Jane's breakdown and encounter with CBI for the first time, Red John was also inactive. Then when he was sure Jane was ready and stable enough to "play" again, he started killing again, yet cautious, always keeping Blake agents surveying Jane off duty while every detailed report to FBI to Red John.
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<p>Red John is Gregory from Hilltop. :D
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