| “ | Compared to the SJK, Red John was nothing. An amateur. Already forgotten. | „ |
| ~ James Panzer about the SJK. |
James Panzer, better known as The San Joaquin Killer and "SJK", was a minor antagonist in the TV-show The Mentalist and a rival of Red John.
He is portrayed by David Paymer.
History[]
Patrick Jane worked together with James Panzer, a crime reporter who blogged about the SJK, to stop the killer. The SJK is known to kill his victims, young women, in the same way: Binding them with wires about their wrists and ankles, then taking them to an abandoned warehouse where he cuts their throat off with an sharp instrument. Finally, Panzer is revealed to be the SJK himself. Later he's shot by Red John after Panzer said that compared to the murders of the SJK, Red John would be an amateur.
Motive[]
Panzer's motive for killing was the sake of attention; he wanted to be a criminal legend. He also made a website about the murders and told about his attention to the crimes in tv-shows as often as he could. In one of them, he insulted Red John, what was the reason for him to kill Panzer.
Personality[]
Panzer is a very arrogant man, even more arrogant than Red John ever was. He wants to kill simply from lack of attention. He wants to create the most brutal crime legend ever (though, strictly speaking, Red John is even more brutal than Panzer). Because of his arrogance, he makes a terrible mistake. He insults Red John (it was this mistake that Patrick once made, and it cost his family their lives). An angry Red John kills Panzer for this.
Victims[]
- Molly Maier
- Michelle Karp
- Jill Reisert
- Three other unnamed women
External Link[]
- James Panzer - The Mentalist Wiki