"You appear comfortable using violence." On September 1, 2016, Croitoru was released to live in a halfway house in Toronto and was ordered not to have any contact with gangsters or criminals. Another parole condition was that he was not to enter Hamilton under any circumstances. Croitoru lived at the Keele Community Correctional Centre in Toronto, which was the only halfway house in Canada that was willing to accept him. In his last years, Croitoru learned that the original spelling of his surname in Romania was Kroitoru, and started to use that spelling. Despite the withdrawal of the murder charges in 2006, the police saw Croitoru as the prime suspect in the murder of the Gilbanks, and continued to investigate him, much to his vexation. One outlaw biker who asked not to be named stated: "He just became a nobody. Lost all of his fame. Lost all of his clout...Nobody wants to end up in the Keele Centre. The type of guys who go there are guys who can't go anywhere else...He had seen his better days." Death Croitoru died on February 21, 2017, at a federal halfway house in Toronto at the age of 53. Besides his widow, he left behind three children. His widow, Tracy, maintained that he was not a killer, saying the murder accusations had "ruined our life". One of his underworld associates who asked not to be named told Humphreys in 2017: "Wow that's really too bad. I didn't like the guy, but damn. He definitely was notorious. Johnny was not the most pleasant person but he fought for his beliefs. Had a passion for riding and the biker lifestyle. He was a bulldozer." Just days after his death, Jim Cornette and Brian Last discussed Croitoru on The Jim Cornette Experience podcast. Last stated: "Despite blowing up the police station and allegedly murdering people, he was very nice to me!" Cornette stated: "He was two different people. There was no happier guy in the locker room. A smile on his face every time you saw him and totally dedicated to the wrestling business." Last's comments were said ironically about people eulogizing him fondly and Cornette's comments were based on his friendship with Croitoru while also noting that he had difficulty reconciling Croitoru's double life. Championships and accomplishments American Wrestling Association AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (1 time)