User blog comment:Western Gen/Speculations for Season 13/@comment-175.142.83.185-20150216221552/@comment-178.219.97.150-20150221140132

And what if he isn't? Maybe he faked his death and as soon as Chief left he got up and found an alternative way to save himself?

I know it's bullshit, but c'mon, it's Johnson after all! He probably lives his own life somewhere in Mexico, runs a strip-club and tries to find his lost son.