Beth Chapman

Television

Birthday October 29, 1967

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Denver, Colorado, U.S.

DEATH DATE 2019-6-26, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. (51 years old)

Nationality United States

Height 1.7 m

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1967

Alice Elizabeth Chapman (October 29, 1967 – June 26, 2019) was an American bounty hunter and reality star who co-starred with her husband, Duane "Dog" Chapman, on the reality television shows Dog the Bounty Hunter, Dog and Beth: On the Hunt, and Dog's Most Wanted.

Chapman was born in Denver, Colorado, one of five children born to Garry L. Smith, a Brach's Candies salesman.

She trained as both a gymnast and ice skater.

For some time she was a nightclub stripper, waitress and clerk.

2004

Chapman starred in reality television shows alongside her husband Duane Chapman, most notably Dog the Bounty Hunter which originally was released in late 2004 and lasted 8 seasons until 2012.

2006

Chapman spent the majority of her early life in Colorado before moving to Honolulu to be with her future husband Duane Chapman, whom she married in 2006.

In a Mothers Day address delivered at a church in an episode of Dog's Most Wanted, she claimed to have been raised as a Mennonite.

Chapman was a Christian.

2017

Beth Chapman was diagnosed with stage two throat cancer in September 2017, which initially went into remission; however, the disease later spread to her lungs.

2019

Chapman's final series was Dog's Most Wanted which was being filmed in 2019; she died while the show was being produced.

Dog's Most Wanted features Beth getting the news of her terminal cancer and her fight with it over time before her death.

The final episode is dedicated to her memory.

In early 2019, Chapman began filming their new show, Dog's Most Wanted, and on June 22, during production, she was hospitalized and placed in a medically induced coma at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, where she later died from complications from the illness on June 26.

According to her death certificate, her ashes were scattered at sea.

In the final episode of Dog's Most Wanted, this event was shown along with footage from her memorial services in Hawaii and Colorado.