In Memoriam: A look back at our interview with Dog and Beth (Duane and Beth Chapman). #RIPBethChapman
Video Content: Duane and Beth Chapman (2013)
SIDEWALKS host Cindy Rhodes interviewed the husband and wife bounty hunters about their CMT series, “Dog and Beth: On The Hunt.”
(The series ended on CMT in 2015)
Mini-Biographies:
Born in Denver, Colorado, Duane “Dog” Chapman is considered one of the greatest bounty hunters in the world. He is credited with more than 7,000 captures throughout the course of his 40-year bounty hunting career. Some of his high profiled captures include Quinton Wortham – The Capital Hill rapist, The Atlanta Child Murderer, and a white supremacist convicted of murdering Denver radio shock jock Alan Berg, as well as the Max Factor Cosmetics heir Andrew Luster, who was wanted on 87 counts of rape. He became known for his TV appearances and headlining “Dog the Bounty Hunter” for eight seasons. Dog is the author of two bestselling books “Where Mercy is Shown, Mercy is Given” and his memoir “You Can Run But You Can’t Hide.” When he’s not bounty hunting, he participates in the Make-A-Wish Foundation and tours the country giving motivational speeches. He is the father of 12 children and 14 grandchildren.
In the bail bonds business for over twenty years where she has owned and operated numerous bail bond businesses nationwide, Beth Chapman became a licensed bondsman at age of 21, which, at the time, made her the youngest person licensed in Colorado. The mother of four children, she was married to Duane “Dog” Chapman, where she appeared on his series, “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” In addition to bail bonds and bounty hunting, Beth was the acting president of the Hawaii Bail Bonds Association, the Senior Vice President of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS), and was on the board of Professional Bail Agents of Colorado (PBAC). Some of the charities Beth supported were The Mooseheart Child City & School, The Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation. Beth Chapman passed away on June 26, 2019 at the age 51.
Interview Credits:
Recorded: April 19, 2013
Host / Producer: Cindy Rhodes
Videographer (for Cindy Rhodes): Ray Alvarado
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: CMT, Electus, Entertainment By Bonnie and Clyde