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Duane Lee Chapman is an American bail bonding officer, bounty hunter and the lead role on Dog the Bounty Hunter.
Life[]
Chapman was raised with four younger siblings.
In 1976, Chapman was found guilty of first-degree murder while accompanying his gang partner, who shot & killed a drug dealer during a deal gone bad (he was an accessory to murder after the fact), and was sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment. Duane served 18 months at Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, where he worked as a field worker and warden's barber.
With few prospects for typical employment, Chapman pursued a career in issuing bail bonds and bounty hunting. As his career accelerated, his style became more widely known; this was further enhanced after he and sons Leland and Duane Lee captured Max Factor cosmetic empire heir Andrew Luster in Mexico on murder charges and returned him to the United States for imprisonment. This catapulted Chapman, his family and Da Kine Bail Bonds into stardom with the television show Dog the Bounty Hunter.
In 2007, in an interview with Fox News, Chapman told that while serving his punishment, he prevented an inmate who was escaping from getting shot. The guards congratulated him for his action. The incident inspired him to become a bounty hunter after his release, which occurred in January 1979. Due to his criminal record, Chapman was not allowed to own a firearm and was banned from entering the U.K.
Known Family[]
Ancestors[]
- Parents
- Wesley Duane Chapman (born May 6, 1930 in Gurley, NE - died August 8, 2000 in Commerce City, CO)
- Barbara Darlene Cowell (born March 11, 1934 in Colorado - died September 30, 1994 in Honolulu, HI)
Descendants[]
- Children with Debbie White † (died 1978)
- Christopher Hecht (born 1972)
- Unnamed Son (born February 2007)
- Christopher Hecht (born 1972)
- Children with La Fonda Sue Honeycutt (born January 20, 1953 in Pampa, TX)
- Duane Lee Chapman II (born January 21, 1973 in Pampa, TX)
- Dylan Chapman (born November 5, 1994 in Colorado Springs, CO)
- Leland Chapman (born December 14, 1976 in Groom, TX)
- Dakota Chapman (born March 24, 1995 in Kailua, HI)
- Cobie Chapman (born December 7, 2000 in Kailua, HI)
- Leiah Breanna Chapman (born 2010)
- Duane Lee Chapman II (born January 21, 1973 in Pampa, TX)
- Children with Anne M. Tegnell
- Zebediah Duane Chapman † (born January 1, 1980 in Denver, CO - died January 31, 1980 in Denver, CO)
- Wesley Chapman (born November 14, 1980 in Denver, CO)
- James Robert "J.R." Chapman (born March 2, 1982 in Denver, CO)
- Children with Lyssa Rae Brittain (born July 15, 1954 in Denver, CO)
- Barbara Katie "B.K" Chapman † (born June 8, 1982 in Denver, CO – died May 19, 2006 in Fairbanks, AK)
- Travis Drake Lee Mimms (born 2002 in Alaska)
- Tucker Dee Chapman (born September 8, 1983 in Denver, CO)
- Lyssa "Baby Lyssa" Rae Chapman (born June 10, 1987 in Denver, CO)
- Abbie Mae Chapman (born June 11, 2002 in Alaska)
- Madalynn Grace Galanti (born August 7, 2009)
- Barbara Katie "B.K" Chapman † (born June 8, 1982 in Denver, CO – died May 19, 2006 in Fairbanks, AK)
- Children with Beth Smith (born October 29, 1967 in Denver, CO)
- Bonnie Jo Chapman (born December 17, 1999 in Denver, CO)
- Garry Chapman (born February 7, 2001 in Hawaii)