‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’br Star Beth Chapman Dead at 51 In a touching Twitter post, Duane “Dog” Chapmanbr announced the death of his wife on June 26. Duane Chapman,br via Twitter The couple had been married since 2006br and starred in the A&E reality show, 'Dog thebr Bounty Hunter,' from 2003 to 2012. Beth was initially admitted tobr Hawaii’s Queen’s Medical Centerbr on June 22, where she was placedbr in a medically-induced coma. Her death is believed to stem from herbr stage II throat cancer diagnosis, which thebr pair announced together in September 2017. Beth Chapman,br via ‘PEOPLE’ Beth is survived by Duane and their four children.