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Bounty Hunter Duane Lee is happily married to Beth Smith for 10 years

Doug the Bounty Hunter star Duane Lee Chapman is a renowned TV personality in America. He is still active in the Bounty business. It's been five years since his show Dog the Bounty Hunter went off their air and now he is busy with his family matter.

Chapman has married five times including four failed marriages. He is currently happy with his fifth wife Alice Beth Smith (Chapman). Let’s dive into his married and personal details. 

Bounty Hunter Alice Beth Chapman is happily married to Duane Lee Chapman 

Alice Beth Smith is mated to her co-star of Dog and the Bounty Hunter Duane Chapman as a fifth wife on 20 May 2006 on the Big Island of Hawaii. Duane Lee Chapman met Alice Beth in 1986 when he was 19 and went to jail. Beth Smith is the wife as well as a business partner of Duane "Dog" Chapman.

Their wedding was shown in August 2006 on their television show. Beth Chapman is the marital name of Alice Beth Smith who was born Alice Elizabeth Smith in the year 1969 on October 29 at Denver, Colorado, United States. Here are the five never heard facts about Beth Chapman, you may be interested in.

Duane's adopted son Christopher Michael Hecht with his ex-spouse Debbie White was reunited with Dog in 1978 after she committed suicide. Beth has four children to date.

She lost custody of her first child, Dominic Davis when he was an adult and he was reunited with Beth after Duane adopted him. Beth has two children, Bonnie Jo and Gary, with Duane.

Dog-the bounty hunter’s wife, Beth Chapman was diagnosed with stage II throat cancer on November 27, 2017. Beth was seen in Los Angeles along with the slave catcher's husband, Duane on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. 

Married life and relationships of Duane Lee Chapman 

Duane Lee married La Fonda Sue Honeycutt,  first wife, on April 1, 1972, in Texas. Fonda ended her marriage as she divorced Duane on 27 October 1977 while he was in prison. They share two children. Leland Blaine Chapman is one of them. 

Duane married the second time with Anne M.Tegnell on 22nd August 1979 in Colorado. According to Colorado Divorce, they ended their marriage on August 5, 1982.

Duane Lee Chapman tied a knot with his third wife Lyssa Rae Brittain at Per Colorado on 22nd June 1982. The couple divorced on November 20, 1991. Lyssa has three children named Abbie Mae Chapman, Madalynn Grace Galanti, and Travis Drake-Lee Chapman with Duane.

Duane Lee Chapman was rumored to be cheating Tawny Marie Chapman with Beth Smith in the year 1990. Duane married his girlfriend or his fourth wife Tawny Marie Chapman on 16 December 1991.

Tawny Marie has worked as Dog's secretary since 1988. They were living a fine married life until they separated in 1994. They have been married for 11 years. Duane 'Dog' Chapman has been dissociated from Tawny Marie Chapman since February 3, 2003, after being separated in 1994.

Duane Lee Chapman and Teresa R Roybal wedded on December 1st,1999. The dating history is not mentioned anywhere but their relationship lasted for only 8 years.

Teresa raised four children Teresa's three children from a previous relationship - Jodi; Jasmine and Jennifer, twins; and Duane Lee's son Dylan, on her own. This duo separated in the year 2008 as soon as she filed for divorce.

Chapman and his sweetheart  Barbara had one son when they were in a romantic relationship who lives with Dog and Beth after the death of Barbara on 19 May 2006. 

Alice Beth Chapman has a daughter with Keith A. Barmore

Alice Beth got married to her first husband Keith A. Barmore on 26th August 1991. As soon as she got married to him, she gave birth to Cecily Chapman with Keith; their first child. Beth also had a child named Dominic Smith from her high school ex-boyfriend.

Their married life lasted for nine years. Both of them couldn’t continue their conjugal life happily and resulted to divorce as he was addicted to he r o i n. Bonnie Joanne Chapman and Garry Chapman are the biological children of Beth Smith and Duane Chapman. 

Duane Lee Chapman' Quick Facts

  • Duane Lee Chapman was born on February 2, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, United States. 
  • He is the son of Wesley Chapman and Barbara Chapman.
  • His birth name is Duane Lee Chapman. 
  • He has also three siblings two younger sisters and one brother. 
  • He has a mixed ethnic background as his mother is German and his father is of English descent. 
  • He was convicted of first-degree murder in 1976 and served five years prison in Texas prison.