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