


They unanimously decided to celebrate both the wedding and Barbara's life. He gathered with his 10 surviving children - two of whom he had with Smith - and discussed whether to proceed with the wedding. The accident occurred a day before her father, star of Aamp E's reality show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," married his longtime partner, Beth Smith, in Hawaii. Duane started the show with his late wife, Beth Chapman, who died after a years-long battle with throat cancer in 2019. "She was trying as hard as she could to put her life back together," she told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Duane Chapman better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter has been making headlines for years, thanks to his wildly successful show, aptly named 'Dog the Bounty Hunter,' which ran from 2003-2012. "(Barbara) had gotten herself into a terrible mess," Lyssa Chapman said of her daughter. Toxicology tests were scheduled on the bodies, which were transferred to Anchorage for autopsies. They just went off the road, hit an embankment and launched." Troopers suspect drugs or alcohol may have played a role in the crash, spokesman Greg Wilkinson said Monday. "There are absolutely no skid marks on the road. "There is no clue as to why they left the roadway," Stone said. The couple, both 23 and from North Pole, tried using a stolen credit card to rent a room Friday at a resort about 50 miles northeast of Fairbanks, Trooper Jeremy Stone said. Barbara Katy Chapman, daughter of Duane "Dog" Chapman, was killed along with the car's driver, Scott Standefer II, in the accident Friday night, Alaska State Troopers said.
