Duane Chapman, Beth Chapman and household. Broadimage/Shutterstock
Duane “Canine the Bounty Hunter” Chapman is the pinnacle of a booming brood that comprises 13 kids from six completely different relationships. Scroll down to satisfy his household:
Christopher Michael Hecht
Canine turned a father for the primary time as a young person when his ex-girlfriend Debbie White gave start to son Christopher in 1972. On the time of his son’s start, the longer term bail bondsman was serving an 18-month jail sentence in Texas. He was later adopted by Keith Hecht and Gloria Hecht after his start mom tragically died by suicide. Christopher has confronted a sequence of authorized woes all through his life. He was reportedly arrested in 2008 on suspicions of a third-degree assault. In February 2021, the Solar reported he was sentenced to a few years in jail following a menacing arrest in Colorado.
Duane Lee II and Leland Blane Chapman
The fact star walked down the aisle for the primary time with La Fonda Sue Darnell. The pair welcomed sons Duane Lee II and Leeland in 1973 and 1976, respectively. Each of his sons adopted of their dad’s footsteps to work as bail bondsmen and labored alongside Canine at Da’Kine Bail Bonds in Hawaii. Each Duane Lee II and Leland additionally appeared on their father’s sequence Canine the Bounty Hunter.
Leeland, for his half, has been married twice. He first tied the knot with Maui Chapman in 1995, and so they went on to welcome sons Dakota and Cobie earlier than their 2005 break up. He additionally shares daughter Leiah with ex Lynette Yi, from whom he break up earlier than he wed mannequin Jamie Pilar Chapman in 2016.
Zebidiah, Wesley and James Robert Chapman
After his break up from Darnell, Canine moved on with second spouse Ann Tegnell, whom he wed in August 1979. The twosome welcomed their first baby son Zebadiah in 1980, however the toddler handed away one month after his start. After the lack of Zebadiah, they later welcomed sons Wesley and James Robert in 1980 and 1982, respectively, earlier than deciding to separate.
After his dad and mom break up, Wesley was raised by his maternal grandparents and reconnected along with his dad later in life. He’s the dad of two daughters, Chloe and Peyton, from a earlier relationship. Wesley went on to discovered the nonprofit, The Human Undertaking, and runs the Chapman Springs Ranch alongside his spouse Jodie.
Barbara Katie, Tucker Dee and Lyssa Rae Chapman
Canine tied the knot for the third time in 1982 with Lyssa Rae Brittain after assembly at a bar two days earlier than their ceremony, which was reportedly carried out by a Native American chief within the Colorado mountains. They share three kids: Barbara, Tucker and Lyssa Rae who have been born in 1982, 1983 and 1987, respectively. In 2006, Barbara tragically died at age 23 in a automobile crash. She is survived by her son Travis.
Lyssa, for her half, is mom of daughters Abbie Mae and Madalynn together with her ex-husband Braham Galanti. She later moved on with Leiana Evensen whom she wed in 2022.
Bonnie Joanne and Garry Chapman
The fifth time was the appeal for Canine when he met his late spouse, Beth Chapman. The couple — who in the end wed in 2006 — welcomed two kids: Bonnie Joanne and Garry in 1998 and 2001, respectively earlier than they tied the knot.
Since Beth’s passing in June 2019 on account of issues of throat and lung most cancers, Bonnie and her father have had their justifiable share of ups and downs through the years. Earlier than his 2021 nuptials to Francie Fane, Bonnie accused her father of being untrue to her mom which value her an invitation to his marriage ceremony.
Cecily Barmore-Chapman
Canine adopted Beth’s daughter Cecily, whom she had from a earlier marriage, as soon as the couple walked down the aisle.
Jon
In June 2023, Canine introduced he had simply “found” he had fathered a son named Jon whose birthday coincidentally landed on the identical day Beth had handed away.
“For the final 4 years, today was a horrible reminder of one of many best losses of my life,” he wrote by way of Instagram on the fourth anniversary of the demise of his late spouse. “However God redeemed today once I found my son Jon, who I simply met lately, was born on today. So now as an alternative of sorrow, today has a brand new that means. That is my son Jon and his spouse Jodi.”
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Whereas Canine didn’t share any particulars in regards to the identification of his son’s mom, he teased he could be sharing extra about Jon in his upcoming memoir 9 Lives and Counting, which can be obtainable in 2024.
