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Beth Chapman, 51, died Wednesday morning, according to a tweet by her husband, Duane “Dog” Chapman.
Read more: Beth Chapman, reality TV star and Hawaii bounty hunter, dies after long battle with cancer
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Duane "Dog" Chapman, left, and Beth Chapman arrive at the 2013 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Noted bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman, right, and his wife Beth from the reality television show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," are introduced in the gallery of the Oklahoma Senate in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. They travel to various states to support legislation that regulates bail enforcers and protects the rights of bail bondsmen.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman, star of A&E's reality show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," poses with his longtime sidekick, Beth Smith after their Hawaiian Wedding Saturday, May 20, 2006 on Hawaii's Big Island. The couple have been together for 16 years and have two children.Saturday's wedding on the Big Island was a bittersweet occasion because of the death Friday of Chapman's daughter, Barbara Katy Chapman, 23, in a car accident near her home of Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman and his fiancee, Beth Smith, kiss during a party for the third-season premiere of the Hawaii-based hit reality show, "Dog the Bounty Hunter," in this March 16, 2006 file photo, on Waikiki. Chapman, will marry his longtime sidekick, Smith, in a sunset ceremony Saturday, May 20, 2006, on the Big Island.
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Beth Chapman inside Da Kine Bail Bonds office on Queen Emma Street.
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Duane "Dog" and Beth Chapman.
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In this June 4, 2014 photo, Beth Chapman, left, and Duane Chapman arrive at the CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena, in Nashville, Tenn. The chairman of the Honolulu Police Commission wants the wife of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV star Duane "Dog" Chapman to have a role in selecting the city's next police chief. Chairman Max Sword says he's known Beth Chapman personally for a long time and thinks her background in the bail bonds business will be helpful.
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Twelve-year-old Maria Yasmin Canales, second from right, meets bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman, left, and his wife, Beth, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 at Da Kine Bail Bonds in Honolulu. At right is Canales' mother, Heather Williams. Canales, who suffers from chronic cystic fibrosis, is visiting from Alexandria, Va., and has been a fan of the television series featuring Chapman and wife Beth since her early childhood. In her letter to the Kids Wish Network, which made the trip a reality, Canales wrote “I want to go to Hawaii…and meet Dog the Bounty Hunter!”
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Duane "Dog" Chapman celebrates his 61st birthday in the Monarch Room at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Feb. 6, 2014.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman celebrates his 61st birthday in the Monarch Room at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Feb. 6, 2014.
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As a cameraman tapes the action, bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman, right, leaves the Mesa County Detention Facility with his wife Beth on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 after delivering pepper-sprayed fugitive Andrew Distel to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department in Grand Junction, Colo. Mesa County sheriff's office says Chapman got into a scuffle with a fugitive on Wednesday and used pepper spray while apprehending Andrew Distel. Mesa County court records show Distel had warrants out for his arrest for failure to appear on two felony cases, both involving possession of methamphetamine. Bonds totaled more than $25,000.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman, with Beth Smith, left, attends the Hollywood Christmas Parade on Sunday Nov. 29, 2009 in Los Angeles.
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"Dog the Bounty Hunter" will return to A & E after production was suspended in the wake of his racial tirade. The announcement came in a press conference at the Kahala Hotel. At the podium were: Niger Innis (from Congress of Racial Equality), Duane "Dog" Chapman, wife Beth Chapman, Leland Chapman, Lyssa Chapman and Duane Lee Chapman. After they posed for a group picture, Duane "dog"Chapman and his wife, Beth individually talked to each of the media representatives individually.
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"Dog the Bounty Hunter" will return to A & E after production was suspended in the wake of his racial tirade. The announcement came in a press conference at the Kahala Hotel. At the podium were: Niger Innis (from Congress of Racial Equality), Duane "Dog" Chapman, wife Beth Chapman, Leland Chapman, Lyssa Chapman and Duane Lee Chapman. After they posed for a group picture, Beth quickly caressed "the Dog's" face.
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"Dog the Bounty Hunter" will return to A & E after production was suspended in the wake of his racial tirade using the "N" word. The announcement came in a press conference at the Kahala Hotel. After the "formal" announcement, they posed for a group picture: (l-r): Niger Innis (from Congress of Racial Equality), Duane "Dog" Chapman, wife Beth Chapman, Leland Chapman, Lyssa Chapman and Duane Lee Chapman.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman and wife Beth listen to a commendation speech delivered by Rep. Gene Ward, left, at the House of Representatives in the State Capitol. Rep. Gene Ward presented 'Dog' and Beth Chapman with a State of Hawaii Certificate of Commendation for their service to the Hawaii community for the cause of justice and public safety. The presentation, made in a bi-partisan manner with Ward introducing the matter to the floor and Rep. Mizuno seconding it, was made on the floor of the House on March 20, 2007.
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Beth Chapman puts a supportive hand on Duane “Dog” Chapman's arm during news conference about Mexico extradition.
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Beth Chapman, waits in background while Duane “Dog” Chapman answers questions from media.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman and his wife Beth Chapman sits with the gathered Congregation at the Word of Life Musical Mission on Queen Street.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman exits Federal Court escorted by wife Beth, left, lawyer James Blancarte, and son Tucker after being released on $300,000 bail at Federal Court.
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Dozens of supporters gathered outside Federal Court as Beth Chapman, wife of Duane "Dog" Chapman, exits after her husband was released on $300,000 bail at Federal Court.
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Flanked by family members, Beth Chapman, wife of TVs Bounty Hunter Duane Dog Chapman flashes a thumbs up to cameras waiting outside Federal Court following Dogs preliminary hearing for extradition to Mexico. She emerged holding Dog's boots.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman and Beth Smith smile during the Q-and-A portion of the pre-screening of the Dog's newest episode for the coming season at Deep Blue Jazz Club in Waikiki.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman and Beth joked around as they walked down Queen Emma Street.
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Duane Chapman, Beth Smith, and their children Garry Chapman, age 2 and Bonnie Jo age 4 make their way through the crowed at the Honolulu Interisland Terminal upon his return to Hawaii from San Diego.
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