‘Dog’ the Bounty Hunter weds despite tragedy
Chapman, longtime sidekick marry day after his daughter dies in car crash
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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 wedding Saturday on Hawaii's Big Island. The couple have been together for 16 years and have two children.
Updated: 12:31 a.m. CT May 21, 2006
HONOLULU - Duane "Dog" Chapman, star of A&E's reality show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," has married his longtime sidekick, Beth Smith.
The sunset ceremony on the Big Island took place Saturday, a day after the death of Chapman's daughter. Barbara Katy Chapman, 23, was killed in a car accident near her home of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Chapman gathered with his 10 surviving children — two of whom he had with Smith — and discussed whether to proceed with the wedding.