Barbara Katie Chapman: How She Died
Barbara Katie Chapman only lived to the age of 23 years old. Let’s look into how she died, and what the police said had to say about the circumstances. And let’s delve into the story behind her bounty hunting father, his 6 wives and his 12 children. Plus, his criminal convictions and charges that scatter through his past.
The Day Barbara Katie Chapman Died
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Barbara Katie Chapman tragically died near her home in Fairbanks Alaska on 19th May 2006, at the young age of 23 years old. She was the eldest of all her other siblings. It happened when the SUV that had been stolen, rolled and ended up crashing into a tree. The driver, named Scott Standefer was also sadly killed in the accident.
The Police Review Of Barbara Katie Chapman’s Death
Before this happened, the pair had been trying to use a stolen credit card to rent a room around 50 miles away form her home.
When the police reviewed the SUV crash, they said:
”There is no clue as to why they left the roadway. There are absolutely no skid marks on the road. They just went off the road, hit an embankment and launched.”
Apparently Barbara Katie Chapman has a history of drug and alcohol abuse and this was likley to have caused a huge part in why the pair spiralled off the road and into the bunch of trees.
Barbara Katie Chapman’s obituary read:
“B-K was a sweet, bubbly girl whose earliest loves were bringing home strays and fishing on her daddy’s knee.”
“Bright and beautiful, her dream was to be a veterinarian. Dearly loved by family and friends, the loss of her smile, contagious laugh, and goofy humor will be missed and mourned forever.”
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The Eve Of The Wedding
The day she passed away was just one day before her father’s wedding in Hawaii was planned to happen. Her family all gathered to decide whether the wedding should still happen the day after her death. They unanimously agreed that it would, in order to celebrate her life aswell mark the occasion of her father remarrying.
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So, during the wedding reception this was the moment that the newly married couple broke the news of Barbara Katie Chapman’s death to the guests who had attended.
Barbara Katie Chapman’s Father:
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Dog the Bounty Hunter (real name Duane Chapman) rose to fame in 2003 after he tracked and then captured Max Factor in Mexico. Who was the heir of the serial rapist Andrew Luster. After this, Barbara Katie Chapman’s dad was offered his own reality TV show where they would follow him around ad he tracked down the people who skipped their bail.
Dog loved his job and felt that he was contributing to the greater good.
He said: ”I love what I do. I love to capture the guy. I love to tell the victim ‘Don’t worry anymore. They’re in jail.’ And this is my way to heaven. This is my way to contribute to America what I know how to do best, and that’s chase down the predator.”
Barbara katie Chapman’s father has been married a total of 6 times. His way with women and his romantic past has a very inventful history. One, that definitely paints him as a womaniser. He’s also had a totaly of 12 children. He has had children with each one of his wives and so the 12 children are from his 6 wives. It’s proven to be a very complicated family network.
His Relationship Past
Aswell as not having a good track record with women and relationships, his criminal record is also very sketchy. Infact, he is banned altogether from entering into England die to his murder conviction.
Each of his relationships with women has had some kind of sordid tale involved. He was married to his long term wife Beth Chapman for decades when she sadly passed away after a long battle with cancer. Less than a year later, he had remarried another woman.
Barbara Katie Chapman’s father has spent time behind bars for different things and has an assortment of crimes on his criminal record. His first marriage to La Fonda Sue ended because as well as his many other crimes, when he was sent away for first degree murder she filed for divorce. For this, he was given jail time of 5 years in Texas.
The first mother of Dog’s baby Debbie White hid her pregnancy from Dog. This was easier than it sounds as he was serving an 18 month sentence at the time. It was only when Debbie White committed suicide that Dog the Bounty Hunter actually found out about his son Christopher.
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Lost A Son
Sadly, Barbara Katie Chapman is not the child that Dog the Bounty Hunter has lost. His newly born son Zebediah died at just 30 days old back in 1980.