Tawny Marie Chapman is the ex-wife of Duane Chapman. Tawny Marie’s ex-husband, Chapman also known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, is an American television personality, bounty hunter, and a former bail bondsman.

In 1976, Chapman was convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to five years in a Texas prison. He had been waiting in a getaway car while his friend shot and killed Jerry Oliver, 69, in a struggle during a deal to buy cannabis. Chapman served 18 months at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.

Tawny Marie Chapman’s ex-husband came to international notice as a bounty hunter for his successful capture of Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in Mexico in 2003 and, the following year, was given his own series, Dog the Bounty Hunter (2004–2012), on A&E. After Dog the Bounty Hunter ended, Chapman appeared in Dog and Beth: On the Hunt (2013–2015), a similarly formatted TV show. His series Dog’s Most Wanted, debuted on WGN America in late 2019.

How did Twany Marie and Duane meet? The two met in 1988 after Chapman arrested her on a drug possession charge, and she subsequently became his secretary.  Tawny Marie Chapman and Duane got married in 1992, separated in 1994, and officially divorced in 2002.

The two had no children together, though Chapman’s children did refer to her as their mother during the two’s relationship. In his autobiography, You Can Run But You Can’t Hide, Chapman referred to the marriage as “a disaster from the start,” alleging she was addicted to amphetamines. They were married for 11 years before finally calling it a quit.

After their divorce, much was not heard from Tawny Marie, but her ex-husband, Duane had his fifth marriage to Alice Elizabeth “Beth” Barmore with whom he had an on-again-off-again relationship until the two married on May 20, 2006, at a Hilton hotel in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii.

Tawny Marie Chapman had one known child, Nicole Gillespie. It is not really clear who she had the child with.

At the age of 15, Tawny Marie Chapman’s ex-husband joined the Devils Diciples, an outlaw motorcycle club, and ran away from home. In 1976, Chapman was convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to five years in a Texas prison. He had been waiting in a getaway car while his friend shot and killed Jerry Oliver, 69, in a struggle during a deal to buy cannabis.

Chapman served 18 months at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. While he was in prison, his first wife LaFonda divorced him and married his best friend. During his incarceration, he did field work and acted as the warden’s barber. In a 2007 interview for Fox News, Chapman claimed that while serving his sentence, he tackled an inmate about to be shot for attempting to escape, and a congratulatory remark by a corrections officer inspired him to become a bounty hunter later. Chapman was paroled in January 1979.

As a result of his felony conviction, Tawny Marie Chapman’s ex-husband is not permitted to own any firearms, and has been refused entry to the United Kingdom.

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