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| Author: | L.A.W. [ Wed 07 Jul 2004 15:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Life of a Vigilante to be Aired in Name of Bail Enforcement |
Luster tracker gets TV show Cable network to air reality series featuring Duane 'Dog' Chapman By Jessica Keating, jkeating@VenturaCountyStar.com July 7, 2004 The bounty hunter who calls himself "Dog" is finally having his day. A year after a Ventura County judge ruled Duane "Dog" Chapman would get no part of the $1 million bail forfeited by convicted rapist Andrew Luster, whom Chapman sniffed out in Mexico, a cable network has offered the theatrical bounty hunter a different kind of compensation: his own reality-television series. Advertisement "Dog the Bounty Hunter," a 12-part series, will begin airing Aug. 31 on the A&E Network. Chapman did not return calls Tuesday to his Hawaii office. A network representative, meanwhile, declined to discuss specifics of the show. Chapman grabbed headlines last year when he tracked then-fugitive Luster to his Puerto Vallarta hide-out. The bounty hunter was hailed by some as the reason Luster, convicted in absentia on rape charges, is now serving a 124-year sentence in state prison. But others in the bail-recovery industry have criticized Chapman's motives. They say "Dog" is a different kind of hound. "There's so much nonsense, but the TV media just eats it up," said Bob Burton, director of training at the Chicago-based National Institute of Bail Enforcement. "He's show and tell." According to Burton, Chapman doesn't have much of a reputation in the world of bail enforcement. His colleagues don't like Chapman's mullet haircut, his tight, black shirts or any other part of the former felon's he-man image. "We don't view him as a threat, either personally or professionally," Burton said. "But I am concerned that he will be shown as an over-macho, overblown example of people in our business." In a written statement, A&E promises to show the "wild-and-woolly" life of Chapman and his wife and business partner, Beth Smith. Each half-hour segment will feature the home and professional life of Chapman, as well as his relationships with Smith and his 12 children. |
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