Chapman's bounty hunter Duane Chapman

He was jailed for first-degree murder and is now synonymous with "turning over a new leaf". After he was released from prison, he repented and turned over a new leaf, vowing to do his best to maintain public order in the United States.

For more than 20 years, he used chemical spray as a weapon, without using any guns, and assisted the US police or arrested more than 6,000 wanted criminals alone. He is Duane Chapman, a bounty hunter nicknamed "Dog".

In prison for murder.

Chapman now lives in Hawaii, USA. He doesn't belong to any organization. He is the only American citizen who independently investigates criminals and arrests them.

From the outside, Chapman, 53, is like a movie actor in Hollywood history. He has a loud voice, a burly figure and strong muscles, which makes people see his lofty aspirations at a glance.

However, like many Americans born at the same time, Chapman has a gloomy past. He said on his personal website that he joined a gang when he was young and used motorcycles as a crime tool. Yu 1977 was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for first-degree murder, serving his sentence in a prison in Texas. 1February 6, 979, Chapman was released on parole.

"I have been in prison and my parents are ashamed of me." Chapman, who became famous, said frankly when reviewing that terrible experience.

Chapman argued that he was an accessory to that case. Nevertheless, according to American law, he has lost the qualification to own a gun forever with a criminal record.

Completed a transnational pursuit.

Chapman became the most expensive "bounty hunter" in the United States, and it began in 2003. At that time, Andrew Luster, the heir to the world-famous cosmetics empire "Miss Buddha", was sentenced to 124 years in prison for drug abuse and rape. But before sentencing, Andrew suddenly jumped bail and fled. Chapman finally managed to hunt down an important fugitive from the FBI, and only he could complete the task that the FBI could not.

In June 2003, 50-year-old Chapman pursued Andrew for nearly six months from the beginning of the year in order to get a reward of $654.38+￡ 5,000 from the FBI. On the morning of June 18, 2003, Chapman finally arrested Andrew in Vallarta, a Mexican resort. At that time, Chapman sprayed pepper on Andrew and handcuffed him, hoping that the local police would put both sides in prison because they couldn't figure out what was going on. Mexican police believe that Chapman's behavior is suspected of kidnapping and can face up to 35 years in prison.

At the same time, the FBI seems to complain that Chapman is meddling and has not interceded for him. In the end, Mexico released Chapman, but the FBI only paid him $65,438+$0,000. The FBI explained that, in fact, they also got the information at that time and sent people to hunt down Andrew.

Chapman, who chased criminals for half a year, got the favor of Hollywood, although he didn't get huge reward. Later, Chapman's story was adapted into the TV series Hound: Bounty Hunter. The new series is released every year, and 2006 is the third one.

Although Chapman is kind-hearted, he said, "I won't turn pity into a habit." I am not a missionary, I am just a bounty hunter. "

Chapman said that since he chose to be a "bounty hunter", he would inevitably face great risks. Chapman, 53, said, "I can beat all the criminals alive in the world."

In early 2006, Chapman married his fourth wife, Beth. Beth likes to call her husband "American crocodile". She said: "Many people don't know that the Chapman family is not an ordinary family." This is also a fact. In the series of dramas in recent years, Chapman, his wife Beth and their adopted 13 children actually formed a "private investigation team", which is a "professional family" engaged in chasing fugitives.

Chasing the wanted man is an extremely dangerous job, but Chapman seems to enjoy it. He regards it as a kind of game, "a game between good guys and bad guys, and my task is to catch bad guys."

Chapman's choice has the full support of his family. His wife Beth is one of her husband's admirers. She believes that her husband's heroic behavior makes her family unique.

Chapman's story was also made into a TV documentary. In the film, Chapman took Beth and the children to chase the "bad guys", which made the audience applaud.

Chapman's office in Honolulu, Lu Lu badminton, immediately became a popular tourist attraction after the documentary was broadcast in Europe and North America. Ordinary tourists and police on vacation have come here in succession, and children full of admiration lie prone outside the office window just to see the heroic demeanor and get the hero's signature.

At present, Chapman has temporarily withdrawn from the "post" of chasing wanted criminals. He is going to England, where he will teach the skills of chasing criminals, which will also make him feel closer to his hero Sherlock Holmes.

"I admire Sherlock Holmes very much," Chapman said. "I want to sit down and think about the cases that Holmes solved."

In America, there is a special group. They have private detectives as secretaries, who can help the police catch gunmen. In some cases, they have more power than the police. These people are "bounty hunters".

According to American law, all suspects are innocent before trial. During the period before the police arrest the suspect and go to court for trial, the suspect can pay a certain amount of bail and be released on bail.

The official title of "bounty hunter" is "bail execution agent". There are more than 8,000 "bail enforcement agents" in the United States, all of whom are independent operators. Every time they successfully recapture the "prey", the reward they get is 65438+ 00% to 20% of the bail. Of course, bail companies will only hand over key criminals to famous "hunters", and sometimes they will hire several "hunters" to compete at the same time.

A survey shows that the probability of a fugitive being caught by a bounty hunter is 50% higher than that of being arrested by the police. American "hunters" catch as many as 40 thousand fugitives every year. According to the statistics of the National Bail Enforcement Association, 90% of bail fugitives are finally caught by bounty hunters.

It is reported that an experienced "hunter" has to deal with 80 to 150 cases every year, and his income is between 50,000 and 80,000 dollars, which is higher than that of ordinary university professors. But it is also very hard to hunt down "prey". Full-time "hunters" work 80 to 100 hours a week, and it is common to go in and out of dangerous areas and deal with gangsters.