Dog the Bounty Hunter Says Beth Chapman Told Him 'Let Me Go' in Final Moments Before Death

Duane “Dog” Chapman is still grappling with the death of his wife Beth Chapman, but the famous bounty hunter says her final words last month have given him some peace of mind.

The 66-year-oldDog’s Most Wantedstar revealed ina new interviewwithEntertainment Tonightthat as Beth prepared to die on June 26 at the age of 51, she told him to simply let her go.

Duane continued toET, “And I didn’t even make a decision, I almost said, ‘I can’t.’ Before I could say, ‘Alright,’ she couldn’t breathe and I called the ambulance … But everyday she talked as if she was not there. ‘Here’s what to do with this, here’s what to do with that. Don’t keep running your mouth. When they ask you a specific question, just answer that.’ ”

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Despite receiving the Stage 2 throat cancer diagnosis in September 2017, Duane said that Beth did everything she could to prepare him for her eventual death — even if he wasn’t ready to leave her side.

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He said his late wife asserted, ” ‘Big Daddy, you better not let another girl take my place.’ I said, ‘I won’t.’ ”

“So, prepared? No, you’re never, ever prepared. You can’t prepare,” he told the outlet of losing her. “There is no way. I did not know that this was going to happen that day.”

Bethwas rushed toHawaii’s Queen’s Medical Center on June 22, before she was placed in a medically induced coma shortly after being admitted.

Her funeral service, which will be held on Saturday, July 13 in Aurora, Colorado,will be livestreamedonDog’s Most WantedFacebook page as well as on WGNAmerica.com.

source: people.com