July 8, 2012

CELEBRITY BOUNTY HUNTERS - This week our guest's are: Art Torres, Anthony Dalton and Monica Aguery who are Bounty Hunters from a show premiering tonight at 7:00 PM (PST) and 10:00 PM (EST) called "Bounty Wars" which will air on The Discovery Channel. When a fugitive skips court and goes on the run, bail bonds companies are on the hook for the money. Hundreds of thousands of dollars could be on the line, so bondsmen like Jeff Stanley of Bad Boys Bail Bonds, hire bail recovery teams to track down their fugitives. The team that returns fugitives with the highest bail amounts will earn a $10,000 bonus. Three teams have five days to recover a long list of fugitives. But before they break down any doors, each team selects their targets. The stories of the defendants are compelling and the crimes wide ranging, including felony hit and run, concealed weapons charges, meth possession, prostitution, forgery, identity theft, robbery, child endangerment, driving violations, and possession of tear gas. Each bounty hunting team – Team Chris, Team Adrian, and Team Art – have their own approach, one more strategic and outrageous than the next. Some of the defendants are pathological in their behavior while others just made poor choices, and each capture is an opportunity for the accused to face the charges and put the crime behind them. Which team strategy brings in the highest bounties? Will the women team members outsmart and outperform the men on their team? Should they go after easy cases with low rewards, or take a high-risk fugitive with the huge pay-off? It’s an amazing and exciting race each week. Discussion Topics: How do you become a licensed Bounty Hunter? What weapons or instruments are you legally allowed to use? Do female Bounty Hunters have to approach cases differently because of the obvious physical differences? BOUNTY WARS WEBSITE: dsc.discovery.com/show-news/bounty-wars.html