48 Hours Puts Fresh Spotlight on Joanna Lewis Case as Brother Alleges Murder

Overview

• The Dec. 13 48 Hours episode, reported by Natalie Morales, featured Joe Hunter alleging his sister was killed and the scene staged.
• Solano County authorities told the program they stand by their original 2011 suicide ruling and have not brought charges.
• Mark Lewis denies killing his wife, and court records show a 1996 domestic-violence conviction involving Joanna that led to a jail sentence.
• Morales reported that investigators did not swab for DNA or fully document the scene, raising questions about the thoroughness of the initial probe.
• Joe Hunter and his mother helped pass California’s 2024 “Joanna’s Law,” requiring officers to weigh 10 domestic-violence factors before closing suspicious-death cases.