Sneak peek: Joe Hunter's Mission | Forensic Files

The day that I got the news will always be edged in my brain. Your sister's dead.
I knew right then he had taken our life. >> From that moment on, my life changed
forever. I feel closest to my sister when I see something beautiful. Like she's talking
to me. Like I'll see a beautiful sunrise and I'm like, "Man, like I hear you." You both had talked
back in your younger years about going on Survivor together, >> right? The waves were crashing in Fiji, so I
took a walk down the beach and and I thought, man, she's all around me, so it's just time.
Let's go do this. Coming into this game, my motivation was my sister. She's the one that wanted to
be here. That's why I applied. I wanted to be Joanna's voice. >> That's been the mission.
That's all part of Joanna's voice is her speaking to everyone saying, "Don't let
this happen to you as well." >> She fell in love with a man that seemed charming and charismatic and he was a
pastor. >> And immediately I was in the spirit. >> I know in my heart that >> Mark killed my sister and then he staged
it to look like she hung herself. >> So Mark Lewis was never charged with any crime related to Joanna's death. What do
you make of that? >> Appalling. Total disregard for our daughter. It appeared to us that it was just a
dismissal. >> The Solano County Sheriff's Department made a decision that Joanna died by
suicide within 28 minutes of arriving at the scene. >> That is a gigantic misconception. The
case was still being worked. >> So, do you stand by your office's original conclusion that Joanna Hunter
took her life? Yes, we did. In no way, shape, or form, in any world, in any scenario, was this a suicide.
This is not just a brother who's being emotional and irrational. This is not a mother who's just being a victim and and
saying untruths. This is a family that just wants justice for Joanna. I know I had one job as a brother. So, I
need you to know that I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you from that monster.

All new: A “Survivor” contestant believes his sister was murdered and is determined to be her voice. "48 Hours" correspondent Natalie Morales reports Saturday, Dec. 13 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

A brother seeks justice for his sister Joanna's suspicious death, challenging the suicide ruling and honoring her memory on Survivor.

Key points

A Life Changed Forever. The day the news broke, everything changed. 'From that moment on, my life changed forever.'
Seeking Justice for Joanna. The family believes Joanna's death was not a suicide. 'In no way, shape, or form... was this a suicide.'

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I knew right then he had taken our life.

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