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New 48 Hours Episode Reopens Joanna Hunter's Murder Case

12/14/2025

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CBS will air a new 48 Hours episode, 'Joe Hunter’s Mission,' on December 13, 2025, investigating Joe Hunter’s claims.
Joanna Hunter’s death was ruled a suicide in 2011, but Joe Hunter alleges her husband staged it.
Forensic expert Dr. Bill Smock reviewed the case in 2023 and says Joanna was murdered, citing marine rope found at the scene.
The episode includes interviews and streams on Paramount+ on December 14, 2025.

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CBS will air a new 48 Hours episode, 'Joe Hunter’s Mission,' on December 13, 2025, investigating Joe Hunter’s claims.
Joanna Hunter’s death was ruled a suicide in 2011, but Joe Hunter alleges her husband staged it.
Forensic expert Dr. Bill Smock reviewed the case in 2023 and says Joanna was murdered, citing marine rope found at the scene.
The episode includes interviews and streams on Paramount+ on December 14, 2025.