Joe Hunter

Did you have anything to do with your late wife, Joanna Hunter's death, Mark Lewis?

Hey, Mark.

Mark, please, if you would just give us other way.

We want your side of the story, Mark.

People would really like to hear your side of the story.

We've tried to reach you many ways.

Hello, sir.

With Lewis inside the house, we approached his father-in-law in the garage.

I'm just wondering if you have any concerns about your daughter's own safety, given his past history with domestic violence.

His late wife was found hanging to death.

Yes.

Did you know his late wife Joanna Hunter?

Did you go to the church?

And I know this is a difficult situation, but we just want to make sure.

I appreciate that, but I hope you understand there are a lot of questions still that the Hunter family would like to have answers to.

And so I'm here simply doing my job, giving your son-in-law a chance to answer some questions.

Mark Lewis was moving on with his new family while his previous one was aching for answers.

Yeah.

The hunters, so accustomed to grief, were thrilled when Senate Bill 989, Joanna's Law, became California state law on January 1st, 2025, passing unanimously.

Joanna's law requires investigators responding to reported suicides, drug overdoses, or fatal accidents to check for a history of domestic violence.