Joe Hunter

This one by Dr. Brian Peterson, a pathologist and former president of the National Association of Medical Examiners.

He disputed Smock's findings.

I see neither injuries nor toxicology findings that would support the physical involvement of another person, the report said.

The sheriff's office took issue with the fact that Dr. Smock is not a forensic pathologist.

Harris also took issue with Smock's methods.

Smock sent us his contract with the sheriff's office, which requested his opinion as to the cause and manner of her death.

He also told us the sheriff's position was disingenuous because I didn't agree with what they wanted me to say.

So Bill Smock's report, are you completely discounting everything that he reports in it?

And so what Dr. Smock called the murder weapon was never examined.

What was missed?

What about the history of domestic abuse?

Was that missed?

Because three different forensic pathologists and three separate reviews, starting with the original coroner's report in 2011, the 2014 reinvestigation, and Dr. Peterson in 2024, all found suicide.

Captain Harris maintains that even if they had initially taken the domestic violence into account, nothing would have changed.

Knowing all that you know now, though, you said you would have called Mark Lewis's past into question and you would have investigated it differently.

But there is no rewinding, says Harris.

So is this still an open case now?

No, it's closed.

Gail and Casey's experience with Joanna's case led them to create a checklist of 10 factors to be considered by law enforcement.

they had begun drafting a new law, a law that included the red flags that could signal a homicide.