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"SURVIVOR" CONTESTANT JOE HUNTER SAYS HIS SISTER WAS MURDERED, IN AN EMOTIONAL NEW "48 HOURS"
Natalie Morales Reports in "Joe Hunter's Mission"
Saturday, Dec. 13 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and Streaming on Paramount+
48 HOURS: "Joe Hunter's Mission"
AIR DATE: Saturday, Dec. 13 at 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+
CORRESPONDENT: Natalie Morales
LOCATION: West Sacramento, Calif.
STORY DETAILS: This week's 48 HOURS centers on SURVIVOR contestant Joe Hunter, whose emotional tribute to his late sister Joanna became one of the most talked-about moments of season 48. Joanna's death was officially ruled a suicide, but Joe says she was murdered and has made it his mission to uncover the truth. 48 HOURS correspondent Natalie Morales has the story on what happened to Hunter's sister in this episode, "Joe Hunter's Mission."
FEATURES INTERVIEWS INCLUDING:
· Joe Hunter, Joanna's brother and Sacramento fire department captain
· Patricia Hunter, Joanna's mother
· Kayte Hunter, Joe Hunter's wife - sideline reporter for the Sacramento Kings and former WNBA player
· Captain Jackson Harris, Solano County Sheriff's Office
· Casey Gwinn, president and co-founder at Alliance for HOPE International
· Gael Strack, CEO and co-founder at Alliance for HOPE International
· Dr. Bill Smock, medical director at the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention
· Daryl Snedeker, former Solano County deputy sheriff and former member of the Fellowship Baptist Church
· Jacob Cantrell, former deacon at the Fellowship Baptist Church
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Judy Tygard is the executive producer of 48 HOURS. Watch 48 HOURS on CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com, Paramount+ and YouTube. The 48 HOURS free, advertiser-supported streaming (FAST) channel is available on Pluto TV, Paramount + and Paramount partner channels. Download the CBS News app on your phone or connected TV. Follow 48 HOURS on X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. Listen to the 48 HOURS collection of original podcasts from CBS News.
Now in its 38th season, 48 HOURS remains Saturday's #1 non-sports primetime show, reaching 61.5 million viewers for a total of 30.2 billion minutes consumed across linear and streaming last season. On social, 48 HOURS leads the true-crime space with more than 1.7 million TikTok followers, over 2 million YouTube subscribers and 13.5 billion minutes watched on YouTube. Its podcast portfolio is also at record highs, with downloads projected to grow +24% in 2025 and the franchise consistently ranked as one of America's top true-crime podcasts.
Source: Sept 24-Aug 25. Nielsen, Live+35 Days; CBS Monthly Internal Data, Adobe Analytics, Super Service Dashboard. CBS News co-viewing from Nielsen applied to CTV Streaming minutes. Reach 1 min qualifier, Live +35 Days playback
DESCRIPTION: (from CBS's web site, September 2025) This newsmagazine investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening -- and resolution -- of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart. The program and its team have earned critical acclaim, including multiple Emmy, Peabody and Edward R. Murrow Awards.
