51: Mica Miller: The Truth Behind Netflix’s Death of the Pastor’s Wife | What They Left Out About Mica & JP Miller‘s Relationship
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The case of Micah Miller centers on the suspicious death of a 30-year-old woman found in a state park in North Carolina, shortly after she made a 911 call stating she was about to kill herself and asked her family to know where to find her. Her husband, Pastor John Paul Miller, publicly announced her death during a church sermon, citing mental illness, but a growing body of evidence suggests otherwise. Multiple red flags include prior abuse, threats, installation of tracking devices on her car, tire slashing, and a history of psychological manipulation and verbal violence. Micah had filed for divorce and reported feeling isolated, followed, and mentally controlled. Her family and close friends assert that her death was not self-inflicted, citing defensive wounds on her body, multiple shell casings, and a bullet hole in a nearby tree. They claim she was likely forced to shoot herself while being restrained, with her body later moved to hide the crime. Critics also point to inconsistencies in the 911 call—such as a man’s voice in the background and a slow, artificial tone—as suspicious. A timeline of events, including a sermon in which John Paul revealed he had read her phone messages and claimed her mental instability, further fuels speculation of abuse and control. Despite official reports stating the cause was suicide, many, including her family, believe the evidence points to foul play or a controlled narrative by John Paul Miller to cover up his role in her death. The case has sparked widespread public outcry, with calls to reopen the investigation due to unverified patterns of abuse, manipulation, and possible coercion. While no formal charges have been filed against John Paul, the narrative of systemic control and emotional abuse remains central to ongoing discussions.
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um i just want my family to know where to find me
you know the pressure's on you the fbi is looking into you and that pressure
you
that pressure can mount
this is a woman who sustained in my opinion a lot of emotional and psychological
abuse and i do believe this is where people feel that he is responsible for her death
this new series has the potential to impact his future hearings
when i first covered the very tragic case of micah miller back in 2024
it was just months after the case of micah miller when i first covered the very tragic case of micah
miller who died after her mysterious death and it's a case that many of you probably remember
and probably one that left a lot of you questioning whether there was more to the story than what we
initially knew but for those of you who are newer here or maybe you're hearing micah's story and her
name for the first time i'm sure that you want to know what's going on maybe you saw the netflix
special the pastor's wife and it made you decide to search a little bit more online figure out
what's going on what deeper information is out there because as we know netflix doesn't include
everything all the time and so what i really wanted to do is reopen her case i wanted to
revisit my original deep dive on who micah was her life before her death and also the biggest
updates that have happened over the past few years there is so much information out there
again so much that netflix missed and this long pattern of what i believe was grooming
and a lot of shady behavior however i will say this because certain people have not been
directly charged with certain specific crimes as always do your own research form your own opinions
and come to your own conclusions however like i said i think it's really important that we reopen
her case today so with that we will revisit the original deep dive plus the newness along the way
because of that if you're new to reopen sometimes you'll notice some variances in the audio quality
or video quality because i've adjusted equipment over time but the goal is to give you all the
information in one place so that you don't have to go hunting for it so with that i am annie elise
and today we are reopening the case of micah miller let's get right into it
so on april 27th 2024 police were called to lumber river state park in north carolina
there they found micah miller's
body now micah was only 30 years old at the time of her death and micah was married to
pastor john paul miller he was a pastor with the solid rock church in market common myrtle beach
south carolina so following her death multiple memorial services were held in myrtle beach to
honor micah who friends and family say was just an extremely involved member at solid rock church
where she sang and where her husband was the pastor one man said quote she was just the nicest
person you ever talked to
she was very uplifting very supportive always helping she was just so nice also a woman said
that micah baptized her daughter and also played an active role in the church's youth program
so as police quietly began an investigation into micah's death the news of her death initially
shocked everyone but not in the way that you might be thinking see nobody knew that she had died
until her husband pastor john paul miller gave a very bizarre sermon to his congregation we're not
going to do an altar call today
instead um instead um i'm going to have you stand up and i'm going to make an announcement
and um after the announcement i'm going to ask that you um you leave church quietly and and don't
talk about the announcement here in the building please if you can so y'all can stand your feet
um before i make the announcement i also want to say that um my request to you is that you will
continue to come to church and serve and give um for the next you know a little bit i don't want to
i'm taking a little bit of a break and i don't want to have to worry about the church my break
may be a few days a few weeks i don't know um i got a call late last night my wife has passed away
and yeah it was it was self-induced and it was uh up in north carolina and um we're gonna have a
funeral for her next sunday here at 3 p.m and so um it's all i can yeah i'm just kind of going on
um adrenaline right now so y'all pray for me and my kids and everybody and uh she was she wasn't y'all
knew that she wasn't well mentally and then uh she needed her medicine that was hard to get to her
now this clip was posted across social media platforms and instantly went viral guys because
not only is the statement shocking in general yes but it was also kind of said in such a crass
manner from her husband who is a pastor of all people and on top of all of that the fact that
he literally started out by saying that everybody needed to leave quietly after he was finished with
a statement i mean the whole thing was just strange and i don't know if you've ever heard of
it but it was kind of strange at best and in my opinion almost pathological at worst and it kind
of just left everybody left everybody just feeling like something wasn't quite right here but then as
quickly as john paul's announcement of micah's death went viral all sorts of different information
began coming out which made this entire situation just all the more puzzling many people felt like
there was definitely way more to the story than john paul was letting on and micah's family echoed
these same sentiments so let's talk through all of that so micah originally filed for divorce in
october of 2023 in this document micah claimed that jp cheated on her very often that he treated
her horribly anytime that micah tried to push back against jp's behavior he would apparently
threaten her with things like locking her out of the home telling the church congregation about her
issues which p.s he had already done in the past and he would also throw her stuff in the yard
now during this time micah was saying that he was not going to let her go and he was going to
stay with her sister micah's sister said that during this time jp also sent her very threatening
messages he would say bizarre things such as he was going to stay outside of her house with a gun
until micah came home to him so micah's sister ended up calling 9-1-1 during this incident
i need to report a non-emergency at this point okay what's going on
my sister came here today to visit because her and her husband were having an
issue she came from myrtle she told him she'll be home on tuesday and he was texting me at this
point saying i'll be at your house at 12 55 i'm armed and ready and i will keep you up all night
i'm going to get her back oh and i said you're not welcome at my house there are no trespassing
signs up you cannot threaten weapons he has six guns that he just purchased recently
and he said i'm armed and ready i'm coming to get her micah eventually went home with jp and
the case was dismissed in february of 2024 back on march 11th 2024 so a little over a month before
she died micah's tires were completely slashed around 1 30 a.m at spring made pier she claimed
that this was also the second time that a razor had deflated her tire within that week when she
took her car in to get her tires fixed at the dealership a mechanic actually ended up letting
her know that not only were her tires slashed but there was also a tracking device on her car
so micah reported this tire slashing to the police
then later on at around 11 30 a.m she called the police again according to the police report
micah reported quote a man who she has been avoiding came up to her at a gas station
the suspect pulled up beside her and tried to speak with her she told him to go away and he
sped off before she could record this encounter he also has been calling and texting her from
a private number despite the fact that she has blocked his number the report also stated that
micah noticed quote strange activity and believed that people were following her and that she was
following or watching her she then told police that she feared for her life and that she tried
to get a restraining order against this suspect who was not named in the police reports because
no charges ever came from this complaint so you could be the judge of who the suspect is in this
report many people of course believe that it was her husband that she had been trying to get away
from him that maybe he was following her he put this tracking device on her then she finally
files for divorce all of these things right however a lot of other people are saying that
no this is actually a component of mental health struggles she was hyper paranoid she thought
somebody was following her so in another red flag in an affidavit her sister sierra francis
asked the court to be the special administrator of micah's estate and in this affidavit she says
quote i know my sister has expressed the abuse and violence against her by her husband to others
including family members and members of the church congregation micah told me that there
were people following her keeping track of where she went she thought that mr.
miller hired people to follow her mr miller later confirmed this during a sermon which i watched
micah confided in me that mr miller was moving assets that were in his name such as his vehicle
also changing the deed to their house to their church transferring interest in
crocodile rocks to one of his sons and in february 2024 mr miller removed my sister's personal items
from their home that they shared while she was admitted to a mental health facility and then he
left them at an apartment of a woman named diana my sister was not aware that her personal possessions
had been removed from her residence until she was released from the hospital prior to her admission
to the mental health facility micah was gathering and sorting the evidence that she had to bring to
an attorney for filing for divorce so that it would support her claims against mr miller as to
his abuse his character his paramours and associates that he quote paid off or blackmailed
while at the facility those documents emails files etc were all removed from her phone personal
laptop vehicle and purse and they were never recovered further micah wasn't able to access
her icloud account her email or her facebook profile mr miller continued using at least one
of micah's accounts causing any recipient to believe that it was micah's communications micah
even talked about what she wanted her life to be like following her divorce from mr miller having
traveled for a church mission this past fall from october 15th through october 27th 2023
micah was intending to participate in additional missions even to live part-time in kenya micah
recently shipped some of her personal items to kenya in preparation of her stay there my sister
was hopeful for her future after filing for divorce from john paul my sister also expressed
to me that she was fearful that she would not make it to the divorce and that her life would
be taken from her it is my belief based on the conversations with my sister that she told
multiple people including other family members micah stated to me on many occasions quote if i
end up with a bullet in my head it was not by me it was jp now coincidentally this was the same
time that micah was admitted to that hospital an affidavit has indicated that micah was hospitalized
because jp said that she wasn't taking her medication properly he said that it was affecting
her mental state now micah had been taking
lithium to treat her mental illness since back in 2017 jp said that micah hated taking her
medication though because it made her gain weight it made her slur her speech he also said that she
was being influenced by her church friends who said that they could just pray her illness away
so because of this jp said that micah was having psychotic breaks and thus she needed to be
hospitalized over it jp had the power of attorney over micah's care so he's the one who hospitalized
her in february 2024
but was this payback was this truly for her well-being a lot of people wondered what the
truth was what was the real motive behind this now while she was in the hospital jp also took
her purse and her car keys then he went to go find her car which had been left in a parking lot
and jp said that he did this because he was worried what micah might do when she left the
hospital see according to him she was prone to these manic episodes during this time of the year
she had a history of impulsive spending and he was really worried that she would try to sell her car
to then fund some of her purchases some of that impulsive spending jp stated that he was incredibly
upset as well because micah had been having these psychotic episodes and at one point he claimed
that micah bought a gun and that he was the one who was scared that she was going to shoot him
he was begging her family and all of her friends to help her but apparently according to him
they all refused however micah's family and friends they tell a very very different story
they think that jp often exaggerated micah's illness and that micah had not stopped taking
her medication she just went from taking two pills to one which was allowed under her medical
regimen it was allowed that she could reduce the dose if she wanted so while she was hospitalized
jp was upset that micah's family just wasn't working with him and he actually threatened
that he would prevent them from seeing her in the hospital if they didn't
work with him during all of this micah's father michael asked to see the papers that gave jp
power of attorney over micah's care and when jp showed him these forms michael noticed that they
weren't signed and they also weren't notarized meaning that these were not official documents
and michael actually thinks that jp faked these forms to somehow convince micah that he had the
right to hospitalize her just another example of the mental and the emotional control that he had
over her and things were just getting crazier
micah filed for separation from john paul just 12 days before her death and according to her
obituary they got married back in 2017 after first meeting back in 2009 it's also been alleged that
she was 15 years old when they first met but just to give you a little bit more context behind the
timeline of how long they had known each other she had filed three different quote separate support
and maintenance requests this is since last year and the very last one was filed in mid-april of
2024 again and she was just found dead on the 27th now separate support and maintenance allows for
one spouse to receive court-ordered support from another spouse without officially divorcing now
even though micah officially filed for divorce in april she and john paul have been separated for
months it's been reported that during this time john paul has had a girlfriend now this alleged
girlfriend's husband died three years ago from what was ruled as a drowning accident and in a
weird twist of fate or serendipitous moment when micah and john paul had been separated for months
whatever you decide that same report indicated that john paul conducted the husband's funeral
and multiple other people have come forward with allegations about jp's inappropriate behavior
apparently his aggressive and erratic behavior started way before his relationship with micah
he had multiple traffic violations and he also had a conviction for assault and battery in 1999
he hit a woman with his truck twice then he dragged her down the road then disturbingly it gets even
worse in 2017 he was charged with assault and battery and he was charged with assault and battery
in affidavit says that jp's ex-wife stated that jp admitted to having sex with church members who
were younger than 16 years old he also admitted to being addicted to sex workers and apparently he
also was having an affair with micah in 2015 while she was still the family's babysitter apparently
jp had confessed all of this to the different church members as well but instead of removing
him from the church they just said no you just need counseling however jp refused the counseling
which then angered many of the members of the church members who were in the church
of the church congregation and that caused them to leave the church entirely
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Micah. According to friends and family, he was married to John Paul. He was married to John Paul.
John Paul actually met Micah when she was 14 or 15 years old in that youth group, as I previously
mentioned. Now it's been reported that at the time, he was actually the leader of that youth
group and that this was during his previous marriage. So some people believe that he allegedly
groomed her before then marrying her later on when she was legally an adult. So back then,
he would have been around 28 years old when she was 14 or 15 years old. Certainly too old to be
dating a 14 or 15-year-old. So he was married to a 14-year-old. Now, in another unsettling piece of information, one of John Paul's exes posted on Facebook about
a similar situation. Again, this is according to a Facebook post, guys, so take it with a grain of
salt because I haven't been able to 100% verify the information. But in this post, she reads,
and I'm going to read it verbatim for you because she hashtags this post with Justice for Micah.
She says,
I was a child at the time, but I didn't see an issue. But at 19, obviously he should have.
We dated for a year, and I found out that he was dating his first wife, Allie, while we were together.
all unbeknownst to her. She later found out, and he lied about it, as he continued to do about the
multitude of infidelities the remainder of their marriage. This has been hard to watch and keep
quiet about, but I feel it's time to be transparent about it. I attended and graduated from Grand
Stand Academy, later renamed Cathedral Hall Academy, the church and school his father founded
and was headmaster of, which later became Solid Rock. I dated John Paul and dealt with a small
amount of his abuse comparatively. J.P. also contacted me inappropriately after Allie finally
left him due to infidelity. This was around 2016. He was not remorseful of his actions to her with
others, was upset over the amount of people that left the church that hurt him financially,
and was quickly shut down on my end. What I did witness, with myself and my siblings as members
in the church as teenagers, is the overall abuse from J.P. and his father to others. I also visited
many state parks and resorts, and I also visited many state parks and resorts. I also visited many
state parks and resorts with J.P., visiting his dad because he loved state parks to quote
reconnect with God. Myrtle Beach State Park is also where his dad was arrested for soliciting
gay sex. You can look that up publicly. The fact that Micah was found in a state park only brings
me back to this family. I feel I have been a coward in not speaking out and dealing with this
privately with my family, but I want to say that we believe that this was Micah's last and oh so
important purpose in stopping this man from continuing to hurt others and to stop him as a
Lord and Savior. I am a Christian, and I love the Lord so much, and I want to say that what John Paul
Miller and his dad represent is not of God. It is not a representation of Jesus Christ. God is good
and pure and kind, and he would never want a man to treat his wife the way that J.P. treated Micah.
Please don't let this evil man turn you away from the church. And then it's hashtagged justice for
Micah. Was there a, uh, did he have an affair with Micah and leave his wife and children to
be with her? And if that's the case, how old was she when he did that? Um, so I remember a specific
conversation, um, that I'd had with him, um, when that was brought up and because I'd, I'd, I'd heard
about that. Um, like there were, there were rumors, you know, going around that their, that their
relationship even started in infidelity and things like that. And in my conversation with him, it was,
he did basically,
he did not get into her age. What he said, what he said to me point blank was that she was in my
youth group. Um, we became friends over time. It became kind of something more. And that was
probably the gist of it as far as I can remember now. I mean, it's been, it's been years ago, but
it was, it was a little concerning and there were other, yeah, that's very concerning, right?
Oh, very. Yes.
Um, and there, there were other members of the church though, that, uh, when I asked about it,
it was just kind of, it's something that kind of just everybody knew and accepted.
It's just all unnerving. It's all unsettling. A friend that spoke to Micah the night before she
died also posted on Facebook and said the following, I will not sit here and pretend
that I know exactly what happened on Saturday, but I know a lot. I am well aware in the past
that Micah has had mental health issues and I witnessed her situation.
But I also know that in the last few months, this has never been used as a weapon to control her.
The Micah I saw at the beginning of her mental health journey was not the Micah I witnessed in
the last month. The Micah I was seeing was a grown woman trying to break the chains of an abusive
marriage. When I talked to Micah last, she was making plans, moving forward and trusting God.
Her faith was her shield. She had reconnected with people that she had been isolated from,
myself included. She was
sorting out her new normal and God was putting the right people around her.
When we had our first meeting in years, we sat at lunch and talked until dinner time,
for five hours. We had been in regular communication since that day.
I was part of Micah's church for years. We did life together during that season.
Leaving that church was one of the hardest things Brian and I ever did.
We loved the people in that church, but God had made it clear that we needed to go
because it was a toxic environment. We endured relentless attacks from the pastor. It was
unlike anything we had ever experienced. In ministry, God calls us where he needs us and
instead of supporting and loving us, our entire family came under attack. There were attempts to
sabotage us in our new church home, calls made to employers, dropping in at my place of business in
the middle of my workday when I refused to answer calls, and the calls were more than I can count.
Emails that were rants in writing. It was a nightmare for close to a month.
So Micah wasn't just leaving a church. She was leaving her marriage,
she was done. She hired a lawyer, she moved out, she was getting a divorce,
and she was left with nothing but her faith, her family, and a small circle of friends.
Was it hard? Yes. She had her tires cut multiple times, found multiple trackers on her car,
couch hopped in fear of being found, and was hospitalized by her husband when it was
completely unnecessary. She confided to me that she felt like an orphan and feared that no church
would want her because of him. What she didn't know is that a large portion of us,
who had experienced the wrath of that existing church, were waiting for her with open arms.
I talked to her multiple times in her final week here on earth. She was making plans to get her
hair cut, getting help with her car payment because she was a little short after paying
her divorce lawyer, and planning to meet us for the second service at church on Sunday.
My final text with her on Friday at 9.19pm was a woman making plans to live.
What happened between Friday night and Saturday? I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even think
of what to say. I was overwhelmed seeing two certain people on the news last night trying
to minimize Micah by painting her mentally ill and crying like they were currently present in
her life. So guys, that post was obviously loaded for a multitude of reasons. Not only was she saying
that she was texting with her up until she was then found dead, and that Micah had been making
all of these plans to live and to live a more happy life, but she's also saying that she had
witnessed abuse firsthand from the church, the wrath of the church as she calls it, the wrath
of JP, John Paul, the pastor. And guys, I don't know if you've heard this before, but I've heard
there are so many stories out there about JP's awful behavior. Few of them have been confirmed,
however, we do know that he has a history of reactive behavior against Micah. Anytime that
she tried to stand up for herself or do something for herself, JP retaliated. In an old email to
Micah, JP even stated that he doesn't forgive when people hurt him, and instead, he just hurts
them back. He attacks people to cause them pain. And this was further corroborated by the fact that
JP tried to seek revenge on Micah when she filed for divorce again in April of 2024. Because after
she filed, scumbag JP actually posted a public nude photo of Micah on his social media. He eventually
took it down, and then he sent her an email which read, I'm sorry for putting a picture of you on
the internet. It was for less than one hour and immediately taken down. I was hurt that you were
telling everyone horrible intimate details of my past sin, and I just wanted to try and hurt you.
Please forgive me. It was evil of me to do that.
Which, it doesn't matter if it was up for one minute, one second, one hour. You are putting
revenge porn on the internet of your wife. It is absolutely despicable. So Micah then sent an
affidavit to her attorney. And in this affidavit, it said, since the day that we became husband and
wife, I have been abused in every way that I can think of. Emotionally, sexually, spiritually,
financially, and physically. He has harassed me physically and electronically with letters,
phone calls,
emails, and texts. Hacking my emails, hacking my personal Facebook, and impersonating me. Using my
stolen phone to send texts and emails out to church members pretending to be me. Texting friends and
family, saying that I'm sleeping with teenagers from our church. Also showing up in person at
places around town. To then having installed three different tracking devices on my vehicle.
I mean, very serious allegations. Very scary allegations. And what makes this even more haunting, guys,
if you can believe it, is that Micah sent this nine days before her death. So JP has since released a
statement to News Nation, specifically addressing the tracking device allegation, all of that. And
he says, I hired a PI to put trackers on her car to know if she was going to the gun store,
because she kept trying to get a gun for the past few months. I never once in my life hurt her in
any way. Ever. But people, for obvious reasons, still aren't really believing him. At all. I mean,
maybe he didn't pull the trigger.
Yes, but his abusive behavior clearly was putting Micah through hell. She was distraught. Her whole
family is distraught over it. And on top of all of that, there was a police report that was filed
just two days after Micah's tires were slashed. And in this police report, it's accusing her of
stealing almost $1,200 from the church's donations. These donations were meant for
their missionary efforts in Africa. This report was filed by somebody at the church. And Micah,
while she was never named in the report, was confirmed to be the offender. And JP,
was listed as the other party, meaning he's the one that filed this report on her.
The documents had alleged that she had done these transfers via Zelle and also via the Cash app,
and that she had also taken out cash donations and put them into her personal account. However,
on April 8th, the investigation was closed because there was no probable cause showing that she had
actually done this. And the city attorney even said that this was a civil matter between two
parties. So to me, at least, it seems like more likely like he was just kind of on this controlling
rampage.
that after he slashed her tires,
after she noticed the tracking device,
realized she was in some serious trouble. So she was trying to gather some money to then be able
to escape his grasp. And he didn't like that. He didn't like that he was losing control. I also
think that it was mainly for control and revenge because according to documents, she did have
access to those funds. It wasn't as though she was stealing it. And that seems to be proven
considering that they had a post-nuptial agreement that was drafted in February, which said that
Micah was entitled to the African missions, to the dare to care mission, and to the bank account at
South State Bank. Now, it doesn't seem like the agreement was actually filed. However, it was
drafted and signed. So it makes me wonder if you had that agreement in place, why would you go to
the police accusing her of that? It makes no sense. Unless, of course, again, it was for control and
revenge. Another thing that has people up in arms and thinking that there's a lot of red flags and
shadiness going on here is that Micah posted videos on Facebook speaking to women in general
about situations of abuse. And she also shared advice to those who,
may be in abusive relationships.
I've had a lot of women that have reached out to me about situations of abuse. And I just want to tell you what a lot of people have told me.
Male or female, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what gender you are. Abuse is abuse. And you are the bride of Christ.
And my Bible says that he took all the abuse you could think of for you, so that you didn't have to live that life of slavery and bondage and pain. So you don't have to stay in a abusive relationship, whether
that's sexual, whether that's somebody forcing you to take illegal drugs.
Or alcohol abuse, or physical abuse, psychological abuse, making you think that this is all your fault, or you're a bad mom, or you're a bad wife, or you're a bad husband, or you're not giving it your all when you know you are.
God hates divorce. But why? According to everybody I've asked and the scriptures that I've found, it's because it hurts people.
But does abuse hurt people? How do you think God feels about that?
Now people close to the couple have started to post statements on Facebook. These statements specifically address his behavior, and one of these posts read,
What I'm about to say is my deep-hearted opinion. However, some stuff will be things that I have personally experienced.
I've said it from the beginning. J.P. doesn't have the guts to unalive anyone. If you truly know him, then you know that his biggest game is stalking, manipulating, and brainwashing.
He is the one who will hand you the gun and dare you to do it, or the one to place it on the counter when he knows that they are at their lowest.
Just listing examples here. I'm not saying he did or didn't have something to do with it at some level, or that he pushed this sweet soul to the point that she felt like she had no other option.
It's heartbreaking. It's nauseating. And I can promise you this. J.P. is smiling after the ruling. He is thinking that he is at no fault.
He is thinking that this will blow over and that he will build his new church.
He will have another brainwashed congregation to follow him. He is a narcissist at its finest. Don't stop speaking out.
He will make someone's life a living hell until they feel that they can't escape it.
I've personally witnessed many situations in the over 30 years that I have known him.
I've stood up to him in his lies, and we have had multiple disagreements.
I have always said that J.P. was scared of me because he doesn't know how to handle a woman or man who calls him out on his bullshit, who doesn't fall for his manipulating techniques.
He is a weak man with a brilliant ability to manipulate and brainwash.
In another post by somebody who used to be close friends with J.P., it says,
I believe the saying goes, getting a taste of your own medicine.
And I mean that quite literally.
You have used and abused for way too long only to get up on that pulpit and consistently discredit your victims by airing out intentional, degrading, and inappropriate personal information.
And doing that allows you to control the narrative.
Now we have the death.
The death of your wife that you claim only took her life because of mental illness.
Fact is, nobody was ever mental until they met you.
A close friend of Micah's said that she also had to get multiple different phone numbers in the months leading up to her death because J.P. just would not leave her alone.
In the same statement, the friend said,
You don't have to physically pull the trigger to be responsible for someone's death.
You can minimize your own behavior by resting on others' weaknesses.
Now many people online and in Facebook groups have put together,
another timeline of events relating to John Paul's statements at the church.
This post comes from somebody named Robbie Harvey on Facebook,
and I haven't been able to verify every single thing in this post.
So again, please take this information with a grain of salt and do your own research.
But it's titled,
The Micah Miller Timeline of Events.
It says,
On February 4th,
Pastor John Paul preaches a sermon on Korah and Moses and how it's wrong to rise against religious leaders.
On February 23rd,
Pastor John Paul files a statement,
February 25th,
In another sermon to his congregation,
Pastor John Paul says,
A mentally ill person doesn't know they're sick.
Quote,
You have to trust people around you.
The thing that's sick is your mind,
and your mind is what you need to realize that you're sick.
On March 10th,
Pastor John Paul preaches a sermon and reveals that he went through two years of messages on his wife's phone.
He found that 18 people reached out saying to her,
If you ever want to talk about your husband,
you can talk to me and I'll keep it confidential.
Visibly upset,
the pastor followed up with,
Quote,
That's a demon talking.
End quote.
So this was on March 10th.
In another piece on this timeline there,
because there's a few things from March 10th.
The next thing says,
March 10th,
Pastor John Paul says to his congregation,
Quote,
One thing I'm going to preach about is getting rich,
strong,
healthy,
and finding a hot wife that loves Jesus.
This was while he was wearing his wedding ring.
Then on March 10th,
he also tells his congregation that his wife was in the hospital.
And as soon as she got out,
she left him.
He says,
Quote,
She gets out and she just leaves,
just completely leaves me,
leaves everything,
drains the bank account and just goes.
Guess what?
While you're talking bad about me out there,
I'm building a school in Africa for over a hundred kids to be able to be fed.
Again,
why he's airing all of this dirty laundry publicly,
I don't know.
I've seen it happen actually in a church local to me too.
And it,
he brushed me the wrong way.
But also like the fact that he's talking about how she leaves this hospital
and then leaves him,
drains the bank account,
yet he's bringing it back to him and how amazing he is being like,
so while you're doing this,
I'm building a school in Africa for over a hundred kids so they can be fed.
It's just like,
it's giving,
I don't want to say narcissist,
but kind of,
I don't know.
What do you think?
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So then on March 12th,
his request for spousal support was dismissed,
but there's no explanation as to why.
Then five days later on March 17th,
pastor John,
Paul tells a story of a pastor whose wife left him for a
member of his staff.
The pastor had to hire a third party company to find her.
Once he found her divorce papers were drawn up when the time
came to sign the papers.
The pastor couldn't do it though,
because quote,
the Bible says divorce is wrong.
And that if she wanted out,
she would have to leave him.
So then that same day on March 17th in a Facebook post made
by Micah sister,
Sierra,
she says that she keeps an eye on her phone quote for fear
of my sister's safety due to others' behaviors toward her.
She goes on to mention the sermon from March 17th, and she calls out the congregation of
Solid Rock Church. The very next day, then, on March 18th, Micah posted a video encouraging
others. She says, quote, I'm just making sure my heart doesn't have any unforgiveness, bitterness,
resentment, just forgiveness and hope for the future, and peace. But then, on March 22nd,
Micah posts another video. In this one, she's suggesting that she was being abused physically
and mentally. She also says, quote, God hates divorce, but how does God feel about abuse?
She also suggests that her husband forced her to take illegal drugs. So, this was on March 22nd.
Fast forward about three weeks to April 16th. Micah files for spousal support. Then, about a
week later, on April 23rd, a hearing notice was sent out for Micah's request for spousal support,
and a court date was set for June 5th. But then, just five days later,
Micah is found.
Dead. On May 6th, 2024, Micah's official cause of death was ruled as a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
So, then, on May 7th, 2024, the 911 call was released, and this call is very heartbreaking
and difficult to listen to, because in it, you can hear Micah ask the dispatcher if they're able
to track her phone. After a couple of minutes, the woman asks why, and she says, because I'm
about to kill myself, and I want my family to know where to find me. And then, the line goes dead.
Robinson County 9-1-1 what's the address of your emergency
hi um are you able to trace the location of my phone
um let me see you don't know where you're at
and National Park I have my location on I think on my phone find my phone is on
I just did my shell on my location okay I'm showing um I don't think you are in
Robinson County yeah the Lumber River State Park and yeah that's where I am tell me what's um
happened um I'm about to
and
but if
what my family to know where to find me okay ma'am
just listen to what I'm saying okay let me make sure I got the exact location where you're at
okay just one minute shortly after this call was made public the sheriff's office also made a post
on Facebook that was public and in it they discussed the 9-1-1 call about how it went to
the dispatcher's office and if it could be the call could be traced all of these things and then
they go through the timeline of events
after they recovered her body. They said that investigators located a SIG gun case on the
passenger seat of the vehicle and a box of ammunition in the center console of the vehicle.
They also found a receipt for that SIG handgun from a pawn shop and a receipt from a convenience
store. Those receipts were both in the vehicle and both receipts were dated from the same day
of Micah's death, which was April 27, 2024. During the search of the park for Micah, when they knew
that the 911 call had come in, the investigators were approached by an individual who had found a
bag near the water edge with an identification belonging to Micah. The individual stated that
he had heard somebody crying and a gunshot while he was fishing. Shortly after, a body was located
in the water and the victim was identified as Micah Miller. The SIG 9mm handgun was also located
in the water at the crime scene during that initial search of the area. Her phone and her other personal
belongings were also located, and there was a search of Micah's phone, which revealed that she
had conducted a Google search for National Parks Near Me, and then the Lumber River State Park
location was provided. So, the investigators conducted several interviews, and they developed
a timeline of events in relation to Micah's death. That morning at 11 a.m., Micah was observed on her
ring camera arriving at her residence in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. About 40 minutes later,
at 11.38, she was observed again on her ring camera leaving her residence. At 12.12 p.m., she was
observed on store surveillance walking into a Dick's Pawn Shop, which is also located in Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina. A minute later, she's observed at the register, and she initiates the
purchase of that gun. Then at 12.34, Micah is observed leaving the pawn shop after purchasing
the gun and the ammunition. At 1.06 p.m., her Honda Accord is observed traveling on Highway 501,
near Four Mile Road in South Carolina. Then 20 minutes later, at 1.27, it's observed arriving
at a grocery and grill located in Mullen, South Carolina. At 1.35 p.m., Micah is observed leaving
the store after purchasing a drink and gas. Then at 2.54 p.m., Micah makes that 911 call.
So, after John Paul's sermon, you know, the one when he announced Micah's mental health issues
and said that she died of a suicide, John Paul was released, and Micah was released. So, at 1.35 p.m.,
Micah is observed leaving the store after purchasing a drink and gas. So, after John Paul's sermon, you know, the one when he announced Micah's mental health issues
John Paul was released from his duties as a pastor, and a notice was sent out to the members
of the church saying that John Paul was, quote, released for a time of healing, counsel, and
guidance pursuant to our governing instrument. The Solid Rock Church website has also since been
suspended. So, while law enforcement officials have, yes, confirmed that Micah took her own life,
people are, of course, convinced that J.P. pushed her to do so. Very recently,
footage from the funeral that J.P. held for Micah has been released, and,
this funeral was held at Solid Rock Church on May 5th. Micah's family was not invited,
but they were having their own ceremony for her at a local beach. But now, in this footage,
people can't help but notice that J.P. was acting a little strange during his eulogy for Micah.
Now, we, of course, can't judge people and how they grieve, but something about J.P. during his
speech just, it felt off. He was shaking, acting erratically, he was talking all over the place.
It wasn't a typical eulogy. He would go from complimenting,
Micah to then almost turning those compliments into insults or things that he didn't like about
her. He would say things like, and this is paraphrasing, but Micah loved to travel,
but I hated to travel. Micah loved to take pictures, but I hated taking pictures. Micah
loved to talk all the time. I didn't. I often had to remind myself to listen to what she was saying.
She loved tattoos. I hated them. She wrote poetry, which, what kind of woman writes poetry?
She loved to do dangerous things, like skydiving, but I didn't, because what if I, God,
hurt? She had all these big ideas all the time, but I never took her seriously. I just told her
to pray about her ideas for a few days, because I knew that she would eventually forget about them.
So the only time that he was really even, like, complimenting her was when he was talking about
all of the things that she would do for him. For example, he loved comic books, so she would dress
up like his favorite comic book character. She'd also make him custom comic books.
He said things like she was beautiful to look at, took great care of his kids, gave him great gifts,
and did things for him at the church, even when she didn't want to do them. All of the things that
he loved about her were things that he directly benefited from. But that wasn't even the weirdest
thing. At one point, JP said that he visited the morgue multiple times so that he could see Micah's
body. While he was there, he expected her to wake up, and at one point he says he actually tried to
resurrect her from the dead. It really hadn't hit me. You know, I've gotten to spend,
as Christians, of course, we know she's not here and in heaven, and she's, you know,
worshiping and enjoying, and I probably hadn't even had time to look down here yet. But I got
this blade next to her body and spent time with her body about four times this week, and each time
it still didn't hit me. I thought she was going to wake up, you know. I even tried to raise her
from the dead one time this week. And that morning, actually, I went to the mall later. She
had bought me this dog tag, and the chain broke, so I went to the mall to get it fixed. And I saw a
female about 20, 30 feet in front of me, and she was wearing one of Micah's dresses, and she had
the same tattoo Micah has on her arm and the exact same hair. And out of just instinct, I screamed,
"Micah!" And the girl turned, and it was one of her sisters. And I thought, I thought I raised
her from the dead. She's alive, you know. Then towards the end of his speech, JP was doing this
combination of like laughing and crying, which is honestly just eerie and very uncomfortable to watch.
Imagine being married to that.
It was like that in our house all the time. Y'all stand on your feet, and Pastor Randall's going to
close in prayer. Now, because so many people are still questioning JP and his weird behavior, his
potential involvement, he ended up releasing a statement through his lawyer. The statement says,
"Following the untimely death of Micah Miller, unfounded rumors and false accusations began
circulating on social media and in various media outlets, suggesting Pastor Miller's involvement in
her demise. This created a buzz, causing local and national news media outlets to begin profiting off
of these falsehoods on a mammoth proportion. Our client refutes any report that suggests he ever
abused his wife. However, we do not know the exact cause of this. We do not have any information about
it." However, Micah's family has also publicly stated that they do not believe JP, not at all.
In fact, many members of her family are still not convinced that her death was
self-inflicted. On Facebook, her father Michael said,
that this investigation is not over. He ended up doing an interview with Law and Crime, and he made
some really interesting statements. One, when Micah was found dead, there were bruises on her arms and
her hands, as well as scratches, which looked like defensive wounds. Two, multiple shell casings were
found near Micah's body, even though she only shot herself one time. Three, near the area where Micah's
body was found, a tree had a bullet hole in it. Four, her dad knew that she wanted a gun, but he
was under the impression that she bought it for her safety. Five, Micah's voice was so slow during
her 911 call that it seemed like it wasn't really like her. Something seemed off, and he feels like
AI might be involved. Six, Micah had been tracked in the past, so it was possible that she was being
tracked that day. Seven, they believe that Micah was forced to shoot herself. Do you have a theory
as to what happened? Because authorities are saying, you know, they crossed out his alibi
of where he was. And again, I know this is sensitive, so
if you don't want to share it, I understand, but do you have a theory as to what you believe happened
to your daughter? Okay, well, I'll share what we spoke to about with the authority,
the sheriff in North Carolina. Also, as far as with his location, we've seen pictures of his truck.
It had dark windows. Was it even him in there? Where's pictures of him physically there?
We haven't seen those. They've not been produced. If someone else has them, we would like to see
them to prove that he was there, because otherwise it could be anybody in that truck. So the theory
would be that because she had multiple tracking devices put on her car previously,
that she was followed out to the park or forced to go out to the park, and they either follow her
out there or she, which is, there's no reason for her to go out there. That's the main point as well.
She's never been out there. We don't go up there. It's not a family spot. And she was off the trail
enough into a park ranger-only area that nobody knows about. And so the theory would be that she
was either tracked, and then they said, well, we didn't find a tracking device. Well,
they could have removed it at the park. When the car was at the park, and then it was collected by
the authorities, they didn't check for a tracker, which blew my mind. They said, oh, we have all the
evidence and everything. We asked them, was there a tracker on her car? And they said, well, we didn't
check. And we were flabbergasted. This happened over and over during that interview. Why didn't
you check that? We know that there was three or four trackers put on her vehicles. Why wouldn't
you check to see if she was followed? They said, oh, did we?
There's no cameras, but we know she wasn't followed. Her car is just out here. And I said,
well, there's no trackers. They said, no tracker. I said, well, they could have removed it after
they did the deed. So then Micah's mother, Angelita, she said, pretend this is Micah's hand.
And she asked me, grab this hand. And then she pulled it up and said, it looks like someone
squeezed her hand and raised it up. And she said, well, this is Micah's hand. And she said,
it looks like someone squeezed her hand and raised it up and shot. And there are defensive
wounds from it and such. And that's the general idea of our theory, that somebody crushed her
hand to hold the gun up to her head while she's fighting. Either them or someone else held her
other hand or her other arm back because there's bruising on it from squeezing. And they forced
it to look like that was self-inflicted. And a couple of rounds went off during the scuffle.
One ejected.
It was live. And then it finally happened the way they would want it to happen. And then
dumped her in the water, probably 40 meters away from where the shell casings in the gun was found.
The water doesn't flow there. It's a slew. It's still, it just sinks. And it actually flows when
it sinks, when it recesses, it goes the other direction from where she was found. So her body,
even if it was put in the water right there, would not have flowed.
It would float the direction where she was found. It would float the other way. So it would be
possible that the incident occurred right there and the shell casings, and then the gun was dumped
in the water right there. And then she was carried farther, 40 meters back into a little bit more
secluded area where she was found. A lot of people believe these theories,
and people have noted that JP's lawyer specializes in AI and could have had a hand in faking her 911
call. Personally, for me, I feel like it is a stretch. I think it's a little too conspiracy,
but some people think that you can hear another voice in the 911 call,
but that voice is likely not coming from Micah's end of the call.
Hi, are you able to trace the location of my phone?
Robinson County 911, what's the address of your emergency?
Of your emergency?
There's definitely a man's voice that can be heard in the background,
and many people believe he's saying Micah Miller's name.
We isolated that portion of the 911 call, and we cleaned up the background noise,
enhanced the audio, and this is what we found.
We believe it's a person in the background of the 911 operator who says,
My folder.
This is a really sad investigation all the way around, and our hearts go out to Micah Miller
and her family. There are a lot of weird details,
that don't add up, but we don't think that this is one of them.
Let us know what you think. We're going to stay on top of this.
And apparently, J.P. has a boat that he keeps at his lawyer's house,
which is where near Micah's body was found, so people think that they could have used that to
get away. I mean, you really can go down a rabbit hole learning about J.P., his family, his kids,
etc., but as I said, these are all theories that don't really have a lot of factual information
backing them up, it's just what people are saying. What is more likely is that J.P.'s terrible
mental health deterioration, and that eventually it caused her to take her own life.
On Tuesday, May 14th, the county sheriff's office released a pretty surprising statement.
They say that the county sheriff's office has been in contact with the United States Attorney
Office and with the FBI in South Carolina, that they've been in contact since the early stages
of the Micah Miller investigation. Based on the information gathered during the investigation and
the jurisdiction reasons, the sheriff's office has requested the assistance of both agencies.
No other information will be available.
No other information will be released at this time, though, and anyone with information pertaining to
the Miller investigation in South Carolina is asked to contact the Columbia, South Carolina FBI
office. And on that same day, the FBI confirmed that they had been consulted about Micah's case.
In the weeks and months after Micah's death, things were also changing dramatically in J.P.'s
personal life, not just because what had happened, but because of the growing questions,
suspicion, and theories surrounding Micah's death. There was also a lot going on, and
quite honestly, some red flags that really raised suspicions about whether J.P. had any involvement
in what happened to Micah, or whether his actions really ultimately played a role in her decision to
end her life. J.P.'s first ex-wife, Allison, filed for an ex parte. Allison goes on to give the
backstory of their marriage in this document as well, and they separated back in 2015 after she
had learned that J.P. was having an affair with Micah while Micah was married to J.P.'s best friend.
It also states,
that J.P. allegedly told her that he had employed sex workers, that he had been sexually inappropriate
with several minor girls within the church, and his excuse for all of that? Well, apparently,
it was that he himself was harmed sexually by his father for years, which we also know,
as we talked about briefly, the father didn't have the best track record. So after news of
the affair broke, J.P. was asked by the church to enroll in this program for people who had
sex addiction issues, but he didn't.
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from his position as the head pastor so that he could focus on getting the help that he needed.
But when they did that, JP then called a meeting where he basically told them
that the new bylaws of the church, which, by the way, required council members to approve
any major decisions, were invalid. And instead, he had 100% authority when it came to the decisions
of the church. This caused most of the church members to leave. And then JP began his mission
of rebuilding Solid Rock exactly how he wanted it to be. But Allison was obviously still very
worried. Because if you remember, JP had allegedly come clean to her about being inappropriate with
all of these minor girls. So then when she was able to figure out who they all were,
she went to them. She went to them to encourage them to go and report what had
happened to them. And she went to them to encourage them to go and report what had happened
to them. But she said even though they told her their stories, they were all too scared of JP to report
anything. And then when she went to the police, she was essentially told that nothing would be
done. Because JP was this well-known pastor. They were in the middle of this divorce. People
thought that it was just toxicity. I mean, it was pretty bad. And Allison essentially said
that her hands were tied with the limited proof that she could provide on top of the added thing,
the added element, that JP was this well-respected person.
So in efforts to keep her children safe, they had an agreement just that their daughter would never
stay overnight at JP's house, that he would only have daytime visitation. She kind of figured in
that moment, I guess, like, if I can't protect all of these other young children, I need to at
least protect my own. And he apparently agreed to this. So as Micah and JP's relationship progressed
and then they got married, Allison viewed Micah as kind of this safety net for her children.
She trusted that she would keep them safe. But then in 2021 and 2022,
she noticed that things began to change after JP and Micah's marriage started to take a turn for
the worse. The kids were apparently often at church with JP on Sundays while he talked about
Micah and all of her mental health issues in his sermons. And he would often tell them that she was
crazy. He would say she was crazy one day, but then she'd be back in the house the next day
and act like it was fine. So it was kind of like a lot of this back and forth. Then one day when
Allison went to pick up her daughter from JP's house, she said that she noticed holes in the
walls.
She also noticed hinges of the doors and notes that were taped on the wall that said really
negative things about Micah. Eventually, her and JP agreed that the kids just shouldn't stay
overnight with everything that was going on. So they were going to go back to Allison's house
after they would visit with their dad. But then eventually, JP's mental health also started
deteriorating. And he would often call Allison and say that he couldn't get his kids for visitation
because he wasn't good mentally. He also began talking to her about buying guns, about shooting.
But at that time, JP was a felon and he wasn't allowed to have guns. However, Allison said that
somehow he managed to get one of these church members, who is also, by the way, a police chief,
to help him get his record expunged. Apparently, he even got a special police badge that said
pastor on it so that if he ever got pulled over, he would be let go. This just really goes to the
kind of weight that he carried in this community, the influence.
And do you also remember the alleged girlfriend that I brought up earlier whose husband had died in a
drowning accident? Well, Allison talked about her in this affidavit as well. She said that her name
is Susie and that Susie's son plays on the same soccer team as one of JP and Allison's sons,
and that JP would actually use their son to find time to spend with Susie. And apparently,
this wasn't some secret that they were hiding either. All of the kids knew it,
and so did their friends, which is obviously extremely embarrassing for the children.
And Allison says that based on information and belief that she has, two weeks prior to Susie's
drowning, he had gone to JP and asked him to leave his wife and children alone. So obviously,
Allison's red flags are completely waving and flying up now that Micah and Susie's husband are
both dead, and Susie and JP have just kind of gone out gallivanting around the town, right?
So all of this is bad enough, and the kids have been put in the middle of everything for years.
They knew Micah, so they were obviously struggling with her death, and Allison also knew Micah,
and Micah had reached out to her to figure out how to leave JP, and she had also said that she was
being with JP. But it seems like even that hasn't been enough for JP to just kind of like take a beat
and be quiet and, you know, reflect, have some self-awareness. Instead, he has once again put
the kids in the middle of everything. Allison hasn't allowed JP to see the kids in person ever
since everything went down with Micah, but she was allowing phone calls and text messages.
In these text messages, JP has allegedly told the kids about everything going on,
and also talking about his plans of,
suing everybody to become a millionaire. So naturally, as any mother would, Allison wants
protection for her children. At the end of the affidavit, she states,
my goal is not to keep our children from their father permanently, but until such a time as he
can undergo adequate psychological testing, following all recommendations to ensure that
his mental stability and assure contact with their father, it's in their best interest.
There was a hearing after this filing, but the case was sealed. Meanwhile,
JP has actively been speaking out.
I'm here to let you know that my silence is nothing more than wisdom and self-control
so that we can win the war that is up ahead. And I am looking forward to presenting over 350 pieces
of proof on what Micah thinks about her family and what Micah thinks about her lawyer and the
things her lawyer is saying and the things that her family is saying and Charlotte and all these
other people that are saying things. People forget that Micah corresponded with me more than anybody
else on planet earth. And I know her heart and I have her text messages and we're going to disprove
all of that. And I'm going to let you know that I'm not going to let you know that I'm not going to
all the lies that are out there. And there's so many lies. It seems like everybody thinks the world
is flat and you ask them why. And they say, well, it says on the news, the world's flat or, you know,
Robbie stinky Harvey said that it's flat or JLR never investigates says this flat. But when I get
to court, I'm going to show you that the world is round and you're going to be shocked at some of
the things that you see that Micah says. And we're going to find out actually who is responsible for
my wife's death. And Micah will have justice when it's all said and done. And I'm going to make sure
of it. So thank you so much. I look forward to seeing you.
I look forward to seeing you soon. God bless.
Since I last covered this case in 2024, a lot has happened. And JP has continued making many,
many headlines. Let's start with November of 2024. Months after Micah's death, people were
still showing up for her. Frequent protests were outside of JP's church. Questions were being asked.
People were advocating for her. And in early November of 2024, JP was arrested, but not for
what you might expect. Apparently, during one of these protests, JP got into a
confrontation with a group of female protesters. He claimed that they were antagonizing him and
that they were, quote, trying their best to drive him crazy. According to JP, he just simply tapped
on the brim of one of these woman's baseball caps before then walking away. But the protesters said
otherwise. They claimed that JP angrily hit the woman's hat twice. Now, regardless of how it went
down, he was ultimately arrested and he was charged with third degree assault and battery. He was then
later released on charges of assault and battery. He was then released on charges of assault and
battery. He was also released on a $776 bond. However, the following month, the 911 phone call
that Micah made just two months before her death, it ended up being released to the public. And
instead of describing it for you, I want to let you hear it for yourself.
I need this to be a little quicker because he is a flight risk. There's been domestic violence. He put
his hands on me. He tried to throat punch me, but thankfully I was standing up. So he, he made
contact, but it didn't knock the wind out of me like it should have pushed me down in front of
thousands of people at Disney world. And so, yeah. And his best friend even saw that happen.
I was in the hospital after that from just a panic attack of what was happening. And when I got out,
he was impersonating me. I was impersonating my identity with the phone
that he had in his hands. I didn't even have my phone or anything. And he's texting everybody.
He hacked my social media. He's used guns as intimidation in the past where he's put his hands
on me and he's, he's on an anti-psychotic medicine that he's misusing. And I even got off the phone
with the pharmacy. He didn't pick up his latest prescription, which he should have on January 3rd.
And I believe at this point, based on my, the people that he's come in contact with,
some of them reported to me that
based on how he was talking, they feared he had killed and buried me somewhere.
And I feel like I need an immediate pickup because he is a flight risk.
Now the call is obviously jarring, but that's not even all of it. Micah's dad was actually
with her when she made that call. And he briefly spoke to the dispatcher too. And what's especially
concerning is how clearly they expressed their fears for Micah's safety, particularly because
JP had guns in his possession. This is her dad and she's having to use my
phone because he, he took her phone. He has possession of her car, her purse, all her valuables.
Guns that were bought in my name that I fear he's going to use and then say it was in my name.
Now I know that one of the biggest questions, not only just in general, but surrounding Micah's
death was whether she actually took her own life or not, or whether JP somehow forced her hand in
all of this and then made it look that way. I even showed you the clips where people believed
that they could hear a man in the background of the 911 call that Micah made before her death.
But here's where I'm going to end this video. I'm going to end this video. I'm going to end this
And this is where things get complicated.
released that JP and the woman he was seeing at the time had an alibi. In an official statement,
they confirmed that neither one of them was in North Carolina the night before or the day that
Micah died. Having an alibi, it didn't suddenly erase all the questions surrounding JP's role in
Micah's life. Because when you really step back and look at everything that Micah had documented
before her death, including the attempts to get away from JP and the evidence of abuse that she
said that she experienced, it's understandable why people still question whether or not he bears
some responsibility for what happened here. Investigators, however, have remained clear.
There is no evidence that JP killed Micah. But that also doesn't mean that JP has escaped being
charged altogether. In December of 2025, a federal grand jury indicted JP on charges of cyber-stalking
and making a false statement following Micah's death. And the cyber-stalking charges involve
things that we've already talked about.
Posting nude photos of Micah online, placing a tracking device on her car,
contacting her more than 50 times in a single day, interfering with her finances and daily
activities, and also damaging her vehicle tires. Then there's the alleged false statement. After
Micah's death, JP claimed that he had hired a private investigator to protect her from
purchasing firearms. But prosecutors say that that wasn't the real reason. They allege that
he actually hired the investigator to cyber-stalk Micah over suspected,
adultery. JP also denied damaging her tires, despite evidence that prosecutors say contradicts
that, including his purchase of a tire deflation device and messages that he sent to others about
Micah's vehicle. Federal prosecutors believe they have the evidence to substantiate this.
Yes, as I stated before with the subpoena, the things that Micah kept and put together in
preparation for her hearing in family court, all of those things were turned over and it had to do
with specifically the nude photo that's being referred to. Also, the tracking device and the
evidence that we had of that tracking device. The police reports that were made that support the,
you know, the damage to her vehicle and the slashing of her tires,
there's supporting evidence for all of that that was collected by Micah herself.
To nobody's surprise, JP has pleaded not guilty to the charges. And as of now,
his trial is currently scheduled for October of 2026. But considering that he's already received,
I don't know what, multiple continuances, I wouldn't be surprised if that date ends up
getting pushed back yet again. Hopefully, you know, the big day, the big day is trial day.
And hopefully, you know, the jury will, will find him guilty of the charges that are against him.
As I said at the top of this episode, recently Netflix released their own adaptation of Micah's
story.
This was in a three-part docuseries called Death of a Pastor's Wife. There, they showed some new
footage that hasn't been seen really by the public or many people at all before. And they also shared
a lot of interviews from friends and family members of Micah. They touched on what Micah's
life was like before her death and her involvement with JP. And I think that more than anything,
Micah's family has wanted two things since her death, the truth and justice. Now, hopefully,
later this year, they'll get at least a piece of that. But I'm sure for her family,
whatever happens in that courtroom, that will only be the beginning of the justice that they
have been waiting for for Micah. She has fought for so long for herself and ultimately just felt
at the end of her ropes to where she didn't know what else to do. What she went through,
what she experienced starting at such a young age with such an older man influence,
we don't often talk about the different power imbalances in relationships. But we start to
see a pattern here, right? And that's why I thought it was so important to reopen Micah's case,
to illustrate that pattern. And while ultimately, at the end of the day, if she
made the decision independently to take her own life, what is the causation of that? Was it his
continued harassment, stalking, berating to where had that never happened, she wouldn't have made
such a drastic final decision? How is he not being held responsible for that? And where is the justice
in that? And like I said, I think that's what her family is searching for. Not only justice for
themselves and some peace and seeing that somebody is held accountable, but also for her family. And
justice for Micah, this woman who fought so hard, who vocalized her concerns, who was trying to
push back on this alleged abusive husband to then only feel like she had no way out and was driven
to the absolute most final extreme a person could do. And I'm curious to know what you think. If you
have watched any of my past episodes, or if you watched the Netflix docuseries, or if you've done
some research and or even not even doing any research, just watching today's episode and
listening today, what do you think? And if you have watched any of my past episodes, or if you
what do you think really is going on here? And what involvement and role do you think JP may or
may not have played in all of this? Let me know in the comment section or the Q&A section over on
Spotify. Thank you guys so much for tuning in to another episode of 10 to Life with me, Annie
Elise. I will be back with you next Tuesday with an all new one. Until then, stay safe. Bye.
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Podcast Summary
Key Points:
Micah Miller, a 30-year-old woman, was found dead in Lumber River State Park in North Carolina after a 911 call in which she stated she was about to kill herself and asked for her family to know where to find her.
Her husband, Pastor John Paul Miller, publicly announced her death during a sermon, claiming it was due to mental illness, while previously making threatening statements, installing tracking devices on her car, and harassing her with abusive behavior.
A detailed timeline shows repeated signs of abuse, including physical threats, emotional manipulation, tire slashing, surveillance, and a history of prior abuse allegations, leading many to believe her death was not suicide but a result of coercion or violence.
Summary:
The case of Micah Miller centers on the suspicious death of a 30-year-old woman found in a state park in North Carolina, shortly after she made a 911 call stating she was about to kill herself and asked her family to know where to find her. Her husband, Pastor John Paul Miller, publicly announced her death during a church sermon, citing mental illness, but a growing body of evidence suggests otherwise. Multiple red flags include prior abuse, threats, installation of tracking devices on her car, tire slashing, and a history of psychological manipulation and verbal violence.
Micah had filed for divorce and reported feeling isolated, followed, and mentally controlled. Her family and close friends assert that her death was not self-inflicted, citing defensive wounds on her body, multiple shell casings, and a bullet hole in a nearby tree. They claim she was likely forced to shoot herself while being restrained, with her body later moved to hide the crime.
Critics also point to inconsistencies in the 911 call—such as a man’s voice in the background and a slow, artificial tone—as suspicious. A timeline of events, including a sermon in which John Paul revealed he had read her phone messages and claimed her mental instability, further fuels speculation of abuse and control. Despite official reports stating the cause was suicide, many, including her family, believe the evidence points to foul play or a controlled narrative by John Paul Miller to cover up his role in her death.
The case has sparked widespread public outcry, with calls to reopen the investigation due to unverified patterns of abuse, manipulation, and possible coercion. While no formal charges have been filed against John Paul, the narrative of systemic control and emotional abuse remains central to ongoing discussions.
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Micah Miller, a 30-year-old woman, was found dead in a state park in North Carolina in April 2024. Key allegations include emotional and physical abuse, threats, tire slashing, installation of tracking devices on her car, and a public sermon by her husband falsely claiming she died of suicide.
Yes, John Paul Miller has a history of abusive behavior, including a 1999 assault conviction, traffic violations, and allegations of inappropriate relationships with minors. He has also been accused of grooming and manipulating church members and his ex-wife.
Officially, Micah Miller's death was ruled a self-inflicted gunshot wound. However, her family and investigators point to defensive wounds, multiple shell casings, and a bullet hole in a tree as evidence suggesting foul play or forced suicide.
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