Mica Millers siblings allege pastor husband forced final hospitalization before her 2024 death
This story discusses suicide.If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Mica Miller's siblings are speaking out about the late worship leader's troubled marriage, alleging her estranged husband, South Carolina pastor John-Paul "JP" Miller, had her involuntarily admitted to a mental-health facility.Mica’s family discusses the alleged hospitalization in "Death of the Pastor’s Wife," a three-part true-crime series that premiered Wednesday on Netflix.
The documentary delves into her life, marriage and April 2024 death, which authorities ruled a suicide.Mica’s family describes the hospitalization as part of a broader alleged pattern of coercive control during her marriage.SC PASTOR'S WIFE MICA MILLER TOLD POLICE SHE WAS BEING TRACKED BEFORE HER SUICIDE: DOCSMica Miller was found dead in the water with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the gun was located nearby, on April 27.2024.
The North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office later ruled the death a suicide.(Courtesy of Netflix)LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCASTHer final hospitalization was involuntary, the siblings allege.
They claim Miller contacted a mental-health facility and initiated the admission against his wife’s wishes.According to her siblings, Mica was diagnosed with bipolar disorder while she was engaged to Miller, who reportedly took an active role in overseeing her care.They claim she was hospitalized multiple times during the relationship, including shortly before the couple married in 2017.Left: John-Paul Miller and Mica Miller.
Right: John-Paul Miller after an arrest.(Facebook)In a handwritten affidavit accompanying her divorce filing reviewed by Fox News Digital, Mica alleged that she had been abused "emotionally, sexually, spiritually, financially, and physically."The family further said that while Mica was hospitalized, Miller took possession of her ...