{
  "id": 4005817,
  "title": "Death of the Pastor’s Wife: The true story behind Netflix’s Mica Miller documentary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/death-of-the-pastors-wife-the-true-story-behind-netflixs-mica-miller",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/08/28/netflix-mica-miller-death-of-a-pastors-wife-true-crime-documentary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mica Miller, born in 1994 in Wichita, Kansas, was a prominent member of the worship or music team at Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The documentary, Death of the Pastor's Wife, explores her life, relationship with her husband John-Paul \"JP\" Miller, and the circumstances surrounding her death. The series uses previously unseen footage and accounts from friends and family to retrace her journey.\n\nMica and JP, who were both married at the time, began an affair in their teenage years and married in 2017 when Mica was 23 and JP was 38. However, their marriage began to deteriorate by 2023, with allegations of John-Paul's controlling behavior and affairs. Mica, who had been in a relationship with JP since her teenage years, started filing for divorce in October 2023, although the case was later dismissed.\n\nIn the months following the divorce filing, Mica made numerous police reports alleging harassment and monitoring. She discovered a GPS tracking device on her car, found a razor blade on one of her tires, and claimed she received messages from John-Paul indicating knowledge of her movements. In March 2024, she sought a restraining order against her estranged husband, stating she was \"afraid for her life.\" On April 27, 2024, Mica's body was found at Lumber River State Park in North Carolina, leading to an official ruling of suicide.\n\nThe documentary sheds light on the months and years leading up to Mica's death, emphasizing her previous reports to police, the tracking device found on her car, and her attempts to separate from JP. Many family members and friends directly blame JP for her death, arguing that his treatment drove her to take her own life. Despite the official ruling, JP has not been charged with Mica's death. Instead, he faced federal indictments in December 2025 for cyber-stalking and making false statements to federal investigators. These charges do not accuse him of causing her death, and he remains free on bond while his federal trial is scheduled for October.",
  "summary": "Editor’s note: This article contains discussions of suicide and domestic abuse. When Mica Miller’s body was found in a North Carolina state park in April 2024, questions quickly began to swirl around the death of the 30-year-old pastor’s wife. Ten days later, authorities announced that she had died by suicide. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said its conclusion was based on surveillance…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mica Miller, born in 1994, was a worship team member at Solid Rock Church.",
    "Mica and JP Miller, married in 2017, faced allegations of JP's controlling behavior and affairs.",
    "Mica's body found at Lumber River State Park, North Carolina, officially ruled as suicide."
  ],
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Death of the Pastor’s Wife: The true story behind Netflix’s Mica Miller documentary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/death-of-the-pastors-wife-the-true-story-behind-netflixs-mica-miller-4005898",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:01:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘The whole MCG was spinning’: The story behind Demon’s scary on-field episode",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/the-whole-mcg-was-spinning-the-story-behind-demons-scary-on-field",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:30:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘The whole MCG was spinning’: The story behind Demon’s scary on-field episode",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/the-whole-mcg-was-spinning-the-story-behind-demons-scary-on-field-4031172",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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