COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller

What Happened To Mica Miller? Unraveling Evidence Of Abuse She Left Behind

August 28, 2026

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On April 27, 2024, 30-year-old Mica Miller called 911 from Lumber River State Park in North Carolina. “I’m about to kill myself, and I just want my family to know where to find me,” she told the dispatcher. Ten days later, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office ruled her death a suicide. But the woman who made that call had spent her final months filing for divorce from her pastor husband, telling police she had been “groomed” as a child, reporting GPS trackers on her car, and posting videos about abuse to her Facebook page. She had also, according to her sister, said plainly: “If I ended up with a bullet in my head, it was not by me. It was JP.” This is the story that investigative journalist Mandy Matney and her team at LunaShark spent 18 months pursuing — a story that became about far more than how Mica died.

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What you'll learn

1 (02:09) **Micah's Final 911 Call** - The episode opens with the actual 911 recording of Micah Miller telling the dispatcher she is about to kill herself and wants her family to know where to find her.
2 (04:28) **Why This Story Matters** - The journalists explain their investigative approach and why Micah's case is about more than just her death.
3 (08:27) **Defining Coercive Control & The "Drop Feed"** - The hosts explain the legal concept of coercive control and introduce the format of this dedicated podcast feed.
4 (12:05) **JP's Bizarre Sermon After Her Death** - The episode plays the full audio of John Paul Miller's church announcement on the Sunday after Micah died.
5 (16:06) **Micah's Own Words About Abuse** - The hosts analyze a Facebook video Micah posted a month before her death, where she speaks directly to other abuse victims.
6 (20:46) **Micah's Red Flags & Her Obituary** - The episode examines the evidence Micah left behind, including her Facebook page and the obituary written by JP.
7 (31:30) **The Family Fights Back** - Micah's sister Sierra filed an affidavit to become special administrator of Micah's estate, documenting the abuse.

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Guests on this episode

Mandy Matney

Show Notes

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On April 27, 2024, Mica Francis Miller — a 30-year-old Myrtle Beach woman in the middle of divorcing her pastor husband, John-Paul Miller — called 911 from a state park in Robeson County, North Carolina. It would be the last time the world heard her voice. Ten days later, her death was ruled a suicide.

But Mica's story is anything but typical — and she left behind a trail of evidence she wanted the world to find.

In the premiere of our remastered Drop-Feed series, Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell return to where their reporting began: the bizarre sermon Pastor JP Miller delivered the morning after his estranged wife's death. An obituary that reads like a taunt. A criminal history that includes running over a woman with a car — twice. And a stack of police reports showing Mica tracked, harassed, and hospitalized against her will in the months before she died.

Police say that JP Miller didn't pull the trigger. But as Mandy and Liz explain — there's more than one way to end a life.

This series discusses domestic abuse, coercive control, and suicide. If you or someone you know needs support, please call or text 988 or contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Support in South Carolina is also available through Liza’s Lifeline.

Episode Links:

Robeson County Sheriff’s Investigation Report - May 7, 2024 📄

Court Documents from Mica & JP Miller’s Dismissed Divorce Proceedings - Oct 2023 📄

Sierra Francis’ Petition for Special Administrator - May 3, 2024 📄

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