Mica Miller: Netflix documentary explores death of pastor's wife

The Netflix documentary series ‘Death of the Pastor’s Wife’ examines the life and death of Mica Miller, a woman found dead in a North Carolina state park in April 2024. Her death was ruled a suicide by firearm, occurring just two days after she filed for divorce from her husband, John-Paul ‘JP’ Miller, a pastor at Solid Rock Church.

Accounts from family, friends, and former church members describe a pattern of coercive control, emotional, and physical abuse. Witnesses allege that Miller used his religious authority to demand total obedience and control Mica’s personal life. The series highlights the struggle for ‘Mica’s Law,’ a proposed legislative effort in South Carolina to recognize coercive control and psychological violence within the legal system.

While John-Paul Miller has denied all allegations of abuse and has not been charged in connection with his wife's death, he faces a federal trial regarding allegations of cyberharassment and making false statements to federal agents.