Cinema VinesThe August 26 premiere of Netflix’s three‑part true‑crime documentary series Death of the Pastor’s Wife has brought renewed attention to the case of Mica Miller, who died in April 2024 at the age of 30. The series explores the events leading up to her death, her relationships, and the legal fallout that followed.
Mica Miller was married to Jean‑Paul “JP” Miller, a pastor in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, at the time of her death. Although the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office ruled her death a suicide after a gunshot wound was found on the riverbank of Lumber River State Park in Orrum, North Carolina, law enforcement and her family have raised questions about JP Miller’s conduct in the two years before her passing. In December 2025, a federal grand jury indicted JP Miller on charges that he had harassed Miller during that period—a charge that the family had repeatedly pursued. He has pleaded not guilty and remains free on bond, with a hearing set for October 2026.
JP Miller’s personal life has seen several shifts. He married Mica Miller in 2017, after she had divorced her first husband, Jeremy, in 2016. The couple had no children together, even though JP had five children—Logan, Zachary, Eli, Asher, and Selah—from his earlier marriage to Alison Williams. Mica and Jeremy’s marriage, which began on September 29, 2012, also produced no children and lasted just four years before they filed for divorce on September 14, 2016.
Following Mica’s death, JP Miller remarried in 2025 to Suzie Skinner, the widow of U.S. Army veteran Christopher Skinner, who died in a pool accident in September 2021. JP claims that his relationship with Skinner began only after Mica’s death, although a 2024 sworn affidavit by his first wife, Alison, suggests otherwise. JP has continued to preach and remains a public figure in the community.
The Netflix documentary delves into the complexities of Mica Miller’s life, her two marriages, and the controversies that have surrounded her husband’s legal and personal conduct. As the case moves forward, the scheduled October 2026 hearing will likely bring further scrutiny to JP Miller’s actions and the circumstances that led to Mica Miller’s tragic end.
