HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Netflix’s Death of the Pastor’s Wife documentary series is bringing thousands of new eyes to a Myrtle Beach resident’s death.
The Netflix series follows the Mica Francis Miller case.
Throughout the three episodes, Mica’s family members and friends allege her estranged husband and former Solid Rock Church pastor John Miller stalked and abused her before her death.
Mica’s death in 2024 was ruled a suicide. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office requested the FBI’s help investigating her death weeks later, according to NBC News.
During the federal investigation, agents interviewed John Paul. Allegedly false statements he gave investigators led to his indictment on federal charges in 2025.
John Paul was charged with one count of cyberstalking and one count of giving false statements to investigators.
The cyberstalking charge, which the government’s online court docket also describes as ‘interstate domestic violence’, alleges that from November 2022 to April 27 of 2024, the date of Mica’s death, John Paul used electronic communication “with the intent to kill, injure, harass, intimidate” his wife or place her “under surveillance”.
The government alleges John Paul’s behavior caused Mica to fear for her life.
The charge also claims that John Paul posted a nude photo of his estranged wife online without her consent, and placed a tracking device on her car.
The second count of the indictment charges Miller with...
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