Mica Miller was a 30-year-old worship leader whose death at a North Carolina state park in 2024 was ruled a suicide, yet her story never really went away. It’s back in a big way this week because of a new Netflix documentary and an ongoing federal criminal case against her estranged husband. Here’s what’s actually confirmed about her life, her death, and what’s happening with the case right now.
Background: Who Was Mica Miller?
Mica Acacia Miller (born Mica Acacia Francis) was a worship team leader and women’s ministry director at Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was married to the church’s founding pastor, John-Paul Miller, who was 14 years older than her and had first met her when she was a young teenager attending the church with her family. People search her name for two very different reasons. Some are simply trying to learn the basic facts of who she was, since so much online coverage jumps straight into the scandal without introducing her as a person. Others are searching because of a fresh wave of attention: a three-part Netflix docuseries called “Death of the Pastor’s Wife” that revisits her case in detail.
Mica grew up in Wichita, Kansas, one of seven siblings, before her family relocated to Myrtle Beach when she was a young teen. Friends and family have described her as deeply devoted to her faith and known for a striking singing voice that made her a standout on the church’s worship team.
💡 Quick context: Mica and John-Paul’s relationship became public in 2015, when she was 20 and he was 35 and still married to his first wife. He divorced that wife and married Mica in 2018.
Latest Update: What’s Happening With the Mica Miller Case Right Now
As of August 28, 2026, here is what’s currently known. Netflix released the three-part docuseries “Death of the Pastor’s Wife” on August 26, 2026, reigniting national conversation about Mica’s death more than two years after it happened. The series uses previously unseen footage and interviews with her family and friends to walk through her marriage, her final weeks, and the questions that followed her death.
On the legal side, John-Paul Miller was indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2025 on charges of cyberstalking his wife before her death and making false statements to federal investigators. He has pleaded not guilty to both charges, and his trial is currently scheduled for October 2026. He is out on bond and has denied ever abusing Mica. Separately, an unrelated civil lawsuit filed by an anonymous woman accuses him of sexual assault dating back to 1998 and again in 2023; those allegations have not been proven in court and John-Paul has not been criminally charged in connection with them.
📅 Key date: August 26, 2026 — Netflix premieres “Death of the Pastor’s Wife,” bringing new public attention to Mica Miller’s case just two days before this article was published.
There is no new information confirming or overturning the original ruling on Mica’s cause of death. Authorities determined it was a suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Lumber River State Park on April 27, 2024, and no law enforcement agency has since reclassified it as a homicide. What has changed is the level of scrutiny on her husband’s conduct in the weeks and months leading up to her death, which is the subject of the ongoing federal case.
Full Profile
Family and Early Life
Mica was born Mica Acacia Francis to parents Michael Francis and Angelita Ramirez. She had five siblings, and her sister Sierra Francis and brother Nathaniel Francis both later played public roles in the aftermath of her death by seeking control of her estate. Her family relocated from Wichita, Kansas, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when she was young, and she attended Socastee High School. She married for the first time at 18 to a fellow member of Solid Rock Church before that marriage ended and her relationship with John-Paul Miller began.
Career Path
Mica’s public role was almost entirely tied to Solid Rock Church, where she led the youth worship team, ran the women’s ministry, and worked as her husband’s assistant and creative director. She also had a hand in the church’s visual branding and design work, according to people who knew her. She was not a public figure with a career outside the church before her death made her story national news.
Age
Mica Miller was born on March 7, 1994, and was 30 years old at the time of her death in April 2024.
Religion
Mica was an active, devout Christian who led ministry work at Solid Rock Church, an evangelical congregation in Myrtle Beach. Multiple family members have described her faith as central to her identity.
Spouse/Partner
Mica married pastor John-Paul Miller in 2018. She filed for legal separation on April 15, 2024, and for divorce shortly before her death, citing alleged infidelity and what court filings from her family describe as a pattern of abuse and controlling behavior. John-Paul has denied ever abusing her. He remarried in September 2025, just over a year after Mica’s death, to a woman named Suzie Skinner.
Net Worth
There is no verified or publicly reported net worth figure for Mica Miller, and none of the reporting on her case treats this as a relevant detail. This is flagged as not applicable rather than guessed at.
Parents
Her parents were Michael Francis and Angelita Ramirez. Detailed biographical information about them beyond their names has not been widely reported and is treated as unconfirmed.
Height
No credible source has published a verified height for Mica Miller. This detail is unconfirmed.
Education
Mica attended Socastee High School in Horry County, South Carolina. No four-year college or additional formal education has been publicly documented for her.
Hometown/State of Origin
She was born in Wichita, Kansas, and later grew up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she lived until her death.
Official Social Media
Mica did not maintain a large independent public platform separate from the church; most of her public-facing content appeared through Solid Rock Church’s official channels. No verified personal account has been consistently confirmed across sources, so this detail is treated as unconfirmed rather than linked to an unverifiable profile.
Quick Facts Table
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Mica Acacia Miller (née Francis) |
| Date of Birth | March 7, 1994 |
| Date of Death | April 27, 2024 (age 30) |
| Birthplace | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Hometown | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Spouse | John-Paul Miller (married 2018; separated/divorcing 2024) |
| Role | Worship leader & women’s ministry director, Solid Rock Church |
| Official Cause of Death | Ruled suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound |
| Related Legal Case | John-Paul Miller federal cyberstalking/false statements trial, set for October 2026 |
⚠️ A note on the allegations: Claims that John-Paul Miller abused, stalked, or was otherwise responsible for circumstances surrounding Mica’s death come primarily from family affidavits and court filings. He denies these allegations. No law enforcement agency has classified her death as anything other than a suicide.
Reader Questions (FAQ)
Who was Mica Miller?
Mica Miller was a 30-year-old worship leader and women’s ministry director at Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the wife of the church’s founding pastor, John-Paul Miller. Her April 2024 death drew national attention after reports surfaced that she had told police she feared for her life in the weeks beforehand.
How did Mica Miller die?
Mica Miller died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Lumber River State Park in North Carolina on April 27, 2024. The Robeson County Medical Examiner officially ruled her death a suicide.
Was Mica Miller murdered?
No law enforcement agency has found evidence that Mica Miller was murdered, and her death remains officially classified as a suicide. Her family has publicly questioned the circumstances and pushed for further investigation, but that skepticism has not resulted in a change to the official ruling.
Who is Mica Miller’s husband, John-Paul Miller?
John-Paul Miller was the founding pastor of Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach and Mica’s husband from 2018 until her death in 2024. He has since been released from his church duties, faces federal charges related to cyberstalking and false statements to investigators, and remarried in September 2025.
What charges does John-Paul Miller face?
A federal grand jury indicted him in December 2025 on charges of cyberstalking his wife before her death and making false statements to federal investigators. He has pleaded not guilty, and his trial is scheduled for October 2026.
What is the Netflix documentary about Mica Miller called?
The docuseries is called “Death of the Pastor’s Wife,” a three-part series that premiered on Netflix on August 26, 2026. It features interviews with Mica’s family and friends and revisits the circumstances of her death.
Did Mica Miller have children?
No public reporting confirms that Mica Miller had children of her own. This detail is not established in any of the widely reported coverage of her case.
Wrap-Up
Mica Miller’s story keeps resurfacing because so much of it remains unresolved in the public eye, even though the legal facts are narrower than the online conversation around her suggests. Her death was officially ruled a suicide, and that ruling hasn’t changed. What has grown is the federal case against her husband, built around what he allegedly did in the lead-up to her death rather than the death itself.
It’s worth separating the two threads clearly: the official cause of death is settled by medical examiners, while the abuse allegations, the cyberstalking charges, and the unrelated sexual assault lawsuit are all still working through courts and haven’t been proven or disproven. Treating documented court filings and treating unresolved allegations with the same certainty would do a disservice to everyone involved, including Mica herself.
With John-Paul Miller’s federal trial set for October 2026 and a Netflix docuseries putting her story in front of a much bigger audience, this is likely to remain a page people keep coming back to for updates in the months ahead.
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