The personal belongings of the estranged wife of a South Carolina pastor who shot himself in a North Carolina state park were discovered by local fishermen who reported hearing cries before the heartbreaking discovery.
Micah Miller, 30, was found at Lumber River State Park with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and was reportedly crying for several minutes before suffering the fatal wound.
Fishermen who were fishing up and down a nearby river claimed to have heard crying and the fatal gunshot before discovering Miller’s belongings lying on the riverbank.
“She had her driver’s license, bank card, keys in her bag, a small Bible, her wallet, all her credit cards and some receipts,” said Johnny Jacobs. he told WBTW.
“I decided to stop fishing, so I came back and stopped off the river in a place called a hole or a lake,” he said. “So I got there in a little boat, and maybe five minutes later, or maybe five minutes into the turn, I heard a scream. I heard it for about two or three minutes. Then I stopped and heard the gunshots. Then I stopped crying.”
The fisherman did not see Miller’s body, but Jacobs said he would have helped her if she had.
“If it was someone crying outside, I would have been watching them all day,” he says. “I wish I could have gone in there and checked on her.”
Authorities also provided a timeline of when Miller left his home and went to a store in Horry County to buy a gun on his way to a state park.
Miller’s husband, pastor John Paul Miller, casually announced his wife’s death after preaching to the congregation at Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach.
“I got a call late last night that my wife had passed away. It was self-induced and it happened in North Carolina,” Miller said the day after her death.
“Please pray for me, my children and everyone. You all knew she was not well mentally and required medication that was difficult to obtain. More details to come. Please continue to pray for her family.”
Robeson County Coroner Richard Johnson ruled Miller’s death a suicide, saying he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“Judging by the nature of the wound, it is consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. And it was not in the back of the head, as has been speculated,” Johnson said. According to ABC15.
According to court documents, Miller died two days after her husband served her with divorce papers.
A 911 call to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office revealed that Miller wondered if authorities could track her cell phone to the wooded area where she was found dead. It became clear.
According to an affidavit filed in Horry County Probate Court by her sister, Sierra Frances, before she died, she said her husband would be responsible if she was found dead in the same way she was found in the park. , he is reported to have told his sister.
Micah Miller also claimed to relatives and other church members that his partner abused him, according to his sister’s affidavit.
The pastor’s lawyer denied the allegations regarding grooming and grooming.
“Following Micah Miller’s untimely death, unsubstantiated rumors and false accusations began to circulate on social media and various media outlets suggesting that Pastor Miller was involved in her death,” attorney Russell Russell said. B. Long said. According to News13. “This became a hot topic and caused local and national media to spread these falsehoods at an enormous rate. Our client disputes reports that he has abused his wife. Masu.”
Recently published Facebook videos Recorded by Micah Miller She was caught on camera talking about her recent struggles with mental health.
“I’ve been through a lot and it’s difficult and it’s a cross that I carry. It’s what God has given me to deal with in life,” she said.
“I don’t want to bring too many people into it. When the world is in turmoil, we need to pause. I just wish more people would pause.”
“Thank you all for your prayers and support. Please know that I have to keep my circle really small right now. This is the best way I know how to do it,” Miller added. .
