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North Carolina authorities on Tuesday released a comprehensive timeline of the 911 calls and final moments of South Carolina woman Micah Miller before she committed suicide on April 27.
Robeson County Coroner Richard Johnson said Miller died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after authorities found him on April 27 at Lumber River State Park, about an hour’s drive from Miller’s hometown of Myrtle Beach. He was ruled dead.
“This case has received a lot of attention from within the Carolinas and beyond,” Sheriff Bernice Wilkins said in a statement Tuesday. I want to assure you all.” “Unfortunately, rumors and conspiracy theories spread quickly and speculation was widespread.
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The Robeson County, North Carolina, Sheriff’s Office is reportedly investigating the April 27 death of Micah Miller, 30, of Myrtle Beach. (Facebook)
“But ultimately you have to make a decision based on the facts and evidence that has been gathered. I know it’s not what a lot of people wanted to hear, but the evidence is very clear. This is a number of long-term factors that we considered and are probably related to the reason for this investigation, but ultimately, sadly , Micah made the tragic decision to end his life. ”
”[I]In the end, sadly, Micah made a tragic decision that ended her life. ”
Ms. Miller, 30, was married to a pastor named John Paul Miller, the lead preacher at a congregation called Solid Rock on Market Common in Myrtle Beach. John Paul was released from his church ministry and reportedly announced his suicide on April 28, the day after his wife’s death, ABC 15 reports.
Speculation regarding the circumstances of Micah’s death began to circulate on social media, especially since Micah was officially separated from her husband. She has filed three applications for “separate alimony and alimony” since last year, the most recent being filed April 16. Separate alimony and alimony allows one spouse to receive court-ordered support from the other spouse without formal divorce.
“At the end of every church service, Micah Miller’s loved ones praised her husband and told him he was the best preacher in the world (even if that wasn’t true),” Micah Miller’s loved ones wrote in her obituary. I paid attention to the strange sentence, “It was.” (Facebook)
However, investigators with the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office determined that Miller and “the woman with whom he was allegedly romantically involved” were not in Robeson County at the time of Micah’s death.
“Through interviews, investigators learned that John Paul Miller was attending a sports day in Charleston on the day of Micah Miller’s death. On April 27, 2024, at 2:22 p.m., John Miller’s The vehicle was observed traveling on Highway 17 Bypass in Horry County,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. “The investigation confirmed that John Miller accompanied the suspect to and from the event in Charleston, South Carolina.”
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Investigators also determined that Micah had purchased a 9mm Sig Sauer handgun from a pawn shop on the morning of his alleged suicide. Authorities found a gun case and purchase receipt in her car at Lumber River State Park.
Investigators also determined that Micah purchased a 9mm Sig Sauer handgun from a pawn shop on the day he allegedly died by suicide. (Robeson County Sheriff)
They later recovered the 9mm Sig Sauer handgun she was found dead with, noting that “the same serial number on the weapon matched the gun box found in Miller’s Honda Accord.”
In a 911 call made to Robeson County at 2:54 p.m., shared by the sheriff’s office, Micah can be heard asking a dispatcher if they could locate him. When the dispatcher said he had tracked Micah to Lumber River State Park, she asked him why he wanted his location known.
“Tell me what happened,” the dispatcher says.
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Investigators later recovered a 9mm Sig Sauer handgun from the scene of her death, and “the weapon’s serial number matched a gun box found in Miller’s Honda Accord.” (Robeson County Sheriff)
“I’m suicidal. I just want my family to know where I am,” Micah can be heard saying.
Micah’s friend said he “disagreed” with the coroner’s finding that Miller died by suicide.
“I don’t think it’s over.”
“It just makes me s[o] gone crazy. Alicia Young told FOX News Digital, “I don’t think this is the end. I’m sure there’s more to come!” It’s always like that. ”
In the 911 call shared by the sheriff’s office, Micah can be heard asking dispatchers if they could locate him. (Robeson County Sheriff)
Ms Young said Micah was “always very positive, very encouraging” and “supportive”.
“Honestly, I don’t think I ever heard a negative word come out of her mouth, because that’s just the type of person she was,” Young said. “She was never afraid to talk about her faith, and she wasn’t even afraid to stop and pray for someone. She was so bold like that.”
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Young, a former member of the Solid Rock congregation who was friends with the Millers through her husband, said John Paul’s sermons often referenced his wife and her struggles with mental health. Young said the two apparently met when Micah was 14 years old in John Paul’s youth group.
Micah’s friends and family have been sharing posts on social media using the hashtag “JusticeforMica.” (Facebook)
John Paul’s sermon in which he mentioned his wife’s suicide the day after his wife’s death also made Young uncomfortable.
“What pastor would wake up and preach less than 24 hours after his wife died and already have the funeral scheduled for the following week? No pastor would do that,” she said. Ta.
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Miller’s obituary said the 30-year-old was “energetic, positive, adventurous, loyal, loving, giving, generous, talented, fun, creative.” , proactive, bold, determined, authoritative, passionate, hard-working, a risk-taker, etc.
The Horry County Clerk’s Office in South Carolina confirms to Fox News Digital that Micah Miller has filed three different “support and maintenance” requests since last year, the most recent on April 16. Submitted on the day. (Facebook)
But Micah’s loved ones… Social media “She praised her husband after every church service and said he was the best preacher in the world (even though that was not true); I told him that I was the funniest preacher in the world (which wasn’t true either), but Micah loved his family very much. ”
“She praised her husband after every church service.”
Young said the pastor frequently mentioned Micah in his sermons and spoke about women in an overall derogatory manner.
“He always made sure to tell everyone that he had a hot wife and how sexy she was, and that all men should go out and make themselves sexy wives. “I said,” Young said.
Horry County Clerk’s Office Micah confirmed to Fox News Digital that he has filed three “separate support and maintenance” applications since last year, the most recent being filed on April 16. Separate support and maintenance allows one spouse to receive court-ordered support from the other spouse without a formal divorce.
Investigators in North Carolina observed John Paul Miller’s car on Highway 17 in Horry County, South Carolina, around the time of Micah’s death on April 27. (Robeson County Sheriff)
Since Micah’s death shook the Myrtle Beach community, her family and friends have continued to share posts on social media using the hashtag “JusticeforMica.”
Her sister implored friends on social media to “not listen to the false stories being shared” about Micah.
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“Micah was a God-fearing, joyful, loving woman who did not deserve the abuse she received. Please contact your parents,” she wrote.
Fox News Digital reached out to John Paul’s Myrtle Beach congregation, Solid Rock at Market Common, for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. Regina Ward, an attorney representing Micah’s family, also did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s inquiry.
