The estranged wife of a South Carolina pastor who died by suicide called 911, allowing authorities to trace her cell phone to the wooded area where his body was found last week, according to newly released audio. .
Micah Miller, who claims her husband John Paul abused her, threatened suicide during a phone call with a dispatcher on April 27, before his tragic death.
The recorded call was in it. New details released Tuesday by the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. This is to counter conspiracy theories surrounding her death.
“I’m trying to kill myself. I just want my family to know where I am,” Miller said, according to audio provided by the sheriff’s office.
Miller began the call with emergency services by asking, “Can you track the location of my cell phone?” She said she was in a national park and gave her dispatcher her phone number.
She also said dispatchers were sharing their location on their cell phones as they tried to pinpoint Miller’s whereabouts.
“Are you at Lumber River State Park?” the dispatcher asked, to which Miller replied, “Yes, that’s where I am.”
The Robeson County Coroner’s Office ruled Monday that Miller’s death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The sheriff’s office emphasized that John Paul Miller and another woman he was allegedly having an affair with were not in North Carolina the night before and the day of Miller’s death.
According to law enforcement, the pastor was attending a sports day in Charleston, South Carolina, on the same day his spouse was found dead.
“This case received significant attention from within the Carolinas and beyond. I want to assure everyone that a very methodical investigation was conducted by our criminal investigation team and crime scene investigation team,” said Sheriff Bernice Wilkins. said in a statement.
“Unfortunately, rumors and conspiracy theories spread quickly and speculation was widespread. But ultimately decisions must be made based on the facts and evidence gathered. Many people wanted to hear. We know this is not the case, but the evidence is very clear and convincing, and we are as saddened as anyone that this happened.”
When deputies arrived at the state park last month, they found a handgun in the water near the crime scene while searching the area, the sheriff’s office said.
Robeson authorities also provided a timeline of when Miller left his home and went to buy a gun at a store on his way to the state park.
Before her death, she reportedly said that if she was found dead, her husband would be behind it, according to an affidavit filed in Horry County Probate Court by her sister, Sierra Frances. There is. According to the Christian Post.
According to the sheriff’s office, Miller met John Paul when she was 14 or 15 years old and John Paul was 28 or 29 years old, but the two are separated and the lawsuit is a judicial proceeding. It is said that it was inside.
Micah claimed to relatives and other church members that her partner abused her, according to her sister’s affidavit.
John Paul Miller told The Christian Post that his wife, whom he married in 2017, suffered from mental illness.
John Paul Miller broke the news of Micah’s death during a recent service after asking members of the church not to talk about his death inside the church.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or visit the following link: SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
