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South Carolina pastor John Paul Miller remembered his late wife, Micah Miller, during a eulogy at his Myrtle Beach congregation Saturday, saying he at one point “tried to bring her back from the dead.” .
Micah Miller, 30, died by suicide on April 27 after calling authorities at North Carolina’s Lumber River State Park, about an hour’s drive from Myrtle Beach.
Delivering a eulogy at his congregation, Solid Rock in the Common Market, Mr. Miller spoke of his late wife’s beauty, saying that “everyone knew how beautiful she looked,” but “that person… Only the spouse knows how beautiful she is on the inside.”
“She was beautiful in appearance. She won many beauty contests in her youth,” he said in a tribute posted on YouTube. “…But I was able to lie next to her body and spend time with her body about four times this week, and each time, I still wasn’t shocked. She was going to wake up. There was one death this week. ”
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The Horry County Clerk’s Office in South Carolina confirmed to Fox News Digital that Micah Miller had filed three separate “individual support and maintenance” requests since last year, the most recent in April. (Submitted on the 16th) (Facebook)
The pastor went on to describe Micah’s zest for life and dedication to the church. He also mentioned her love of traveling for mission trips and other vacations to places like Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Disney World, and Africa.
Robeson County Coroner Richard Johnson ruled that Miller died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 27. Robeson County Sheriff Bernice Wilkins said the evidence was “very clear and convincing.”
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John Paul Miller announced his suicide on April 28, the day after his wife’s death, ABC15 reported. (Facebook)
“I know this is not what many people wanted to hear, but the evidence is very clear and convincing and I am as saddened as anyone that this happened. There are a number of factors that happened over a long period of time that we considered, perhaps related to the reason for this investigation, but ultimately, sadly, Micah made a tragic decision. , ended her life,” Wilkins said.
ABC 15 reported that John Paul announced that he committed suicide on April 28, the day after his wife’s death.
Micah’s friends and family have been sharing posts on social media using the hashtag “JusticeforMica.” (Facebook)
Micah Miller is in the process of formal separation from her husband and has filed three separate applications for alimony and alimony since last year, the most recent on April 16. Separate alimony and alimony allows one spouse to receive court-ordered support from the other spouse. without formal divorce.
Investigators 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.
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Investigators 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.
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“Tell me what happened,” the dispatcher says.
In the 911 call shared by the sheriff’s office, Micah can be heard asking dispatchers if they could locate him. (Robeson County Sheriff)
“I’m suicidal. I just want my family to know where I am,” Micah can be heard saying.
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Investigators with the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office also determined that John Paul and “a 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.”
