{"podcast":{"title":"COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller","slug":"coerced-the-devotion-death-of-mica-francis-miller-8010890","podcast_index_feed_id":8010890,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/coerced","website_url":"https://www.instagram.com/truesunlightpod","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/262fff96-a14d-11f1-a475-c395c11c8296/image/2e6b5d2ceffd57a0eaf8e28b057d9c6f.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"LUNASHARK®⁠","episode_count":18,"summary":"On April 27, 2024, 30-year-old Mica Francis Miller — wife of Myrtle Beach pastor John-Paul Miller — walked a mile into a North Carolina state park and made a 911 call that would be the last time the world heard her voice. Within days, her death was ruled a suicide — a ruling that would have ended the story for most true crime journalists. We aren't most true crime journalists. And Mica's story is anything but typical. COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller is a LUNASHARK® DROP-FEED from the award-winning team behind the Murdaugh Murders Podcast — investigative journalists Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Beth Braden — along with producers Kate Thomas, Grace Hills and David Moses. It’s a remastered, chronological retelling of more than 2 years of original reporting from the True Sunlight Podcast, built for listeners who want to follow one case. Listen To Current Coverage On The True Sunlight Podcast or⁠ ⁠Ad-Free from LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon or Supercast⁠⁠ At the time of her death, Mica left behind a paper trail of evidence documenting how JP allegedly abused Mica emotionally, physically, sexually, medically and spiritually throughout their relationship, which starte…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T20:19:44.053343+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coerced-the-devotion-death-of-mica-francis-miller-8010890"},"episode":{"title":"5) Like Father Like Son... Divorce Documents of JP Miller’s Parents Show Pattern","slug":"5-like-father-like-son-divorce-documents-of-jp-miller-s-parents-show-pattern","published_at":"2026-08-28T11:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coerced-the-devotion-death-of-mica-francis-miller-8010890/5-like-father-like-son-divorce-documents-of-jp-miller-s-parents-show-pattern","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coerced-the-devotion-death-of-mica-francis-miller-8010890","url":"https://lunasharkmedia.com/truesunlight/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BER3352984103.mp3","summary":"Mica Francis Miller's father-in-law, pastor Wayne Miller, and his 2001 divorce from JP Miller's mother Susan reveal a chilling blueprint for what would later happen to Mica herself. In this episode, remastered from True Sunlight Podcast reporting by Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell, court filings from Wayne and Susan’s divorce show a pattern of coercive control, financial punishment, and church-backed retaliation against a pastor's wife trying to leave. Susan accused Wayne of violence and control; he blamed the church's \"dropping income\" on her, canceled her health insurance, and had church employees try to reclaim her car — all while claiming to be broke running the ministry he founded. When Susan pushed back, Wayne painted her as unstable and vindictive to the congregation, a narrative JP would later use against Mica almost word for word. JP was in his early twenties, watching all of it. Susan Miller survived her divorce from a Miller man. Mica did not survive hers. Listen To Current Coverage On The ⁠True Sunlight Podcast⁠ or⁠⁠ ⁠Ad-Free from LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon or Supercast⁠⁠⁠&nbsp;&nbsp; This series discusses domestic abuse, coercive control, and suicide. If you or someone you know needs support, please call or text 988 or contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Support in South Carolina is also available through Liza’s Lifeline. 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