Details left out of Netflix’s shocking Death of the Pastor’s Wife doc as viewers left with unanswered questions
Warning: This article contains discussion of abuse and suicide, which some readers may find distressing.
Netflix’s Death of the Pastor’s Wife has left viewers with plenty to process.
The three-part docuseries, which landed on the streamer last week (26 August), examines the life and death of Mica Miller, who died by suicide in April 2024 after separating from her husband, South Carolina pastor John-Paul 'JP' Miller.
The series explores their relationship, from meeting at Solid Rock Church when Mica was a teenager, to their 2017 marriage and eventual separation.
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But several details surrounding John-Paul, his family and Mica’s life were left out of the series, leaving viewers with questions.
Here are five of the biggest omissions:
John-Paul was convicted of assault and battery in 1998
Separately, John-Paul was convicted of assault and battery in 1998, according to a Horry County Court public index.
He pleaded guilty after being accused of hitting a woman with his truck and driving with her on the hood for nearly 100 yards. He was pardoned for the charge in 2022.
John-Paul’s first wife said her experiences were similar to Mica’s
Alison 'Ali' Williams, John-Paul’s first wife, does not appear in the sit-down interviews featured in the docuseries.
Before Mica’s death, though, Mica reportedly confided in Ali about John-Paul’s behaviour and expressed concerns about the safety of Ali’s children while they were in his care, according to an affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.
Ali also described similarities between her own marriage to John-Paul and what Mica allegedly experienced.
"I was married to J.P. for 16 years. Although my story and what I lived through with J.P. was different in some ways, many of the details shared with me, by Mica, are so similar to my own experiences with J.P. that I know she was being truthful," Alison said, according to the affidavit read on the Crime Junkie podcast.
John-Paul started moving assets after Mica’s first divorce attempt
According to an affidavit from one of Mica’s sisters, John-Paul began moving assets into his own name after Mica first attempted to divorce him in 2023.
The affidavit states that this included Mica’s car and the deed to their home, which John-Paul transferred to the church.
He also transferred the deed to Crocodile Rocks, a Myrtle Beach piano bar, to one of his sons, Crime Junkie adds.
John-Paul’s family ministry had already faced allegations of sexual misconduct
The Miller family ministry dates back to the early 1970s, when Reginald founded Florence Tabernacle Church in South Carolina.
According to the February 2025 lawsuit, the ministry moved from Florence to Myrtle Beach in 1993 following allegations of sexual misconduct involving Reginald and students at the college. It was subsequently rebranded as Cathedral Baptist Church.
The lawsuit states: "Over time, in an effort to further distance himself from prior controversies and to maintain operational continuity under a new identity, Cathedral changed names and identities to 'All Nations Church' while remaining under the same centralised control of RWM and his inner circle."
By 2013, All Nations Church operations had been transferred to John-Paul’s Solid Rock Ministries, according to the lawsuit.
John-Paul has a grown son from a previous relationship
Before marrying Ali, John-Paul had an older son named Logan, according to Ali’s affidavit reviewed by Crime Junkie, who is listed as one of Reginald and Inez Miller’s grandchildren in their obituaries.
In January 2024, Logan was arrested and charged with first-degree domestic violence, according to WPDE. He was accused of pushing a woman, striking her in the back of the head with a glass bottle and leaving the Conway, S.C., home.
Police records reviewed by WPDE state that Logan agreed to turn himself in after officers contacted him. He reportedly told police the woman had shredded his personal documents, prompting him to break her computer in retaliation.
The current status of the charge is unknown.
If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, please don’t suffer alone. Call Samaritans for free on their anonymous 24-hour phone line on 116 123 or contact Harmless by visiting their website https://harmless.org.uk.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, please know that you are not alone. You can talk in confidence to the national domestic violence helpline Refuge on 0808 2000 247, available 24/7, or via live chat, available 10am-10pm, Monday to Friday.
Topics: Netflix, TV And Film, True Crime, US News
Rhiannon Ingle