Pastor's wife mystery: Former friends skeptical of alleged suicide | Banfield
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- Опубликовано: 5 май 2024
- An investigation is underway into the death of Mica Miller, a pastor’s wife who was found dead with an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound. Her former friend Alicia Young says she “absolutely believes” Miller did not take her life.
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Who stays at a church where a pastor leaves his wife for a younger woman (if not a child)????
IKR??? Those congregants need to start following Jesus and the pastor ONLY if he is doing the same. Clearly, that pastor is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. How ignorant can people be!
Cult mentality. It’s incredible how much people can accept blindly
An apostate one.
CHILD/GIRL NOT “Younger woman” ffs
Or sit and listen to the pastor bad mouthing his wife in front of them. He wanted them to hear a history of her” mental illness”.
This was NOT a suicide. This “pastor” was married with 5 kids & she was 14 when she began attending the church & he took a “special interest in her”. He’s another Drew Peterson. 🤬🤬🤬
Why couldnt the members see through him ? A pastor is supposed to be the husband of one wife !
OMG!
And now she's dead. Like Stacey Peterson is presumed to be. The man says" a little concerning". Really? That's indicative of many men's take on these tragedies.
She called 911 right before offing herself, saying she was gonna off herself
This channel will report on that fact soon and it will be the last story this channel does on this matter
@@chriscuomo9334 Nobody calls 911 to say they will off themselves. It was not her.
The Devil is running the church 👿
If you can’t go to church & escape the devil where can you go?!? Poor Mica had nowhere to turn!! I pray for her salvation even if she did take matters into her own hands!! The wolf walks among Us in sheep’s clothing trying to lure in the **Innocent & Adolescent**
Truth. Father Malacai , spoke on this.
WOW
It's scary all the people being fooled and misguided by the pastors runnin many churches. The devil has infiltrated everywhere.
@@shannong2703 The problem is that professed "Christians" barely actually read their bible for themselves, if they even own one and are just plain bible ignorant and without true spiritual discernment. Better to be an actual bible believer who sits with a group of likeminded folks who want to study and read that book for themselves, ask questions and discuss what they're reading. You most definitely cannot necessarily trust the guy in the pulpit if he does not know the words of that book AND has the book very nearby every time he's preaching and teaching from the pulpit. I don't trust a preacher who doesn't once in awhile say to his folks NOT to believe what he says but to prove it by personal bible study. Stay away from megachurch entertainment and "experiences," the speaking in tongues crowd and their visions and dreams, the overkill blaring music, chanting, pentecostalism and evangelicalism.
Yikes. This sounds like a Lifetime movie. So he met Mica when she was 14 in a youth group and eventually left his wife for her and then married Mica? And now she's dead. And he has a new girlfriend who also had a husband who drowned in their pool years ago. Wow.
Yeah and his gf and hubby went to their church. He did the surman at her hubby funeral. 😩😳
There is a video going around of the funeral. It’s so odd. 😳😳😳😳😳
Yep! That sounds like the story! Haha!
@@suzannen.6403😵💫😳
@@suzannen.6403 I heard he officiated her funeral over the weekend.
The Pastor needs to be investigated thoroughly and arrested. None of this sounds right or okay
How tragic. A wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing .. God has the final say, no one will escape judgement
Yeah right
Well he escaped . Police said no foul play . He’s living it up wit his new gf
He has been judged! Just look at this upheaval. His safe, covered cloak has been removed! He worked hard learning christianese. Now the darkness is exposed. It’s only the beginning!
L@@sandriagutierrez2605
That's what they rely on. They always justify it in God's eyes, and act with impunity in their life.
Honest question. Did the medical examiner and/or detectives attend this church ? This Pastor is a very, very dangerous man.
I agree .. its easy to wipe an assassination under the rug if the perpetrators have a common goal - to protect their "church"
I doubt it. The church is in Myrtle Beach, SC and she was found in a neighboring state (NC) about 90 minutes away.
I’d like to know this myself! There’s way too many red flags here, “coincidences” and she spoke out and stated a lot that predicted this all happening!! I personally don’t care about the 911 call, etc…this was a woman trying to leave a toxic relationship and start life over…not have it end
... or the local masonic lodge, perhaps?
I do NOT believe this was a suicide. Nope 😢
That lady news reporter needs to stop interrupting the people she interviews! Every single one of her interviews she keeps interrupting, sometimes the most crucial information. It's beyond irritating, please STOP interrupting them!
She’s always done this. She’s only got a few seconds left of every episode! Haha!
Reporter 😂😂 she's a diatribe host for loopy entertainment news
She has to, he’s rambling
She came from Dallas,Texas. Local news. I watched her come up. She has always been really full of herself.
@@ginamarshall7691Has she always worn the same color? I've never seen her in anything other than beige or sometimes white.
thank you to this couple for speaking out.
I think they should be careful and watch their backs, that preacher can't be trusted
@@dre9813 well that much is obvious...question is how much of his wacky congregation is right there behind him.
Agree! Justice for Mica !!!!!!!!
If my pastor had an affair and leadership did nothing, like in this case, then its my responsibility as a fellow believer to do something. Call him out in front of the whole congregation. Call out the leaders too who have allowed it. Demand resignation right then and there. Shame on this pastor. And shame on all those in leadership or otherwise who knew about his sinful way of life and allowed it to continue. JUST AS GUILTY!
I totally agree with this statement 💯💯💯everyone stood by and allowed this to happen
Amen!!!
Members of that church should find a REAL church of God with a REAL pastor who follows the Living God.
These are the low-key prosperity/charismatic churches trying to get rich by manipulating their congregation. Days of deception and many will be deceived.
Amen to that. There’s definitely a separation of real vs fake taking traction lately.
Amen and Amen
Good luck with that. Churches don't teach what they should. Better to study on your own
To be fair, there is no real god.
In Paul's letter to both Timothy and Titus, the Preacher should be the husband of ONE wife... He was disqualified for ministry at the time of leaving his 1st wife and children...
Correct... Where is the discernment in this " church" ?
Excatly
Amen, I just made that very comment.
He didn’t have any right to leave his wife and marry again. You marry until death 🤷♀️
@@weewhorobin8202 I agree yet He can divorce but ministry is OUT ...
FOUL PLAY…. This needs to be investigated further.
He is the P Diddy of pastors. He picked up homeless men and forced her to have sex with them and also made her watch him with other women. Probably threatened to release the tapes. He also gave her illegal drugs, hence the mental issues. Plunder channel on YT shows the papers of this. He destroyed her. -How did a paraplegic open the pool gate alone at 5a.m.? Someone put him in the wheelchair. I hope they check the street cameras to see if she was kidnapped or if someone was hiding in her car. Interesting that both deaths occurred without any video surveillance...so far.
Dam player gona play I guess
Disgusting isn't strong enough a word. Wow.
Wow !!! He is a terrible human being !!!! 😮😮😮
Is that the rumor around the litter box?
Someone who calls himself a pastor and who people look up to, should not be grooming young girls. Something is not right with this guy.
I’m so tired of listening to these types of stories where church leaders live an extremely secular lifestyle. If you are attending a church, please follow the kind where morals are a top priority. Don’t give these types of places your money or allow your children to attend. Be proactive and learn about the people running the church. Many are just there making a lot of money and not following scriptures.
Please stop referring to this as secular. There are plenty of secular people aka non religious people, who are not doing the what this man did. The opposite of religious is non religious - NOT EVIL. This man is evil.
No way in hell she did herself in. No way.
The Coverup begins... Tomorrow
They will catch him that’s wolf dressed like a sheep!
Well she did footage of her buying the gun and bullets, footage of him being in a different state at exact time she did this. Her 911 call to inform them so her family can find her body, the witness who heard the gunshot and found her belongings. Not a conspiracy here case closed
Why ?
She clearly killed herself. But I think that doesn't really resolve her ex of everything. The woman clearly felt trapped
A hit man could set it up as a suicide.
anyone could frame a suicide
The pastor could have made it look like suicide. I dont believe she did it !
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The fumes from the litter box must be intoxicating your brain.🤪
Yes, exactly. This has to be something other than suicide.
🤔What is up with all these “religious” people in America un-aliving their spouses? That Idaho (not Iowa) couple on trial for wife and kids comes to mind…🤨
You mean Idaho? I’m thinking of Chad Daybell
Being "religious" doesn't make you exempt from the evil spirits. In my personal opinion I feel like your attacked more by evil & have to be careful especially when backsliding & living in sin or a double life.
They are only humans and have choices and make choices as all other humans do. The worst thing is that they use the name of God to omit despicable crimes or sins. Unfortunate
They have support from all the other christians because nobody even questions weather god is realistically a good thing to put faith into - heck many of these supporters wouldn't know critical thinking or evolutionary science from a fairy tail.
Or even the Oklahoma case Jillian Kelly and Victoria killed by this church cult calling themselves "misfits" 5 people arrested. One being the grandma of Victoria's two children.
So, we’re just glossing over the new affair where the mistress’ husband mysteriously died?!
Hell.. the "pastor" took care of him too.
@@tiffanymcintyre8375with god on his side
WTF? She was a child. And everyone in this church thought that was ok?
Guess so
They first met when she was 14 and he was 28 I believe, it doesn’t mean something happened when she was under age.
He might MET her when she was 14. No evidence anything happened until they met later when she was an adult
Justice for Mica 💐 🌹 🌸 🏵 🌼 💐 🌹 🌸 🏵 🌼
There was.
How can anyone still attend or support this church? Parents should be affraid to let him near their kids.
It was very concerning....did ANYONE speak up? There was a situation like this in my church...I spoke up, I got kicked out, and I would do it again.
Praise God there are still people with integrity like you 👏.
We MUST stand up.
I stood up too about a sketchy "youth pastor". I wasn't listened to because there wasn't proof but eventually it all came out.
Because nobody listened, young girls were needlessly harmed 😢
What I learned is that the vast majority of people do not care about anyone outside their family and so will not intervene and upset their cosy social life in the "church".
They are "Christians" in name only.
"Synagogues of Satan", Jesus would call these places!
(Revelation 2:9, 3:9)
He was married and met a 14 years old and has another girlfriend who her husband drowned in the pool??? He killed his wife! This psycho thinks he can do whatever he wants. Why the police is not investigating him? We need a second and third opinion
This is so scary about church….do you know how many times I left my kids with church members? I like churches that don’t allow Men to be alone with men unless there are at least one other woman present. But please believe the police are investigating him, they have to have the receipts…Our criminal justice system needs a major overhaul. This story is why the church is dying. Hypocrites, liners, and all the demonic things Grandma warned about. Your post really resonated with me because you use the term WE, I can’t tell you care about the community. Would you like to go live to bring more attention to this, and start a conversation so we can protect other young women from this. You Game? I would even be willing to get a special Zoom panel to discuss. We can’t let this story be just another, Woman Deleted. 😤🤯🥺
We have lots of opinions on RUclips
I saw on the news that the police ruled it as a sucide 😢
@themamabeeexperience I don't think one woman alone is good either. Always, if possible, two people to care for kids and teens. We see teachers with 12 years old kids. Abuse has no gender or age. We must keep more than two eyes on everything.
@@laurenmay2098 thank you for that response and you are so correct, especially in this age of social media. 🥸🐝💛
Thank you for bringing light to this!
Why did you interrupt him when he was saying something interesting? Rude of you and frustrating for the audience.
This interviewer lady has a habit of doing this. I really don't care for her.
That dude wasn’t saying anything but excuses
Nothing good comes from cheating and sleeping with other woman’s husband. This was doomed from the start 😢😢
Exactly
“Other women”??? Can you explain to me why you categorize a 14 year old girl as a woman? Can you also explain why you’re putting all of this blame on a child (at the time) and not the pastor who was married and made vows to his wife and the God he claims to believe in?
@@divalizzous You see knowledge is very important. The so-called child was married to another man, the marriage was actually ordained by JP. She wasn’t 14 at all, actually she was 15 even when they moved to the State. She was a praise and worship leader in that church and also a babysitter (while married to her first husband) to JP’s children. She started cheating on her husband with JP for years. JP’s wife filed for divorce because she caught them red handed. Her first husband (by all accounts the nicest guy and husband for her) was a member of that church and got extremely heartbroken by all this. Is it clear now?? Thanks!
He does not even qualify to be a pastor according to the Bible.
How was this man ever a Pastor? Completely against Biblical standards if he left a wife and 5 Children. And then continues unchecked in his behavior with no accountability. Unbelievable!
You’re wondering how he was a pastor? The fact that your concern is that he left his wife and children and not that he is a pedophile and murderer proves how he became a pastor. Folks don’t care about what’s important, only image and perception.
Fourteen years old, he groomed her. She was a child when they met, this is sick!!
Pastor yeah that’s a lie!!
Learning when to interrupt and how to lead the interviewee to the pertinent information are skills this reporter may want to develop more of.
Nancy Grace needs to get onvolved.
Facts
She has done a podcast now
This poor guy doesn't interview well at all. This clip could have been 3 minutes instead of 6.
He ain't no Steve Goncalves.
Agreed. Unfortunately news media wants sound bites or nothing
Your rambling. She’s trying to help you by breaking in with a question.
Solid rock church? Sounds so made up!
Solid red flag church
I believe his girlfriend did it. Who else would be damaging her tires? And if his girlfriend was trying to kill her, putting a tracker on Mica’s car would give her Mica’s location. The girlfriend could have tracked her to that park in North Carolina.
Exactly!!!
Oh wow! Yes this is so on target! It had to be the girlfriend it’s the pastors lullaby, the girlfriend had to be the one who planned it with this so call pastor they both planned each of there spouses death 💀 how evil God is not mocked they will get wants coming to them God I pray your answer for micas family and friends speedly your answers will come quickly 🙏
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If his girlfriend was involved, it could explain "Mica's" 911 call. Officer Tatum played it on his channel and it exonerates the pastor. On the call, a woman claiming to be Mica tells the operator she is about to kill herself. But prior to that, Mica told her sister that if she ends up dead, her husband is responsible.
Something is really wrong with this situation and church and pastor. It makes you wonder. Where is the Most High God in this church? God is a Holy God. God said be Holy as I am Holy. And this doesn’t sound like a God fearing church. I definitely would have walked away from this church that is playing church. The Most High God is no one to play with. Judgement day will come for all.
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AMEN AND AMEN!!
God allows things to happen that are bad. He was there when this happened. Just because we are saved, doesn't mean we don't go through bad things. He promises to be there with us
Thank u Ashley!!! Ppl who actually KNEW the couple praying for Mica's family #justiceformica
I wish this newscaster would stop interrupting that man!
This guys stumbles over his words. He knows too much and is choosing his words very wisely.
A thorough investigation needs to be made on this so-called pastor. Too many red flags to be ignored.
And his new partner. Her husband's death sounds suspicious as well. They know something mark my words.
@@MissX905 Yes, I agree!
Ashley, how dare you! There is no such thing as an ‘affair’ between a 14 year old and an adult!
A note to this journalist please stop interrupting. I want to hear your guests. That's why you are interviewing them.
He should have never been pastoring.
I feel so sorry is clear he killed her this is worst than the time Shannon watts lost her life, please get the answers needed
I think the craziest part of this is all the “Christian’s” coming out of the woodwork to say they knew about this already and throw shade
EXACTLY.. if you knew about it then why the hell didn't you do or say anything to stop it?
Most people always do that, coming out of the woods afterwards and do the knew-that-all talk. Mankind is lost.
You can't always stop evil from happening. Sometimes, all you can do is remove your self (unless minors are involved, and one can try reporting to law enforcement/social services).
HE IS GUILTY!!! P.S. If a pastor leaves his wife for a teenager, please don't attend that church!
This Pastor is evil and I fault the church to for sweeping all of his sins under the rug and giving him a slap on the rist. Now another person is unalived. They need to give him a lie detector test.And put him in jail to stop the madness.She did not take her own life, like the guy in the wheelchair didn't either.
Why did these people actually leave the church? 🤔 Mrs. Young seems really stressed the more her husband talks. 🤷🏼♀️ Body language. 😵💫
Why is she married to that?
Maybe scared they'll be suicided
I noticed her body language too
Ashley interrupts a lot
It’s super irritating, but it might have to do with time constraints.
Well this gentleman did do a lot of hemming and hawing. It seemed like he was hesitant to answer. But I believe Nancy Grace is the worst about butting in when people are answering her questions.
Very sad...something very wrong in this situation. Kudos to this couple speaking out. I pray that Truth will prevail here.
This may be also an abusive relationship. Kenn does a lot of the talking and his wife Aleisha, says one word, Yes and he shuts her up and she is upset. Her silence speaks and communicates volumes.
Yes your right l notice this as well
Came here for this comment
He was mad when he got cut off and his wife was given a direct question
He looks like he was annoyed when the reporter directly ask the lady a question. He was levid! I guarantee her lunches with Mica was about their situations.
You’re *
Just pray for Justice for Mica..🙏🙏
Lots of corruption.
The Pastor ahoukd not have been allowed to hold that position
Men like this are too cowardly to stop him
If you cant treat your wife well, you cant treat Gods bride well either.
Slippery Rock Church
The reporter didn't need to be so rude and dismissive of this gentleman who was willing to give his time to be interviewed while grieving his and his wife's friend. There's a way to politely do things.. and this was definitely not it.
She was trying to give his wife a chance to speak since he completely bulldozed her after the first attempt.
You don't become "friends" with a 14 year old child when you are a grown person! No grown person should have anything in common with a 14 year old child! If anything, you mentor and are protective of them and have a clear boundary around your role as an adult
I blame everyone in the church for having him as their pastor. I do not know how people can let the church become so corrupt. This is why attendance is so low. We are tired of the corruption and want a true outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
This " man " should not be in the pulpit!! Hes an imposter, he is NO TRUE BELIEVER!! HE NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE GOD!!!
Look up JP’s father Reginald Wayne Miller and the insane things he’s involved in. Holy Moley, what kind of family did Mica marry into?? 👀
A Cult?
@@lionheartmerrill1069 I’m not sure if it is cult related, but he had done jail time and almost went to prison in Pakistan.
@@lionheartmerrill1069sure as hell sounds like it
@@MissRobynTN I'm 1/2 kidding about saying it's a cult, I tried to find out about Solid Rock's beliefs but they've closed their sites. JP is a terrible example of a pastor. I found that his 1st wife has a no contact order & several DV charges against him per a Google search. Whether it's true I don't know.
@@True_crime_mama I don't know for sure "mama" but.....
Can’t understand why he didn’t go to jail for his behavior with Mica.
A psychopath like this will have flying monkeys at all levels. Even the medical examiner could have been one. Look at the degree to which she was stalked, harassed and had her property damaged without anyone arresting him. Committing her to a mental hospital after her did things to drive her crazy or make her look that way. All those who aided and abetted that demonic man of the devil should be held accountable.
JP should never have been allowed to pastor a church. Did he even go to seminary?
It is not unheard of for a man to hold the gun and force a woman to say what she said ! This is highly suspicious! They need to keep investigating this oh but cops are dirty too! This is a lifetime movie all over again
I wish this reporter would quit interrupting people.
Ashley needs to interview just the wife...
Ashleigh needs to stop interrupting
Ok so if medical exxaminers and detectives are saying this was undeed a suicide, I would like to see what exactly made them come to that conclusion. Just because she was not shot in the back of her head isn't enough infomation to convince me. Did she really call 911 before hand or is that just a rumor?
True. Just like Tammyvl Daybell died her death ruled accidentally till Chad and Lori Vallow married her kids were found murdered, Tammy's body exhumed to find out she was murdered..
@Maa... Hope they get 2nd opinion from medical examiner..
Yes she call 911 told the dispatcher she was going to delete herself and then did she even bought the gun hours before
So who is praying to God Almighty to reveal the truth????????????
I am!!! 🙏💜
Man if you look into his eyes on that pic with the 2 together you can clearly see he’s not normal
Alicia needs to get out of her own controlling marriage
Look at John Paul's history and see who John Paul really is. His history with Mica is a little disturbing, and his character and age difference, no doubt, led to his emotional abuse of Mica. This church not taking action with this pastor's actions is horrid.
Whether Mica killed herself or John Paul killed her, he ultimately is the cause of her death.
My opinion is that she killed herself, but only after John Paul probably threatened her after he was served divorce papers. He probably threatened to ruin her life, and she thought taking her own life was the only escape.
Wow....what's going on there??
I don't understand how he lasted this long as a pastor.
It wasn't a suicide... People know how to cover their tracks n have whole corrupt communities supporting them especially in cult churches where judges law enforcement n CPS workers attend... Remember ole saying it's not what you know but WHO you know is so true in many aspects.... Look in to church in Franklin TN it's so the same. If you look you will know what I'm saying.
This is so frustrating!! If we would read THE BIBLE- which we claim to believe and follow- a divorced and remarried man is forbidden to be a Pastor!!! He should never have had so many people in his church, because he is a charlatan.
Oh my gosh this is too much
He's certainly not a good looking man
Who drives 70 miles to commit su*cide?! If she took her own life, which i don't believe she did, but if so his lack of care and empathy for someone he once loved, and being a pastor, is disgusting, he's a narcissist and a bully and doesn't even try to hide it. Also, why would she ask for an order of protection then turn around and unalive herself the following day?! the math ISN'T mathing!
Plus there was a tracker on her car.. they knew wherever she was heading all the time...
You're like regardless it's his fault
You're ridiculous
@@supriseimblackthe public and media will ruin this man’s life over this!
Rosepetals, Mica's own Dad and sister see this situation the same way. Their interviews on RUclips are fascinating. There is so much more to this situation! So many, many red flags.
@@lilac6940 Thanks for that! where can i find these interviews?
This is a Dateline that's writing itself
He's a predator
Sounds like he’s a sinister minister
Her being energetic and having faith in God doesn’t mean she wasn’t struggling with suicidal ideations. That’s the problem with church folks, they think having faith in God and praying more will help resolve mental health issues. She needed a safety plan and psychological help to help her in healing from the narcissistic abuse that she endured.
Man, this story is all over the place
Mica was moving forward, getting away from the danger, I do not believe she killed herself!
What about the deceased husband (who he buried) of his current girlfriend, very odd Indeed.
If the pastor's shady past was common knowledge, why were they still church members there?
I always pray whatever is in the dark comes to the light. Beware of leaders, teachers, apostles even pastors some can be wolves in sheep’s clothing. Gods people stay vigilant.
"15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruit" Mathew 7:15-16
Just a sign of the times. Abominations being carried out in the church out in the open and just "accepted" by church leaders and the congregation. No way Mica took her own life. I hope that she and her family receive justice. RIP Mica❤
Why cremated her was he afraid the family would do another autopsy. Does the medical examiner attend the church. Red flag
Hypocrisy in a church? No... No way 😒
The LEADERS in churches know all the chisme 💯
Never should have been behind the pulpit in the first place secondly if members knew this they should have left or confronted this. Sad Mica is gone!
There’s hypocrisy in most churches.
Sounds like the Daybells all over again
Can't make this stuff up! What a piece of work he is...