One in all Mica Miller’s sisters is demanding to know why her slain sibling had unexplained bruising on her fingers within the aftermath of her capturing demise in North Carolina on April 27.
Anna Francis advised NewsNow in an interview that Mica ‘undoubtedly’ had bruises on her hand.
‘I did ask [the medical examiner] personally is there any probability {that a} physique would have bruises on it from [being] collected from the water or somebody touching her after inspecting her?,’ she mentioned.
The examiner advised her ‘No,’ Francis mentioned to NewsNation, explaining {that a} physique can’t bruise after the center stops beating.
Miller, 30, died after succumbing to gunshot wound accidents that her husband, John-Paul Miller, non secular chief of the Strong Rock Church in prosperous Myrtle Seashore, mentioned had been self-inflicted. Her household stays unconvinced and are calling for a full investigation.
Mica’s sister Anna Francis mentioned she noticed bruises on Mica’s fingers after her demise. The medical expert advised her that bruises can’t seem after somebody’s coronary heart stops beating
It is now been reported that John-Paul has been noticed round city sporting Mica’s diamond necklace.
John-Paul, also referred to as JP, advised NewsNation’s Investigative Reporter Wealthy McHugh over textual content that the necklace was the truth is Mica’s and that ‘the hospital gave it to me after I noticed her physique,’ including, ‘I instantly put it on, to really feel near her. She liked that necklace.’
In an interview with NewsNation, Mica’s sister Destinee Barrientos did not purchase John-Paul’s reasoning for donning the pendant.
‘In our opinion, it isn’t one thing that’s to really feel near her, it is extra of a trophy. It’s extra of primarily nearly one thing to nonetheless hold over her. She was making an attempt to get away, and so I believe it is a last piece of her not with the ability to get away,’ Barrientos mentioned.
Mica filed for separation from John-Paul days earlier than she was discovered lifeless of what the medical expert mentioned was a self-inflicted gunshot wound at North Carolina’s Lumber River State Park on April 27.
And that wasn’t the one time Mica had filed for divorce from her husband, whom she met when she was simply 14 years previous as a member of his youth church group. She additionally filed in October 2023 citing adultery however withdrew it in February 2024.
This proof of Mica wanting to separate up, plus John-Paul’s cavalier perspective following her demise – together with going out on a date with a brand new girl 4 days after Mica’s suicide – has led the household and passionate followers of the case to reject the official story and push for solutions.
The newest troubling clue was identified by Mica’s different sister Anna Francis, who mentioned Mica’s physique had unexplained bruising on her fingers.
Mica Miller, left, and John-Paul Miller, proper, are pictured sporting the identical necklace. Mica is seen in Ring doorbell footage the day of her demise sporting what John-Paul mentioned was her favourite necklace
Mica (proper) died by suicide on April 27, after citing alleged adulterous conduct on the a part of her pastor husband
‘There have been undoubtedly bruises on Mica’s fingers that the medical expert had no recollection of, and I did ask him personally is there any probability {that a} physique would have bruises on it from [being] collected from the water or somebody touching her after inspecting her?’ Francis requested.
The medical expert advised her no, Francis mentioned to NewsNation, explaining {that a} physique can’t bruise after the center stops beating.
‘So our household, as an alternative of grieving her on the funeral dwelling, we had to enter battle mode, investigation mode, and do the job ourselves as a result of Robeson County was neglecting to do a correct investigation,’ Francis mentioned.
‘They made a fairly PowerPoint that lined up completely each motive why she would have carried out this herself, and so they did not examine the opposite facet in any respect.’
The Robeson County Sheriff’s Workplace, which has been in control of the investigation of Mica’s demise, has been coordinating with the FBI and federal attorneys.
Whereas the FBI hasn’t commented, it’s understood that Mica saved a every day journal detailing her wrestle and abusive marriage previous to her demise.
One occasion of doubtless abusive conduct got here to gentle by way of disturbing texts John-Paul despatched threatening Mica’s household 18 months earlier than his and Mica’s marriage broke down.
On the time, he texted his sister-in-law Sierra that he was coming to her dwelling ‘armed’ and ‘prepared,’ DailyMail.com reported.
The uncertainty round Mica’s demise has prompted dozens of mates and residents to go protest exterior Strong Rock church this Sunday.
One protester advised NewsNation that the group can be demonstrating exterior the church each Sunday ’till we discover justice for Mica.’
Mica Miller was seen in surveillance footage at a distant gasoline station simply earlier than she was discovered lifeless in a lake in Lumber River State Park on April 27
She pulled her automobile as much as a gasoline pump, walked within the retailer, purchased an vitality drink and walked out earlier than filling up her tank and driving away
Messages present Miller despatched a textual content to Sierra saying he was on her option to her home, the place Mica was staying in November 2022
Mica Miller’s sister Sierra (left) shared a sequence of disturbing texts from her estranged husband throughout an altercation between the couple in 2022
Lately launched surveillance footage of Mica making a routine cease in to a gasoline station mere hours earlier than she was discovered lifeless solely raises extra questions for the household.
Mica’s father, Michael Francis, commented on the video, saying his daughter’s conduct did not mirror that of somebody who would need to hurt themselves.
‘I consider that it was all staged. I consider that the entire thing was premeditated,’ Mica’s father, Michael Francis advised NewsNation in late Might when the footage was publicized.
Within the video of her exterior of the gasoline station, Mica is seen pulling her black sedan as much as a pump earlier than she steps out of the automobile, opens up her gasoline tank and walks inside.
Contained in the store, she is seen strolling throughout the shop earlier than she stands close to a row of fridges, seems to be round, buys an vitality drink and heads again exterior.
Mica, wearing all black, then waits round for her tank to refill, and in some unspecified time in the future she opens the motive force facet door, grabs her drink and takes a sip, earlier than closing it and watching the nozzle.
As soon as her tank is full, Mica removes the gasoline deal with from her automobile and drives away.
The proprietor of the distant gasoline station advised NewsNation that when he noticed Mica that day, he did not discover something out of the peculiar.
‘Nothing, nothing particular. Nothing, you already know, like, simply common, common day, common factor,’ the supervisor mentioned.
Not solely that, Angela Clark, a good friend of Mica’s who was one of many final to speak to her, confirmed her texts with Mica the evening earlier than she died.
Clark mentioned that Mica had texted her concerning the plans for that weekend’s Sunday service and requested for assist with automobile funds.
‘This isn’t any person that is prepared to finish their life, that is any person who was planning for the weekend, you already know and getting her automobile fee made,’ Clark mentioned.
Mica did nonetheless publish a video to Fb a number of weeks earlier than her demise talking about abuse inside marriage and providing assist to ‘ANYONE fighting leaving a harmful state of affairs as a result of they suppose God can be ‘mad’ at them.’
‘God hates divorce, however why? In accordance with all people that I’ve requested and the scriptures I’ve seen it is as a result of it hurts individuals. However does abuse damage individuals. How do you suppose God feels about that?’ Mica added.
Within the wake of accusations of abuse and grooming younger women together with Mica, Strong Rock church hasn’t been in a position to appeal to as many parishioners, with one current service solely having 30 attendees.
John-Paul was launched from his ministerial duties on the church in early Might.
Regardless of all that, Strong Rock Ministries is sitting on $5.59 million price of actual property and a $430,000 four-seater aircraft that is supposedly used for missionary work.
The intense scrutiny on John-Paul started when he surprised his congregants throughout a service the day after Mica died, saying her ‘self-induced’ demise and including that she was ‘mentally unwell.’
