In July 2024, three months after Mica's death, her family reached a sealed settlement with JP Miller over her estate — and JP walked out of the courthouse smirking like a man who'd won. He hadn't.
In this episode, Investigative Journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down the five things really driving that settlement, including the house JP sold to his church two months after Mica first filed for divorce.
Then we're exploring the strange PR machinery that appeared in the weeks before the deal. A TikTok account that materialized to tell JP's side. A "reporter" at the Solid Rock protests whose press badge carried a fake name — and whose website was registered that same morning. And the centerpiece: a recording of JP's 2 a.m. phone call on March 11, 2024, confronting a young church employee about Mica — the same night Mica found a razor blade in her tire.
JP posted it to prove Mica was the villain. Listen to what it actually proves.
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Mica Francis Case page on lunasharkmedia.com 🌐
Mica's Law — Criminalizing Coercive Control in South Carolina 💜
Mica Miller's Family and Pastor Reach Legal Settlement — The Post and Courier 🤝
'This Is Over': The Settlement That Ended All Legal Disputes — WBTW News13 📰
SPARC: Stalking Prevention, Awareness & Resource Center 💜
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