FBI at the home of a pastor linked to the Mika Miller investigation

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (WMBF/Gray News) – Federal authorities visited the home of a pastor linked to the investigation into the death of his estranged wife.

FBI spokesman Kevin Wheeler confirmed they were conducting an authorized search of John-Paul Miller’s home on Coldwater Circle in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

John-Paul Miller is the pastor of Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach.

Death of John-Paul Miller’s wife, Mika Miller, gained national attention earlier this year.

Her body was found April 27 at Lumber River State Park in Orrum, North Carolina, after someone called 911 that they found a body in the water.

Earlier in the day, a woman called 911 and asked if her phone could be located because she was going to kill herself and wanted her family to be able to find her body.

During the conversation, the woman hung up the phone and the dispatcher was no longer able to contact her.

After the body was found, he was identified as Mika Miller.

After an investigation, her death was ruled a suicide.

Investigators found evidence that she had purchased the gun found near her body that day and Googled nearby parks.

Mica Miller and John-Paul Miller reportedly split up before her death.

Robeson County investigators confirmed that John Paul Miller was at a sporting event in Charleston on the day of her death.

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Editor’s Note – This story contains a discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the U.S. National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be reached by calling or texting 988.