As protesters continue to demand justice outside John-Paul Miller's Myrtle Beach, South Carolina church more than a month after the death of his estranged wife, the pastor took to TikTok to respond to more claims swirling around Mica Miller's passing.
But before addressing the seriousness of Mica's alleged suicide with true crime vlogger JustinOnTikT0k Friday night, Miller spoke candidly about his tattoos, addressing people's live questions.
"Somebody asked about my tattoos, and so these are my favorite scriptures, but I only got one at a time because I didn't think I was going to ever get more than one tattoo," Miller, 44, informed viewers, before opening up about processing the loss of his wife of nearly seven years.
"I haven't even started grieving, not even one minute," he said. "Every time I go to, something else happens... I'm planning on, once this is all over, taking some time and doing what I need to do to grieve."
Mica was found dead in Lumber River State Park in Orrum, North Carolina, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound April 30, according to authorities.
Miller said there was "no need" for an autopsy and he ordered for her remains to be cremated shortly after because "that's what she wanted."
"We talked a lot about what would happen if one of us passed, and that's something Mica wanted, and something I want as well, because we don't believe that the body matters as believers," he said, before telling viewers he is "still wearing my wedding ring," despite the status of their marriage prior to her death.
The couple's relationship had been deteriorating amidst rumors of Miller's alleged narcissism, prompting Mica to file for divorce earlier this year, loved ones said. Miller was believed to be romantically involved with another woman at the time.
"You can love somebody and be separated, and you can love them just the same and be divorced. Sometimes things don't stop your love for the person," he said.
Miller also seemingly claimed he was a victim of abuse via the public since news of her death broke.
"All the abuse that people are throwing at me, I just pray that none of y'all have to go through anything like this, because it's difficult," he said, while standing beside the medical examiner's determination Mica killed herself. Miller alluded to releasing more information on her death later this week.
"I do want justice for Mica, and I'm going to help bring that," he pledged.
"Just everything that shows why she passed away, who's responsible for it, and that I did every single thing a human being could do to try to keep her alive and keep her safe and keep her healthy," he claimed. "I was the only one who went to 48 people in three months and told them she needs her lithium and she does not need to be anywhere near a weapon."
Said Miller, "I showed them proof that she was suicidal – and nobody believed me."
Family and friends of Mica previously pushed back on claims of suidide, insisting there were no signs she intended to kill herself, and in the midst of her crumbling marriage, she was surrounded by a solid support system.
Last month, the Robeson County Sheriff's Office requested the FBI to assist in the continuing investigation, amid beliefs Mica's death was "all staged," her father, Michael Francis, told NewsNation. "I believe that the whole thing was premeditated."
