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Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott is the key voice in this combined episode on JP Miller, Mica Miller and the rise-and-fall story of Solid Rock Church. Her focus is the concept of carewashing: the way an alleged controller can take surveillance, pressure and boundary-breaking conduct and rebrand it as concern. According to federal prosecutors, Miller said he used a private investigator to monitor Mica in order to keep her safe. Scott explains why that kind of explanation can be persuasive to outsiders even when the behavior allegedly points in the opposite direction. 
That same framework helps make sense of the church story. Public reporting in 2023 described a ministry with significant holdings — roughly $5.59 million in property and related assets, including the church campus, acreage, vehicles and an airplane. By late 2024, Solid Rock Church and its school had closed, the main property had sold, and former church elders were publicly saying they had never been given a clear picture of the church’s finances. Meanwhile, JP continued preaching to a much smaller group at rotating locations. 
The federal indictment charges Miller with cyberstalking and making false statements and alleges conduct from November 2022 through April 27, 2024. Prosecutors say that conduct included unwanted contact, interference with Mica’s finances and daily life, tire damage, an intimate image posted without consent and tracking devices placed on her vehicle. Miller has pleaded not guilty, has not been charged in connection with Mica’s death and is set for the October 2026 trial term. 
Shavaun Scott’s analysis keeps the episode from becoming just another timeline recap. She looks at how institutions can confuse loyalty with morality and how people inside a system can start defending conduct they would instantly recognize as alarming anywhere else. 
The result is one story with two tracks: what prosecutors say JP Miller did to Mica, and what happened to the church structure that once centered him, funded him and, according to former insiders, revealed far less to its members than many thought.
 
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JP Miller was part of Mica Miller’s first marriage before he became her second husband. He officiated her 2012 wedding to Jeremy Deas after Mica had already spent years inside the Solid Rock Church community in Myrtle Beach. 
Mica began attending the church as a teenager. She later became a worship leader, and reporting and court records place her working for JP’s family. JP was roughly fifteen years older and served as pastor, mentor and employer before their relationship changed and they married in November 2017. 
The later federal allegations make that earlier power structure impossible to ignore. A grand jury indicted JP in December 2025 on cyberstalking and false-statement charges. Prosecutors allege that between November 2022 and April 27, 2024, he repeatedly contacted Mica, interfered with her finances and daily activities, damaged her tires, posted an intimate image without permission and caused tracking devices to be placed on her vehicle. He has pleaded not guilty and has not been charged in connection with her death. Trial is set for the October 2026 federal term. 
Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer examines how investigators separate disturbing relationship history from evidence that can actually support a criminal charge. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines the social environment around a dominant leader and how group loyalty can discourage questions until the consequences become impossible to dismiss. 
Former Solid Rock members have publicly described raising concerns about JP and feeling dismissed. Netflix’s Death of the Pastor’s Wife also portrays a congregation split over what members believed and whom they trusted. The federal indictment does not identify church members as charged participants. That leaves two different tracks: what prosecutors say JP did, and what the people around him may have seen before federal investigators entered the picture. 
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Lindsay Clancy jury room testimony after the mistrial is raising new questions about how the lone holdout behaved while twelve jurors tried to reach a unanimous verdict. Public interviews with jurors describe an 11-1 final split, repeated arguments over reasonable doubt, and a startling use of evidence during deliberations. 
Juror Nick Dargie told ABC News that the holdout sometimes disengaged while others were speaking and scrolled on his phone. Dargie says he asked the man to identify testimony or evidence supporting his position and did not get an answer he found responsive. He also says the holdout removed an exercise band from the evidence bag, tied it around a water bottle, and pulled on it. Dargie described the behavior as shocking and inappropriate for the seriousness of the case. 
Jury foreperson Roni Carlson has described another pivotal moment. She says the holdout acknowledged reasonable doubt about Clancy's criminal responsibility. Carlson began filling out and signing three verdict forms because she thought the jury had finally reached agreement. According to Carlson, the holdout then refused to join a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict. 
The jury later complained to Judge William Sullivan that one member was not following the court's reasonable-doubt instruction. Sullivan questioned jurors and re-read the applicable law. The defense sought the holdout's removal, but Sullivan kept the jury intact. After roughly 38 hours of deliberation across seven days, he declared a mistrial on September 4, 2026. 
Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski to examine what a lone holdout can experience inside a divided jury. They also look at why pressure can harden a position and how emotionally overwhelming evidence can affect jurors applying a legal standard. 
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The Mica Miller case returned to national attention after Netflix’s Death of the Pastor’s Wife gave her friends and family room to describe what they say Mica was telling them before April 27, 2024. One friend says Mica expressed a specific fear involving JP Miller, a statement that now lands against a separate federal indictment alleging cyberstalking. 
Mica’s death at Lumber River State Park was ruled a suicide, and JP Miller has not been charged with causing it. Her divorce attorney has said Mica was discussing a new start the day before she died, while the medical examiner’s report recorded no signs of a struggle where shell casings were recovered. Those facts remain part of the official record even as Mica’s loved ones continue to question how her final weeks unfolded. 
Federal prosecutors are asking a jury to decide something narrower. They allege JP engaged in cyberstalking from November 2022 through Mica’s death, including unwanted communications, tracking devices, financial interference, repeated contacts, and an incident involving her vehicle tires. They also accuse him of lying to federal investigators; he has pleaded not guilty. 
The federal indictment carries a maximum of five years on the cyberstalking charge and two years on the false-statement count if Miller is convicted. He remains free on bond while the case waits for the October 2026 term. 
Jennifer Coffindaffer, a former FBI Special Agent, explains why the distinction matters. The federal trial can test the government’s cyberstalking and false-statement allegations, but it is not a homicide case and cannot be treated as one. The result is a story with an official cause-of-death ruling, a pending federal prosecution, and a friend’s account of what Mica said she feared before either became public. 
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D4vd Celeste Rivas Hernandez wrongful death case — the family's civil complaint focuses new attention on the people who allegedly helped create access, transportation, housing, and financial support around David Anthony Burke. Twelve causes of action now sit beside the criminal case, with Burke's mother, management figures, security guard, and business entities among the named defendants. 
Sheldon Jacques is one of the most important names in the complaint. Celeste's parents allege the live-in security guard helped remove her from her family home and transport her to Burke's Hollywood Hills residence. The lawsuit further alleges that people around Burke knew or should have known Celeste was a minor and failed to take reasonable steps to protect her. 
The family's civil theory also follows the money. Colleen Burke is accused of handling parts of her son's finances and approving expenses tied to his business operations. At the criminal preliminary hearing, a former financial manager testified that Burke generated roughly $10 million to $11.5 million in gross earnings between 2023 and 2025. Property records later showed two Texas properties transferred into his mother's name after Celeste's remains were discovered. 
Burke has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges. A judge ordered him to stand trial after a July preliminary hearing, and he remains jailed without bail. His private attorneys withdrew in August and he is now represented by a public defender. The next scheduled status conference is October 19, 2026. 
Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Tony Brueski to explain why the civil suit matters before any damages are decided. Discovery can force document production and sworn testimony, and the complaint's allegations put the conduct of Burke's surrounding adults under a level of scrutiny that the criminal case may not require to resolve Burke's guilt or innocence. 
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