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Investigative reporters Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue their look into the Mica Francis case with Part Two of their deep dive into the pile of “evidence” her estranged husband — Myrtle Beach Pastor JP Miller — filed in her probate case. 

The evidence was meant to support JP’s claims that he was a good husband and not the cause of Mica’s death this past spring. Instead, Mandy and Liz are finding that the evidence — when pieced together — provides a disturbing look at the early days of the couple’s marriage. From the very beginning, JP seems to have seized on Mica’s alleged bipolar disorder diagnosis and appears to have used it as a way to contain and control Mica. 

Also on today’s episode, the Alex Murdaugh Clown Show is coming back to town. This week, jilted Juror 785 and Juror 630 make their television premier as they help Team Murdaugh manipulate the headlines ahead of Alex’s hearing in the state Supreme Court for his conviction murder conviction appeal.

We are also very excited for our Cups Up At Coco’s On The Beach September 28th at 5pm. We’ll toast Cups Up to Summer with a little low-key summer beach bash, book signing, and happy hour. Mix, mingle and bring your copy of Blood On Their Hands to get it signed. We’ll share some laughs, and raise a toast to a wildly busy summer.

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Premium Episode Resources:

Cup of Justice 95

Mica Francis Case Episode Playlist

Matthew Farwell Federal Indictment In Sandra Birchmore Killing

Former Massachusetts Police Officer Arrested in Connection with Murder of Young Woman

Mica's List

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Investigative reporters Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue their in-depth coverage of the Mica Francis case. 

Earlier this month, exhibits filed with Horry County Probate Court by Mica’s estranged husband, Myrtle Beach Pastor JP Miller, were made available to the public. To JP Miller, they are evidence that Mica Miller was a sick woman and he only wanted the best for her — that her estrangement from him was the result of family pressure and not because of anything she felt. 

He is adamant that he bears no responsibility in her April 27 death. But does the evidence show what JP says it does? 

Over the next few episodes, Mandy and Liz will analyze the exhibits piece by piece and discuss what this newly revealed information actually says about JP’s relationship with Mica. 

In Part One, they explore the first two months of Mica’s marriage to JP and specifically the events that occurred in the 30 days between Mica’s surgery on Dec. 1, 2017, and their church wedding at the end of the year. JP maintains that Mica experienced a bout of post-anesthetic psychosis and that the effects of this lasted in some form or other until her death. But is that really what happened? A look at emails and texts from that time seem to point to something else … and that something looks a whole lot like coercive control. 

Also on the show, a FOIA request from Luna Shark reveals new information in Mica’s case. In February of this year, Mica Francis reached out to the South Carolina Secretary of State’s Office to report that JP had allegedly stolen her notary seal.

Premium Members get an extended episode with analysis of the so-called “undecipherable email” from 2017 that JP claims shows the depth of Mica’s break from reality....

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Episode Resources:

Mica's List

Alison Williams Emergency Custody Motion

JP Miller's Bizarre Incident Crying On The Ground

Flo Daddy Tik Tok Video

Mica and JP Wedding Vows and Celebration Video 

Mica Francis Miller Healthcare Power of Attorney

South Carolina Code of Laws - Freedom of Information Act

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Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are once again forced to scrap their plans for an episode topic because of breaking news.

On Tuesday, TikTok user JusticeNTruth4SCcourts posted never-before published 911 calls from Mica Francis and her estranged husband Pastor JP Miller. This caught Mandy’s and Liz’s attention because they had FOIA’d Horry County for just about everything one can think of or related to this case and yet these calls were not disclosed to us. This public agency said to us that they gave all they found....? Are the police protecting themselves and violating public information laws? Or is this trove of calls now part of a bigger investigation into what led to Mica’s death in April? 

Mandy and Liz break down the new calls and what they mean to the timeline. 

They also consider new information revealed by both Mica and JP and how it fits into the bigger picture. What role — if any — did JP’s oldest son play in the harassment Mica was experiencing in February, March and April? And did Mica actually sign the power of attorney that granted JP complete authority over her medical decisions? 

The deeper the rabbit hole goes, the more sunlight Mandy and Liz seek to bring in this case. 

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Episode Resources:

@justicentruth4sccourts

South Carolina Code of Laws - Freedom of Information Act

Mica Miller Timeline (Soak Up The Sun Members)

For What It's Worth, by Buffalo Springfield

Mica Francis Miller Healthcare Power of Attorney

Myrtle Beach PD Missing Vehicle Report

Mica's List

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We have had a weird week between traveling and Tropical Storm Debby at home, so we decided to switch things up on the True Sunlight feed with a special deep dive episode lead by Sam Berlin. We will be back next week with more shocking developments in the Mica Francis story and we'll start this show with a couple of quick updates on a few of the cases we have been following. 

This is an exclusive Premium Dive Episode normally reserved for Luna Shark Premium Members but todays premium dive will also be released on the public feed because of how important the topic is. 

In today’s episode, reporter and producer Sam Berlin sat down with attorney Rebecca Lindahl to discuss the complexities of defamation cases…and what she thinks might happen with Buster’s case. Today's Premium Dive revolves around defamation law, specifically the differences between libel and slander, legal remedies, and the challenges of proving falsity, publication, and damages. Sam and Becky also discussed the ongoing legal battle between Angie and Aaron Solomon, the concept of public figure status in defamation cases, implications for reporters, and the potential for the Streisand effect.

Save The Date For Peter Strauss' federal sentencing hearing August 27th in Charleston and Alex Murdaugh's Federal Appeal in Richmond October 29th (just in time for spooky season). 

Special thank you to Rebecca Lindahl for lending her voice to today's show and you can learn more about her and her firm here:

Rebecca K. Lindahl 

Partner and Chair, Commercial Litigation Group

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

https://www.katten.com

Episode Resources:

From KSHB and Journalist Jessica McMaster – Former Marion police chief to be charged with crime in connection to raids

Special Prosecutors Press Release Regarding Marion County Raids on Newspaper

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After Monday’s settlement was announced between Myrtle Beach Pastor JP Miller and the family of his estranged wife, Mica Francis, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell take a look at what led up to this moment.

For the past two weeks, JP Miller has gone on a media tour … and when that tour didn’t seem to get the reaction he wanted out of the public, he appears to have made a decision: It’s time to post the recording from the night of March 11, when JP discovered that Mica was with another man. And not just that! Another video was posted: the full two-hour recording from JP’s NewsNation interview, in which JP’s comments about Mica’s family — which were edited out from the broadcast — could now be heard. Both recordings were posted by TrueCrimeRI, the mysterious TikToker who seems to have partnered with JP in an alleged effort to get “Justice for Mica.” As JP and his circle publicly celebrate the settlement — and celebrate the call from Mica’s family to end the Justice for Mica protests outside Solid Rock at Market Common Church— we are learning so much more about the fight that Mica had ahead of her in her divorce if she had lived … 

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Episode Resources:

Mica's List

NewsNation Interview with JP Miller

NewNation Shares Response from Mica Family

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Today, investigative reporters Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell take a look at everything JP Miller has said on the record thus far and offer an analysis of how his statements jibe and conflict with each other and with police and court records.

Over the past month, Pastor JP Miller of Solid Rock Ministries in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has taken to TikTok videos to combat what he says are lies being told about him after his wife Mica's death.

Over the past two weeks, though, those videos have come down and JP appears to be on a media tour of sorts, starting with a two-hour interview he gave to TikTok user FloDaddy, a sit-down interview with a Myrtle Beach newspaper and a nationally televised hour-long segment on NewsNation.

Also on the show, Mica Francis’ best friend Charlotte Korn returns to discuss her thoughts on the cease and desist letter JP’s lawyer sent her (along with a demand for evidence) and talk about what she thinks of JP’s interviews.

After listening to today's episode, catch Mandy on two amazing podcasts that published this week:

Wicked Words Podcast

Crime Analyst With Laura Richards Podcast

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Episode Resources:

Sonya Massey video Body Cam Footage

Mica's List & Mica's Law, Documents

NewsNation Interview with JP Miller

NewNation Shares Response from Mica Family 

Russell B Long Cease And Desist

East Coast Honda Incident

Flo Daddy Tik Tok Video

JP / Mica Purse Incident Tik Tok Video

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Investigative reporters Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell share two newly released 911 calls in the Mica Francis case. In the first call, Mica’s estranged husband Pastor JP Miller can be heard in the background as his loyal friend and associate pastor Tricia Ross tries to get Mica arrested by accusing her of theft. 

As Mandy and Liz continue to piece together the days and weeks leading up to Mica’s death in April, they’re finding more and more evidence of the abject cruelty Mica might have been experiencing in February and March as the system got weaponized against her. In the second call, Pastor JP gives away what kind of church leader he is after calling police on a “bum” seeking water and reportedly in the middle of a potential medical crisis. Also on the show, in a TikTok interview, JP Miller says that before she died Mica tried to get JP to give her a handwritten apology letter detailing all the things he was sorry for. JP says “apology letter” but it sounds almost like Mica was trying to get JP to handwrite a confession. Was she working with the FBI before she died? Or was she just trying to get leverage in her divorce? 

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Episode Resources:

Mica's List & Mica's Law, Documents

Nick Ginn Facebook Comments

Nick Ginn Training History 

Solid Rock Tricia Ross Employee Theft Report on Mica Francis 

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Tragically this week, two abused women were failed by the justice system and allegedly killed by their partners — Lauren Johansen of Mississippi Stephanie Francis of Rhode Island. On today’s episode we’ll get into that and a lot more on why our justice system needs to be paying attention.

Investigative reporters Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell give an update in the Stephen Smith case during the ninth anniversary of his mysterious death. Why did Highway Patrol stop looking into Stephen’s death right after receiving its strongest lead to date? 

Mandy and Liz look into the track record of the police officer behind a tip that introduced two new names into the investigation in 2015.

Also on today’s episode, 911 calls and police records show the chaos of Pastor JP Miller’s life in the aftermath of two big scandals he brought onto his church — his 2015 affair with Mica Francis and Mica’s recent death. After combing through dozens of reports involving the church, True Sunlight has a better picture about how JP and those in his circle have regarded the backlash. In one harrowing call to police — in which JP claims to be followed by an armed individual — police get a taste of JP’s flair for drama and the many contradictions of his personality. 

Lots to learn in this 58th episode of True Sunlight and more to come as Alex Murdaugh's appeal clock ticks down, Buster's defendants' responses are imminent and the FBI continues to look into Mica's case...

Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️

Episode Resources:

Mica's List & Mica's Law, Documents

Lauren Johansen - WLOX article

Buster Murdaugh's Defamation Case 

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Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell continue their coverage of the Mica Francis case, starting with JP Miller’s shock and horror upon discovering a shirtless photo has been posted of him online.

Social media came hard for JP this week with more accusations surrounding the tattoo of Mica’s signature he has on his torso. Solid Rock Ministries continues its battle with protesters, who were assaulted by a sprinkler this past weekend.

Mandy and Liz also break down the contents of the Medical Examiner’s report into Mica’s death — needless to say, the report raises more questions than it answers but mostly Mandy and Liz were astounded at its lack of thoroughness and its reliance on non-medical evidence. Plus, a newly released 911 call sheds more light onto Mica’s state of mind on March 11, when she filed her restraining order against JP. It also sheds more light onto the broken system that failed Mica — and continues to fail women everywhere.

Finally, two police reports filed by JP’s ex-wife outline very familiar accusations of harassment and stalking … as well as very familiar shrugs from law enforcement.

Episode Resources:

Mica's List & Mica's Law, Documents

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We originally planned to take this week off entirely, but guess what happened...? We got a flood of FOIA responses in the Mica Francis case… This week, due to the dogged FOIAing from Beth Braden and brilliant mind of Liz Farrell, LunaShark was the first media outlet to receive the 911 call from the incident that led to Chris Skinner’s death on September 6, 2021. 

Tik Tok has been hot with Chris Skinner theories ever since the news of Mica’s death hit national headlines — but JP’s ex-wife’s mention of Skinner in recent emergency protective order documents made those theories worth investigating in our opinion.

On today’s News Break “min-sode”, Investigative journalists Mandy Matney shares new details and the recently released 911 call concerning the tragic death of Chris Skinner in Myrtle Beach, SC. Mandy also highlights info available from recently released documents, while also pointing out inconsistencies in the drowning investigation and the intentional lack of witness statements. 

We also continue to ponder the suicide ruling on Mica and raise concerns about JP Miller's behavior. And even though today’s “mini-sode” is short, Luna Shark Premium Members are getting a second bonus episode this week where reporter and producer Sam Berlin just could not let go of a pressing question from the Murdaugh saga… where did the money go?  

We’ll be back next week with a full examination of all this and more... 

Until then Stay tuned. Stay Pesky. Stay in the Sunlight...☀️

Episode Resources:

Mica's List & Mica's Law, Documents

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