Pastor John-Paul Miller allegedly had his late wife, Mica Miller, involuntarily hospitalized on at least one occasion during their strained marriage, her siblings said in the new Netflix docuseries Death of the Pastor’s Wife.

The three-part documentary, which premiered Aug. 26 on Netflix, features interviews with Mica’s family and friends about who she was, her marriage to John-Paul and the events leading up to her death by suicide at age 30 in April 2024, when the couple was in the midst of a divorce.

Before Mica’s cause of death was determined, her estranged husband, John-Paul, told the congregation at Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach, S.C., that his estranged wife, a former women’s ministry leader, had died by what he called “self-induced” circumstances, according to the docuseries.

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“Y’all knew that she wasn’t well mentally,” he said. “And that she needed her medicine that was hard to get to her…just keep our family in your prayers.”

In the docuseries, Mica’s siblings said she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder while she was engaged to John-Paul, who oversaw her care.

They alleged that he described some of her episodes as psychotic and at times claimed she was suicidal. They also said Mica was committed to a mental health facility multiple times throughout their marriage.

During her first stay, Mica was released from the facility less than a week before she and John-Paul married in 2017. She was also reportedly prescribed medication following the hospitalization.

Mica spoke openly about her mental health and her siblings believed John-Paul’s alleged emotional manipulation made her struggles worse, according to the documentary.

Mica Miller.Courtesy of Netflix
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According to her family, Mica’s final hospitalization was involuntary. They alleged that John-Paul contacted a mental health facility and initiated the hospitalization against her will.

The docuseries also features Mica’s siblings saying she later told police that John-Paul took her car, phone and laptop while she was hospitalized, with the laptop containing nude photos of her.

John-Paul declined to comment to producers of the docuseries and has denied having any involvement in Mica’s death, have previously said in an interview that he was out of town at the time.

John-Paul’s attorney, Nathan S. Williams, declined to comment to PEOPLE regarding the allegations raised in the docuseries.

John-Paul Miller.Courtesy of Netflix
More than two years later, John-Paul is awaiting trial on federal charges alleging that he cyberstalked Mica from November 2022 until April 2024 and lied to investigators about damaging Mica’s car tires.

The indictment alleges that John-Paul posted a nude photo of Mica online, placed tracking devices on her vehicle, contacted her more than 50 times in a single day, and interfered with her finances and daily life, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is out on bond.

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Meanwhile, Mica’s loved ones have continued advocating for the passage of “Mica’s Law” in South Carolina, which would make coercive control a criminal offense and expand the definition of domestic violence, according to the Netflix’s news site Tudum.

“The police weren’t able to do a single thing for Mica,” her sister, Anna Francis, claims in the docuseries. “Because you’re married to someone, that’s not harassment in South Carolina. That’s why ‘Mica’s Law’ is so important to us as a family.”

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