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Officer by Officer: Inside the Spivey Complaint's Alleged HCPD Cover-Up Playbook (164pt2)
2026/09/12 | 40 mins.In Part Two of Two, Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell go officer by officer through the allegations contained in the Spivey family's federal complaint against Horry County police. And through every level of the investigation, the alleged conspiracy comes sharply into focus.
According to the lawsuit, the conspiracy to protect Weldon Boyd and Bradley Williams started immediately after they shot and killed Scott Spivey on Sept. 9, 2023, on an Horry County, SC, highway. And it continued through the power and influence of the now former Deputy Chief of Police Brandon Strickland, a close friend of Weldon, who allegedly directed the investigation in a direction favorable to his buddy.
But Strickland isn’t the only officer with dirt on his hands, according to the Spiveys..
Officer Daniel Spencer allegedly feeding investigation details to Weldon Boyd.
Officer Kerry Higgs telling Weldon to stop talking.
Damon Vescovi granting Weldon's attorney access to an unsecured scene.
Lt. Doug Dishong allegedly ordering body cameras off while evidence was still being handled.
And Scott’s body left baking in his truck, towed 45 minutes to an impound lot, and an autopsy the coroner never recommended — allegedly pushed to inflate a blood alcohol reading.
Plus a never-before-heard internal affairs interview, the September 11th "be nice to Weldon" meeting, and the phone download that allegedly hid 100-mph chase speeds from the case file.
Are these just a series of failures and coincidences… or is this what a cover-up looks like when it's finally dragged into the sunlight?
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“Horry County Officer Writes "ACT LIKE A VICTIM - CAMERA" On Note To Homicide Suspects” 🎞️
How Decomposition Can Artificially Inflate Blood Alcohol Levels (National Library of Medicine) 🧪
Body-Worn Camera Policy & Best Practices Toolkit (U.S. DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance) 📹
Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement (National Institute of Justice) 🔦
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2026/09/10 | 53 mins.Part One of Two
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On the eve of the third anniversary of Scott Spivey's killing, his family filed a bombshell federal lawsuit against Horry County and 13 current and former police officers — including former Deputy Chief Brandon Strickland, former Chief Joseph Hill, and "act like a victim" Officer Damon Vescovi.
The complaint alleges a coordinated conspiracy to steer the investigation toward exonerating Weldon Boyd and Bradley Williams from the very first hours: unseized phones, returned weapons, disabled body cameras, coached witnesses, a retroactively altered on-call schedule, a wiped tablet — and, for the first time in a court filing, the allegation that officers planted drugs in Scott's truck.
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down the full list of accusations, revisit Strickland's own recorded words about working "in the shadows," and explain why the Spivey family's fight against qualified immunity may be the battle of all battles.
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What Is Qualified Immunity? (Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute) ⚖️
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Section 1983: Suing Government Officials for Civil Rights Violations (FindLaw) 🏛️SC Code § 16-17-600: Desecration of Human Remains (Justia) 🕯️
Previous Episodes: Sunlight on Scott Spivey Spotify Playlist 🎧
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2026/09/10 | 53 mins.Part One of Two
On the eve of the third anniversary of Scott Spivey's killing, his family filed a bombshell federal lawsuit against Horry County and 13 current and former police officers — including former Deputy Chief Brandon Strickland, former Chief Joseph Hill, and "act like a victim" Officer Damon Vescovi.
The complaint alleges a coordinated conspiracy to steer the investigation toward exonerating Weldon Boyd and Bradley Williams from the very first hours: unseized phones, returned weapons, disabled body cameras, coached witnesses, a retroactively altered on-call schedule, a wiped tablet — and, for the first time in a court filing, the allegation that officers planted drugs in Scott's truck.
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell break down the full list of accusations, revisit Strickland's own recorded words about working "in the shadows," and explain why the Spivey family's fight against qualified immunity may be the battle of all battles.
Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
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Listen to COERCED: The Devotion and Death of Mica Francis Miller on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🎧
What Is Qualified Immunity? (Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute) ⚖️
The Project on Immunity and Accountability (Institute for Justice) ☀️
Section 1983: Suing Government Officials for Civil Rights Violations (FindLaw) 🏛️SC Code § 16-17-600: Desecration of Human Remains (Justia) 🕯️Previous Episodes: Sunlight on Scott Spivey Spotify Playlist 🎧
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2026/09/03 | 1h 12 mins.Turns out the internet is disgusted by ‘Pastor’ JP Miller as a three-part documentary titled Death of a Pastor's Wife about Mica Francis Miller’s case premiered on Netflix last Wednesday.
Beyond the documentary and the additional reporting in this episode, you can get the whole story on COERCED, LUNASHARK’s new Drop Feed about the devotion and death of Mica Francis… Follow and Rate 5 Stars on Apple to amplify our mission giving voice to victims.
The documentary brings new attention to the intense abuse that Mica accused JP of in their marriage and the persistent harassment and stalking she accused him of in the lead-up to her death.
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell share everything the documentary didn’t include… like JP’s felonious father, Rev. Wayne Miller, and how the cycle of alleged abuse seems to have begun. Plus we’re diving into JP’s first marriage, the sinister details that emerged from their divorce and the harassment and stalking that JP’s first wife reported to police.
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Beth Braden’s Mark Kaufman FB Post 🧾
Mica’s List & Mica’s Law - June 5, 2024 📄
Netflix’s “Death of the Pastor’s Wife” 🎞️
Previous Episodes: TSP 50 & 56 + COERCED Ep 5 🎧
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2026/08/28 | 1h 3 mins.Follow The DROP FEED on Apple, Spotify or Ad-Free from LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon or Supercast
COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller is a LUNASHARK® DROP-FEED from the award-winning team behind the Murdaugh Murders Podcast — investigative journalists Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Beth Braden — along with producers Kate Thomas, Grace Hills and David Moses. It’s a remastered, chronological retelling of more than 2 years of original reporting from the True Sunlight Podcast, built for listeners who want to follow one case.
On April 27, 2024, 30-year-old Mica Miller — wife of Myrtle Beach pastor John-Paul Miller — walked a mile into a North Carolina state park and made a 911 call that would be the last time the world heard her voice. Within days, her death was ruled a suicide — a ruling that would have ended the story for most true crime journalists.
In the premiere of our remastered Drop-Feed series, Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell return to where their reporting began: the bizarre sermon Pastor JP Miller delivered the morning after his estranged wife's death. An obituary that reads like a taunt. A criminal history that includes running over a woman with a car — twice. And a stack of police reports showing Mica tracked, harassed, and hospitalized against her will in the months before she died.
Police say that JP Miller didn't pull the trigger. But as Mandy and Liz explain — there's more than one way to end a life.
COERCED takes a deeper look at JP Miller’s dark past that includes rape allegations, alleged bestiality, an assault conviction and pardon, and a pattern of allegedly abusive behavior that can be traced back to his father — Rev. Wayne Miller. JP’s felon father once owned a Christian complex in South Carolina called Gloryland… before it mysteriously burned down.
Through exclusive interviews, 911 calls, court filings, and documents obtained through relentless FOIA requests, COERCED examines coercive control, medical and spiritual abuse, and the systems that dismissed a woman fighting for her life — and asks what accountability looks like.
Mica couldn't save herself. But her story could save others.
This series discusses domestic abuse, coercive control, and suicide. If you or someone you know needs support, please call or text 988 or contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Support in South Carolina is also available through Liza’s Lifeline.
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