COJ #105: JP Miller’s (Much Deserved) Night in Jail + Monkey Madness in Murdaugh Country

On today's episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell — and attorney Eric Bland — talk about yet another piece of good news in the Mica Francis case: Her husband JP Miller’s arrest... After months of squaring off with protesters outside his (now closed) church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — and just one week after the FBI raided his house — JP Miller lost his cool in public and was arrested for third-degree assault and battery. Why? Because a woman said “Here, Kitty Kitty” to him.

Also on the show, Colleton County Sheriff’s Office loses key evidence, leading to the exoneration of Craig Lewis, a man accused of raping, beating and burning his wife to death. Was it corruption or incompetence?

Plus, all heck broke loose in the Lowcountry last week when 43 young female macaque monkeys escaped a lab right in the heart of Murdaugh Country. Monkeys, you say? Didn’t the Egg Lady Juror work on a monkey farm? She sure did. And she’s not the only Murdaugh connection to the story.

Stay posted on Eric Bland's New Book Anything But Bland on his website here: https://bit.ly/blandbook

Let's Dive In... 

Episode Resources:

FBI Raids JP Miller's Home in Myrtle Beach

John-Paul Miller released from jail after arrest for assault

Court TV's Coverage of Craig Lewis' Trial

43 Yemassee Monkeys Make News Across the Globe

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