Leroy Dean McGill’s execution is currently in the news, with multiple outlets reporting that he was scheduled to be executed in Arizona in May 2026 for the July 2002 murder of Charles Perez and the related arson and attempted murder of Nova Banta. Several pieces note that the Arizona Supreme Court granted the execution warrant, setting May 20, 2026 as the date, making it the first execution in Arizona that year. Public coverage also discusses McGill’s background and the history of his appeals, along with contemporaneous reporting of the activity around his case. You can expect ongoing updates around last-meal details, final words, and execution procedures as that date approached and, if carried out, after.
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Documents state that in July 2002, McGill entered a Phoenix apartment and threw gasoline on Perez and Banta and set them on fire. Three other people were able to escape from the fire.
www.abc15.comArizona is set Wednesday to execute a prisoner convicted of fatally setting a man on fire over 20 years ago
www.independent.co.ukArizona man who set a man on fire during a 2002 attack is scheduled to be executed in May.
tucson.comSTATE v LEROY DEAN McGILL
law.justia.comMurderpedia, the free online encyclopedic dictionary of murderers. The largest database about serial killers, mass murderers and spree killers around the world
murderpedia.orgLeroy Dean McGill’s life was marked by instability long before he was sentenced to death.
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