Here’s what’s known about Leroy McGill most recently:
Reports indicate Leroy Dean McGill was executed in Arizona on May 20, 2026, by lethal injection for the 2002 murder of Charles Perez and the attempted murder of Nova Banta in Phoenix. This followed years of appeals and legal developments related to Arizona’s death-penalty process.[2][3][5]
Prior coverage describes the 2002 attack in which McGill entered a Phoenix apartment, doused victims with gasoline, and set them on fire, with three others escaping the blaze. This information is repeatedly cited as the core crime underlying the execution.[2]
Coverage from multiple outlets confirms the timing and execution details, including statements from the Arizona Attorney General and reactions from victims’ families.[5][2]
If you’d like, I can summarize the timeline of events leading to the execution, or pull brief quotes from the major local outlets for a quick briefing. I can also look for ongoing legal or ethical discussions surrounding this case or provide a short biographical snippet of McGill.
He already looked like a corpse when they opened the curtains. Pale, shaved head, eyes closed, a white sheet up to his neckLeroy McGill, 63, a convicted murderer, lay on a gurney in the death house at the old Florence Prison. At exactly 10 a.m., he had climbed onto the gurney, visible on a closed-circuit TV screen, and flashed a quick smile at the men in black hats who strapped him down.
www.newsfromthestates.comAn Arizona death row inmate convicted of setting a man on fire during a 2002 attack was executed on Wednesday.
katu.comLeroy McGill was convicted of first-degree murder in 2004. The state will kill him by lethal injection on May 20.
www.phoenixnewtimes.comIn his last words, McGill thanked everyone for being “accommodating and nice.” He said, “I’m going home.”
azcapitoltimes.comArizona executed leroy mcgill by lethal injection on May 20, 2026, at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence, ending the case of the 63-year-old prisoner at 10:26 a.m. PDT. The state used pentobarbital, and John Barcello said, "Today’s process went according to plan."Florence executionMcGill w…
www.el-balad.comDocuments state that in July 2002, McGill entered a Phoenix apartment and threw gasoline on two people and set them on fire. Three other people were able to escape from the fire.
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