Leroy Dean McGill was executed by lethal injection in Arizona for the 2002 murder of James Perez, whom he set on fire after ...

Retired Phoenix homicide detective Tommy Kulesa reflects on the 2002 murder case that led to Arizona inmate Leroy McGill’s death sentence.

An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match has been put to the death in the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S.

Leroy McGill was executed on the morning of May 20 at an Arizona prison facility in Florence. What we know about who might be next.

Leroy McGill, who killed a man and severely burned a woman in 2002, was put to death "without incident" at a Florence prison facility on May 20, 2026.

On Wednesday morning, Arizona is scheduled to carry out the death sentence of a convicted murderer. Leroy Dean McGill will be put to death by lethal injection at 10 a.m. for a crime prosecutors called ...

Arizona has executed Leroy McGill for setting two people on fire in 2002, killing one of them and changing the other's life forever.

Leroy Dean McGill had a difficult childhood, moving between homes and institutions after his parents divorced. In 2002, McGill threw a gasoline mixture on Charles Perez and Nova Banta, setting them on ...

FLORENCE, Arizona — Arizona carried out its first execution of the year Wednesday morning, putting to death a man convicted of a notoriously brutal killing that stemmed from a violent attack more than ...

Death penalty cases often take years before they go to trial in Arizona. After a guilty verdict, the appeals and execution process can take decades.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona executed 63-year-old Leroy Dean McGill for the 2002 murder of Charles Perez after he spent more than 20 years on death row. McGill did not resist during the execution ...