Arizona executed convicted murderer Leroy McGill for setting a man on fire in a 2002 gasoline attack prosecutors called ...

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

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, 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.

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.

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 ...

Leroy Dean McGill, an Arizona prisoner convicted of a horrific murder involving gasoline and fire, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday. The 63-year-old’s death sentence marks ...