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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
- Date of birth
- February 22, 1963
- Age at first offence
- 39
- Characteristics
- retaliation, arsonist, armed robbery, homeless
- Victim profile
- Charles Perez
- Method of murder
- Doused with gasoline and set on fire
- Date(s) of murder
- July 13, 2002
- Years active
- 2002
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on November 10, 2004
Case name
Leroy Dean McGill
Background
Leroy Dean McGill was a twice convicted felon for armed robberies. He had been staying with the owner of a gun. The victims had accused him of stealing a shotgun, and as a result the gun owner threw McGill out of his home, causing McGill to become homeless.
The offence
On July 13, 2002, Leroy Dean McGill walked into an apartment in north Phoenix carrying a cup full of gasoline. He doused Charles Perez and Nova Banta with the gasoline and lit them on fire.
Charles Perez subsequently died from his burns. Nova Banta was so severely burned that treating physicians had to put her in a medically-induced coma in order to save her life.
After starting the fire, McGill asked an acquaintance if he could smell burning flesh. He also bragged that he had mixed the gasoline with Styrofoam to form a gel so that it would stick to the victims and burn hotter.
McGill committed these crimes because the victims had accused him of stealing a shotgun.
Investigation
McGill’s motive was connected to the victims’ accusation that he had stolen a shotgun, which led to the gun owner throwing him out and making him homeless.
Trial
Presiding Judge: Hon. Frank T. Galati Prosecutor: Catherine M. Hughes Defense Counsel: Maria L. Schaffer & Elizabeth Todd Start of Trial: October 6, 2004
Sentencing
Sentencing: November 10, 2004 Aggravating Circumstances: Especially heinous, cruel or depraved Zone of danger
Appeals
PUBLISHED OPINIONS [Direct Appeal pending before the Arizona Supreme Court]
Outcome
Sentenced to death on November 10, 2004
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