Murder of Charles Perez: key obituary facts
Is Murder of Charles Perez dead? Yes. Murder of Charles Perez died on May 20, 2026, at age 63.
Cause of death: Murder of Charles Perez's cause of death was reported as lethal injection.
What was Murder of Charles Perez known for?
Murder of Charles Perez was an American convicted murderer and arsonist.
Murder of Charles Perez, the case stemming from the 2002 killing of Charles Perez in Phoenix, Arizona, died on May 20, 2026, when Leroy Dean McGill was executed by lethal injection.
In that attack, Perez, then 21, was doused with a mixture of gasoline and styrofoam and burned alive, and his girlfriend, Nova Banta, was also targeted. McGill was later arrested in Minnesota, tried in Arizona Superior Court, and sentenced to death in 2004.