Nova Banta is in the news now because Arizona is moving forward with lethal injections amid concerns about expired drugs. Nova Banta? (No widely known public figure; may be a misattribution or fictional.) If you meant a real Nova Banta, please share more context or a reliable link.
Leroy Dean McGill has been executed by lethal injection in Florence, Arizona, for the July 2002 arson murder of Charles Perez and the attack on his girlfriend Nova Banta. McGill’s last meal included onion rings, bread and butter, chocolate cake and a green salad, and he has told witnesses, “I’m going home soon.” Three more executions are planned this week in Tennessee, Florida.