Cheryl Keeton
A 36-year-old Portland trial lawyer and mother of three young sons, found beaten to death in her van in 1986. In 1991 her estate won a wrongful-death verdict in a civil trial, before the criminal case.
- Andrew Finch
Shot at his Wichita, Kansas, front door in 2017 after a hoax call; his family's civil-rights lawsuit ended in a $5 million settlement in 2023.
- John O'Keefe
A Boston police officer found outside a Canton, Massachusetts, home in 2022; his family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit separate from the criminal case.
- Breck Bednar
Groomed online and killed in 2014; his parents' claim against the police ended in an apology and settlement.