| − | Following their guilty plea, the SPLC sued Metzger and WAR on behalf of the victim’s family. A jury awarded them a record $12.5 million. Tom Metzger was personally responsible for $5.5 million of that sum. Metzger lost his house, truck and tools (although $45,000 was returned to him after his house was sold, under provisions of California’s Homestead Act) and was required to make monthly payments to Seraw’s estate for 20 years. | + | Following their guilty plea, the SPLC sued Metzger and WAR on behalf of the victim's family. A jury awarded them a record $12.5 million. Tom Metzger was personally responsible for $5.5 million of that sum. Metzger lost his house, truck and tools (although $45,000 was returned to him after his house was sold, under provisions of California's Homestead Act) and was required to make monthly payments to Seraw's estate for 20 years. |