Regarding the victims of crimes--there is a trailer bill as part of the upcoming budget that would allow compensation to all the victims of DeAngelo. Because they specifically referenced the East Area Rapist, it would be assumed it is all crimes, but until the trailer bill is signed and published--wait, let me check legislative bills to see if it is there.
Here's a link to the San Francisco Chronicle's story about the budget and referencing the victims:
California lawmakers OK budget with more money for schools, homelessness
The trailer bill reads as follows:
(2) Existing law provides for the compensation of victims and derivative victims of specified types of crimes by the California Victim Compensation Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes. Existing law requires an application for compensation to be filed within certain time periods, as specified. Existing law authorizes the board to grant an extension of time based on certain criteria, and requires the board, in making this determination, to consider, among other factors, whether the victim or derivative victim incurs emotional harm or a pecuniary loss while testifying during the prosecution or in the punishment of the person accused or convicted of the crime.
This bill would also require the board to consider, until December 31, 2019, whether the victim or derivative victim incurs emotional harm or a pecuniary loss as a result of the identification of the “
East Area Rapist,” also known as the “Golden State Killer,” a person suspected of committing certain homicide and sexual assault crimes. The bill would specify, for purposes of this provision, that “emotional harm” includes, but is not limited to, harm incurred while preparing to testify. By expanding the scope of provisions authorizing certain uses of continuously appropriated funds, the bill would make an appropriation.
The entire trailer bill is on the California Legislative website:
Bill Text - AB-1824 State government.