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Nicole DuFresne

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Jan 27, 2005

Victim Details

Nicole DuFresne

Female

White / Caucasian

Manhattan

NY

2005-01-27

28

Nicole

DuFresne

07/21/2026

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An evening of celebration took a tragic turn in the early morning hours of January 27, 2005, ending the life of 28-year-old Nicole DuFresne, a promising white actress and playwright. DuFresne, her fiancé, and another couple were walking on Clinton Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side after she had finished a shift at a new bartending job. Their cheerful mood was shattered when a group of seven young people confronted them with the intent to rob them.

The encounter quickly escalated when ...
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  • Actress Killed in Lower East Side Robbery - The New York Times
  • Girl, 18, Charged in Killing of Actress in Manhattan - The New York ...
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