| Murder of Nicole duFresne | |
|---|---|
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  Lower East Side | |
| Location | Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City |
| Date | January 27, 2005 3:00 a.m. (EST) |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Convicted | Rudy Fleming, Servisio Simmons, Ashley Evans |
| Charges | Fleming: Murder in the first degree, Robbery in the first degree (2), Attempted robbery (4), Criminal possession of a weapon Simmons and Evans: Robbery in the first degree |
Nicole duFresne (January 5, 1977 – January 27, 2005) was an American playwright and actress. She was murdered on a sidewalk on Manhattan's Lower East Side when a group of seven teens accosted and mugged a group consisting of duFresne, her fiancé Jeffrey Sparks, her close friend Mary Jane Gibson and Gibson's boyfriend Scott Nath sometime after 3:00 a.m. on January 27, 2005.