Lawrence and her date attended a party on November 22, 2003. Later that evening, Lawrence's date dropped her off at her San Francisco, California home on the 2400 block of Fulton Street, near Stanyan Street and East Arguello Boulevard. Instead of going inside her residence, Lawrence ran across the street into Golden Gate Park in the vicinity of E. Arguello Blvd. and Fulton St. in San Francisco, CA.