Diana Gabrielle O'Brien’s portrait

Diana Gabrielle O'Brien

  • 22 years old
  • Born Feb 5, 1986
  • Died Jul 7, 2008
  • Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Young, beautiful Canadian model, mysteriously killed in her apartment in Shanghai. Another promising career and life destroyed before it could even start properly. Diana, you're an inspiration for us!
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Tragedy

The body of Canadian model Diana Gabrielle O'Brien has been found in an apartment she shared with her friend on July 7, 2008. Chinese police officially classified Diana's death as a homicide. Her body was discovered by a cleaning woman. Diana had been stabbed in her apartment and, in an effort to find help, had dragged herself into a nearby stairwell, leaving traces of blood.

Diana was a Canadian young model, who had traveled from her hometown to Shanghai to work there for JH Model Agency. She left all her friends, her boyfriend and her family in great grief.

Our prayers stay with the beauty and our condolences go to the family.

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From all of us in beautiful BC

TranceRobbie (Aug 4, 2008)

Diana i was on facebook today and our friends and I are thinkin of you and Joel is on his way up north to hang out with friends and your going with Joel and i and friends family everywhere in all of our heart wow your doing more now to see more places that you always love very hot in BC canada right now in prince george its 48C its august 4th love you Diana from all of us at home of the beautiful BC

My Memory

Monica (Jul 31, 2008)

Diane, so sorry you died, you could have achieved so much

the last time I saw Diana

TranceRobbie (Jul 31, 2008)

hi hi
how are you I met diana on the plane as we both on our way to china diana for modelin career and i work in oilfields as we chit chat on the plane next thing was we were in china and we both said nice to meet you and we both went on our own way to our jobs i was shocked what i learned what had happened and i was feelin i was back in 1989 and the strangest thing was back in 1989 i had girlfriend was modeling in hong kong she also was from canada ontario and she was also was murdered and killer or killers still at large and as i did share that with diana on plane I have contact joel as i know the pain he is going in his heart the other day i got back home in bc prince george where i was so upset what had happen to diana and marlene my pass girlfriend her case been closed for almost 17yrs now for years everytime i turn tv on or read newspaper and see somthing good or bad about the modelin world thats where my pain starts of marlene as i know marlene was lookin down and saying not to be sad and we can look at the moon together and we be together one day again than i can feel better knowin i got a message from marlene when i got home i felt i had to make a video for joel which i made one call " a message for Joel from Diana"
As diana and i talked on the plane it was great as everytime i go away from home into oilfield or offshore drillin i do get home sick as diana stated she missed home as i do think i was getting feelin she was home sick but same time she loved the modeling after the plane that was the last time i ever saw her

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  • What did Diana Gabrielle O'Brien do after high school – college, start his/her career?