Desiree Gibbon was an aspiring model residing in Queens, New York. ^{[0] [2] [5]}

She enjoyed traveling.

Gibbon went to Brazil and worked in camps teaching English. She taught herself to speak Portuguese. ^{[0] [5]}

On November 25, 2017, Gibbon was found dead in Jamaica, lying on the side of the road with her throat slashed. ^{[5] [0]}

She was found along the roadway in Anchovy in the Parish of Saint James on at around 9:15 a.m. local time.

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Gibbon was traveling in Jamaica on a three-month visa with a friend.

She had arrived in October 2017.

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Her family started a GoFundMe to help pay for her funeral, the campaign has raised over $15,800 of the $20,000. ^{[5] [0]}