How Stefan O. DiMera Was Really Killed On Days Of Our Lives
John Shaw
Updated on October 08, 2026
During his time in Salem, Stefan O. DiMera stirred up a lot of drama. One of his first acts as a DiMera family member included getting close with the DiMera board so that they would name him CEO of DiMera Enterprises over the rest of his siblings, per Soap Central.
Stefan moved into the DiMera mansion and quickly found himself smitten with Abigail Deveraux DiMera (Marci Miller), the wife of his younger brother Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn). Abby wanted nothing to do with Stefan until she began to experience serious mental health issues. Eventually, it was revealed that Abby had split personalities and that one of those alter-egos had fallen in love with Stefan. Eventually, Abigail got treatment for her issues and Stefan moved on to Gabi Hernandez (Camilla Banus), per Soaps in Depth.
At first, Gabi wanted to marry Stefan in order to gain his wealth and power. She planned to take over DiMera, but during her time with Stefan she fell madly in love with him. Stefan and Gabi eventually got married and were head over heels for one another (via Soap Dirt).
However, things were never calm, especially when it came to their business and family members. Sadly, the couple that "Days of Our Lives" fans referred to as "Stabi" didn't get their happy ending as Stefan was shockingly killed.