אפרת's father is אורי דסברג and her mother is יהודית מרים גנץ. Her paternal grandparents were נתן דסברג and אלישבע פרינס. She had four brothers and two sisters, named מנחם, זאב, בראון, אסף, עדי and דקלה. She was the second oldest of the seven children. She died due to murder / assassination at the age of 24 on June 9th, 1996.