Dianne Brimble
Coroner's Inquest
Cruise Bruise Date: September 23, 2002
Cruise Bruise: Sexual Assault & Death
Bruise Location: Australia
Age: 42
Home Town: Brisbane, Australia
Cruise Line: P & O Cruise Lines
Ship: Pacific Sky
Details:
THE LATEST UPDATE ON THIS CASE, JANUARY 12, 2008 IS ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS CASE
WARNING: THE DETAILS OF THIS CASE ARE VERY GRAPHIC, AND HORRIFIC. DO NOT READ THIS CASE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ A DISGUSTING SEXUALLY GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THIS CRIME CASE. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS CASE AS A CRIME, DUE TO THE NUMEROUS CONFLICTING EVIDENCE GIVEN BY SOME PERSONS OF INTEREST TO THE INQUEST COMPARED TO OTHER INFORMATION THEY GAVE TO INVESTIGATORS. LIES ARE A SURE SIGN OF A CRIME COVER-UP. WE ARE PRESENTING THIS CASE IN GREAT DETAIL AS A WARNING TO ALL WOMEN AND PARENTS. PLEASE BE ADVISED, YOU WILL BE HORRIFIED. PLEASE BE SURE TO PASS ALONG OUR WEB ADDRESS TO EVERY ADULT WOMAN AND ALL PARENTS YOU KNOW. EDUCATION IS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.
THE VICTIM - JUSTICE LONG DELAYED
She was a mother of three children. Family said days before the cruise, she began having nightmares about the cruise. She was taking the 10 day cruise to Port Vila, the cruise of a lifetime. She had saved for two years, and was suppose to visit Noumea and Vanuatu. She had gone on the cruise with her 12-year-old daughter, sister and niece, and two families she was friends with. She has been described by family and friends as a very moral person.
On the first night, Mrs Brimble had a few rum and cokes with her friends before heading to the ship's disco, where she began her favorite pastime - dancing. She was last seen by staff leaving the club with the men including Mark Robin Wilhelm, Dragan Losic, Letterio ( LEO ) Silvestri and Petar Pantic.
By 8.30am she was found partially dressed in a cabin shared by four male body builder passengers, who were part of a group of eight men with whom she had been seen dancing until 4.20am. She was found dead in the cabin #D182 belonging to four of them, only 24 hours after boarding the ship. Years after male DNA was found under her fingernails, a homicide squad has only now taken over the investigation into Dianne's death, in addition to the recent inquest. The horrific event has been a nightmare for her family, that has gone on way too long.
THE PERSONS OF INTEREST
The eight men who are persons of interest in the case, were sorted into two cabins. In Cabin #182 was Mark Robin Wilhelm, 33, Letterio "Leo" Silvestri, 41, Ryan Kuchel, 29, and Matthew Graham Slade, 32. They all worked out at the same gymnasium. In Cabin #176 across the corridor from the death cabin mates was Dragan Losic, 45, Sakeleros "Charlie" Kambouris (it is said the camera used to photograph the sex acts belong to him), 43, Luigi Vitale, 41, and Peter Pantic, 29. A photo of the eight men Is HERE Character profiles of some of these men, show a changing level of passenger social skills within the cruise industry and passengers' interpretation of what is 'acceptable behavior in public places'.
THE PERSONS OF INTEREST CHARACTER PROFILES
Dragan Losic, father of three, has 27 convictions and has served two jail sentences, one for 3½ years, for drug offences. When he boarded the Pacific Sky he was on a good behavior bond after pleading guilty in 2001 to possession of 1840 cannabis plants. For Losic's 2001 cannabis trial, Sakeleros Kambouris wrote the court a character reference, describing Losic as a "devoted father and family man who was trustworthy, reputable and a man of honor". This summary conflicts with later testimony in the case.
Dragan Losic was convicted for break and enter at aged 16, he beat a rape charge at age 18, and was convicted at age 20 for carrying an offensive weapon and convicted a year later for assaulting a police officer.
Mark Robin Wilhelm was fined last year for producing drugs, and has two other minor convictions. He told Kathleen Ann Taylor, the night manager onboard the night Dianne died, that he had never been in trouble before, according to her testimony. This is one of the numerous conflicts in this story. He admits to having and taking 'Fantasy", and to throwing over multiple doses on two consecutive days after Dianne died.
Mark Wilhelm, later told police he and another member of the group, Letterio "Leo" Silvestri, had consensual sex with Mrs Brimble after leaving the disco. Silvestri denies it was consensual, insinuating he was sexually assaulted by Dianne while he was passed out on sleeping pills. He was prescribed drugs for psychoneurosis, insomnia and erectile dysfunction before he left on his voyage.
Having erectile dysfunction, we wonder how he could have been raped, without having taken the drug in anticipation of the act? Wilhelm told police he later ran naked through the corridor and went to a nearby cabin occupied by four women. When he returned to his cabin Mrs Brimble lay on the floor. He said he checked her pulse, put her into the shower, tried to resuscitate her and then called for medical help.
Luigi Vitale has convictions for producing drugs, assault and possessing an unlicensed firearm. Luigi Vitale's brother, Robert, is the manager and operator of the nightclub Rise, a weekend "recovery club" in Adelaide's Light Square, where, police allege, the Rebels motorcycle gang runs the drug trade and protection while involved in a turf war with the Hells Angels. The RISE Forum for the website, has postings about 'Snorting some ecstasy" and a generally abusive and degrading attitude toward women. One poster defines RISE as Rampant Indecent Sexual Exploits.
Cruise Ship Drug Overdose
Dianne Brimble - Drug Overdose - Death
P & O Cruise Lines - September 23, 2002
