US EditionEx-Husband of Prominent Art Dealer Charged for Murder-for-Hire Plot
- Daniel Sikkema, 54, was indicted for a murder-for-hire plot involving his estranged husband, Brent Sikkema, who was found dead in January 2024 in Brazil.
- Federal prosecutors allege that Daniel Sikkema made multiple payments to Alejandro Triana Trevez, who was arrested for the murder.
- Brent Sikkema co-owned the contemporary art gallery Sikkema Jenkins & Co. And had a multimillion-dollar estate.
- Daniel Sikkema's lawyer stated that he is confident in his client's innocence and believes he will be vindicated at trial.
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Estranged husband of NYC art dealer is indicted in murder-for-hire plot in Brazil
Prosecutors in Manhattan have charged the husband of a slain New York City art dealer in a murder-for-hire plot in Brazil. An indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses 54-year-old Daniel Sikkema of making multiple payments to the man arrested for killing his…
Brent Sikkema’s Husband Charged With Hiring His Killer
Federal investigators have filed charges against the husband of New York gallerist Brent Sikkema for allegedly hiring his killer, the United States attorney’s office in Manhattan announced today, February 11. The news comes just over a year after the prominent art dealer was found stabbed to death in his Rio de Janeiro residence, triggering an investigation that both shocked the international art world and gripped the attention of US and Brazili…
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