Estranged husband of NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema paid to have him killed in Brazil after bitter split: prosecutors
The estranged husband of a prominent Chelsea art dealer died of stabbing a gallery owner to a peer who had at least $5,000 in a poor murder conspiracy, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Daniel Carrera Sickema, a 54-year-old former prostitute who married gallery owner Brent Sickema in 2013, was a prominent murder that rattled the world […]
Brent Sikkema estate suing his estranged ex as the ‘mastermind’ behind his murder
The executor of the estate of a murdered Chelsea art dealer is suing the victim's estranged spouse, accusing him of being the greedy “mastermind” behind the murder. Brent Sikkema was fatally stabbed in January 2024 by an intruder in the bedroom of his winter home in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian authorities quickly pinned the blame […]
NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema stabbed to death in Brazil: reports
Brazilian authorities are investigating after a prominent New York art dealer was apparently stabbed to death in his Rio apartment. The body of Brent Sikkema, 75, was found in an apartment in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night, according to Rio de Janeiro State Civil Police. Mr Sikkema, co-owner of Chelsea contemporary art gallery Sikkema […]