Estranged husband convicted of murder-for-hire in killing of New York City art dealer in Brazil

The estranged husband of a prominent New York City art dealer was convicted Friday of hiring a hitman to kill him in Brazil

The estranged husband of a prominent New York City art dealer was convicted Friday of hiring a hitman to kill him in Brazil.

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Daniel Sikkema, 55, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Brent Sikkema, 75, was found stabbed to death in his Rio de Janeiro townhouse in January 2024.

Daniel Sikkema, a U.S. and Cuban citizen who lived in New York, was arrested in April 2024. He was convicted in federal court in Manhattan of charges including murder-for-hire conspiracy resulting in death.