| Trial for
Murder of Gallerist Sikkema in
Brazil Hears of Divorce
Dispute and Hears from Son
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
May 20 –
Daniel Sikkema has been
subject to an Interpol warrant
for the murder of his estanged
husband, art gallery owner
Brent Sikkema, in Brazil. On
March 20 Daniel Sikkema was
brought by US Marshals into
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Magistrates Court, with
detention sought for passport
fraud. Inner City Press was
the only media there and live
tweeted, thread He was released -
but on March 27 asked for a
delay in putting up the Queens
house: we have "identified a
substitute property located in
Manhattan to secure Mr.
Sikkema’s bond, as the home we
initially intended to post is
unavailable." Letter on
Patreon here. On April 12,
Daniel Sikkema was formally
indicted. Patreon here On December 18, a
trial date was picked, and
Inner City Press was there,
the only media in the
courtroom. Thread On May 12 the
trial began, in large
courtroom 318 with more than a
dozen SDNY prosecutors on one
side of the gallery, a mostly
art crowd on the other.
Defense counsel said, You will
hear crazy things in this
case. But Daniel was going to
do quite well in the divorce.
He didn't know how well before
the murder." He said there
will not be a shred of
evidence that Daniel knew, so
what he asked after the murder
doesn't go to motive. When the defense
opening argument ended, and
before the first witness
(retired pharmacist and family
friend Angela Liriano), the
other AUSAs left, with jurors
looking after them. On May 20 Brent
Sikkema's divorce lawyer
testified to Daniel Sikkema's
demands, and Brent's missent
email called Daniel's lawyer
"Big Hair Jane." Then near the
end of the trial day, son
Lucas Sikkema, now 15 and in
ninth grade, took the stand... More May 20
details on X for Subscribers here
and Substack
here The case is USA v. Sikkema, 1:24-cr-227 (Ramos)
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Friday, May 22, 2026
Trial for Murder of Gallerist Sikkema in Brazil Hears of Divorce Dispute and Hears from Son
