# Twisted gigolo gets life in prison for killing NYC art-dealer hubby with murder-for-hire plot

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/twisted-gigolo-gets-life-in-prison-for-killing-nyc-art-dealer-hubby-with-murder-for-hire-plot/
- Published: 2026-11-04T22:41:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T02:37:30+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/twisted-gigilo-gets-life-in-prison-for-killing-nyc-art-dealer-hubby-with-murder-for-hire-plot/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- Daniel Sikkema received a life sentence for murder-for-hire.
- Prosecutors said he paid about $9,000 to the former security guard.
- The convicted man plans to appeal; the alleged killer awaits trial.

## Summary

Daniel Sikkema, 56, was sentenced to life in prison for arranging the 2024 killing of his estranged husband, Manhattan art dealer Brent Sikkema, 77. The sentence follows a federal jury’s conviction on murder-for-hire and conspiracy charges, amid a bitter divorce and custody dispute.

Evidence showed Sikkema paid about $9,000 to Alejandro Triana Prevez, the couple’s former security guard, who entered Brent Sikkema’s home in Rio de Janeiro and stabbed him 18 times. The victim had run a prominent Chelsea gallery and worked with contemporary artists; Sikkema maintains his innocence and plans to appeal. Prevez, arrested in Rio, is awaiting a separate trial.

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