Recently, there was a sensational murder in Brazil, and it caused a lot of trouble: a famous art dealer was assassinated in his home and died a tragic death.
After the police investigated, they found that the mastermind behind the scenes turned out to be her husband, who was 22 years younger than him and a former sex worker?
The storyline is incredibly complex, and it's a long story......
Let's start with the victim in this case, Brent Sikoma.
Born in 1948, at the age of 75, Mr. Sicoma is known as one of the most famous art dealers in the world. He has a career spanning more than half a century and has also opened his own gallery in the Chelsea district, New York's arts center.
Mr. Sicoma has made extensive friends and has had dinner with celebrities such as Michelle Obama, wife of former US presidents.
In addition, many internationally acclaimed contemporary artists began to grow under his support, including Carla Walker, Jeffrey Gibson and Vic Munitz.
It can be said that he has had a profound impact on the contemporary art world.
Although people who engage in art are vulgar when they talk about money, such a person will definitely not be short of money.
His estate includes his private art collection, a 50% stake in the gallery, and a million-dollar deposit in a bank account......
and a real estate empire spread across three countries and two hemispheres.
In the Chelsea borough of New York, he owns a three-bedroom apartment worth more than $2.8 million next to the gallery.
He also owns a lot of real estate in Cuba, such as a mansion villa and a penthouse in the center of Havana.
In addition, he owns a luxury apartment and a villa in the affluent area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...... And Sigma was murdered in this Brazilian villa.
On January 15 of this year, the police in Rio de Janeiro were alerted that Mr. Sicoma had been found dead in his home.
The discoverer was Sicoma's lawyer: she had not been able to contact him since the 13th, and because there was an important working meeting on the 15th, she took the keys to his house to check on the situation.
She pushed open the door, only to find the 75-year-old multimillionaire dead in his bed, and after an autopsy, he was stabbed 18 times, with wounds mainly concentrated on the face and chest, and died in a horrible death.
The news of his death shocked the art world in New York and Brazil.
At first, the police thought it might be a burglary murder.
Because of Sikoma's extravagant lifestyle, there are many precious art collections that can put outlaws at risk.
(Arrested Suspect)
Through on-site investigation and analysis of surveillance footage, the police finally zeroed in on a 30-year-old Cuban: Alejandro Previs.
The suspect drove from another city on the day of the incident, waited all day in front of Sikoma's house, entered the villa in the early hours of the morning, and left 14 minutes later.
At first, the suspect tried to deny involvement in the murder, but faced with conclusive evidence, he quickly pleaded guilty.
But shockingly, he claimed to have acted at the behest of his employer, who was "Daniel Sikoma".
The name caused an immediate uproar.
Who is this man?
He was the young husband of the deceased.
Daniel Sicoma, also Cuban, is 53 years old, 22 years younger than Sicoma.
Before marrying Sicoma, he was named Daniel García Carrera and worked as a sex worker.
The details of how he met and fell in love with a world-famous art dealer and entered the palace of marriage are unknown. But in short, 15 years ago, at the age of 38, he married 60-year-old Sicoma.
At the beginning, the relationship between the two was very good. 13 years ago, they had a son through surrogacy, named Lucas. Twelve years ago, Sikoma gave her young husband a $1.7 million beach house.
(Little husbands Daniel and Lucas)
This 260-square-metre villa on Fire Island, New York, was designed by a Moroccan architect in 1971.
The entire home is decorated with handmade French tiles, with a spacious swimming pool and an outdoor lounge area that can accommodate up to 18 people.
Sicoma bought it for $950,000 in 2003 and gave the house to her young husband after she got married. However, by March 2022, the marriage came to an end.
Although there are no media reports on the detailed reasons for the divorce, it is reported that the young husband Daniel took the initiative to file for divorce.
However, Sikoma was unequivocal, and immediately after her husband left, he changed the lock on the door of the Chelsea mansion and locked him out. The divorce battle started immediately, and the two went to the police because of this incident.
However, although the divorce proceedings have begun in 2022, the two have not yet separated, and one of the husbands has died......
The reason why people are not divorced after death is simple: the young husband disputes the division of property, or the right to inherit the inheritance.
In 2022, Sicoma wrote a 26-page will, detailing what happened after his death.
He left $1 million in cash for one of his ex-boyfriends (not his younger husband Daniel) and used the money to set up a trust fund that would ensure that the ex-boyfriend received $75,000 a year for life.
In fact, Sicoma doesn't have much cash, so it can be said that all the money in the bank card was left for the ex-boyfriend.
(On the left is her young husband Daniel, and on the right is another ex-boyfriend who got the inheritance)
However, most of his inheritance, except for the money, was left to his son Lucas, including a stake in the gallery, all the artwork and a Land Rover.
The will shows that son Lucas will receive 50% of it at the age of 30, and at the age of 40 he will inherit all the remaining property.
(Son Lucas commented on Sikma's photo with artist Carla Walker: "Rest in peace Daddy.") ” ）
And what about Daniel, the little husband who used to be in love with each other?
Sikomar explicitly forbade her youngest husband Daniel from receiving any inheritance:
"I don't expect to be married when I die.
"Be that as it may, for the avoidance of doubt, I have definitively and completely stripped Daniel Sikma (aka Daniel García Carrera) of his right to inherit, whether or not he was my legal spouse at the time of my death. ”
According to the confession of the arrested suspect, this murder was found by her little husband Daniel.
- The suspect was recruited by Daniel to work as a security guard for a year, during which time Sicoma was not at home and was unaware of his existence.
When the suspect loses his job and his life is in trouble, his young husband Daniel contacts him again and proposes a plan to kill Sikoma.
(Suspect)
Daniel told him that he and Sikoma had broken down and separated. He complained that Sikoma was too him, but spent a lot of money on drugs, parties, and prostitution, and often went to the local bathhouse to chill out with young men.
In addition, the elderly Sicoma also fell madly in love with a new love a few days ago, and her young husband Daniel worries that this will affect the division of property in the event of their divorce. For various reasons, he wants the suspect to kill Sikoma and is willing to pay $200,000 for it.
After hearing such a high pay, the suspect agreed.
So, the young husband Daniel sent the keys to Villa Sicoma to the suspect by mail.
After receiving it, he waited until the dead of night to sneak into the apartment and kill Sicoma. Subsequently, he left the scene and called her young husband, Daniel, to confirm Sicoma's death.
— and this confession was enough for the police to arrest Daniel on suspicion of plotting murder.
At present, the trial is still ongoing.
The young husband, Daniel, paid $1 million bail and needed to be handcuffed. But a few days ago, he lied that his son Lucas's passport was missing and applied for a replacement.
He was formally arrested by the FBI because of the "risk of absconding".
The tragic death of a world-class art dealer was actually the killer of her young husband. A tragic marriage due to financial and emotional disputes, and a young child who lost two fathers at the same time. The blood of dogs in the world of rich people is really absurd and sad...