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Suspect Arrested in Brazil for Murder of New York Art Dealer Brent Sikkema

Alejandro Triana Trevez, a 30-year-old Cuban, apprehended at a gas station, was seen on security footage outside Sikkema's home prior to the murder.

  • Alejandro Triana Trevez, a 30-year-old Cuban, has been arrested in Brazil in connection with the murder of Brent Sikkema, a prominent New York art dealer.
  • Sikkema was found dead with multiple stab wounds in his Rio de Janeiro apartment.
  • Trevez was apprehended at a gas station between the cities of Uberaba and Uberlandia, about 600 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro.
  • Security camera footage showed Trevez exiting a parked car outside Sikkema's home in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  • Sikkema's friends believe the murder was premeditated, a theory possibly supported by the security camera footage.
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