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The Extremist in the Family

A broken marriage, a $20 million empire, and the killing of an art kingpin (From the archives)

By Samantha Pearson and Kelly Crow · The Wall Street Journal · 2026

A broken marriage, a $20 million empire, and the killing of an art kingpin (From the archives)

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"Brent Sikkema wound up dead in Rio after an ugly divorce. Now his estranged husband is accused of ordering a hit. What really happened?"

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