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Husband Orchestrated Murder Of Renowned NY Art Dealer Brent Sikkema, DOJ Says Husband Orchestrated Murder Of Renowned NY Art Dealer Brent Sikkema, DOJ Says
Husband Orchestrated Murder Of Renowned NY Art Dealer Brent Sikkema, DOJ Says The estranged husband of acclaimed New York City art dealer Brent Sikkema orchestrated his killing, prosecutors alleged. Daniel Sikkema, 54, was indicted on murder-for-hire and related charges in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in the death of Brent Sikkema. The art dealer and co-founder of Manhattan-based Sikkema Jenkins & Co, 75, was found stabbed to death inside his Rio de Janeiro townhouse in January 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office. An investigation found that the couple was in the midst of contentious divorce proceedings when Daniel Sikkema hired a hit man…
Death Row Inmate Tam Le, Who Murdered Brothers, Found Dead In Pennsylvania Prison Death Row Inmate Tam Le, Who Murdered Brothers, Found Dead In Pennsylvania Prison
Death Row Inmate Tam Le, Who Murdered Brothers, Found Dead In Pennsylvania Prison Tam Le, a convicted murderer sentenced to death for the brutal killings of two Philadelphia brothers, was found unresponsive in his cell at the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix, officials announced on Wednesday, Feb. 5. SCI Phoenix Superintendent Joseph Terra said prison staff and medical personnel attempted life-saving measures, but Le, 53, was pronounced dead at 7:23 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Le was sentenced to death in December 2016 for the 2014 killings of brothers Vu “Kevin” Huynh, 31, and Viet Huynh, 28. Authorities said Le, a member of the Vietnamese gang "Born to Kill…
PA Man Who Beheaded Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube Faces Execution If Convicted: DA PA Man Who Beheaded Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube Faces Execution If Convicted: DA
PA Man Who Beheaded Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube Faces Execution If Convicted: DA A 32-year-old man who beheaded his dad and posted an approximately 14-minute-long video showing the head on YouTube was arraigned and told he could face the death penalty if convicted, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 4.  Justin Mohn of Levittown allegedly shot and beheaded his government employee dad, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in a bathroom at his parents' home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, in Middletown Township on Jan. 30, 2024, DA Jennifer Schorn explained citing the police investigation.  Authorities believe Justin Mohn was …