Daniel Garcia Carrera, husband of Slain Art dealer Brent Sikkema says the alleged killer lied to police

The husband of slain multimillionaire art dealer Brent Sikkema now says the story he was told by Brazilian police about how he allegedly paid to have Sikkema killed is completely false, according to Reuters. Wall Street Journal. Brazilian authorities have alleged that Daniel Garcia Carrera, 53, paid $200,000 to have his ex killed in the middle of a nasty divorce proceeding. The alleged killer, a delivery driver named Alejandro Triana Prevez, said as much in a written statement to police. Now Carrera claims the story Prevez told him was fed to him by Brazilian police, who learned about his marriage from James Deaver, the lawyer who helped Sikkema disinherit Garcia Carrera years ago. Carrera claims Prevez lied to investigators knowing he could get his sentence reduced under Brazilian law. “Hopefully, based on evidence and not false accusations, what really happened will come out, although me and Lucas will have to deal with the emotional damage this has caused for the rest of our lives our,” Carrera said in a statement. mentioning the couple’s son. Last month, Brazilian authorities requested Carrera’s “urgent” extradition.