Secret 'heiress' has DNA proof she's daughter of artist who left $40m
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A woman from California has initiated a significant legal dispute in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court, asserting that DNA tests confirm she is the undisclosed daughter of the renowned sculptor Fred Eversley, and she claims a rightful share of his $40 million estate.

Kelly Krechmer, aged 54, maintains she has always been aware of her lineage because her late mother, Patricia, had informed her over the years that Eversley was her father. Now, Krechmer claims that genetic evidence substantiates this assertion.

‘I sent my saliva to 23andMe in July 2024,’ Krechmer wrote in a May 13 legal filing.

‘The results confirmed my lifelong understanding that Frederick Eversley was my dad.’

Eversley, a trailblazing Black expressionist celebrated for sculptures featured in prestigious art institutions, such as the Museum of Modern Art, London’s Tate Gallery, and the Smithsonian, passed away on March 14 at 83 years old.

The former engineer-turned-artist left behind $27 million in personal property and $12 million in real estate, court records show. 

His will, dated September 4, 2024, allocated most of his substantial estate to his spouse of 12 years, Anna Maria Larsson Eversley, alongside gifts of $250,000 each to his siblings, Donald and Rani.

Krechmer’s name was conspicuously absent, and in her legal challenge, she claims that she confronted Eversley years ago at his SoHo studio, only to be rebuffed.

California woman Kelly Krechmer, 54, says DNA testing proves she is the secret daughter of trailblazing sculptor Fred Eversley, pictured

California woman Kelly Krechmer, 54, says DNA testing proves she is the secret daughter of trailblazing sculptor Fred Eversley, pictured

Krechmer say her mother told her for decades that Fred Eversley was her father and she claims genetic evidence backs her up. Pictured, Eversley and wife Anna Maria Larsson in 2024

Kelly Krechmer says her mother repeatedly informed her over the years that Fred Eversley was her biological father, and she contends that genetic testing supports her claim. Pictured are Eversley and his wife, Anna Maria Larsson, in 2024.

‘After I explained to the Decedent that I believed he was my father, he denied paternity and refused to take a paternity test, stating that he ‘can’t have kids because I work with toxic substances,’ she said. He allegedly rejected further requests to test.

Krechmer claims she emailed the artist’s studio with her DNA results in August 2024, just a month before his will was finalized but never heard back. 

She suspects her message was ‘intercepted’ by his wife.

Attorneys for the estate have hit back hard.

‘We are aware of the lawsuit brought by a woman who now claims to be Fred Eversley’s daughter, despite never having had any relationship with him, never having been acknowledged by him, and playing absolutely no part in his life,’ said lawyers at Silberman Zaretsky PC in a statement said in a statement to the New York Post. 

‘This is a transparent and opportunistic attempt to exploit a moment of deep loss for personal gain. The Estate considers this claim entirely meritless and will respond accordingly through the proper legal channels.’

Born in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood in 1941, Fred Eversley was an engineering whiz who designed high-powered acoustic devices before turning to art in the late 1960s

Born in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood in 1941, Fred Eversley was an engineering whiz who designed high-powered acoustic devices before turning to art in the late 1960s

A man takes a photo as visitors explore the exhibition, Fred Eversley: Reflecting Back (the World), at the Orange County Museum of Art in Costa Mesa in October 2022

A man takes a photo as visitors explore the exhibition, Fred Eversley: Reflecting Back (the World), at the Orange County Museum of Art in Costa Mesa in October 2022

Eversley became a central figure in the Light and Space movement, with his precision-cast sculptures fetching six-figure sums at auction in his later years

Eversley became a central figure in the Light and Space movement, with his precision-cast sculptures fetching six-figure sums at auction in his later years

Born in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood in 1941, Eversley was an engineering whiz who designed high-powered acoustic devices before turning to art in the late 1960s. 

He became a central figure in the Light and Space movement, with his precision-cast sculptures fetching six-figure sums at auction in his later years.

More than a year after his death, his legacy is being pulled into a bitter courtroom clash over whether a woman he never named or acknowledged has a rightful place in his lineage – and his fortune.

A hearing in the case is set for January 14, 2026.

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