Martin Ney

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Martin Ney
Sketch of Ney
Born	(1970-12-12) 12 December 1970 (age 53) Bremen, West Germany (today Germany)
Other names	The Masked Man The Black Man The Hooded Man
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment
Details
Victims	3–4
Span of crimes	1992–2004
Country	Germany, possibly France
Date apprehended	15 April 2011

Martin Ney (born 12 December 1970)^[1] is a convicted German serial killer and sex offender.

Between 1992 and 2004, Ney murdered three German boys and has been linked to the sexual abuse of 45 others. Ney wore a mask and dark clothing when committing the crimes, leading him to be known as the Masked Man or the Black Man.^[2] He carried out his offences in camps, private homes and school grounds.

After his arrest on 15 April 2011, Ney confessed to the murders of Dennis Klein, Stefan Jahr and Dennis Rostel. On 27 February 2012, he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Stade district court for three murders and 20 cases of sexual assaults. The particular severity of Ney's crimes was noted by the court.^[3]

Ney was also suspected of the murders of Jonathan Coulom in western France and Nicky Verstappen in the Netherlands. Verstappen's death has since been solved and unlinked to Ney, though he remained a suspect in the Coulom case.^[4] In 2021, Ney was extradited to Nantes, France to face charges for Coulom's murder.