The brutal crimes of IRA double agent Freddie Scappaticci

<p>During the Troubles the IRA set up a unit to find informers within its organisation.</p><br><p>Informally called the ‘nutting squad’, it was led by Freddie Scappaticci, the son of an Italian immigrant who grew up in the Markets area of Belfast.</p><br><p>He used kidnap, torture and murder to flush out alleged informers.</p><br><p>But Scappaticci, one of the highest ranking men in the IRA, was himself an informer in the pay of British intelligence, operating under the codename Stakeknife.</p><br><p>Last week, the news broke that the former IRA man had died several days earlier.</p><br><p>During his final years, he was being investigated by Operation Kenova, an inquiry set up in 2016.</p><br><p>Its findings are due out later this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;But how will his death impact the inquiry and the families of his victims who are still seeking justice?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Hosted by Bernice Harrison. Guests Gerry Moriarty and Kevin Winters.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>