double agent in the IRAPosts Tagged “double agent in the IRA”4 postsPodcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026Mørkeland: Marie Nielsen's kiosk in Valby and the masked basement robbery Mørkeland episode 306 covers the case of kiosk manager Marie Nielsen, who was attacked in Valby by a masked man with a submachine gun. The robbery took place one afternoon in April during a routine delivery from Tuborg. MørkelandRadioPlayDenmark+25Podcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026Danish Murder Cases: Hans Petter Hougen and the Case of the Torso on the Conveyor Belt Danish Murder Cases S13E14 follows the investigation of a charred torso found on a conveyor belt, where forensic expert Hans Petter Hougen and the police faced an almost impossible identification task. The case was solved through a rare blood type and advanced analyses of bone fractures. Danish Murder CasesRadioPlayDenmark+13Podcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026Stakeknife: Freddie Scappaticci and the British Army's most controversial informant Freddie Scappaticci served as the British Army's best-placed informant in the IRA under the codename Stakeknife from 1978 to 1994. While working for the intelligence service, he led the IRA's internal security unit and orchestrated the murders of over 40 suspected informers. StakeknifeBBC SoundsNorthern Ireland+10Podcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026Cover: Stakeknife — Freddie Scappaticci's double life in the IRA and British Army Freddie Scappaticci operated from 1978 to 1994 as the British Army's most valuable agent under the alias Stakeknife, while he led the IRA's infamous punishment unit. The episode Introducing... Stakeknife outlines how Scappaticci tortured and killed suspected informants with the knowledge of the British authorities. CoverBBC SoundsNorthern Ireland+7
