Former British Army Intelligence Officer Admits to Murder in IRA Probe

He was a prominent member of the IRA's internal security unit, known as the "nutting squad," and was suspected of being involved in more than 20 murders during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Scappaticci fled to the Republic of Ireland after his involvement in the murder was discovered and his fingerprints were found at the scene.

One of the individuals who was present during the interrogation of Sandy Lynch, another suspected informer, was Gerard Hodgins, who had his conviction later quashed after it was revealed that crucial information had been withheld from prosecutors.

Sandy Lynch's deposition, given as part of his court testimony, included graphic details of his interrogation by Freddie Scappaticci and others, including being stripped, blindfolded, tied up, and taunted for hours.

Sandy Lynch also made detailed references to Freddie Scappaticci in relation to the death of Joe Fenton, who was shot dead after being interrogated by the IRA's internal security unit.

Spotlight, a BBC investigation, has uncovered new details about Freddie Scappaticci's activities within the IRA and his possible involvement in other murders.

The IRA's "spy catcher," Freddie Scappaticci, was not killed despite being a member of the IRA's nutting squad that interrogated and sometimes murdered suspected informers.

The reason for this is believed to have been to protect the IRA leadership from the consequences of their actions.

Operation Kenova, a multi-million pound criminal investigation into the activities of Stakeknife, is being conducted by Jon Boutcher and may reveal details about the interrogation of suspected informers and the activities of agent Stakeknife.

Lawyer Kevin Winters represents the families of those killed by Scappaticci's unit and asserts that every killing was preventable with state intervention, though the validity of this claim is yet to be determined.

The Operation Kenova report is currently in the security checking stage, and the Ministry of Defence and Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service are also involved.

The BBC will air a documentary on Scappaticci titled "The Spy Who Got Away with Murder" on BBC iPlayer starting at 6:00 AM on Tuesday and on BBC One Northern Ireland at 10:40 PM on Tuesday.