Freddie Scappaticci

Freddie Scappaticci
Born12 January 1946
The Markets, Belfast, Northern Ireland
DiedApril 2023 (aged 77)
NationalityIrish
OrganizationProvisional Irish Republican Army
SpouseSheila Cunningham
Children6

Freddie Scappaticci[1] (12 January 1946[2] – April 2023) was an Irish IRA member named in the Kenova report as a British Intelligence mole with the codename Stakeknife.[3]

Scappaticci was a member of the IRA’s Internal Security Unit. In 2003, it was reported that Scappaticci had been working for British intelligence, their highest-ranking agent in the IRA, and was known by the codename "Stakeknife". Both the IRA and Scappaticci himself publicly denied involvement with British intelligence.

  1. ^ Wallace, William (19 May 2003). "Trail for Truth on Alleged Spy in IRA Proves Tricky". Los Angeles Times. I don't know where Alfredo comes from. I have always been Freddie. It's on my birth certificate
  2. ^ "Freddie Scappaticci: The life, activities and murders of an IRA double agent". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Operation Kenova Interim Report published | PSNI".