The man known as Stakeknife, a senior British army agent in the IRA, was hidden away in middle-class suburban comfrot in Guildford
Freddie Scappaticci, a former IRA member and British spy, lived reclusively in a Surrey town after his cover was blown in 2003. Neighbors were shocked to learn his true identity as a "brutal killer." He was hidden there by British intelligence. Some believe he felt betrayed by the British state and lived a lonely life, unable to let his guard down. The final Kenova report on Scappaticci is due soon.
