1978-1994

A Danish true crime podcast has brought renewed attention to two cases: the unsolved murders of young women traveling on Interrail passes across Europe, and the dramatic escape of a woman from a serial killer spotted by a passing truck driver—an encounter that ultimately led to his capture.

Freddie Scappaticci, the highest-ranking informant ever placed inside the Provisional IRA, spent 25 years feeding intelligence to British military handlers while simultaneously running the organization's execution unit. His death in March 2023 reopened questions about how many lives were lost to protect his cover.