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Bed of Lies

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Bed of Lies

The Telegraph

Identity Theft, Uda, Stakeknife, Northern Ireland, Ira, Agents, True Crime, Spies, Sex, Intrigue, Stories, Police, Poison, News, Lies, Documentary, Contaminated Blood, Society & Culture, Relationships, Undercover Police, Stolen Identity, Health & Fitness, Scandal, Love, Love And Relationships, Medicine

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Cara tracks down soldiers from the covert unit of the British army at the heart of her investigation. As these people who handled spies in the IRA and loyalist paramilitaries spill their secrets, it becomes clear that Agent 6137 and Scap are just the tip of the iceberg. Betrayal, sex, murder. Was it really all for the greater good?


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0:00.0

The murder of Kean Mulready Woods in January 2020 shocked the nation and everyone knew who was responsible.

0:06.7

Everyone knew who Robbie Lawler was.

0:08.4

When Lawler was shot dead in Belfast three months later, no one had any answers.

0:13.0

Robbie Lawler was out of control and something had to be done.

0:16.2

This is Double Cross, the murder of Robbie Lawler, a crime world special investigation podcast based on my new book, Web of Betrayal.

0:25.9

Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:32.0

I just got an intriguing email from a source.

0:36.0

The subject line is vague. It asks, seen this? There's no text,

0:41.8

just an old photo. It's a group picture, quite formal, the kind of thing you get at the end of a

0:48.6

school year. The caption says, fru portrait. This is a photo of the Army's clandestine force research unit,

0:58.1

Britain's top spies in the troubles.

1:00.9

They're mostly men who are dressed in smart military clothes,

1:04.7

but they've got shaggy hair and moustaches.

1:07.7

There's one woman with a thick 1980s fringe and a floor-length white dress.

1:13.0

Right in the middle, there's a man I've heard a lot about. He has thin, sandy hair,

1:18.9

and his hands are bald into fists resting on his knees. He's staring straight into the

1:24.5

camera. This man is the head of the fru, Colonel Gordon Kerr.

1:31.3

Probably the closest thing to James Bond.

1:35.3

He was obviously a bit of a buccaneer.

1:38.0

Oh my God, he has nothing but trouble.

1:40.0

Wherever he goes, arrogance of the man, too.

1:43.2

There were stories about him ordering the exhumation,

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