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#948 - 03/28/00 07:06 AM MO
sachin stranger Registered: 03/20/00 Posts: 6	I often hear the word MO used to describe criminal on tv what does it mean? Thanks sach
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#949 - 03/28/00 07:56 AM Re: MO
conscious stranger Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 7	MO stands for modus operandi, latin for "mode of operating", or something of that nature. It's the signature of the criminal, as offenders frequently operate in the same manner to commit repeat crimes; e.g. using a rope to strangle someone each time a serial murderer kills, as opposed to using a rope one time, a knife the next, etc.
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#950 - 03/28/00 05:20 PM Re: MO
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11579 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	This actually stands for "modus operandi", a methodical or habitual way of doing something. For example, the purse-snatcher's MO was to always pick elderly women who were walking alone. P.S. I like your name.
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