A modus operandi is defined as someone's habit of working.

It's a Latin phrase which is roughly translated into the meaning of method of operation.

It is commonly referred to as an M.O. True crime fans will hear this term a lot, so I wouldn't be surprised if you already knew that definition or had some sort of grasp of the meaning.

Serial killers are typically known to have these. Look at Ted Bundy, for example. His M.O. was to sexually assault women and usually strangle them.

He would also attack women who all had a similar look.

A lot of the girls had brown hair, which was parted down the middle, and they were all around the same age.

It is speculated, and I personally believe it to be true, that Ted was attempting to kill his ex-girlfriend over and over again.

She scorned him, and that was his revenge, in a sense.

Emo's and specific victim profiles can be pretty scary, especially if you are blessed with features or traits that really

gets a killer going, says the girl who has long brown hair and is in her mid-20s.

Luckily, I don't part my hair down the middle anymore, so I guess I'm safe. Also, Ted Bundy

has been gone for a long time, But that's neither here nor there.

I think the point I'm trying to make is that MOs can really tell you a lot about a killer,

what triggers them, why they do the things they do in some fashion.

At least that's what I've always gathered from it.

But what gets my stomach to drop is a serial killer whose M.O.

is to not have an M.O. To ensure that they are never found and never caught.

You're listening to The Apex and the Abyss, And this is the story of Israel Keys.

There is no one who knows me or who has ever known me, who knows anything about me, really.

I'm two different people, basically.

How long have you been two different people?

A long time.

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