[In our first part of this 3-part series, Jeff Aldridge and Pamela wells examined the phenomenom of infant abductions from hospitals and why abductors engage in these crimes. In this installment, they look at the common MO of infant abductors who strike hospitals. The profile is based on a number of cases in which they have testified or or been consulted.]
Abductor's "Modus Operandi"
The abductor's "Modus Operandi" or "Method of Operation" (MO) is driven by their psychological make-up. Every abductor's thought, plan, and action is dictated by her insatiable desire to steal a child at any cost. She is highly committed to the fact that at the end of her elaborate plan she will successfully obtain a baby and will raise the child as her own.
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From the time we are born until the time we die we are taught to respect persons of authority and follow their orders. You know the ones: policemen, firemen, doctors, and nurses. When we were children growing up we were taught to do exactly what the doctor or nurse told us to do. In addition, we also learned to recognize symbols of authority by the uniforms they wore. Even today, when we are admitted to the hospital, we revert back to our childhood. The hospital becomes our parent figure and once again we become subservient to authority. Why is that? Well, as a patient, the nurse tells us when to go to the bathroom, when to eat, when to sleep, and when to take our medicine. And the typical abductor knows, that when she dresses in a nurses' uniform, and wears a stethoscope, or some other item of authority, that she may have stolen, the mother will immediately turn her baby over to the kidnapper without question. How is this possible you ask? The reason is quite simple. All of our lives, we have been conditioned to do just that. This is exactly why the typical infant abductor picks the mother as the number one target.