You've
probably heard of "Stockholm Syndrome," in which a hostage begins to
sympathize with his or her captor, such as in stories about the Patty
Hearst case. But where did the syndrome get its name? From a case of
bank robbery in Sweden a year before Hearst was kidnapped.
The
whole thing went down over a period of six days, from August 23 through
August 28, 1973. On the first day, Jan-Erik Olsson strolled into
Kreditbanken in central Stockholm, Sweden, and single-handedly held the
place up. Of the two policemen who responded to the call, Olsson shot
one in the hand and made the other sit in a chair, ordering him to sing
something. (The policeman chose “Lonesome Cowboy,” in case you’re
interested.) Olsson then took four hostages and started making demands:
He wanted his friend and expert bank robber Clark Olofsson brought to
the bank. He wanted 3 million Swedish Kronor. And he wanted a couple of
guns, some bulletproof vests, some helmets, and a fast car.
Over
those six days, the hostages came around to trusting the bank robbers
more than the police. Read the rest of the story:
Here .
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