THE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

The Stockholm syndrome was born 40 years ago in a Stockholm bank. A man named Jan Erik Olsson was present that day, he remembers eveything! On August 23, a 32-years old (Olsson) stormed into the Kreditbanken on the central Normalmstrong Square, pulled out a gun and took 4 hostages, screaming: 

"The party is starting! Everyone, face down!"

This attack has been the beginning of what American psychiatrists call "The Stockholm syndrome": the relationship between victims and kidnappers that can develop during the course of a sequester. The attack became something else after many days.
Olsson (the kidnapper) had a wig with brown cream on his face, just to look like an Arab terrorist. When he took off everything in front of the hostages, he started to talk about his life, his dreams, his fears and his children The first sign that things were starting to change was when one of the hostages asked permission to go to the toilet. Olsson said yes even if he knew that he would escape. The hostage came back, neverthless the police tried to convince him to flee. Later, the Swedish Prime Minister telephoned and Kristin Enmarkl, one of the hostages, picked up. She said that they were not scared of Olsson, but of the police. 
This incomprenhensible behavior upset public opinion.
Later, the Stockholm syndrome was explained by Ochberg who has dedicated his whole life explaining this syndrome.