Stockholm syndrome originates with Norrmalmstorg robbery 40 years ago today (1973)


Video: 'Stockholm Syndrome'

(Thursday, August 23, 1973) — A bank robbery-turned-hostage-taking, known as the Norrmalmstorg robbery, began today in Stockholm, Sweden. The four hostages ended up empathizing with their captors, a psychological condition now referred to as “Stockholm Syndrome.”