![]() Seven_Brides_for_Seven_Brothers_London_recording.jpg There are several reasons as to why hostages develop Stockholm Syndrome some of which are a threat to their lives or those of their loved one, some kindness from their captor, the feeling of being continually watched and the threat that they would continually be harmed even after escaping. More recent cases involving Stockholm Syndrome would perhaps be those of Elizabeth Smart in 2003 where she only admitted to being herself after being shown a picture of her before she was abducted and Shawn Hornbeck in 2002 who did not reveal his predicament to police officers when he had the opportunity to do so during his captivity. She continued to remain friends with Olofsson in particular after his arrest. One called the then Prime Minister of Sweden Olof Palme, scolding him to let both the captors and the hostages free. ![]() In the matter of a mere six days, the hostages had taken sides of their captors, as they tried to rescue them (the captors) and even trying to save them after they had surrendered. In 1973, two armed men, Jan-Eric Olsson and Clark Oloffson held hostage four employees of Kreditbanken, a bank based in Stockholm, Sweden. Jan-Eric Olsson being taken into custody by gas-masked police It is a psychological condition so complex that even after being given a name only a mere forty-one years ago, there are still studies conducted to determine why it is that some people are more prone to Stockholm Syndrome than others. People have always been curious about why some hostages either fall in love or are protective of their captors.
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