A 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, inspired the term Stockholm Syndrome, where hostages develop empathy for their captors. A lone gunman, later revealed to be Lars Nystrom, holds three hostages, including bank clerk Bianca Lind, demanding $1 million, the release of a convicted robber, and a getaway car. Lind, a wife and mother of two, becomes increasingly sympathetic towards Nystrom, impressed by his humane treatment of previous captives, while distrusting the authorities' actions.
Stockholm
The 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm, which was the origin of the "Stockholm Syndrome", was a bizarre and true event.
