In 1973, a new term would be coined that perplexed people around the world. The term was coined after a bank robbery in Sweden snowballed into a 6 day standoff involving 4 hostages. The hostages were all released unharmed, and they refused to testify against their captors in court. Additionally, the victims seemingly showed adoration for their captors, and hostility against police.

So was this a survival technique… or was it something much more perplexing? This is the story of Stockholm Syndrome.

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SOURCES:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/is-stockholm-syndrome-a-myth/102738084

my.clevelandclinic.org

https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/08/23/stockholm-syndrome-50-years-on-is-the-condition-real-or-was-it-invented-to-discredit-women

Smithsonian.com

history.com

Podcasts mentioned:

Criminal podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rWproKnBf3noZSt6TyQt1

Memory Motel podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/memory-motel/id1084076357

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