Jan-Erik Olsson
Jan-Erik Olsson is a Swedish criminal best known for his involvement in the 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm, which ultimately gave rise to the term 'Stockholm syndrome.' During the robbery, Olsson took hostages and requested that his friend Clark Olofsson be brought to the scene, which led to a six-day standoff with police. The unusual empathy exhibited by the hostages towards their captors during this crisis became a key focus in psychology, highlighting complex human behaviors under duress. Olsson's actions and the subsequent events surrounding the hostage situation made him a notable figure in discussions of criminal psychology.
Born on Jan 01, 1947 (78 years old)
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Switzerland:
Jan-Erik Olsson was the bank robber who took Kristin Enmark and others hostage during the Norrmalmstorg incident.
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Kazakhstan:
Jan-Erik Olsson was a criminal who took hostages during a bank robbery, leading to the development of the Stockholm syndrome concept.
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Belarus:
Olsson demanded that Olofsson be brought to the bank, and together they held four hostages for six days.
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Panama:
Jan-Erik Olsson was one of the two perpetrators of the Kreditbanken robbery in Stockholm.
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United Kingdom:
Jan-Erik Olsson instigated the notorious bank siege and demanded Olofsson be brought to the bank from jail.
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Romania:
Jan-Erik Olsson was another criminal involved in the 1973 bank robbery and hostage situation that led to the creation of the term 'Stockholm syndrome'.
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