Jan-Erik "Janne" Olsson was born on 1941 and is a Swedish criminal, born and raised in Ekeby, outside Helsingborg.
10 Facts About Jan-Erik Olsson
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Jan-Erik Olsson was the main culprit in the 1973 Norrmalmstorg robbery in Stockholm, from which the term Stockholm syndrome was coined.
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Jan-Erik Olsson was fascinated by Clark Olofsson's criminal past as a bank robber.
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Jan-Erik Olsson then entered Kreditbanken with a submachine gun under his jacket and took four people hostage, demanding that Clark Olofsson be brought to him along with 3 million Swedish krona.
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Jan-Erik Olsson spoke twice with Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
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Jan-Erik Olsson was sentenced to ten years in prison; he was released in the early 1980s.
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Since the robbery, Jan-Erik Olsson has not been convicted of any other crimes.
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Jan-Erik Olsson lived in Thailand for 15 years with his wife and son, where they ran a supermarket.
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Jan-Erik Olsson has since returned to Helsingborg, where he has operated an automobile repair shop, and is retired.
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Jan-Erik Olsson has shown remorse for his actions as a habitual offender and has openly apologised for the hostage situation in Norrmalmstorg.