Stockholm syndrome:The Mystery of Loving an Abuser - Part 2

MARY MCELROY - SUICIDE WHEN HER CAPTORS WERE JAILED

The case of Mary McElroy was one of the most well-known kidnapping cases in history, and also one of the most frequently used examples of Stockholm syndrome. This woman was the daughter of a judge and City manager of Kansas City back in 1933. The four kidnappers broke into her father's house where she was taking a bubble bath. The men allowed her to get dressed and dry herself before they whisked her away. When she heard that the men were demanding $60,000 in return for her release, she jokingly said, "I'm worth more than that!"