Wow...
From Wikipedia, on Hector Berlioz
While in Italy he received a letter from the mother of his fiancée informing him that she had called off their engagement and that her daughter was to marry Camille Pleyel (son of Ignaz Pleyel), a rich piano manufacturer. Enraged, Berlioz decided to return to Paris and take revenge on Pleyel, his fiancée, and her mother by killing all three of them. He created an elaborate plan, going so far as to purchase a dress, wig and hat with a veil (with which he was to disguise himself as a woman in order to gain entry to their home).[30] He even stole a pair of double-barrelled pistols from the Academy to kill them with, saving a single shot for himself.[30] Meticulously careful, Berlioz purchased phials of strychnine and laudanum[30] to use as poisons in the event of a pistol jamming.
Despite this careful planning, Berlioz failed to carry through with the plot. By the time he had reached Genoa, he realised he left his disguise in the side pocket of a carriage during his journey. After arriving in Nice (at that time, part of Italy), he reconsidered the entire plan, deciding it to be inappropriate and foolish.[30] He sent a letter to the Academy in Rome, requesting that he be allowed to return. This request was accepted,[11] and he prepared for his trip back.
That's kinda crazy.
While in Italy he received a letter from the mother of his fiancée informing him that she had called off their engagement and that her daughter was to marry Camille Pleyel (son of Ignaz Pleyel), a rich piano manufacturer. Enraged, Berlioz decided to return to Paris and take revenge on Pleyel, his fiancée, and her mother by killing all three of them. He created an elaborate plan, going so far as to purchase a dress, wig and hat with a veil (with which he was to disguise himself as a woman in order to gain entry to their home).[30] He even stole a pair of double-barrelled pistols from the Academy to kill them with, saving a single shot for himself.[30] Meticulously careful, Berlioz purchased phials of strychnine and laudanum[30] to use as poisons in the event of a pistol jamming.
Despite this careful planning, Berlioz failed to carry through with the plot. By the time he had reached Genoa, he realised he left his disguise in the side pocket of a carriage during his journey. After arriving in Nice (at that time, part of Italy), he reconsidered the entire plan, deciding it to be inappropriate and foolish.[30] He sent a letter to the Academy in Rome, requesting that he be allowed to return. This request was accepted,[11] and he prepared for his trip back.
That's kinda crazy.