10 Must Brutal Acts Of Revenge In History

10. The Real Count Of Monte Cristo Savagely Killed The Three People Who Had Him Locked Up For Being A Spy

Pierre Picaud was not a man to be messed with - as the three men who had him locked up on false charges of being a spy found out.

The 19th-Century shoemaker from Nîmes in southern France - believed to be who the main protagonist of Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Count of Monte Cristo", Edmond Dantès, is based on - became engaged to a wealthy woman and this angered his jealous friends, who falsely accused of him of being an English spy.

Imprisoned in the Fenestrelle fortress for seven years, Picaud befriended rich Italian priest Father Torri - and was bequeathed rich treasure by his fellow inmate.

After being released, Picaud went on a 10-year killing spree - murdering Loupian, Solari and Chaubart, the men who had betrayed him. Loupian was exacted the most vicious revenge due to the fact he had married Picaud's former fiancée - and so the shoemaker tricked his former friend's daughter into marrying a criminal who he then had arrested, before burning down the man's restaurant. He then stabbed Loupian to death, as well as fatally poisoning Solari.

Brutal, but in some ways understandable... maybe?