Woman booked on two counts after husband and 3-year-old son allegedly stabbed to death at Great Wolf Lodge
Police say Metallica Rose Harrison stabbed her husband, Charles Harrison, and their 3-year-old son to death inside room 2030 at Great Wolf Lodge. Officers found Charles Harrison and the child dead and Harrison with self-inflicted wounds after she called 911 saying she wanted to die and that her husband and son were "already gone."
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What happened
Key facts
- Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, was booked on two counts of criminal homicide.
- Police say the alleged stabbings of Charles Harrison and his son Tristan occurred at the Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Pennsylvania.
- Police said Harrison had drained her husband Charles Harrison’s 401(k) to pay for a trip to Great Wolf Lodge.
- The 27-year-old woman was booked on two counts of criminal homicide on Tuesday, police said.
- The booking occurred Tuesday, one day after the alleged stabbings, according to a police statement cited by the Post.
- Police said the family’s gas service was set to be shut off over a $30 unpaid bill.
- The New York Post said it reached out to Valley Energy for comment.
The brief
Police in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, have charged Metallica Rose Harrison with two counts of criminal homicide after officers say she stabbed her husband, Charles Harrison, and their 3-year-old son to death inside Room 2030 at Great Wolf Lodge.
Authorities say first responders were sent to the resort after Harrison called 911 and told dispatchers she wanted to die and that her husband and son were "already gone." Officers who entered the room found Charles Harrison and the child dead and Harrison with self-inflicted wounds, according to police accounts distributed in local reporting.
Local outlets cite a police affidavit saying the dispatch occurred around 3:15 p.m. on Oct. 12 and that Harrison made multiple statements during the call, including that she was "too weak to stab my neck." Reports identify the child only by the initials T.H. and say Harrison is 27.
Surveillance footage and the affidavit cited by police place the family at the resort earlier in the week; police say the family checked in on Sept. 21, extended their reservation on Oct. 5, and surveillance showed them entering the room together around 7 p.m. on Oct. 11.
One local account says the family visited the arcade late that night and returned to the room around 11:20 p.m., and that no one entered or exited the room afterward, according to police. Authorities reported recovering roughly 80 to 90 pieces of evidence from the room, and a local prosecutor filed two counts of criminal homicide against Harrison on Oct. 13.
Coverage differs in tone and detail: one outlet reports the 911 call contains a direct plea for help finding a vein to puncture to die, while local reporting cited in the affidavit emphasizes statements about not wanting to be there and apologizing; all sources attribute those statements to Harrison on the call.
Prosecutors have charged Harrison; the sources do not report a trial date, an arraignment outcome, or medical or psychiatric evaluations that could explain her state at the time.
The immediate public record in the local reports centers on the deaths of Charles Harrison and the 3-year-old, Harrison's 911 statements and self-inflicted wounds, the evidence recovered from Room 2030, and the criminal charges filed the day after police were dispatched.
Why it matters
- Families staying at Great Wolf Lodge in Pocono Township bear a concrete harm: two members of one family are dead (Charles Harrison and the 3-year-old identified as T.H.) and another family member is charged with their killings, imposing direct criminal and emotional costs on relatives and the resort community.
- Local emergency services and law enforcement face operational consequences: Pocono Township officers responded to the scene, collected roughly 80–90 pieces of evidence from Room 2030, and a local prosecutor filed criminal homicide charges, creating caseload and investigative burdens documented in the police affidavit.
- Monroe County criminal-justice actors have a clear procedural interest: prosecutors filed two counts of criminal homicide on Oct. 13, which triggers prosecutorial decisions, case scheduling and potential forensic and psychiatric evaluations noted as absent from current reports.
- Great Wolf Lodge has a business and reputational interest in how the investigation proceeds because the incident occurred on its property and reporting includes surveillance-time details and the family's extended reservation, facts that may affect liability questions and guest safety scrutiny.
What to watch next
- Whether the prosecutor schedules an arraignment or public court date for Metallica Rose Harrison following the Oct. 13 charges.
- Whether law enforcement or prosecutors release forensic or medical findings that confirm times, causes of death, or Harrison's medical or mental-health condition referenced during the Oct. 12 911 call.
- Whether Monroe County officials release more detailed evidence inventory or surveillance footage from Great Wolf Lodge that corroborates the timeline police described (entries on Oct. 11, check-in Sept. 21, reservation extension Oct. 5).
How it's being covered
Coverage analysisShow details8 source articles · 5 unique outletsCoverage mix: Mostly Center· 3 Center · 1 RightWhere the outlets are based: US/Canada 80% · Unknown 20%
- Coverage is currently concentrated among Center-rated outlets (3 of 4 rated sources); comparatively few Left-rated outlets have published on the event.
- Coverage is currently concentrated among outlets based in US/Canada (4 of 5 geographically-identified sources).
How outlets' accounts compare
3 framing differences · 2 uncorroborated claims · 3 information gaps- Some outlets emphasize graphic details from the 911 call, including a reported plea for help to find a vein to puncture, while others focus on the sequence in the police affidavit and the formal charge filing without quoting that specific plea.
- All sources attribute the deaths to the stabbing alleged by police; none provide an alternative account of who caused the deaths or a different triggering event before the alleged stabbings.
- Police and a detective's affidavit are the named sources attributing the killings to Metallica Rose Harrison and describing the 911 call; outlets quote or paraphrase that affidavit and police statements.
- From New York Post: Harrison reportedly told 911, 'My husband and son are already gone in the bed in the living room.'
- From local21news.com and northcentralpa.com: The affidavit records Harrison saying during the call that she was 'too weak to stab my neck' and that she did not ask for help for her husband and son.
- No report Updat3 read provides medical or psychiatric evaluations of Harrison, forensic cause-of-death details from an autopsy, or a public timeline of court proceedings after the Oct. 13 charges.
- No source details any statements from Great Wolf Lodge management about the incident, guest safety measures, or the resort's internal review.
- No source cites independent confirmation such as an autopsy report or prosecutor's detailed charging memo beyond the affidavit and local reporting.
How we got here
The immediate legal backdrop is Pennsylvania’s codification of homicide offenses in the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S. §2501, enacted by the General Assembly in 1972, which establishes the statutory framework prosecutors use to charge criminal homicide. The operational backdrop for emergency response is the national 9‑1‑1 system established by the U.S.
Congress and promoted to states beginning in 1968, which local police and emergency-dispatch centers in Pennsylvania have used since the late 20th century to receive calls seeking urgent medical or law-enforcement assistance.
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