A Pennsylvania mother is accused of fatally stabbing her husband and their 3-year-old son inside a Great Wolf Lodge hotel room, then telling emergency responders she had expected to have her “happy family.”
Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, faces two counts of criminal homicide after police found her husband, Charles Harrison, and their young son dead at the Scotrun resort Monday, according to a criminal complaint reviewed by News Media.
“It wasn’t supposed to end like this. I was supposed to have my happy family. That’s what I envisioned since I was a child,” Harrison allegedly said while being taken by ambulance to a hospital.
A Pennsylvania woman is accused of stabbing her husband and toddler to death inside a Great Wolf Lodge hotel room. (Dave Zajac/Connecticut Post via Getty Images, File)
Pocono Township police were called to room 2030 at Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun at about 3:13 p.m. Oct. 12 after Harrison contacted dispatchers and sought help to die, according to an affidavit.
Officers found Harrison standing in the doorway with bleeding cuts on her wrist and puncture wounds near her neck. She told investigators she wanted to be with her husband and son, according to the affidavit.
Inside the room, police found Charles Harrison suffering from several stab wounds to his chest. The couple’s son, whose name was listed by initials in the complaint, appeared to have one stab wound to his chest.
Harrison was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital’s Monroe Campus in Stroudsburg for medical treatment.
A Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park. Police say there is a homicide investigation underway involving a guest and her family at the resort in Scotrun, Pa. (MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images, File)
“Every day, I work so hard. To be the best person, the best mother, the best wife,” she allegedly told emergency responders before speaking about how the situation had ended.
According to the affidavit, investigators recovered a large kitchen knife from the bathroom floor and a smaller knife from the bathroom sink. Both had teal-green handles, and resort employees told police the knives were not supplied by the lodge.
Investigators also reported finding several medication bottles scattered around the room.
DON’T MISS: Fake FBI Agent Scams 82-Year-Old Florida Woman Out of Thousands
Lodge security records showed that the family checked in Sept. 21 and extended its stay Oct. 5. Their checkout date had been set for Oct. 13.
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the case and said additional charges may be forthcoming. (iStock)
Surveillance footage showed all three family members entering their room at approximately 6:53 p.m. Sunday. Later, Harrison and her husband went to the arcade before returning to the room around 11:22 p.m., the affidavit states.
Monroe County District Attorney Michael Mancuso called the criminal complaint “disturbing reading” and said authorities were continuing to collect evidence.
“The investigation continues as we gather further evidence shedding light on the circumstances surrounding this horrendous situation,” Mancuso said in a statement.
He praised the work of Pocono Township police, Pennsylvania State Police forensic investigators and the county coroner’s office, describing the hotel room as a “complex double homicide scene.”
Mancuso also stressed that Harrison is presumed innocent and that prosecutors must establish her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Pennsylvania State Police forensic investigators worked the crime scene. (Pennsylvania State Police)
Police described the deaths as an isolated domestic tragedy and said there was no threat to the community.
Great Wolf Lodge told News Media it was “deeply saddened and heartbroken” by the deaths and was cooperating with investigators.
“It was an isolated family incident, and we’re cooperating fully with local law enforcement as they conduct their investigation,” the resort said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of those affected.”
A resort spokesperson said responding officers quickly determined there was no ongoing security concern.