Accused killer mom Metallica Rose Harrison appeared tearful in her mugshot after being charged with the murders of her husband and young son at a Poconos resort. Meanwhile, investigators searched the family’s Pennsylvania home for clues to a possible motive in the shocking deaths.
The 27-year-old mother was charged Tuesday with two counts of criminal homicide, one day after she allegedly stabbed her husband, Charles Harrison, and their 3-year-old son, Tristan, in the chest at Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Pennsylvania, police said.
Police said she called 911 to confess to killing the pair and then asked for assistance in taking her own life.
On Wednesday, authorities searched the family’s home in Towanda, about two hours north of the resort, as they worked to determine what led to the killings.
Investigators said the search could “reveal valuable evidence relating to the motive for this incident” and help them determine whether the knife used at the resort was connected to other items, according to a warrant application obtained by ABC News.
The application noted that people involved in such incidents often record homicidal or suicidal thoughts in handwritten notes or on electronic devices before, during or after the act.
According to a court filing, police seized nearly a dozen knives from the home, along with a safe, journal, financial notebook, laptop and other evidence.
Police said Metallica Rose called 911 shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday, after allegedly killing her family, and asked where she could find the correct vein in her neck to end her life.
According to the criminal complaint, she told the dispatcher she was “too weak to stab my neck.” She allegedly said she had knives, but they were “not working,” and that she needed “help dying.”
When the dispatcher asked whether she was alone, she allegedly replied, “my husband and son are already gone in the bed… They’re already gone, I’m sorry,” according to the complaint.
Officers arrived and found Rose with cuts on her wrists and neck. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The complaint states that her husband had suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest, while Tristan had one stab wound to the chest.
Investigators found a large butcher knife and a smaller knife in the bathroom, as well as suspected blood containers and various medications, according to the complaint.
The family checked into Great Wolf Lodge on Sept. 21 and extended the stay on Oct. 5. Police allege that Rose had drained her husband’s 401(k) to fund the trip.