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Great Wolf Lodge horror as mom accused of killing husband and toddler inside hotel room

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Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, has been accused of killing her husband Charles and their 3-year-old son inside a Great Wolf Lodge hotel room in Scotrun, Pennsylvania, on October 12. Police discovered the bodies after Harrison called for help and was found with injuries at the doorway. Inside the room, officers found both victims had suffered stab wounds; two knives were also located near the bathroom. The family had been staying at the resort since September 21, extending their stay until October 5 before the incident occurred. Authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances while Harrison faces charges of criminal homicide and remains presumed innocent.

Written by AI on 2026-10-14, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Article 1

Date: October 14, 2026
Source: ABC News: Top Stories
Author: Meredith Deliso

Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, Pennsylvania, is accused of killing her husband Charles and their three-year-old son TH at the Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Pocono Township. Police found Charles and TH dead with stab wounds to their chests after responding to a call about a suicidal woman. The woman was injured herself and taken to St Luke’s Hospital.

Article 2

Date: October 14, 2026
Source: Latest & Breaking News on Fox News
Author: Kelsie Cairns

The stepmother of Metallica Harrison says she believes the murders were preplanned. She claims that before their three-week stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, Metallica possibly drained her family's 401(k) account and brought kitchen knives from home for use in the crime.

Article 3

Date: October 15, 2026
Source: ABC News: Top Stories
Author: Meredith Deliso

Police searched Harrison’s home in Towanda to find clues about the motive behind the murders. The search warrant application suggests that evidence at the house could connect a knife found at the crime scene with other items and reveal information on the incident's motive.

Article 4

Date: October 15, 2026
Source: New York Post
Author: Anthony Blair

Metallica Rose Harrison was booked for two counts of criminal homicide after allegedly stabbing her husband Charles and their three-year-old son Tristan at the Great Wolf Lodge. Police seized nearly a dozen knives from the family's home during an investigation to uncover evidence related to the motive behind the crime.

Summary

Incident: Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, is accused of murdering her husband and young son at the Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania.
Evidence: Kitchen knives were allegedly brought from their home for use in the murder. Police are searching the family's residence to find a motive and evidence linking the crime scene knife with others.
Stepmother’s Claim: Harrison possibly drained the family’s 401(k) account before planning the murders during an extended stay at the resort.

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Fox News Digital Pennsylvania Pocono Township Scotrun Towanda

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Harrison PERSON · 6× Charles Harrison PERSON · 2× Mancuso PERSON · 2× Fox News Digital ORG · 1× Metallica Rose Harrison PERSON · 1× Pennsylvania GPE · 1× Pocono Township GPE · 1× Scotrun GPE · 1× St. Luke’s Hospital’s ORG · 1× Towanda GPE · 1×

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Monroe County District Attorney Michael Mancuso described the complaint as "disturbing reading" and said investigators were continuing to gather evidence. "The investigation continues as we gather further evidence shedding light on the circumstances surrounding this horrendous situation," Mancuso wrote in a statement.

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Great Wolf Lodge horror as mom accused of killing husband and toddler inside hotel room · mixed framing

Claims (22 extracted, 6 hedged)

A Pennsylvania mom is accused of stabbing her husband and toddler to death inside a Great Wolf Lodge hotel room before telling emergency responders she was supposed to have her "happy family." asserted

she → accuse → family

Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, faces two counts of criminal homicide after police discovered her husband, Charles Harrison, and their 3-year-old son dead inside the resort Monday, according to a criminal complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital. "It wasn't supposed to end like this. uncertain

It → face → this

I was supposed to have my happy family. asserted

I → suppose → family

That's what I envisioned since I was a child," Harrison allegedly said during the ambulance ride to a hospital. uncertain

Harrison → envision → hospital

Pocono Township police responded to room 2030 at the resort in Scotrun around 3:13 p.m. Oct. 12 after Harrison called dispatchers seeking help dying, according to the affidavit. uncertain

Harrison → respond → affidavit

Officers encountered Harrison at the doorway with bleeding cuts on her wrist and puncture wounds around her neck. asserted

Officers → encounter → neck

She told them she wanted to be with her husband and son, investigators wrote. asserted

investigators → tell → husband

Inside, police found Charles Harrison with multiple stab wounds to his chest. asserted

police → find → chest

The couple’s son, identified in the complaint by his initials, appeared to have a single stab wound to his chest. asserted

son → identify → chest

Harrison was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital’s Monroe Campus in Stroudsburg for treatment. asserted

Harrison → take → treatment

"Every day, I work so hard. asserted

I → work → ?

To be the best person, the best mother, the best wife," she allegedly told emergency responders before lamenting how things had ended. uncertain

things → tell → responders

Investigators found a large kitchen knife on the bathroom floor and a smaller knife on the bathroom sink, according to the affidavit. uncertain

Investigators → find → affidavit

Both had teal green handles, and resort staff told police they were not the type of knives kept by the lodge. asserted

they → have → lodge

Several medication bottles were also scattered throughout the room, investigators wrote. asserted

investigators → scatter → room

The family had checked into the resort Sept. 21 and extended their reservation to Oct. 5, with checkout scheduled for Oct. 13, according to information police obtained from lodge security. uncertain

police → check → security

Surveillance video showed all three family members entering their room around 6:53 p.m. Sunday. asserted

members → show → p.m.

Later that night, Harrison and her husband visited the arcade before returning to the room around 11:22 p.m., the affidavit states. asserted

affidavit → visit → p.m.

Mancuso → describe → statement

He thanked township officers, Pennsylvania State Police forensic investigators and the county coroner’s office for their work, describing the room as a "complex double homicide scene." asserted

He → thank → scene

Mancuso emphasized that Harrison is presumed innocent and that prosecutors must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. asserted

prosecutors → emphasize → doubt

Police described the deaths as an isolated domestic tragedy and said there was no threat to the community. Great Wolf Lodge did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. asserted

Lodge → describe → comment