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

Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide: Pennsylvania Mother Charged in Stabbing Deaths of Husband and Toddler

A 27-year-old Pennsylvania mother has been arrested and charged with two counts of criminal homicide after her husband and 3-year-old son were found stabbed to death inside a guest room at the Great Wolf Lodge resort in Scotrun, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

The Incident and Emergency Response

On Monday, October 12, 2026, officers from the Pocono Township Police Department responded to a 911 dispatch at approximately 3:13 p.m. regarding a suicidal woman inside Room 2030 of the Great Wolf Lodge. The caller, identified as Metallica Rose Harrison of Towanda, Bradford County, told dispatchers that she needed assistance dying after attempting self-harm.

Upon arrival, officers discovered Harrison standing at the doorway of the hotel room with bleeding lacerations on her wrists and puncture marks on her neck. Inside the room, investigators found her 33-year-old husband, Charles Harrison, deceased on a floor mattress with multiple stab wounds to his chest. The couple’s 3-year-old son was discovered dead on a separate mattress, having suffered a single fatal chest wound.

Evidence and Investigation

According to court records and affidavits filed by the Pocono Township Police:

• Weapons Recovered: Crime scene investigators seized two knives with teal handles from the bathroom areaa large butcher knife and a smaller utility knifeneither of which belonged to resort inventory. Several bottles of medication and evidence of blood were also documented.

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• Resort Stay Timeline: Security logs and surveillance footage indicated the family had originally checked into the Poconos waterpark resort on September 21, later extending their reservation through October 13. Surveillance captured the family entering the room Sunday evening, October 11, with no subsequent exterior room activity after late Sunday night until police were dispatched Monday afternoon.

• Hospital Statements: Harrison was taken under police custody to St. Luke’s Hospital – Monroe Campus for treatment of non-life-threatening wounds, where she reportedly made spontaneous remarks regarding the deaths before declining formal interrogation.

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Legal Charges and Status

Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso announced that Metallica Rose Harrison faces two counts of criminal homicide. Authorities noted that while the physical sequence of events inside the room has been documented, the underlying motive remains under active investigation by township police, county detectives, and the coroner’s office. Harrison remains in custody pending arraignment and preliminary hearings.