Mother Stabs Husband, Son Dead at Poconos Resort

Pennsylvania mother Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, allegedly stabbed her husband Charles and their three-year-old son Tristan to death inside a Great Wolf Lodge room in the Poconos on October 12. She then called 911, telling dispatchers she needed help ending her own life and could not find a vein in her neck.

Police arrived around 3:13 p.m. to find the father and son lifeless on separate floor mattresses. Charles suffered multiple chest stab wounds; Tristan had a single chest wound. Harrison had superficial wrist and neck lacerations but no serious internal injuries.

“She had called and we're video chatting, and then she says she loved us very much, just like she normally would.”

The family had checked in on September 21 and extended their stay twice, originally scheduled to leave October 13. Her stepmother, April Thetga, said a video call hours before the attack showed no warning signs, though the extended stay struck relatives as unusual.

Monroe County District Attorney called the incident a violent domestic tragedy. Harrison is charged with two counts of criminal homicide and remains hospitalized under guard.