A suicidal woman stabbed her 3-year-old son and her husband to death Monday at the Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, according to a criminal complaint.
Metallica Harrison of Towanda in Bradford County was charged with two counts of criminal homicide after allegedly stabbing her son and husband to death in a room at Great Wolf Lodge, according to court documents.
Pocono Township Police Department officers responded to room 2030 of the Great Wolf Lodge around 3:15 p.m. Monday for a suicidal woman, according to a criminal complaint.
Harrison allegedly called the Monroe County Control Center and said she “needed help dying and was unable to find the vein in her neck to stab her,” according to a criminal complaint.
“I don’t want to be here anymore,” Harrison said during the 911 call, according to a criminal complaint.
Officers arrived at Harrison’s room at the Great Wolf Lodge and noticed bleeding cuts on his left wrist and superficial punctures on his neck, the criminal complaint states. She allegedly told police she wanted to be with her husband and son.
The two officers entered Room 2030 and found Harrison’s husband, Charles Harrison, lying dead on the mattress, according to a criminal complaint. They found her 3-year-old son dead on the ground.
Charles Harrison had multiple stab wounds to the chest and the 3-year-old had a single stab wound to the chest, the criminal complaint states.
Harrison was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, after the stabbing. Court documents allege Harrison told a Pocono Township officer inside an ambulance that she wasn’t supposed to be here.
“I got fucked up, I got fucked up. I just needed energy and strength,” Harrison reportedly said in the ambulance.
Harrison asked EMS personnel how deep her vein was so she would know for “next time,” according to a criminal complaint.
“Every day I work very hard. To be the best person, the best mother, the best wife,” Harrison reportedly said in the ambulance. “It wasn’t supposed to end like this. I was supposed to have a happy family. That’s what I envisioned since I was a kid.”
In the room at the Great Wolf Lodge where Harrison allegedly stabbed her husband and son to death, police found a large butcher knife on the bathroom floor, according to a criminal complaint. A smaller knife was found in the bathroom sink. Both knives had teal green handles. Great Wolf Lodge confirmed the knives were not kept by the resort.
A trash can inside the bathroom also contained a brownish-red liquid, likely blood, according to a criminal complaint.
Harrison and his family moved into Great Wolf Lodge on September 21. Their reservation was extended on October 5 with a departure date set for October 13.
According to a criminal complaint, video surveillance showed the entire family entering the room for the last time around 7 p.m. on October 11. Surveillance also appears to show Harrison leaving the room about an hour later to use the microwave. Later, Harrison and her husband left the room about two hours later to go to the arcade and return, according to a criminal complaint. After that, there was no further documented surveillance of the family.
Police attempted to speak with Harrison at St. Luke’s about the stabbing. She allegedly told police she was “suicidal, not stupid” and did not want to talk to officers.
“We are deeply saddened and heartbroken by a tragic domestic incident that occurred yesterday at a guest room at our Pocono Mountains resort,” Great Wolf Lodge said in a statement. “This is an isolated domestic incident and we are cooperating fully with local law enforcement as they conduct their investigation. Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of those involved.”
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or in a suicidal crisis, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988. CBS News Philadelphia also has a list of mental health resources.
For more information about mental health care resources and support, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or by email at info@nami.org.
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