POCONO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (TCN) — A 27-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of criminal homicide in connection with the deaths of her husband and son after allegedly fatally stabbing them at a water park.
According to a statement from the Pocono Township Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Great Wolf Lodge on Oct. 12 with a report of a distressed female. Metallica Rose Harrison had allegedly told dispatchers she needed help committing suicide. NBC News reports that according to a criminal complaint, she allegedly said she needed help finding the vein in her neck to stab. She also claimed her husband and son were “already gone.”
Responding officers they made contact with Metallica Harrison at the resort. She reportedly had cuts on her body. Inside a room, officers found an adult man and 3-year-old child deceased, according to police. The adult victim was identified in the criminal complaint as Charles Harrison and the 3-year-old as T.H., according to NBC News.
Oxygen True Crime reports that both victims had allegedly suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest. Several knives were also found in the guest room, along with bottles of medication.
Inside the ambulance, Metallica Harrison allegedly said, “Every day, I work so hard” to “be the best person, the best mother, the best wife,” and that “it wasn’t supposed to end like this. I was supposed to have my happy family. That’s what I envisioned since I was a child,” NBC News reports.
Oxygen True Crime reports the family had checked in at the water park resort on Sept. 21 and extended their stay on Oct. 5; they were scheduled to check out on Oct. 13.
In an interview with the New York Post, Metallica Harrison’s stepmother, April Thetga, said their last video call was normal. “It wasn’t an odd conversation. … She didn’t give us any indication that anything was ever going to happen.”
Thetga alleged she was told that the knives found in the hotel room had come from the Harrison home; she also alleged that the couple had withdrawn funds from their 401(k) to go on the vacation to Great Wolf Lodge.
According to police, Metallica Harrison was charged with two counts of criminal homicide. Oxygen True Crime reports she is scheduled to appear in court for her preliminary hearing on Oct. 21. The investigation is ongoing.
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