'It wasn't supposed to end like this': Woman kills husband, son at Great Wolf Lodge, police say - WGAL
A woman, Metallica Harrison, is accused of killing her husband and 3-year-old son at a Great Wolf Lodge in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Police responded after she called 911, stating she needed 'help dying' and was unable to stab herself.
Why it matters
This horrific incident underscores the devastating impact of mental health crises and domestic violence, prompting community concern and a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the double homicide.
A Bradford County woman is accused of killing her husband and her 3-year-old son inside a guest room at the Great Wolf Lodge in Monroe County. Metallica Harrison, 27, of Towanda, was charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband, Charles Harrison, and her son, whose name has not yet been released. Police respond to lodge room after 911 call According to the affidavit of probable cause, Pocono Township police officers responded to a Great Wolf Lodge room around 3:13 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, after Metallica called the Monroe County Control Center. Police said Metallica told the 911 dispatcher that she needed "help dying" and was "unable to find a vein in her neck to stab." Officers encountered Metallica in the room's doorway and saw her wrist bleeding and superficial puncture wounds around her neck, according to the affidavit.
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