Disturbing details have emerged about the deaths of a father and his 3-year-old son, who were fatally stabbed inside a popular family resort during the family’s extended stay.
Investigators allege that Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, used “butcher knives” to stab her husband, Charles “Chaz” Harrison, 36, and their 3-year-old son.
The killings occurred Monday at Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania’s Pocono region. The family lived in Towanda, a small rural community in the state.
A mother is accused of stabbing her husband and their 3-year-old son to death at Pennsylvania’s Great Wolf Lodge. (Facebook/Meta: Chaz Harrison)
According to the criminal complaint, police were dispatched after a 911 call reporting a “suicidal woman” who “needed help dying.”
Officers found both victims inside the hotel room with stab wounds, along with knives, blood and several medications, court documents state.
One family member remembered Chaz Harrison as a man “whose whole life was centered around his wife and child.” (Facebook/Meta: Chaz Harrison)
The family had been staying at the resort for three weeks, where rooms can cost more than $600 per night.
A father and son were found murdered inside a hotel room at the Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania’s Poconos on Oct. 12, 2026. (Great Wolf Lodge)
A Great Wolf Lodge spokesperson gave News Outlet limited information about the family’s unusually long stay.
“We’ve had families in the past stay at our resorts for extended periods of time while completing home renovations or repairs because our rooms are larger and there’s a lot of entertainment offerings, so a multi-week stay is uncommon, but not completely unusual,” the statement said.
The spokesperson declined to say how the family paid for the stay and directed News Outlet to law enforcement for “specifics on this case.”
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Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, faces allegations that she killed her husband, Charles, and their toddler during the resort stay. (Great Wolf Lodge)
The family checked in on Sept. 21 and was scheduled to leave Tuesday.
Harrison, who now faces criminal homicide charges, had recently shared photos of the family at the resort’s water park on social media.
A father and his young son were found stabbed to death in a hotel room at Pennsylvania’s Great Wolf Lodge. (Great Wolf Lodge)
Melissa Rivera, who identified herself as Chaz’s sister, wrote in a post that the family was “heartbroken” and struggling to process the sudden loss of two loved ones.
Charles “Chaz” Harrison is pictured with his son. Both were killed Monday. (Facebook/Meta: Chaz Harrison)
Rivera also launched an online fundraiser to help cover funeral costs. “Chaz was a good guy whose whole life was centered around his wife and child. He meant so much to our family, and the pain of losing both him and my nephew so unexpectedly is hard to put into words,” she wrote.
Posts on the couple’s social media accounts indicate that they had been married for three years before the killings.
Metallica Rose and Chaz Harrison appeared to be married for three years before she allegedly stabbed her husband and their child to death. (Facebook/Meta: Chaz Harrison)
Harrison is currently sitting in a Monroe County jail cell and was denied bond, court records show. She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 21.
A spokesperson for the company previously said to News Outlet, “We’re cooperating fully with local law enforcement as they conduct their investigation.”
