{
  "id": 14541739,
  "title": "Pennsylvania woman allegedly kills husband and son before attempting suicide at resort",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/pennsylvania-woman-allegedly-kills-husband-and-son-before-attempting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T21:23:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/great-wolf-lodge-woman-allegedly-kills-husband-son"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Pennsylvania woman, Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, is accused of killing her husband and her three-year-old son at the Great Wolf Lodge resort in the Poconos Mountains before attempting suicide, local officials reported.\n\nPolice responded to a call for a \"distressed female\" at the resort and found 27-year-old Harrison of Towanda, Pennsylvania, allegedly telling them she \"wanted to be with her husband and son,\" both found dead in the room with stab wounds to their chests. The husband was identified as Charles Harrison, and the son was known only as \"TH.\"\n\nInvestigators discovered butcher's knives and a smaller knife at the scene. Harrison was taken to a local hospital with cuts on her left wrist and neck. She reportedly expressed remorse, stating, \"Every day, I work so hard to be the best person, the best mother, the best wife. 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.\"\n\nHarrison has been charged with two counts of criminal homicide. According to Pocono Township police, this case is an isolated domestic tragedy with no threat to the community.\n\nThe resort, in a statement to the Guardian, expressed deep sorrow over the incident, calling it an \"isolated family incident\" and confirming full cooperation with local law enforcement. The Guardian has reached out to the Monroe County District Attorney's Office for further comment.",
  "summary": "Police arrested Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, after reports of a ‘distressed female’ at the Great Wolf Lodge resort A Pennsylvania woman allegedly killed her husband and her three-year-old son at a resort in the Poconos Mountains of Pennsylvania this week before attempting suicide, according to local officials. Pocono Township police responded to reports of a “distressed female” at the Great Wolf…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Mom allegedly killed husband, son at Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/mom-allegedly-killed-husband-son-at-great-wolf-lodge-in-pennsylvania",
        "published": "2026-10-14T19:16:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}