Wife allegedly raided husband’s 401k to splurge on vacation before stabbing him and son, 3, to death inside hotel
Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, is accused of killing her husband, Charles, and their three-year-old son, Tristan, at a Pennsylvania hotel during a family holiday. The case has drawn attention to the family’s last days together and the circumstances leading up to the deaths, which relatives say have left them shocked and searching for answers.
A relative said Harrison used money from Charles’s 401(k) retirement account to fund a three-week stay at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos, planned as an early Christmas present for Tristan. The family did not know whether the money had been borrowed or withdrawn, and said the couple had seemed cheerful shortly before the incident. According to an affidavit, police were called after Harrison sought help to die by suicide; officers found her with self-inflicted injuries and her husband and son with fatal stab wounds.
- A Pennsylvania mother is accused of killing her husband and young son.
- The family holiday was reportedly paid for with money from a 401(k).
- Relatives say they are shocked and want answers.
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A 401(k) is a US workplace retirement savings account, usually built up through contributions from an employee and sometimes their employer. Taking money out early can affect future savings and may bring tax costs, while borrowing from the account is a separate option with repayment rules.
Metallica Rose Harrison and her husband, Charles, were on holiday with their three-year-old son, Tristan, at a Great Wolf Lodge resort in Pennsylvania. Relatives said the trip was intended as an early Christmas present and that they did not know whether money from Charles’s account had been withdrawn or borrowed.
The deaths are being investigated as a criminal case, and an accusation is not a finding of guilt. Relatives have said they are shocked and looking for answers about what led to the events; the circumstances remain part of the investigation.