Great Wolf Lodge mother could face death penalty in Pennsylvania, investigator says

A 27-year-old mother accused of killing her husband and their 3-year-old son during a stay at Great Wolf Lodge in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, could face the death penalty, according to Lehigh Valley-based private investigator Rod Devine. Prosecutors allege she used kitchen knives she brought from home to stab the victims.

Devine, who has served as an expert witness in criminal cases, said Pennsylvania law permits the death penalty for first-degree murder with a statutory aggravating circumstance, such as the killing of a child under 12. He noted that the alleged premeditation and the victim’s age could satisfy those requirements.

"The other component is that there’s a 3-year-old child that was killed," Devine said.

He added that a defense strategy might focus on mitigating factors, including possible mental illness, and that speculation exists about alternative scenarios surrounding the husband’s death.

"As a defense, working with defense counsel, what they would probably be looking at in something like this would be mitigating circumstances," Devine said.

Harrison is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 3. While the death penalty remains on Pennsylvania’s books, executions have been halted for more than a decade under a gubernatorial moratorium, making an actual execution unlikely.

Fox News Digital contacted the governor’s office and the Monroe County district attorney’s office for comment but did not receive a response.