US EditionAnnabelle Doll Handler Dan Rivera’s Nature of Death Revealed
ILLINOIS, JUL 18 – Despite Dan Rivera's sudden death, the Annabelle doll's scheduled October appearance at the Illinois expo remains confirmed by organizers, according to the New England Society for Psychic Research.
- Dan Rivera, a 54-year-old paranormal investigator with the NESPR, was found dead on July 13, 2025, in his Gettysburg hotel room during an Annabelle doll tour.
- Rivera's death followed the Gettysburg leg of the Devils on the Run Tour, with authorities reporting no suspicious circumstances and a police report listing the cause as natural.
- Rivera had worked with the NESPR for over a decade, supporting Lorraine Warren until her passing, and was a consistent presence at events featuring the allegedly haunted Annabelle doll.
- According to Adams County Coroner Francis Dutrow, the Annabelle doll was not present at the time of Rivera's death, and Jason Hawes condemned linking the death to the doll as 'disgusting'.
- NESPR plans to continue the Annabelle tour and believes Rivera would have wanted their work to carry on while honoring his memory and spirit.
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Paranormal Investigator and Caretaker of the Annabelle Doll Dies in Pennsylvania at Age 54
Dan Rivera, paranormal investigator and caretaker of the “possessed” doll Annabelle, died at the age of 54 on Sunday in Pennsylvania, according to the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR), an organization with which he collaborated. “It’s with deep sadness that Tony, Wade, and I share the sudden passing of our close friend and partner, Dan Rivera. We are heartbroken and still processing this loss,” his colleague Chris Gilloren wrote …
Annabelle Tour 'Cursed,' Should Be Canceled After Dan Rivera's Death, Friend Says
A friend of the late Annabelle investigator Dan Rivera is super concerned about the other staff working on the "haunted" Raggedy Ann doll's tour -- 'cause he thinks the whole damn thing is CURSED!!! Philip Siracusa -- the former owner of the…
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Coroner clears up Annabelle doll rumors in Dan Rivera's sudden death
Brian Walshe, the Cohasset man accused in the alleged murder of his wife Ana Walshe, is due in court for a hearing Friday. Ana Walshe, 39, was reported missing in early January 2023. While her body was never found, prosecutors allege that her husband killed her and dismembered her body. He was first charged with misleading police, and eventually murder. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. As the case approaches trial, prosecutors and the d…
By Dan Heching, CNN A Pennsylvania coroner has released new details about the sudden death of Dan Rivera, a renowned paranormal investigator who was touring with the Raggedy Ann doll known as Annabelle, famous from the horror film series "The Conjuring," at the time of his death. Adams County, Pennsylvania, coroner Francis Dutrow told CNN Thursday that the doll was not present in the hotel room where Rivera died earlier this week in Gettysburg. …
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