Overview
- The Adams County coroner ruled Dan Rivera’s death not suspicious and said a full autopsy will take 60 to 90 days to complete.
- Rivera, 54, a senior New England Society for Psychic Research investigator trained under Lorraine Warren, collapsed in his Gettysburg hotel room hours after guiding a sold-out Devils on the Run tour segment featuring the Annabelle doll.
- Emergency responders attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation on site but were unable to revive him.
- The alleged possessed doll was positioned beside his body in a sealed case, reigniting its decades-long reputation in American occult lore.
- Social media discussions have split between attributing the death to Annabelle’s supposed curse and seeking rational medical explanations.