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Annabelle Doll Absent from Paranormal Investigator Dan Rivera’s Death Scene

Autopsy results due in the coming weeks are set to clarify Rivera’s cause of death instead of supernatural theories.

Dan Rivera is seen in an Instagram photo from 2023. In the inset image, a replica "Annabelle" doll is seen at The Hollywood Museum Celebrates "The Silence of the Lambs" 30th Anniversary at The Hollywood Museum on October 20, 2021 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
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Annabelle doll resurfaces in discussions, recalling its dark history of accidents and supernatural occurrences.
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Overview

  • Adams County Coroner Francis Dutrow confirmed the infamous Annabelle doll was never in Rivera’s hotel room during the July 13 incident.
  • Pennsylvania State Police reported that they found nothing unusual or suspicious at the scene in Straban Township.
  • Rivera, a 54-year-old lead investigator with the New England Society for Psychic Research, was in Gettysburg for the “Devils on the Run” tour featuring alleged haunted artifacts.
  • Officials say autopsy results are expected within eight to ten weeks to determine Rivera’s cause of death.
  • Prominent paranormal figures, including Jason Hawes, have urged the public to stop attributing Rivera’s death to the doll and to respect his grieving family.