Overview

• Dan Rivera, a 54-year-old paranormal investigator and lead researcher at the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR), was found unresponsive in his Gettysburg hotel room on July 13 during the Devils on the Run tour.
• Adams County officials determined no foul play in Rivera’s death and report that the coroner’s autopsy results will be available in 60 to 90 days.
• NESPR announced Rivera’s passing on July 14 and highlighted his role as the custodian of the infamous Annabelle doll and his training under Ed and Lorraine Warren.
• The Devils on the Run tour, which had sold out its events at Gettysburg’s Soldiers National Orphanage, has been suspended while organizers await investigation and autopsy findings.
• Rivera’s death has renewed scrutiny over the public exhibition of alleged haunted artifacts and raised questions about safety and ethical handling outside museum settings.