Overview
- Matt Rife finalized the purchase of Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Monroe, Connecticut home and Occult Museum, legally owning the Annabelle doll
- Psychic Matt Fraser cautioned that public exhibitions risk empowering the doll’s malevolent spirit by feeding off visitor fascination
- Investigators confirmed Dan Rivera’s death during the Annabelle tour was from natural causes with no foul play detected
- Paranormal enthusiasts reported unexplained incidents and circulated rumors—including the doll’s alleged disappearance in New Orleans—during recent tours
- The Annabelle doll’s lore dates to 1968 when researchers documented a spirit inhabiting a Raggedy Ann toy before the Warrens secured it in a sealed glass case