Overview

• Matt Rife and TikTok influencer Elton Castee have taken on a five-year custodial lease of the Warrens’ Occult Museum, gaining legal guardianship of its 750-item collection including the Annabelle doll.
• The lease negotiated with the Warrens’ family confirms that the duo are caretakers rather than owners of the artifacts.
• They plan to renovate the Monroe, Connecticut, property to reopen for guided museum tours and overnight stays.
• The Annabelle doll remains secured in its traditional glass case with established protective rituals during the transfer of oversight.
• The museum has been closed to the public since 2019, and the transition follows renewed scrutiny after former guardian Dan Rivera’s death in July.