The mysterious death of the paranormal investigator Dan Rivera during the “Devils on the Run” tour with “Obsessed” Annabelle Puppe

Dan Rivera, a 54-year-old paranormal investigator and veteran of the US Army, died on Sunday, July 13, 2025, under mysterious circumstances, while he was on tour with the notorious Annabelle doll in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Rivera, a senior investigator at New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR), was called to the scene during his “Devils on the Run” tour in a local hotel. Despite the CPR efforts, he was declared dead in the hotel. His cause of death remains unknown. Rivera was a well -known personality in the paranormal community after performing in various supernatural television programs and serving as a consulting producer for Netflix 28 days haunted. His latest tour, on which the notorious Annabelle doll was presented-from many who are demonically obsessed with a sold-out, three-day stop at Gettysburg's historical soldier National Orphanage, which was organized by ghostly pictures of Gettysburg tours. The death of Rivera was confirmed by both NESPR and the tour organizers. The company honored him on Monday, July 14th, in a Facebook post and said:

“We are broken heart and still process this loss. Dan really believed to share his experiences and educate people on the paranormal. His friendliness and passion touched everyone who knew him. Thank you for your support and friendly thoughts in this difficult time.”

The paranormal investigator Ryan Buell also shared an emotional homage via Tikkok:

“I have so many great memories of this guy. It was only two months ago that we introduced a new generation in Ed and Lorraine Warren's legacy through the country.”

Rivera was active on social media, especially in Tikkok, where he regularly shared film material and stories from his investigation behind the scenes. He was instrumental in it The magic Film franchise.

Everything about Annabelle doll

The Annabelle Doll, a Zerlumptes Ann toy, became notorious in the 1970s after it was associated with a series of paranormal disorders. According to the NESPR, the doll was originally given in 1968 of a student nurse. Shortly afterwards, she and her roommate reported, according to the strange and violent phenomena, in which the doll was involved. A medium told them that it was inhabited by the spirit of a young girl named Annabelle – but the encounters became more malicious. The Warrens came to the conclusion that the doll was not haunted by the spirit of a child, but was obsessed by an evil unit, and they later sealed them in a glass case in their including Occult Museum for Public Security. After the death of Ed in 2006 and Lorraine in 2019, her daughter Judy and the son -in -law Tony Spera Nespr and his notorious museum, which has been closed to the public since 2019, has been closed since 2019.

The Coronian office of Adams County has not yet released Rivera's cause of death.