Shortly after directing a paranormal tour in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, that included the purportedly haunted doll known as Annabelle, Dan passed quite suddenly at the age of 54. Here, we honor his life, work, and legacy.
Dan Rivera died quite suddenly on July 13, 2025, at the age of 54, not long after he led a paranormal tour in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, that included the purportedly haunted doll Annabelle. Hours after finishing his last planned Gettysburg date of the “Devils on the Run Tour,” where the Raggedy Ann figurine was on display for guests, the late paranormal investigator, who his wife and their kids, was discovered dead in his hotel room.
Hollywood Life has included five facts about Dan, his life, and his profession below while we wait for an official word regarding his cause of death.
For over a decade, Dan Rivera worked as a paranormal investigator.
Dan has almost ten years of experience in paranormal investigation, according to the New England Society for Psychic Investigation (NESPR). Growing up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he showed an early interest in the paranormal and claimed to have seen ghostly activity in his house.
Dan Rivera Oversaw Annabelle-Related Paranormal Tours
Dan devoted his life to researching the paranormal and teaching horror fans about Annabelle’s past under the guidance of the late, renowned paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren. After Lorraine and her late husband, Ed Warren, claimed that the Raggedy Ann doll was possessed by a deceased young girl named Annabelle and that the figure displayed violent behavior in the 1970s, the doll is said to be haunted.
Annabelle was then housed in the Warrens’ Occult Museum in Connecticut after being preserved in a glass case that was sealed.
Dan Rivera was a member of the American Army.
Dan was a member of the US Army before becoming a world-renowned paranormal investigator.
Dan Rivera Passed Away Abruptly Following an Annabelle Tour
On July 13, 2025, Dan was discovered dead in his hotel room after concluding the “Devils on the Run Tour” stop in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. “Nothing unusual or suspicious was observed at the scene,” according to a police report, and first responders said he was found alone.
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