Dan Rivera unexpectedly died at the age of 54 on July 13, 2025, shortly after leading a paranormal tour featuring the allegedly haunted doll Annabelle in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The late paranormal investigator — who is survived by his wife and their children — was found dead in his hotel room hours after completing his final scheduled Gettysburg date of the “Devils on the Run Tour,” where the Raggedy Ann figurine was on display for visitors.
As we await an official announcement on Dan’s cause of death, News47.us has compiled five facts about Dan, his life and career below.
According to the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR), Dan was involved in paranormal research for more than 10 years. At an early age, he expressed enthusiasm for the supernatural while being raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and he claimed to have witnessed paranormal activity in his home.
Mentored by the late famous paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren, Dan dedicated his life to conducting paranormal research and educating horror enthusiasts about the history of Annabelle. The Raggedy Ann doll is rumored to be haunted after Lorraine and her late husband, Ed Warren, claimed the doll was possessed by a deceased little girl named Annabelle and that the figurine exhibited violent behavior in the 1970s.
Since then, Annabelle was kept in a sealed glass case and was eventually placed in the Warrens’ Occult Museum in Connecticut.
Before establishing himself as an experienced paranormal investigator, Dan served in the United States Army.
