GETTYSBURG, PA – Dan Rivera, the lead investigator for the New England Society for Psychic Research and one of the few people authorized to handle the infamous Annabelle doll, died unexpectedly over the weekend while on tour with the alleged haunted artifact. He was 54.

Rivera was in Gettysburg for the sold-out “Devils on the Run Tour,” which included a stop at the historic Soldiers National Orphanage. First responders were called to a local hotel for a CPR-in-progress emergency, but the cause of death has not been released.

A U.S. Army veteran, Rivera began his paranormal career after attending lectures by renowned investigator Lorraine Warren, eventually working alongside her in her final years. In 2011, he was named lead investigator of the NESPR, the group founded by Warren and her l

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