In July 2025, more than six years after the latest Annabelle movie premiered, the real doll made headlines again following the death of one of her handlers, paranormal investigator Dan Rivera.

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Cue every headline: “Investigator Dies, Haunted Doll Disappears.” And just like that, Annabelle was back in the spotlight. Not for a movie sequel, but a real-life mystery.

Veteran ghost hunter Dan Rivera (pictured), 54, suddenly passed away on Sunday in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania while touring with the haunted Annabelle doll.

Until recently, the Annabelle doll was kept in an occult museum in Monroe, Connecticut, founded by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The museum is now closed to the public.

Annabelle is scheduled to appear in Augusta, Maine, on September 6 and 7, followed by events in Rock Island, Illinois, on October 4, and at ScareFest Weekend 17 in Lexington, Kentucky, from ...

The doll was the inspiration for 2014's Annabelle, 2017's Annabelle: Creation and 2019's Annabelle Comes Home. It also makes appearances in a number of other films in the series.