Annabelle, Paranormal
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E! News on MSNDan Rivera Case: Coroner Confirms If Annabelle Doll Was Present at His Time of DeathAfter paranormal investigator Dan Rivera was found dead amid a national tour with the Annabelle doll, a known inspiration for The Conjuring films, the coroner addressed its role in his death.
The Adams County, Pennsylvania, coroner, Francis Dutrow said the Raggedy Ann doll named Annabelle was not in the room where Rivera died this week. Rivera was found unresponsive by his coworkers in his hotel room and was on a stop as part of the “Devils on the Run tour” with the doll in Gettysburg when he was found, Fox News reported.
Annabelle's story was partly portrayed in the film, "The Conjuring," which told the story of a Burrillville family's battle with malevolent spirits.
While Annabelle the doll is real, the movie is not a true story. In Annabelle, a female cult member named Annabelle Higgins kills herself while holding the doll, and the demon she helped summon possesses it afterward.
Paranormal expert Dan Rivera dies mysteriously after hosting an Annabelle doll show in Pennsylvania, leaving the ghost-hunting world shaken.
Dan Rivera, the handler of the real-life Annabelle doll that inspired The Conjuring character, has died while on tour with the cursed toy. Paranormal investigator Rivera was the primary caretaker of the Annabelle doll,