
Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera has died while on tour in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, prompting discussion and concern within the paranormal investigation community. Rivera, 54, was found unresponsive in his hotel room on 13 July. Authorities have stated the death appears to be natural, though an autopsy is pending.
Rivera was on the Devils on the Run Tour, a live paranormal event series that featured items from the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR), including the Annabelle doll, widely described by paranormal enthusiasts as demonically possessed. Though authorities have ruled out foul play, public interest in the incident has grown due to Rivera's history with the doll and the timing of his death during the tour.