Dan Rivera, the paranormal researcher, tragically died in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during his tour across the US to showcase the Annabelle doll, described as "demonically possessed.

Rivera, 54, a senior lead investigator for the Connecticut-based New England Society for Psychic Research, died on Sunday, July 13, during his visit to Gettysburg, Penn., as part of the company's Devils on the Run tour.

Rumors have been surrounding the paranormal investigator's sudden death after touring with a doll named Annabelle, which some claim is possessed.

Dan Rivera, a paranormal investigator, died on July 13 during a stop in Pennsylvania while touring with the "demonically possessed" Annabelle doll Adams County coroner Francis Dutrow confirms to PEOPLE that the doll was not present when he arrived at the scene No,

Investigators did not find the allegedly haunted 'The Annabelle Doll' in the hotel room in the US, where paranormal investigator Dan Rivera was found dead recently.

The infamous Annabelle doll wasn’t in the room — but death was. Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera, 54, was found dead in his Gettysburg hotel room this week, just hours after finishing a sold-out “Devils on the Run Tour” at the Soldiers National Orphanage,

Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera was found dead while on tour with Annabelle. Now, some fans are blaming his untimely death on the allegedly possessed doll, which inspired The Conjuring films.