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Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera unexpectedly died on July 13 a day after he displayed the infamous Annabelle doll in Pennsylvania

The "demonically possessed" doll has been featured in the first Conjuring film as well as several spinoff movies

The filmmakers of the new movie The Conjuring: Last Rites included a dedication to Rivera in the end credits

The Conjuring: Last Rites , the latest installment in the horror movie franchise, paid tribute to Dan Rivera, the paranormal investigator who died after an event showcasing the real-life Annabelle doll, which was popularized in the films.

Rivera, a senior lead investigator for the Connecticut-based New England Society for Psychic Research, died on July 13 at the age of 54 , one day after an event in Gettysburg, Pa.,

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