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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Officials confirm ‘haunted' Annabelle doll's whereabouts after missing rumors go viral
Museum officials have spoken out about the real-life Annabelle doll's whereabouts amid rumors that she's gone missing. The 'demonically possessed' Raggedy Ann doll, which has become a classic fixture in the horror genre, is rumored to have escaped her casing as she traveled around the country on the Devils on the Run Tour hosted by the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR). In early May, the doll, typically housed at NESPR's Warrens' Occult Museum, founded by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, made a tour stop in New Orleans. Unfounded conjectures that she had somehow gone missing while in Louisiana began to circulate online after some visitors claimed they didn't see the doll during a tour. Meanwhile, a recent fire at the nearby Nottoway Plantation-turned-Nottoway Resort in White Castle intensified speculation that there was somehow a connection between Annabelle's supposed disappearance and the blaze. NESPR lead investigator Dan Rivera debunked theories that the doll had gone missing in a TikTok video posted Saturday. 'I'm here at the museum right now, and I just wanna show you guys that Annabelle is in the Warrens' Occult Museum,' Rivera said. 'Let's go inside and let's check.' After entering the museum, he walked over to show the doll sitting in a wooden case. 'Annabelle is not missing; she's not in Chicago,' he assured fans, sharing that they were, however, going to be at the 2025 Rock Island Roadhouse Esoteric Expo in Rock Island, Illinois, on October 4. An additional notice was posted on NESPR's Facebook account that read: 'It's a Rumor... Annabelle has NOT been stolen. The doll is safely in place at the Warren Occult Museum.' This isn't the first time the doll's supposed disappearance has sparked widespread panic online. In 2020, Tony Spera, the son-in-law of Ed and Lorrain Warren, was forced to clear up rumors that she had escaped her enclosure. 'I'm here to tell you something,' he said on the family's YouTube channel at the time. 'I don't know if you want to hear this or not, but Annabelle did not escape. 'Annabelle's here. She didn't go anywhere. She didn't take a trip. She didn't fly first class and she didn't go out to visit her boyfriend,' Spera quipped. 'I'd be concerned if Annabelle really did leave because she's nothing to play with.' The Annabelle doll was first owned by a student who, in 1970, called upon the Warrens when she claimed Annabelle started 'exhibiting malicious and frightening behavior.' Upon inspection, the Warrens claimed that the doll was 'demonically possessed' by the spirit of a deceased girl. Annabelle first appeared in 2013's The Conjuring before receiving her own spin-off franchise. Annabelle was released in 2014, followed by Annabelle: Creation in 2017 and the latest entry, Annabelle Comes Home, in 2019.
Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
What is Annabelle doll? 5 legends about ‘demonic' entity that inspired 3 movies
The infamous Annabelle doll, behind the American horror movie franchise, has disappeared out of nowhere. Social media is flooded with people claiming that the doll vanished during the paranormal tour. Here's 5 legends about Annabelle Annabelle takes inspiration from the Raggedy Anne doll, which was based on a character created in 1915. The doll had a triangular nose and hair made of red yarn and was placed in the Warrens Occult Museum in Connecticut. According to report by USA Today, eerie things started happening around Annabelle in 1970 when she was purchased by a mother as a gift for her daughter. The doll was said to be possessed by the spirit of Annabelle, a young girl who died on the property. Spooky incidents followed the family, including Annabelle levitating and even attempting to strangulate a family friend. Edward and Lorraine Warren, American paranormal investigators, first met the doll when they were called to investigate the incident. There, they diagnosed the doll as possessing a demonic spirit. They had a priest do an exorcism on the doll and placed it in the car, after which the couple faced car trouble, including Annabelle trying to break away, while taking the doll back to their office. After placing the doll in the museum, the Warrens continued documenting various alleged incidents of the doll, including moving on its own, making growling noises and harming anyone who mocked it. Recently, the doll was on a tour called 'Devil on the Run Tour', which involved a tour of items from the Warren Occult Museum across the country. Paranormal expert Ryan Daniel Buell also shared a series of footage from the tour. While the doll was on a tour in Louisiana, many people claimed that the doll went missing. Just days after, a fire broke out at Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana. While the officials confirmed that there is no connection between the fire, people on social media made conspiracy theories of the doll being behind the fire. Not only have there been alleged incidents related to the doll, but Annabelle has been the centre of a movie franchise known as Annabelle, which has three films. Based on the accounts of the Warren couple, they portray the haunted events behind Anabelle and those who lived with it.
Hindustan Times
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Is Annabelle still in New Orleans? Here's what we know about haunted doll's next destination
Annabelle, the haunted doll accused of scratches, odd muttering, and even demonic attacks, arrived in New Orleans on May 13. Annabelle is most famous for her portrayal as a porcelain doll in the Conjuring movie world. The original Annabelle, however, is actually a gentle, red-haired Raggedy Ann who was given as a present to a young student of nursing in the 1970s. The doll's presence set off a chain of inexplicable disruptions, according to the late Ed and Lorraine Warren, famous paranormal investigators. According to CT Insider, the Warrens Occult Museum in Connecticut was hosting a tour of the notorious Raggedy Ann doll, which some people think is possessed. She visited the Crescent City for the first time this week. Ryan Daniel Buell, a paranormal detective, recorded Annabelle's entrance in the French Quarter in a video that went viral on TikTok. In the video, Annabelle is seen being carried inside a Royal Street location while donning a black shroud and being placed inside a specially designed protective case with a cross engraved on it. Also Read: 'I'm angry that…': Palm Spring explosion suspect called himself 'pro-mortalist' and 'anti-life' in chilling confession In a TikTok post, Buell stated, 'The energy is definitely different here.' He also mentioned that he prayed the Lord's Prayer while assisting with the doll's transfer inside. Ghost City Tours is showcasing the doll for a two-day event that is limited, but tickets sold out fast. In what organizers say is a safe event, visitors will have the opportunity to see Annabelle from a foot away behind reinforced glass. Annabelle's next destination will be San Antonio, Texas. The Warrens, the New England Society for Psychic Research, is conducting the Anabelle tour. The organizers say the purpose of the tour is to inform the public about the Warrens' case files and educate visitors that even popular characters like Annabelle have actual, terrifying origin stories, 4WWL reported.
