The Haunting
The Death Behind Annabelle, the Psychic Vincent Sisters’ Warning, and the True Stories
As featured in the bestselling true paranormal book The Smurl Haunting by Maxim Furek
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We are the Psychic Vincent Sisters — nationally recognized psychic mediums, paranormal investigators, and lecturers, with appearances on A&E, SyFy, The Travel Channel, Dateline, Investigation Discovery, and Pittsburgh Today Live.
In the chilling true story The Smurl Haunting, bestselling author Maxim Furek documents one of the most terrifying demonic cases in American history — and includes our psychic readings, insights, and quotes in a powerful chapter about the death of Dan Riviera, a man who tampered with the infamous Annabelle doll… and did not survive.
“We warned them. Some objects don’t forgive. Some forces don’t stop.”
— The Psychic Vincent Sisters, The Smurl Haunting
“Some objects carry death in them. Dan Riviera never stood a chance.” – Psychic Vincent Sisters
Not all hauntings are confined to homes. Some travel in boxes, in shadows — or in the hands of the curious.
One such case is the tragic and chilling death of Dan Riviera, a man who dared to transport one of the most dangerous items in the paranormal world: the real-life Annabelle doll.
📖 A Haunting Hidden in the Pages of a True Story
The Psychic Vincent Sisters — were interviewed and quoted in the true paranormal account, The Smurl Haunting, which documents both the infamous demonic case in West Pittston, PA, and the terrifying events surrounding Dan Riviera.
In a dedicated chapter, the book recounts how Dan took it upon himself to move the Annabelle doll — known to be a demonic conduit — from its sacred place of confinement and bring it to spiritually volatile locations like Gettysburg and West Virginia Penitentiary and New Orleans
“He was warned. Spiritually, psychically, and even by the family and Ed and Lorraine Warren Annabelle was never meant to travel.”
– Psychic Vincent Sisters, The Smurl Haunting
Shortly after one of these excursions, Dan Riviera was found dead in Gettysburg. Many believe it was a tragic coincidence.
We don’t.
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🧠 What Is The Smurl Haunting?
Set in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, The Smurl Haunting tells the true story of the Smurl family, whose home was plagued for over a decade by violent and terrifying paranormal activity:
• Objects flying across rooms
• Walls shaking violently
• Attacks in the night
• Apparitions and a dark, oppressive presence
This was no ordinary haunting — it was a demonic infestation, investigated personally by Ed and Lorraine Warren, the same famed investigators behind The Conjuring universe.
Maxim Furek book gives an in-depth account of this case — and expands it, including stories of other victims of spiritual retaliation, including the fatal case of Dan Riviera and the Annabelle doll.
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⚰️ Our Involvement in the Dan Riviera Case
As documented in the book, we were consulted for our psychic insight into the sudden and suspicious death of Dan Riviera — a paranormal investigator who took the real-life Annabelle doll to highly active spiritual locations like Gettysburg and the West Virginia, New Orleans and Texas
Despite warnings from both the family and those attuned to the doll’s energy, he pressed forward.
“He brought Annabelle where she was never meant to go — and she didn’t come alone.”
— Psychic Vincent Sisters
Shortly after, Dan died. We were able to pick up overwhelming residual energy surrounding his movements and possessions. Our reading revealed a clear presence of demonic retaliation, a direct consequence of interfering with an object already cursed and spiritually sealed.
We speak openly in The Smurl Haunting about what we saw — and why we believe Dan’s death was no coincidence.
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🎬 How It Ties into The Conjuring: Last Rites
The Warrens’ case files continue to inspire Hollywood — and the next film in The Conjuring series, The Conjuring: Last Rites, is set to close the saga with one of their darkest cases yet. Rumors say it will touch on the dangers of spiritual trespassing, possessed objects, and the consequences of confronting evil unprepared.
While Last Rites is fictionalized, we’ve lived the real stories behind the screen. The world of The Conjuring may be Hollywood — but the danger is real.
“These stories aren’t based on folklore. They’re based on death, on trauma… and on truth.”
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👁️ Our Experience and Expertise
The Psychic Vincent Sisters are not just investigators — we are spiritual consultants, authors, and public speakers who offer:
• Lectures at paranormal conferences across the U.S.
• Live gallery readings and audience Q&A
• Psychic consultations on criminal and missing persons cases
• Private spiritual readings and energy clearings
• TV, film, and streaming appearances as expert guests
We are available for:
✔️ Paranormal & true crime shows
✔️ Reality TV & docuseries
✔️ Live podcast interviews and media panels
✔️ On-location spiritual readings and walkthroughs
📞 For media, TV, or event inquiries:
email Suzanne@suzannevincent.com
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📚 Read Our Chilling Account in The Smurl Haunting
By Maxim Furek
Discover the full truth of the Smurl family haunting, Annabelle’s deadly trail, and the spiritual reading that followed the death of Dan Riviera — all told in raw detail in The Smurl Haunting. Our insights, warnings, and quotes are featured in the very chapter that connects the Warrens, Annabelle, and real death.
“He moved Annabelle. But she moved something in return.”