In an Instagram video, Rife said he and Castee now owned the home and museum and, as a result, became the “legal guardians” of hundreds of haunted artifacts and items at the home and museum, including Annabelle the doll. A rep for Rife told People Magazine the purchase was “legit.”

Comedian Matt Rife, best known in the United States for his stand-up tours and large social media following, has become the legal guardian of the infamous Annabelle doll and the new owner of the Warren Occult Museum in Monroe,