Episode 124: Ed and Lorraine Warren Part Three It's a Family Affair

Welcome back to our third and final episode on Ed and Lorraine Warren: demonologists, ghost hunters and freakshow carnival hucksters.



Today we take a hard look at the many scandals that have rocked the Warren family, from the allegations of sexual abuse on a minor to fraud, and the troubling lineage which saw grandson Chris McKinnell, groomed by Ed from youth to be a paranormal investigator and exorcist, be usurped in favor of his stepfather Tony Spera and the very public estrangement that followed.



We also delve into the modern fate of the Warren’s Occult Museum and home, the Devils on the Run tour featuring the real Annabelle Doll, and the bizarre death of Dan Rivera, as well as taking a look at the new owners, comedian Matt Rife and Elton Castee, who are currently renting the home and museum out for nightly stays.



It is an epic, sometimes very disturbing, and truly American story, too wild to believe yet too crazy for fiction!!



 



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Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.



 



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“The Werewolf Rock (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Zo...) ” and “Electric Girlfriend (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Zo...) ” by The Zombie Dandies (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Zo...) courtesy of the Free Music Archive. Deed - Attribution 4.0 International - Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)



 



“Old Fashioned” by Blood Red Sun courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Listen to Blood Red Sun on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6CkMM...



 



“DEEP NIGHT - Fox Trot” (Rudy Vallee-Charlie Henderson) Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees; Vocal refrain by Rudy Vallee Recorded in 1929. Courtesy of the Internet Archive: 1920s POP : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/1920sPOP-...)



 



“I Wanna Be Loved by You” by Helen Kane. Public Domain, courtesy of the Internet Archive: Free 20s Jazz Collection : Gathacol Radio : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/Free_20s_...)



 



REFERENCES:



 



THE DEMONOLOGIST: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren by Gerald Brittle, Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren. Graymalkin Media, September 30, 2013 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1935169222



 



GHOST HUNTERS by Robert David Chase. Graymalkin Media. October 3, 2014 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00O5SCUV0



 



WEREWOLF: A True Story of Demonic Possession by Robert David Chase. Graymalkin Media October 3, 2014 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00O6COMTS



 



HARTFORD COURANT August 22, 2025 by Pamela McLoughlin: Grandson of famed CT ghost hunters honors legacy. He'll spill secrets (https://www.courant.com/2025/08/22/gr...)



 



THE CINEMAHOLIC October 27, 2023: Judy Warren: Where is Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Daughter Today? (https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-e...)



 



USA TODAY July 27, 2019: 'Annabelle Comes Home': What was Judy Warren's life really like? (https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/m...)



 



THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER December 13, 2017 by Kim Masters (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/aut...) , Ashley Cullins (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/aut...) War Over ‘The Conjuring’: The Disturbing Claims Behind a Billion-Dollar Franchise (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/...)



 



NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY FOR PARANORMAL RESEARCH official website: About - NESPR (https://warrens.net/about/)



 



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YouTube video of Christopher McKinnel discussing his father: Graham Christopher McKinnell (   • Graham Christopher McKinnell  )



 



UNILAD October 15, 2025 Grandson of ‘The Conjuring family’ issues warning over 'haunted' doll linked to investigator's death (https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/c...)



 



PEOPLE MAGAZINE July 15, 2025 by David Chiu: Paranormal Investigator Dies at 54 After Touring Annab...