Ed and Lorraine Warren were paranormal investigators.
Edward Warren Miney ( September 7 , 1926 -- August 23 , 2006 ) and Lorraine Rita Warren ( née Moran , born January 31 , 1927 ) were a married Roman Catholic couple who were highly controversial American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of hauntings . They authored numerous books about the paranormal and about their private investigations into various reports of paranormal activity .