Robert the Haunted Doll

Robert the Haunted Doll can be found at the Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida. According to legend, the cursed doll was a gift from a Jamaican nanny to a young boy named Robert Eugene Otto in 1896. The nanny was fired, but the doll became a staple in young Robert's life. He named the doll after him and took the doll everywhere. Soon after, strange events began in the household involving the doll, including the destruction of Robert's other toys.

Fast Facts

1. Doll is dressed in a white sailor's suit and clutches a stuffed lion
2. Inexplicable events occurred in the house such as glassware being thrown
3. After young Robert's parents died, he remained at the house with the doll
4. Young Robert became a well-known local artist
5. Robert Gene Otto died in 1972
6. Visitors have tried to take photos of the doll in the museum case and end up with black frames¹

Other Haunted Dolls

In addition to Robert the Haunted Doll, there have been other legendary dolls of note. The Devil Baby Doll based out of New Orleans, Mandy the Haunted Doll located at the Quesnel Museum in British Columbia, and Annabelle the Haunted Doll which was a raggedy Ann doll based in the 1970s that was believed to embody a human spirit after an Episcopal priest investigated the situation.²

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