TAPS Family Expands to Three New Countries in 2026
We're proud to welcome vetted teams from Australia, Germany, and India into the TAPS Family network. Here's what that expansion means for clients worldwide.
The TAPS Family network began as a regional group of vetted investigation teams in the northeastern United States. Twenty years later, it spans six continents, and we're adding three more countries to that network in 2026.
We want to be specific about what the TAPS Family is — and what it isn't — because the name carries weight and we take that seriously.
What TAPS Family Membership Means
Every team in the TAPS Family network has gone through the same vetting process we've used since the beginning: a documented investigation history, reference checks from previous clients, a methodology review, and a live investigation assessment by a senior TAPS investigator. Teams that don't meet our standards — and many applicants don't — are not admitted, regardless of their reputation or profile.
TAPS Family membership means a team operates under the same core principles we do: free investigations, debunking-first methodology, client confidentiality, and an honest approach to evidence. It does not mean we endorse every finding a member team reports. Member teams are independent. They operate according to local laws and cultural context. What we're certifying is their process, not their conclusions.
The 2026 Additions
The three teams joining the network this year were selected from a pool of forty-seven applications received in 2025.
Our Australian team is based in Melbourne and has a seven-year documented investigation history focused primarily on Victoria's extensive colonial-era architecture. Australia's settlement history — convict transportation, rapid colonial expansion, significant indigenous cultural sites — presents a unique investigative context that we believe this team is well-positioned to approach respectfully and rigorously.
Our German team operates out of Munich and has particular expertise in Central European historical sites — castles, churches, and wartime structures. Germany's documented paranormal investigation community is smaller than in English-speaking countries but growing, and this team brings a rigorous scientific background that aligns well with our methodology.
Our Indian team is headquartered in Bangalore and represents what is, for us, genuinely new territory. India's ancient and complex relationship with concepts of spirit, haunting, and the supernatural is culturally distinct from the Western frameworks most of our methodology was developed within. We've learned from this team's application process — they brought perspectives on how to approach client experiences in a culturally sensitive way that we're incorporating into our broader training materials.
“Adding teams from different cultural contexts doesn't dilute what TAPS stands for. It deepens it. The questions we're asking don't have borders.”
What This Means for Clients
For people seeking investigation services in Australia, Germany, or India, this means access to teams that have been assessed against the same standards we've held our North American members to since the beginning. Free investigations. Honest reporting. No theater.
For the network as a whole, it means more cross-team collaboration, more data, and — we hope — more progress toward the answers this work has always been about.
If you're interested in TAPS Family membership for your team, the application process opens again in July 2026. Details on the contact page.