SPI: Arizona-wide TAPS Family Ghost Haunting Investigation Group

Are you experiencing paranormal activity?  Does your home have a real ghost?  Do you think your work location or business is haunted?  Do you want a free paranormal investigation?  Are you looking for ghost hunters but are having trouble distinguishing from among numerous groups all appearing to be good?  Are you anywhere in Arizona, including the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas?  Then you have come to the right place.

Sonoran Paranormal Investigations (SPI) is an experienced team that has been covering the entire state of Arizona for over 16 continuous years.

 

SPI is trustable and safe:  SPI never charges a thing for its services.  Our members undergo initial and yearly criminal background checks.  We enter into written confidentiality agreements with clients.

 

SPI is professional:  We are scientifically oriented, use proven equipment, mature methods, rigorous protocols, and mentored personnel.

 

SPI is connected:  We know of resources that may provide you further assistance, if needed, after we diagnose your situation. In addition, we are the only group in Arizona that is a member of the TAPS family.

 TAPS Family Member

TAPS is The Atlantic Paranormal Society that pioneered the scientific approach to ghost hunting.  It has the longest-running paranormal TV show in history, Ghost Hunters, as well as numerous spinoffs such as Ghost Hunters International, Ghost Hunters Academy, and Ghost Nation.  Jason Hawes continues to lead Ghost Hunters on the Travel Channel and Discovery+, aided by Dave Tango, Steve Gonsalves, and Shari Debenedetti .

 

The TAPS Family is an international organization of like-minded groups and professionals that is associated with TAPS.

 

TAPS Family membership means that we operate with high standards of professionalism, have access to experts world-wide, and use practices and equipment that have been vetted across the globe.

SPI is trusted:  Our clients often ask us back.  Our clients include homeowners, renters, businesses, professionals, public and private institutions, historic sites, and federal, state, and local government agencies.

SPI is serious:  The activities conducted at the investigation site, i.e., the vigil, is just the tip of the iceberg.  4-5 times the number of hours that are used for the vigil are dedicated to other activities.  This includes the meticulous review, processing, correlation, and analysis of the data captured.  This is followed by diagnosis, development of recommendations, prognosis, and the production of a formal and thorough investigation report.

Our investigation report typically runs 25-30 pages in length.  It includes research findings for the geographic location and building structure, reported phenomena, investigative approach, equipment used, activities conducted, evidence found, video and audio logs, conclusions, and recommendations.

This report documents for the client everything we learned, providing context to the photographs and audio and video clips that we also provide to the client during our Reveals.  For SPI, the report serves as the basis for planning possible future re-investigations of the site.  It also forms a part of a cross-case research database for the development of new theories, approaches, and methods. 

SPI Covers Arizona

SPI Covers Arizona!

Sonoran Paranormal Investigations, Inc. covers all counties and cities of Arizona.  This includes the Phoenix metropolitan area (including Apache Junction, Avondale, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Mesa, Tempe, Peoria, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, and Surprise), the Tucson Metro area (including Marana, Oro Valley, and Sahuarita), Buckeye, Casa Grande, Flagstaff, Maricopa, Prescott, Show Low, Sierra Vista, and Yuma.

Membership In SPI

Membership in SPI


Members of Sonoran Paranormal Investigations, Inc. are all volunteers. No member receives any type of compensation for their participation and each member provides his/her personal needs and equipment.

As a volunteer organization SPI seeks out only those people with the highest level of commitment to the field of Paranormal Investigation and Research. Members must be able to commit time and effort not only for investigations but also for evidence review after the investigation. Each member is held to a very high standard of personal conduct as a representative of SPI.

At this time Sonoran Paranormal Investigations, Inc. is not seeking new general members. We have a full investigative team that covers the entire state of Arizona with three divisions. However, from time to time we do have general openings for investigators. In those circumstances we will contact people who have expressed interest in membership by joining our forums and becoming regular and thoughtful contributors to the discussion there.

However, we are seeking new members with very specific skills which can be utilized to further the mission of SPI both in the field and the community.

If you are skilled in any of these areas or are a professional in these areas, please contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Skill Sets Needed:

  • Plumbers
  • Electricians
  • HVAC Techs
  • Counselor/Therapist
  • Telecommunications
  • Video/Audio Production
  • Grant Writing
  • Construction/Architect

Photographic Submissions

Photo and Video Submissions

We welcome photo and video submissions as part of Investigation Requests.  Photos and videos attached to Investigation Requests are used for case takeon consideration and case planning purposes.

Just be aware that we can only comment on what we see in the photo or video.  We can not pass judgement on whether what we see is paranormal.  The reasons for this are:

  1. We are not familiar with the specific equipment used and its condition.
  2. We were not present during capture.
  3. We do not know the circumstances under which the media was recorded.
  4. We don't know the context.

Please do not send us photos showing orbs, unless the orbs were also seen with the naked eye or the orbs emitted their own light.  We know, through numerous studies and our own experience, that orbs are not paranormal.  They are totally explainable by the physics and optics of cameras.

We used to accept photos and videos submitted for our review which were not associated with Investigation Requests.  We discontinued accepting them because media altering technology has advanced to the point where it is virtually impossible to detect a good fake.  In addition, most people nowadays shoot photos and video with their cellphones and there are numerous apps that can be used to insert "apparitions."