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September 1, 2026
Inconclusive — investigation conducted live with findings to be assessed in real time alongside the audience. No predetermined outcome.

Going Live Tonight at 8:30 PM EST — Join the TAPS Investigation in Real Time

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“The most honest version of a paranormal investigation is one you can't rehearse — no edits, no cuts, no second takes. Tonight, you see everything I see.”

— Jason Hawes
The Investigation

There's nothing quite like a live investigation — no edits, no cuts, no second takes. Tonight at 8:30 PM EST, I'm going live and I want you right there alongside me as we dig into whatever the night throws at us. Pull up a chair, grab your coffee, and let's see what we can find — and more importantly, what we can explain.

Findings

I've been doing this for a long time, and one thing I've learned is that the most honest version of a paranormal investigation is one you can't rehearse. That's exactly why I love going live. When you're watching in real time, you see everything I see — the false alarms, the equipment glitches, the moments where I'm standing in a dark hallway genuinely trying to figure out what just happened. There's no safety net, and I think that's the way it should be. Tonight's live session starts at 8:30 PM EST, and I'm inviting all of you to be part of it.

My approach has always been the same whether there's a camera crew behind me or fifty thousand people watching on a screen: go in skeptical, stay methodical, and never jump to a paranormal conclusion before you've exhausted every rational explanation. I've debunked more 'hauntings' than I can count — drafts causing doors to swing, infrasound frequencies triggering feelings of unease, faulty wiring making lights flicker at just the right moment to scare someone half to death. That process of elimination isn't a betrayal of the investigation. It IS the investigation. If something survives all of that scrutiny, then you've got something genuinely worth talking about.

During tonight's live, I'll be walking you through my process in real time. That means you'll see me take baseline readings, document the environment, and respond to whatever comes up — whether that's a temperature anomaly, an unexplained sound, or a piece of evidence that stops me in my tracks. I also want to hear from you. The live format gives us a chance to interact, and over the years some of the sharpest observations have come from people watching from home who noticed something I missed. Your eyes matter on a night like this. Don't be shy about calling something out in the comments.

I started TAPS because I believed — and still believe — that people who are experiencing something in their homes or in historic locations deserve to be taken seriously and given real answers. Not ghost stories, not drama, not someone running through a hallway screaming. Real answers. That commitment doesn't change whether I'm filming a full episode or jumping on a live stream on a Tuesday night. So tonight, come ready to investigate. Come ready to question. And come ready for the possibility that the most interesting outcome isn't a ghost — it's the truth, whatever that turns out to be.

Verdict

Tonight is about transparency, community, and doing this work the right way — live and unfiltered. I'll see you at 8:30 PM EST, and as always, I'm going in with an open mind and a healthy dose of skepticism. Let's find out what's really going on.

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