Taylor Swift becomes best hope for family of Austin Tice former US Marine journalist who went missing in Syria for the last 12 years… See More

Now there is a new window to potentially discover what happened to the veteran and reporter following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government, which ruled the Middle Eastern nation with an iron fist.

Thousands of prisoners have been handed their freedoms after being liberated by rebels, including political prisoners, since December 2024 so could Tice be one of them? So far, there isn’t a lot of news, but this may be where Taylor Swift comes in.

Tice was a known Swiftie at the time of his capture based on tweets from his 31st birthday as he described how he listened to her music besides a pool along with members of the Free Syrian Army, who were opposed to Al-Assad.

With considerable influence through her personality, as well as incredible wealth, the 35-year-old billionaire popstar could begin petitioning the United States government to invest effort into discovering Tice’s whereabouts. Or, in the worst case, to give his family closure.

The State Department and FBI are currently offering $10m and a million dollars for any information leading to the discover of Tice.

His parents still believe he is alive, perhaps based on a recount by Saher al-Ahmad who claimed to share the same prison as Tice twice including as recently as 2022. This is thought to be consistent with a unconfirmed U.S. intelligence report from 2022.