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William Arlin-Binam, Arlin to those who knew him best, was a 40-year-old from Big Spring, Texas.

He was a sharp dresser and loved motorcycle.

On August 14, 2003, Arlin went to a local bar where he stayed past midnight.

Arlin's truck was found in the parking lot later that day.

He was never seen again.

I'm Ed Dansel, and this is Unfound.

As the host of Unfound, I really, really try not to allow guests to tell unsubstantiated stories during interviews.

My experience tells me this is very much in contrast to other true crime podcasts and shows that are in your listening rotations.

What do I make this choice?

Three reasons mainly.

Number one, telling stories with no facts can lead to defamation charges.

Number two, you are all capable of coming up with your own theories all on your own.

And number three, my belief is allowing people to talk about things that may not be true only causes more of the same to be created.

Have there been exceptions in Unfound's history?

Absolutely.

But mainly because the shaky theories are so well known that they would be the elephants in the room if I didn't ask the guests about them.

Some examples might be the ways Unfound featured Marmory, Brian Schaeffer, and the Colonial Parkway murders.

Well, with the disappearance of Arlen Bynum, given the circumstances, we wouldn't think his case would generate great vine talk.

But maybe the idiom is right.

Maybe rumor has it.

And now a summary of the case.

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