I□vestigator□□earn□dthatthegrou□hadbeen□riendsforyears,□utr□□entlytherehad□eentens□onamo□□them.Rumorsofdisagreeme□tsan□argumentsduringthe□ripbegantosur□ace,l□a□ingautho□itie□t□spe□ula□ew□etherfoul□laywasinvolved.Eachmem□erofthegrouphadad□f□□rentstoryt□tell,and□hei□consistencies□nthei□a□countsonlya□dedtothemysteryofthemis□ingn□ne. Inves□i□atorsle□r□edthatthe□rou□ha□□ee□f□i□ndsforyear□,□□trecentlytherehadbe□ntensionamo□g□hem.□umorso□disag□eeme□tsan□arg□□ent□duringth□t□□p□eg□ntosu□face,le□□ingauth□ri□□□□tospe□ulatewhetherfo□lplaywasinv□lved.□ac□m□mb□roft□egrouphada□ifferentstorytotell,□ndthein□onsis□enciesinth□iraccounts□nlyaddedtothemyste□yofthem□ssingn□ne.□□□□ Investig□torsl□arnedtha□the□rouphadbeenfriendsfor□ear□,butrecentlytherehadbee□tensio□am□ngt□em.R□morsof□isagree□entsa□da□gumentsduringth□tripbe□antosurface□l□adingau□horit□□sto□pe□ula□ewhethe□fou□playwas□nv□lved.□achm□mbe□of□hegrouphadadiffere□□sto□yto□ell,andthei□co□s□stenciesinth□iraccountson□□addedtoth□mysteryofth□missingn□ne. I□vestiga□orslearnedtha□thegrouph□dbeenfriends□oryears□butrecently□h□rehadbeentens□onamongth□m.Rumor□ofdisag□□emen□sandarg□m□□□sd□ring□□e□r□pbega□t□su□fac□,leadi□□au□horitiestosp□culate□□etherfoulpl□ywasin□olved.Eachmemberofth□group□adadiff□□ent□torytotel□,a□d□heinconsistenciesi□theiraccounts□nly□dd□dto□hemys□eryofthemissin□nin□.□> □nves□ig□torslearnedthatthe□□ouphad□□□nfr□endsf□rye□rs□butrecentlythereh□dbeentens□ona□ongth□m.Rumorsofd□sagreem□n□□an□a□gu□ents□uring□hetr□p□eganto□urface,leadinga□thoritiestospe□ulatew□etherfoulplaywasi□v□lved□Each□em□er□fthegrouphadadifferentstorytotell,andtheinco□s□□tenc□es□nt□eiraccou□tso□ly□ddedt□□hem□st□r□□fthemissingnine.□>□p>Investiga□□rslearne□□hatt□eg□o□p□adbe□□□riendsf□r□□a□□,□utrece□tlythereh□d□eente□sionamongthem□Rumorsofdisagreement□and□rguments□uri□gthet□i□begantosur□□ce,leadingauthoritiestospeculat□whetherfo□lplayw□□□□volved.E□chmembe□ofth□grouphadadi□□erent□t□rytotel□,andthei□cons□stenciesintheiraccou□□son□□addedtothe□yst□ryofthe□i□□ingnine.