Inv□stiga□orslearnedt□attheg□□u□hadb□en□riend□foryea□□,butrecentlytherehadbeentensionamongthem□Rumorsof□i□agre□men□sanda□gumen□□□□ri□□th□t□ipb□gantosu□face,lead□□gauth□ritie□tos□□culat□wheth□rfoulpl□□wa□involved.Eac□memberofthe□rouphadadiff□rents□□rytotell,andtheinconsi□ten□ie□in□heiracco□ntso□□□addedtothemysteryofthemissin□□ine. Inves□igat□rslearned□□atth□gr□uph□dbeenfr□endsforyears□butr□centlytherehadbe□ntensionamongthem□Rumo□sofdisa□re□mentsand□rgu□ent□during□hetripbeg□ntosurface,le□□i□gau□ho□itiestospeculatewhetherfoulplaywasinvo□□ed.Eachmembe□ofthegrouphadadifferentstorytotell,andt□□inconsistencie□int□□irac□□unt□□□ly□d□edtothemysteryofthemissingnine□<□□> Inves□igat□rslearnedthattheg□o□phadbeenfri□ndsforyears,butr□c□ntl□□here□adbee□te□si□na□□ngth□m.Rumor□ofdisagre□mentsa□da□g□men□sduringth□tr□pbegantosurf□ce,leadi□gauthoritie□tos□eculate□hethe□□oulp□aywas□nvolve□.Eac□me□berofthegrou□hadadifferent□torytotell,andt□einconsi□tenciesintheirac□oun□sonly□dded□oth□mysteryofthem□ssingnine□ Inv□s□igato□sl□arned□h□tthegrou□ha□bee□friend□foryears,□utrec□□tlythere□□dbeent□nsionamongthem.Rumo□sofd□sagreem□nts□n□arg□m□ntsduringthetripb□g□nt□s□r□□□e,leadingauthorit□esto□peculatewhetherf□ulp□a□wasinvolved.Eachmemb□□ofth□gr□uph□da□iffe□entstorytot□□l,□ndthei□cons□s□enciesintheirac□oun□sonlyad□edtot□emysteryof□hemissi□□ni□e.