Invest□□at□rslear□ed□□atthe□roupha□□eenf□ie□□□f□rye□□s□butrece□tlytherehad□eenten□ionamong□he□.□□mor□ofdisagreementsan□argumentsdurin□□□etripb□gan□osurface,leadingauthoritie□tospecu□□tewhethe□foulplaywasi□v□lved.Ea□□mem□erofthegrouphadadiffe□□ntstoryt□tell,andtheinc□nsistencies□nth□ir□ccountsonlya□d□dtothemysteryofthe□issingnine□□> In□e□tigatorsle□□nedthatth□grouphadbeenfr□□ndsf□□y□□r□,b□□r□c□ntly□□erehadb□en□ensionamongt□em.Rumors□fdis□□reements□□□argument□d□r□n□thet□ipbegantosu□fa□□□le□□ingau□hori□iestospecula□ewhet□erf□ulplay□asinvol□ed.□ac□memb□ro□□hegrou□□adad□fferentsto□ytotell,and□he□□consiste□ciesintheiraccou□□sonlyad□edtothe□ysteryofthemissingnin□. Inv□stiga□o□slear□edthatthe□r□uphadbeenf□iendsforyears,□utre□entl□□herehadbee□t□n□□onam□ng□hem.Rumor□ofdi□agreementsanda□□ume□□sdu□ingth□tripbega□□osurface□lea□ingauthoritiestosp□cu□atewhetherfoul□laywa□□nvolv□d.Eachmemberofthegrouphadadiffere□□□torytotell,andthei□cons□stenciesinth□□raccounts□nl□ad□edtothemys□eryofthem□ssing□ine□ In□□□tigatorslearnedt□atthe□r□u□□adbeenf□iendsforyears,butr□centl□th□rehadbeentensiona□ongthem.Ru□o□□□□disagree□entsandargumentsdur□□g□hetri□begantosurface,le□dinga□thoritiestospec□late□het□erfoulplaywasinvo□ved.Ea□hmembero□thegrouphadad□f□er□ntstorytotell,a□dthe□nconsist□nci□sinthe□□accou□ts□nl□added□othemysteryof□□em□s□ingnine. Investigators□earnedthattheg□oup□□dbeenfri□ndsfor□ears,□ut□□cently□□erehad□ee□tensionamo□g□hem.Ru□orsofdisagreemen□sandargume□tsdurin□thetripbeganto□ur□ac□,leadinga□th□r□tie□tospeculatewhe□□e□□oulp□□□wasinvol□ed.Eac□mem□□□oftheg□ouphada□iff□re□tstorytotell□andthein□onsist□nci□□int□eiraccount□onlyad□e□tot□□mys□eryof□hemiss□ngni□e.□>