Investigat□rslearnedthatthegr□upha□b□□nfr□endsforye□r□,□utrecen□lytherehadbee□tensionamongthem□Rum□rsofdis□greementsandargumentsdur□ng□□et□ipbegantosurface,leading□u□horitiestospecul□tewhethe□foulplaywasi□vol□□d.Eachme□berofthegr□uphada□iffer□ntstorytotell□andth□□nco□sistenc□esintheiraccountsonlyaddedtothem□□□er□ofthe□iss□n□□ine.□/p□□p>Invest□gat□rsl□ar□□□thatthegrouphadbeenfrien□□foryears,butr□centlythere□adbeen□ensionamongthe□.Ru□orsofd□s□□re□men□sandar□umen□sduring□□e□ripbegant□sur□ace,le□□ingauthorities□ospe□u□a□ewhe□herfoulpla□wa□involved.Eachmemb□rofth□gr□u□hadadifferent□t□rytotell,□ndtheinconsi□tenc□es□ntheirac□ounts□nlyaddedtot□emysteryoft□emissingn□ne□ I□ves□ig□t□r□lear□edthatthegr□uphadbeenfriend□for□ears,butrecently□herehadbee□tensionamon□the□.Rumor□o□d□□agreeme□□san□argu□en□sduringth□□ri□b□ganto□urface,□eadi□□authoritie□tos□□culatew□etherfoul□□ay□□sinvolved.Eac□memb□rofth□□ro□phadadiffe□entstory□□tell,andthei□cons□□tenci□si□theiracco□nts□nly□ddedtoth□□ysteryofthemissi□gnine.<□p> □n□est□gators□□arnedtha□t□egro□phadbeen□□iends□ory□a□s,□utr□centl□therehadbeentensionamongthem.Ru□orsofdisagreements□□□argum□n□sduringthetr□pbeganto□□rfa□□,leadinga□□hor□tiestos□ecula□ew□□therf□ulpl□ywasinvolved.Each□emberofthegroup□ad□differe□tstor□tot□ll,andtheinconsistencie□inth□□raccounts□nlya□ded□othemysteryo□th□missin□nine.