□nve□tigat□□slearnedthatthegrouphadbeenf□iendsfor□ears,butre□en□l□there□adbeentensiona□□ngt□em□Rum□rsof□isag□eements□ndargumen□sdu□□n□the□r□pbega□tosur□ace,□eadingauthorities□osp□culatewhe□□er□oulpla□wasinvolved.Ea□hm□mbe□of□hegro□□h□dadiffer□ntstory□otell,and□heinconsis□□ncie□inthe□r□ccountsonlyaddedtoth□myster□o□th□mis□ingnine. I□v□st□□□to□slearnedth□tthegrouphadb□en□ri□nd□fo□years,bu□r□□entl□therehadbeenten□io□amongthem.Rumorsofdi□agreem□ntsan□argument□during□hetripbe□ant□□urfa□□,leadi□gauthoritiestosp□culate□hetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Eac□m□mberoft□egrouphad□□i□feren□s□or□tot□ll,□ndthe□nconsistenciesin□heiraccountsonly□ddedt□themyste□□ofthemissi□gnin□.□/p> I□vestigato□sle□□□edthatthegrouphad□eenfriendsfo□□ears,□utrec□ntlyt□ereha□beent□n□iona□ongth□m.Rum□rso□d□sagree□entsan□arg□men□sduringthetripbe□an□o□□r□ac□,lea□inga□thoriti□s□ospeculatewhethe□fo□lplay□□s□nvolv□d.Eachmemberofth□gro□□hadad□f□erentstor□□ote□l,□ndtheincons□stenci□□inth□irac□ountsonly□dd□d□othemysteryofthe□issingnin□□<□p> I□vesti□ators□earnedthatthegrouph□dbeenfriends□oryears□butrecentlytherehadbee□tensiona□ongth□m.Rumorsofdisagr□e□entsand□rgumentsdur□ngthetripbegant□surface,lead□ngaut□ori□iestosp□□ulatewhetherfo□lplaywasinvolved.Eachm□□berofthegroup□adadiffe□entstory□ot□□l,andtheincon□iste□ciesin□he□r□ccount□o□lyaddedt□themyster□o□themissi□□nine.