Investigat□r□learne□□hat□□egrouphadbeenfriendsfory□□□s,□u□rec□ntl□□herehadbe□□tensionamong□hem.Ru□orsofdisagreementsandarg□mentsd□ring□hetripbegantos□□□ace,□ea□ingauthori□iesto□□e□ulate□h□th□rfoulplaywasinvolved.□achmem□e□ofthegrouph□dadifferentstorytotell,andthe□ncons□stenciesin□□ei□ac□oun□sonlyaddedtothe□□ster□ofthemi□sin□ni□e.<□p> □n□es□igators□ea□nedthattheg□ou□hadb□enf□iendsforyears,□utrec□ntlytherehadb□entens□onamon□them.Rumorsofdi□agreement□andargu□□nts□uringt□etripbe□antosurface,leadinga□t□or□tiestosp□c□la□□w□etherfoulplaywasinvolved.E□chmemberofth□grouph□□adiff□re□tsto□y□otel□,and□hei□c□nsistenciesi□□hei□□cco□n□sonly□d□edtot□emysteryofthem□s□ing□ine.<□p>□p>I□ves□igato□s□earnedthatt□e□rouphadbeenfrien□□□orye□r□,butr□centlyth□r□hadbeent□ns□onamongthe□.Ru□o□sofd□sagreementsandargumentsduri□gthet□□pbegantosurface,□□a□ingauthoritiesto□pe□ulat□□heth□rfou□pl□ywasinvolved.Eachm□mberofth□g□ouphad□dif□erentstory□ot□ll,andtheinconsistenciesinth□□ra□countsonlyaddedtothemys□□ry□□themi□s□ngnine□ In□estigators□earnedthatthegr□up□adb□e□friend□fory□ars,butrecentlyth□□ehadbee□□ensio□among□he□.Rumorsofdis□greementsand□rgum□n□sduringth□tripbeganto□u□fa□e,leadinga□thorit□estos□eculatewhether□oulplayw□s□nvol□ed.Eachm□m□e□oftheg□o□ph□dadi□f□re□tstoryt□te□l□an□□hein□onsistencies□ntheiracc□untson□yaddedtoth□mysteryofthemissingnine. I□v□stigator□learnedthatthegrouph□dbeenfr□□ndsforyear□,butrec□ntlytherehad□e□n□□nsiona□ongthem.Rumo□sofdisa□□eement□andargu□entsdu□□□gthe□□ipbega□tos□rface□le□□ingauthor□ties□ospe□ulate□hetherfoulpla□wasinvol□e□.E□chmem□erofthegrouphada□□□fere□tsto□yt□tell,an□□heincon□isten□iesintheiraccountsonlyaddedtothemysteryofthemiss□ng□i□e□