□nves□igatorslearn□dthatthegrouphadbee□friendsfo□years,butrecentlyt□erehadbeentension□□□ngthem.Rumor□□fdisagreementsandargumentsdu□in□thetripbeg□n□□surface,lead□n□□□th□rities□ospecu□atewh□t□erfo□lplaywas□nvolved.Each□□mberofthegrouph□da□ifferentsto□□tote□l,andtheinconsistenc□esintheiraccountsonlya□de□□o□hemysteryofthe□issi□gnine. Inve□□igatorsle□rn□□thatthegr□uphad□eenfr□endsf□ryears,bu□re□□ntl□t□e□ehadb□entensionam□ngthem.Ru□o□sofdisagreementsandargum□□ts□□ringthetripbegantosurfac□,leadingauthoritiesto□peculatewhethe□foulplaywasinv□lved□Eachme□□erof□hegrou□had□□□ff□rentstorytotell□andth□in□onsi□□enc□esin□heiraccountson□y□□□edtothemy□teryoft□emissingnin□.<□p> In□es□i□atorslearned□hatthegr□□phadbe□nfr□endsfo□years,butrecen□lyther□h□d□eentensionamongt□em□Rum□rso□□i□agreementsandar□umentsdu□i□gthetrip□□gantosur□a□□,lea□ingautho□itie□to□peculate□hether□□ulplay□as□n□olved.E□chmemb□ro□□he□rouphad□diffe□ent□tor□totell,□□dth□in□onsist□ncies□ntheiraccou□tsonlyaddedtothemysteryo□□he□□ssingn□ne□□/p□<□>I□vestigatorsle□□nedthatt□egrouphadbe□n□riendsforyears,□u□recently□hereha□be□□tens□□namon□them.Rumorsofdisagreemen□sandargument□duringt□e□ripbega□tosurface□leading□uthoritiestospe□ulatewh□therfoulplaywa□involved.Eachmember□fthe□rou□ha□adiff□rentstory□otell,andthein□onsistenciesinthe□racc□untsonl□add□dt□themy□ter□ofthemissingnine. Inve□tiga□orsl□arn□d□ha□thegrouphadbeen□ri□nd□fory□ars,butrecen□lythere□adbeente□sio□a□□ngthem.Rumors□fdi□agreem□ntsanda□gumentsduringthetri□beg□ntosurfa□e,le□ding□uth□r□tiesto□pec□la□ewh□therfo□□□laywasinvolv□d.Ea□h□emberofthegrouph□dadifferentst□r□□ote□l,□ndt□e□nc□□sistenc□e□□n□he□raccountsonl□□□dedtothemy□ter□o□them□ssi□gnine□□><□>Invest□g□torslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsf□ryears,butrec□ntlyth□re□adb□e□tensionamong□hem.Ru□orsofdisagre□m□ntsandargumentsd□ri□gthe□ripbegantosurfa□e,□ead□ng□uthoritiestospeculatewheth□rfoul□layw□□invo□□e□.Eachme□□erofthegrouphadad□□f□□ents□or□totell,□n□th□□nconsi□tenci□s□ntheir□ccountsonl□adde□□othemyster□□fthemissingnin□.<□p>