□n□estigat□r□□ear□edt□attheg□oup□adbeenfrie□dsforyea□s,□utr□c□□tly□here□adbee□□ensio□am□n□th□m.Rumors□□di□agreementsandargu□entsduringthet□ipbegantos□rfa□e,leadi□gaut□o□itiestospeculate□heth□rfoulpl□ywasinvolved.E□ch□e□bero□t□e□□ouphad□dif□erentstoryt□□ell,andthei□cons□st□nci□sin□heiracc□untsonlyad□edtothemysteryofthem□ssingnine. In□estigatorslearnedthatt□egroup□□□been□r□en□sforyears,bu□rec□ntl□thereh□dbe□ntension□mon□th□m.Rumorso□□□sag□eem□ntsandargum□n□□□□ringthet□ip□e□antosurface,leadingau□horitie□tospeculatewhetherfo□l□laywasinvo□ved.Eac□membe□ofthegrouphad□d□fferents□or□t□tell,andthei□c□□sist□nciesinthe□raccounts□nlyadded□othemyst□ryofthemissi□gn□ne. Investi□atorslearnedt□a□thegrouphadbe□nfriendsforyears,b□tre□ent□ytherehadbeente□s□onam□ngthem.□umorsofd□sag□ee□e□□sandargumentsdurin□thet□ipbe□antosurface,le□dingaut□□rit□e□□ospeculatewhet□erfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachm□m□erofthegro□phadadiffe□e□□stor□totell□andtheinconsi□tenc□esintheiraccountsonlya□dedt□t□e□yste□□o□themissingnin□□<□p> Investigators□earnedtha□t□egroup□□dbeenfriendsf□ry□ars,butrecentlythe□ehadbeente□□iona□ong□hem.Rumorsofdisagreemen□sandargumentsd□□□□gth□tripbegant□□urface,□eadingauth□r□t□e□□□speculatewhetherfoulplay□asinvolve□.Eachm□mb□roft□e□rouph□dadiffer□n□st□□□t□□ell,andtheinconsist□nciesintheiracc□unts□□lyadde□tothemystery□ft□e□i□□i□gnine. Investigat□□slearnedt□a□t□□grouphadbeenfriendsfo□y□□rs,butre□e□tlytherehad□ee□□ensionamon□the□.Rumo□s□f□isagr□eme□tsanda□□ume□tsduringthetripbe□a□to□urf□ce,leading□□thoriti□stospecu□atewhetherf□ul□laywasinvolved.Ea□□membero□thegrouphadadif□er□ntst□ry□otel□,and□heinco□si□te□ciesintheiraccount□onlyadde□to□hemysteryofth□missingnine. □nves□igato□sl□arnedt□atthegrou□□adbeenf□□endsf□r□ears,butrec□nt□ytherehadbeentensionamongthem.□umorsof□□□ag□eementsandargu□entsdu□i□gthetripbega□tosurfa□e,□eadingauthori□iestos□ecula□ewhetherfo□lplaywasin□olved□Ea□h□embe□of□he□roupha□□□ifferentst□rytotell,andtheinco□s□st□nci□sintheiracc□untson□yaddedt□t□emysteryofthe□issi□gnin□.