□nves□igatorslearnedthatt□egrouphadbee□frien□sfor□ea□□,butrecentlyth□□ehadbeentensionamo□gthem.Rumorsofd□sagreements□n□argumentsduringthe□ripbegantosurf□ce,lea□i□g□u□□o□it□est□spec□latewhetherfo□lpla□wasinvolved.Eachmemberoftheg□ouphadadifferent□torytot□ll,an□the□ncons□□tencie□□nthe□r□cco□nts□n□ya□de□toth□□yster□ofthemissi□gn□ne□□□□□□Investigator□□earnedt□at□hegrouphadbee□fri□nds□oryears,butrecentl□therehadb□□n□ens□□namongthem.□umorsofdisa□re□mentsand□r□umen□s□ur□ngthet□ipbe□□□tosurface,leadi□ga□thori□iestospec□latew□ether□oulplaywasinvol□ed□Ea□h□emberof□h□groupha□adif□□rentst□ry□o□ell,and□hei□□onsisten□ies□ntheiraccountsonly□ddedtothemysteryoft□□mis□□□gnine. □□vestigatorslearnedthatthe□rouphadbeenfriendsfory□ars□butrec□ntlytherehadb□en□ens□onam□ngthem□Rumor□□fdisagre□mentsanda□gumentsdurin□thetr□pbegantos□rf□ce,lea□ingau□horities□o□pecul□tewhethe□fo□lpla□wasi□v□lved.□□□hme□berofthegrouphadadif□erentstorytotell,andthe□ncons□st□n□□esintheiracc□un□sonlya□de□t□themy□teryofth□missingnine.<□p> □nvestigator□learne□that□hegrouphadbee□friendsforyears,butr□c□ntlyt□erehadbeenten□ion□mongthe□.Rumorsofdisagreementsandargum□ntsdu□in□thetripbega□to□ur□ace,l□adingauthoritiesto□p□culat□w□etherfo□lpl□ywas□nvo□ved.E□chme□□□r□ftheg□oupha□adifferen□storytot□ll,and□heincon□□ste□□iesin□h□ir□ccountsonlyad□edtot□emyster□□fthemissing□ine. Inve□□igatorslearnedthatthe□ro□p□adbeen□rien□sfo□years,butr□cently□herehadb□entensionamongthem.□umorsofdisag□ee□e□ts□nd□rg□m□ntsd□ringthet□i□began□osur□ac□,lead□ngau□□orit□e□tospecula□□whetherfoulplaywasinvolved.E□chmemberofthegro□p□adadi□fe□entstorytotel□,andtheinconsistenciesinth□ir□ccou□tsonly□dded□othe□ystery□fthem□□singnine.<□p> □nve□tigatorslearnedthatthegr□up□a□been□r□endsf□ryears,bu□□e□entlyther□hadbe□ntension□□□ngth□m□□umorsof□isagreementsandarg□mentsdu□□ng□he□r□pbegantosurface,lea□in□auth□riti□□□ospeculatewheth□rfoulplayw□si□vol□□d□Eac□□e□berofth□□rouph□□adifferentst□r□tote□l,andtheinconsistenci□sint□eiraccountsonlyadd□□tothemysteryofthemissingnin□.□>