□nve□tigatorslearnedthatth□gr□□phad□ee□frie□dsforye□rs,butrecen□lyth□re□ad□ee□ten□ionamo□gthem.Rumorso□dis□□reements□ndargume□tsduringthetr□pb□□ant□surface,l□ad□□gau□□oriti□sto□□eculatew□etherfoul□□aywasinvol□ed.□achmemberofthegr□uphadadifferentstor□totell,□ndthein□onsisten□ie□int□ei□account□onlyaddedtothemysteryoft□e□□ssingnine.□/p> Investiga□orsle□rnedthatthegrouphad□e□nfrien□sfory□□rs□butrecentlythere□adb□entensionamon□them.Rumorsofdisagreementsandargu□en□sdu□ing□h□tripbegant□surfac□□leadingauthoritiestospecu□atewhether□oulplaywas□nv□lv□d.Each□emb□rofth□grou□hadadiffere□□sto□ytotell,□ndtheinco□sistenciesi□□heira□countsonly□ddedtothemy□ter□of□he□□ssingnine.□/□□ In□estigatorslear□edt□at□hegroupha□bee□fr□e□d□foryears,butrecently□□□rehadbe□n□ensi□namongt□□m.Rum□rsofdisagree□ents□nd□rg□mentsduring□h□tripbegantosu□face□lea□ingauthoritiest□speculate□h□ther□oulp□aywasinv□lved.□achmemb□r□fthegrou□hadadifferent□tory□otell,andth□incons□ste□ciesintheira□coun□so□□yaddedtothemyster□ofthemi□singn□ne. Investiga□ors□earnedthatthegro□phad□eenfrie□□sforyears,but□ecen□lytherehadbee□ten□ion□mong□hem.Ru□o□so□dis□g□ee□□nts□n□argumentsduringthetripbegantosurfac□□le□□ingaut□□ritiestospeculatewh□□herfoulplaywas□□v□l□ed.E□chme□be□oft□egrouphadad□f□er□ntst□rytot□ll,andthe□nconsistenciesint□eiracco□ntsonlyaddedtothem□□teryofthe□is□i□g□□n□.<□□> In□e□ti□a□orsle□rnedt□atthegroup□adbeenfriendsfo□□□ar□□□u□□ec□ntlyt□erehadbeente□sio□a□□ngthem.Ru□orsofdisagreement□and□rg□mentsduring□het□ipbegantosu□f□ce,leadi□g□uthorit□□□to□pecula□ewhetherfoulplaywasin□ol□ed.Ea□□member□fthegr□uphadad□ffe□entsto□ytot□ll,and□hein□onsistenciesintheira□co□ntsonly□□d□d□othemy□□eryof□hem□ssingn□n□.