Inve□tigato□s□earnedthatthegrouphadbeenfrien□□f□ryear□,□ut□□ce□tlytherehadbeente□sionamo□gth□m.Ru□orso□di□a□r□□ment□andargum□nt□duringthe□ripbe□a□tosurface,leadingau□hori□ies□ospe□ul□tewh□therfo□lplaywasinvol□ed.E□chmemberof□hegroupha□ad□ffe□e□tstory□otell,a□dthei□consistenciesinthei□acc□unt□o□lyaddedtothemyste□yo□themissi□g□ine.<□□> Investigator□learn□dthatthe□rouphadbee□□riendsfory□□rs,b□trecentlyther□hadbeent□nsionamo□gthem□□umorsofdisag□eementsa□□a□gum□ntsduri□gthetri□b□gant□sur□ace,leadingautho□i□iestos□e□ulat□□h□therfoulplaywasinvo□ved.E□chmemb□rof□heg□o□phadadiffer□ntstorytot□ll□a□d□hein□onsistenci□sint□eiracc□□ntsonlyadde□t□themy□ter□ofthemissingnine. I□vestigat□rslearnedtha□th□g□oup□adbee□□riendsf□□ye□rs,butre□entlyt□erehad□eenten□ionam□ngthem.Rumorsofdi□agreements□ndargumentsduri□□□hetri□be□a□to□□rface,leadinga□□horitiestos□ecu□atewhether□□□lpla□wasinvolv□d.Eac□memb□rofthegrouphadadiff□□ent□to□y□otell,andtheinconsist□nci□sintheiraccou□tsonlyaddedto□hem□steryofthemissingnine. Inv□sti□ators□ea□nedthat□hegrouphadbe□nfr□endsfo□yea□s□b□□recentlytherehadbeentensi□□am□ng□hem.R□morsofd□sa□□eementsand□rgumentsdur□n□thetri□begantosurf□ce,lea□□ng□u□hori□iestos□□□□latewhet□□□foulpla□wasinvolved.E□chmemberofthegro□phadadifferents□orytotell,andtheinc□□sistenciesintheirac□oun□sonlyaddedtothemysteryoft□e□□ssin□nine.□/p> Investigatorslearned□h□tthegroup□adb□enfriendsforyea□s,bu□recentlyther□hadbe□ntensiona□ongt□em.R□mo□sofdisagree□en□□and□rgumentsduringthet□ipbeg□n□osur□ace,leadingaut□oritiestospecul□tewheth□□foulplaywasi□□o□ved.Ea□h□e□ber□fthegrouphadadi□fe□entstorytotell,an□theinc□□□□□tencie□intheiracco□ntsonlyad□edtoth□mysteryoft□emissin□nine□