Investigatorslearne□tha□th□grouphadbeenfri□nd□fory□ars□butre□e□tlythe□ehadbeentensi□namon□th□□.Rumorsofdisagr□e□entsa□dargumen□□d□□□ngt□etripbe□□nt□□urf□ce,lea□ingauthoriti□s□ospeculatewh□t□e□foulplaywasi□v□lve□.Eachm□□□□rof□h□g□ouphadadifferentstory□otell□andtheinconsistenciesint□eiraccountsonlyadde□□othem□steryofthe□is□□ngnine. Investig□torslearne□thatthegroup□adbeenfr□endsfory□ars,bu□re□e□tlyth□rehadbee□ten□i□namongthem.□umorso□disag□eeme□ts□□da□gumentsduringthetrip□□gantosu□f□c□,lea□in□□uthorit□est□speculatewh□therfoulplaywasinvolve□.Ea□□memb□rof□hegrouph□dad□□fer□ntstoryt□□ell,andtheinco□si□tenc□esintheir□ccounts□n□yaddedtot□em□stery□□□hem□ssingnine.□/p> I□ve□tiga□orsl□arnedth□tth□grouphad□ee□□ri□n□sforyears,b□tr□ce□tly□her□hadbeenten□□o□□mongth□m.Rumorsofdisagree□entsan□□rgumentsdur□ng□hetripb□□antosu□face□□ea□inga□thoritiestospec□□atewh□therfou□p□a□wasinvolved.Eachmem□e□of□hegrouphadadiffer□□tstorytotell,andthei□consistenc□esin□heir□□countsonlyaddedtothemystery□fthemissingni□e.□> Investigat□r□le□rnedthatthegro□p□adbeenfri□□dsforyears,□utrecentlythe□eha□beenten□ionamongthem.Rumorso□disagreem□ntsan□ar□um□ntsduring□hetripb□gan□□surf□ce,□eadingauthoritie□tospe□u□□tewhethe□f□ulplaywas□nvol□ed.Each□embe□□fthegroup□adadiffe□ents□□rytotell,andt□einc□nsi□□en□ies□ntheirac□ount□o□lya□dedtothemy□teryof□hemi□sin□nine. Investi□atorslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfrie□dsfo□yea□s,butr□□□ntlythereha□b□entensionamo□gthem.Rumo□□ofdisagr□eme□tsandargumentsduri□g□he□ripbeganto□u□f□ce,l□a□ingaut□□r□tiestospec□l□tewhetherfou□pl□ywa□invol□ed.Eachmemberoft□egrouphada□ifferentstorytotell,□ndthei□consis□□nciesintheiracco□ntsonlyad□edtothemysteryof□he□issingnine.