□p>Investi□atorslearned□hattheg□□u□h□□b□e□friendsfor□ears,but□ecentlythe□ehadbeenten□□onamongthem.□□morsofdisagree□e□tsa□darg□ments□u□i□□t□etr□pb□ga□t□surfac□,leadingau□horitiestos□ecu□atew□eth□rfo□lpl□ywasinvolve□.Eachm□m□e□□ft□egroupha□□di□ferentstorytotell,andtheincons□ste□c□e□inth□i□ac□□untsonlyaddedtothemyster□ofthemissingnine. Investig□□ors□ear□edth□□thegrouphadbeenfriendsfo□years□but□ecentl□thereha□beentensionamongthem.Rum□rsofdisa□r□ementsa□dargum□ntsd□ring□□etr□□b□□a□tosurface,l□adingauthorities□ospeculate□he□herfoulp□aywa□involved.E□ch□embe□ofth□grouphad□□i□fer□ntstorytote□l,andthein□onsist□□□iesintheiraccountso□lyad□edt□themyster□ofthe□issi□gnine. Inve□ti□□torslearnedthatthegr□u□ha□beenfr□e□dsfo□years,butre□□ntl□t□ereha□b□ente□sio□amongt□em□□umorso□disa□reementsa□dargume□tsduringthetripbeganto□urface,l□a□□nga□tho□i□ie□tosp□culatewhetherfoulplay□asinvolved.Eachmemberof□hegroup□adadiff□□entstorytotell,andth□i□consi□tenciesin□heiraccountsonlyadde□□othemyste□yofthemissing□i□e. In□esti□□t□rsle□rned□hatthe□□□up□□dbee□frie□d□fo□years,□utrecen□lythere□□d□□entensionamo□gthem.Rumor□ofdisagreementsandargumentsduri□gthe□ri□b□gantosu□face,□ea□ingauthoritiestospe□ulate□hetherf□ul□laywasinvolv□d.□achmemberofthegr□uphadadi□ferentstorytotell,□ndtheinconsistenc□esi□theira□c□untsonlyad□edtot□emysteryofthemissingni□e. Inve□tigators□earnedthatthegrouph□□beenfri□ndsforyears,butrece□tlytherehadbeentensionamongthem.Rumo□s□fdis□greements□□darg□me□tsd□ringthetr□pbegan□o□urface,leadin□aut□ori□i□stospecu□atewhet□er□oulplayw□s□nvol□ed.Eachm□mber□ft□egr□uph□dadifferentstoryto□ell□□nd□h□inc□nsisten□□□sintheira□c□untsonlyadd□dtothemystery□f□he□issingnine.