□n□estigators□earnedthatthegroup□adbeen□ri□ndsforyears,but□ecentlyth□rehadbeent□n□i□namong□hem.Rumors□fdis□greemen□sandargumen□sduringthetripb□gan□osurface,□ea□ingauthorities□ospec□lat□whetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmember□fthegrouphad□d□ffere□tstorytot□ll,□ndt□e□n□onsisten□iesin□heiraccou□ts□□lyadde□□othemysteryofthe□issingnine. Inv□stigatorslearnedthatthegroupha□□eenfrien□sfor□ears□butrece□tlytherehadb□e□t□nsionamongth□m.Ru□ors□f□isagreement□andargumen□sduringth□tr□p□e□a□tosurfac□□leadingauthori□i□□tospeculatewhe□her□oulpl□ywasinvolve□.Eachm□mbe□of□h□gr□□phad□different□t□rytotell,andtheincon□ist□n□ies□nt□eiraccounts□nl□ad□edtothemysteryoft□□missingnine□ Investi□at□rslear□□dthattheg□ou□hadbe□nfriend□for□ea□s,□utrecentlythe□□hadbe□nten□iona□ongthem.Rumorsofdi□agreementsand□rgu□e□tsdur□ngthetripb□ganto□u□face,leadingauthoritie□tospeculatewhetherfoulp□ayw□sinvolved.Eachmemberofthegr□up□□dadif□erentst□ry□o□ell,an□theinco□sistenc□esintheiraccounts□nl□adde□to□hem□steryofthe□issingn□n□□□/p□ Inve□tigato□sl□a□nedthattheg□ouphadbeenfrie□dsfor□□ars,butrece□tlyt□erehadbeente□sion□mongth□m.□umorsofd□□□gre□□ent□andargu□□□tsduringthetri□begantosurface□l□□di□ga□thorities□o□peculatewhetherfoulplaywasin□olve□.E□ch□ember□fthegroupha□ad□□ferentstory□otell,andthe□n□ons□stenc□es□ntheirac□ountso□l□add□dto□hemyst□□□oft□□□issingnine.