Investi□ators□e□□n□□□hatthegroup□ad□eenfr□□ndsforyears,but□ec□□t□ytherehadbeentensionamongt□□□.Rum□rs□fdisa□reementsandargumentsdu□ingthetr□p□eg□ntosurf□ce,□eadingauthoritiestospeculatewhether□oulpl□ywasi□volved.Eac□memb□r□□thegrouphada□i□□erentstor□tote□l□andt□einconsisten□ie□in□hei□accountsonlyadd□d□othe□y□teryofthemissi□gnine. Inve□tigators□ea□ned□ha□thegro□ph□dbeenfriendsforyears,bu□recent□yt□e□ehadbeentensionamongthem.R□mors□fdisagreem□ntsandarg□mentsdurin□thet□ipb□gantosurfa□e,leadin□au□□ori□iestospecul□tewhetherfoulpl□y□asinvolved.Ea□h□emberofth□g□o□pha□adif□□rentstory□otell,andtheinconsistenciesintheir□ccountsonlya□dedtothemyste□y□fthemissingn□□e. Investigator□learne□that□hegroupha□□eenfrien□sforye□rs,butre□en□ly□herehadbeent□nsionamongthem□Rumorsofdisagreem□□t□and□rgumentsd□ringthetri□begantosurface,le□di□gautho□i□iestospe□u□atewh□t□erf□ulplaywa□involve□.Eachmemberoftheg□□uphadadiff□ren□story□otell,andtheinconsistencie□i□theiracc□□ntsonly□□dedtothemy□teryofth□missingnin□. □n□e□□□gat□rslear□edthatthegrouph□d□□enfriends□□□□ears,butrecently□hereh□d□eentensionamo□□them□Ru□orso□disag□eeme□tsandargum□n□s□□ringthe□ripb□gantosurface,le□□i□gauthori□□□stospec□latewhetherfoulplay□asinvolved□Eachmemberofthe□rouph□dadiff□rentstoryto□ell,andthe□nconsist□nciesintheir□ccountsonlyadd□dtot□emyst□r□□fthemiss□ng□ine.□>