□nvestigatorsl□arn□□t□□t□hegrouphadbeenfriend□f□□years,b□trecentl□therehadbeente□si□□amongt□□m.Ru□orsof□□sag□□ementsan□arg□mentsduringthetr□pbeg□□tosur□ace,lead□ngauthoriti□stospecul□tewhe□h□rf□ulplaywa□involved.Ea□hmemberofthegrouphad□□ifferentst□ryto□ell,andtheinconsistenciesin□heiracc□untso□ly□ddedto□□e□□ste□yofthe□issing□ine.<□p> In□es□iga□orslearnedthatthegrouph□dbe□nfriendsforyears,bu□rece□tlyther□hadb□□ntensionamon□them.Ru□□rsofd□s□gree□e□tsandargume□tsduri□gth□□ripbegantosurface□□e□d□ngauthoriti□st□sp□culatewhetherf□u□playwasinvolved.□□□hmem□erofth□grouphadadifferentstorytotell,and□hein□onsisten□iesi□the□r□ccountsonlya□d□d□othemysteryo□□he□issin□ni□e.<□p> I□v□st□gato□slea□nedthatt□egrouphadbeenf□iendsf□□y□ars,butr□centlythere□adbeenten□i□nam□n□them□Rumorso□disagreeme□tsandargument□d□ringthe□ripbegantosurfa□e,□eading□uthor□tiesto□p□cula□ewhetherfoulplaywasinvolv□d□Each□emberoftheg□ouphad□diff□rentstory□otell,a□dtheinconsi□tencies□nth□□racco□n□so□□□□ddedtoth□m□stery□fthe□is□in□nine.□/p> Inve□□igatorslearnedthatth□grou□h□dbeenfriend□□oryears,butrecentlytherehadbeent□nsionamong□hem.Rumorsof□isagreements□nda□g□mentsdu□ingthetripbega□tosurface□□eadingauthor□ti□stospe□ulatewhethe□foulpla□w□sinvolved.Eachmemberofthegro□phadadif□eren□sto□□totell,an□theinc□nsisten□ie□i□the□raccou□□□□nl□□□dedtothemysteryo□t□□mi□si□gnin□.