Invest□ga□orsl□arnedthatthegroup□adbee□fr□end□foryear□,butr□c□ntlythereha□beenten□i□namo□gthem.Rumorsofdisagr□□mentsandargumentsdurin□t□e□rip□□ganto□urface,lead□□gau□horiti□sto□□e□ula□e□□e□he□foulplayw□□□□□o□ved.Eac□m□□beroft□□g□ou□hadadifferents□o□ytotell,□ndthein□onsistencie□intheir□ccounts□n□ya□dedto□hemys□ery□f□hemiss□ngn□□e. Investiga□or□□□a□nedthatthegro□pha□beenfri□ndsforyears,b□tre□□ntlythereh□dbee□ten□i□namongt□em.Rumorsofdisagreeme□tsandargumentsdu□ingthe□□□p□ega□tos□r□ace,lea□ing□uthor□tiestospeculatewhetherfoulplaywasi□□olved.Eachmemberoftheg□□uphadadiff□rentstorytotell,andthe□ncons□s□encie□i□their□□count□o□lyadd□□tothemysteryof□he□i□singni□e. Inv□s□ig□torsl□□□□edth□tthegr□uphadbeenfriendsforye□rs,butrecently□□e□ehadb□entens□onamongthem.Rumo□s□fdisa□reementsandargumentsdu□ing□het□ipbegantosur□ace,lead□ng□uthoritiesto□pecula□ewhet□erfoul□□aywas□nvol□ed.Eachmem□erofth□grouphad□di□fer□ntstorytotell,an□theinc□nsisten□□esintheiraccountsonlya□dedtothemysteryofthe□is□ingni□e.□/p> □nvestigato□s□earnedtha□thegrou□h□dbe□nfriendsfo□year□,butrece□tlythe□□hadbeen□□nsion□mongthe□.□um□r□ofdisagreementsand□rguments□u□□ngthetrip□ega□tosu□fac□,l□adi□□□uthoritiesto□pecu□atewhetherfoulplaywasinv□lved.Ea□hmemberofthe□rouphadadiff□ren□storytotell,andtheincon□istenciesintheir□cc□untsonlyadde□tothemyster□oft□□□issingnine. Investigators□earn□□tha□□hegrouphadbeenfr□endsfo□year□,butrecentl□therehadbe□nt□□s□onamongthem.Rum□□sofdisa□reemen□sa□darg□ment□d□rin□□hetripbe□antosu□fac□,l□□dinga□th□riti□stos□□c□□atewhet□er□oulpla□wasi□vo□ved□Ea□hmemberofthegroupha□□diffe□e□tstorytotell,andth□□nconsisten□iesintheir□ccou□tsonlyadde□tothemys□eryofthemiss□ngnine.<□p> Investiga□orslearnedtha□thegr□uph□dbeenfrien□s□o□ye□r□,butrecentlytherehadbe□nt□ns□on□□ongthem.Rumo□sofdi□agreementsandargumen□sduringth□tripbega□□□s□□fac□,l□adingauthoritiestospeculatewhetherfo□l□laywa□i□volved.Ea□hmem□er□ftheg□o□pha□a□ifferentstory□ote□l,□ndth□inconsistenc□esinthe□raccou□tsonlya□□edt□themysteryofthemissing□□ne.