Inv□stigator□lea□nedthatthegrou□had□eenfri□□ds□oryears□butrecen□lytherehadbeenten□io□amongthem.R□morsofdisag□eementsand□□gu□ent□dur□□gthetripbegan□osurface,leadingaut□□□itiestospe□ulatewheth□rf□ulp□□ywasi□vol□ed.Ea□hmembe□□f□hegr□□phadadi□fe□entsto□ytotell□andthein□o□□istenc□□sint□eir□ccountsonly□d□e□□ot□emys□□ryof□hemissingn□□e. I□vest□g□torslearn□d□hatthegrouphadbee□frien□□foryears,bu□□ecentlythereha□beenten□ionamo□gth□m.Rumors□fdisag□eementsandargum□nts□uringt□□tripbegantosurface□leadingauthoritiestosp□□ul□tewhetherfoulplaywa□involved.□achm□mberoft□egro□phadadi□f□rentstory□ot□ll,□ndtheinconsis□e□ciesinthe□racco□nt□onlyad□edtothemysteryo□themi□singnine□□/p> Investi□ato□slearnedthatthegrouph□d□ee□□ri□ndsforyea□s,bu□□ecentlythe□eha□bee□ten□ionamo□gthem□R□m□□so□disagr□ementsanda□□umentsduringthe□ripbeg□n□osu□fac□,l□adingautho□□ties□os□ec□lat□□□□t□er□ou□playwasinv□l□ed□Eachme□beroftheg□ouphadadifferentstory□□tell,andt□ein□onsi□tencies□ntheiraccountsonlyad□edt□them□steryofthem□ssing□ine. In□estiga□□□slear□edthatthegr□□□h□dbeenfriendsforyea□s,butrecentlytherehadb□en□ensiona□ongthem.Rumorsofdis□greementsanda□gume□tsduring□hetr□pb□gantosurface,lea□□□□aut□oritiestospec□la□ewhethe□foulplaywasinvolve□.Each□embe□ofth□gr□uphadad□fferentstorytotell,andtheinconsistenci□sintheirac□ou□tson□yaddedtot□emysteryoft□emissing□ine.□> Inv□stig□torslea□ned□hatthegro□□h□□beenfriendsfor□□ars,butrecentlytherehadbe□nten□io□am□□gthem.Ru□orsofd□sag□eementsandargumentsduring□□et□ipbegantosurface,le□□ingau□horitiest□specula□□whether□□□lp□aywasinvolve□.Eac□memberofthe□r□uphad□differents□o□ytotell,andthe□nc□nsist□nciesin□he□rac□ountson□ya□dedtothemysteryoft□emissingnine.