□nv□stigatorslearnedthatthegrouphad□een□riendsfor□e□rs,butre□entlyth□re□adbee□□en□□onamongthem.Rumorso□disa□reementsandargumentsd□ring□he□r□pbega□tosurface□leading□uthorities□ospeculat□whetherfoul□l□y□□sinvolve□.Eachm□mberofthe□rou□hadadifferentsto□ytote□l,an□thei□consistenciesintheiraccountsonlyaddedtoth□□ysteryofthemiss□□gnin□.□/p><□>Inves□igatorslearnedth□tthegrou□h□dbeenfriendsforyear□,butr□□ently□h□□ehadbe□nt□nsionamongthem□Rumorsofd□□agree□□□tsanda□gum□n□s□uri□gthetripbegantosurface,□eadi□gau□□oritiestospec□l□tewheth□rfou□playwasin□olved.Eachme□beroft□eg□ouph□dadiff□rentstoryt□□el□□and□heinc□nsiste□cie□inthe□racco□ntson□yaddedtothemyst□ry□fthemiss□ngn□□e□ Investi□atorslearnedth□tthegrouphadbeenfr□en□sfor□□□rs,□utrecen□□ythe□□hadbeente□si□namongt□em.Rumors□fdisagre□□entsandargumen□□dur□ng□hetr□pb□ganto□urface,lead□ng□uthori□iesto□peculatewheth□rfoulplaywasi□v□lved.E□chme□berofthegrouph□dadi□fer□nt□toryto□ell,andthein□□nsis□enciesin□□eira□countson□y□ddedtothemysteryof□hemissin□n□□□.□□p□ Inve□tigators□□a□nedthatth□grouphadbe□□friendsfory□ars,b□trecently□her□h□db□e□□en□ionamon□the□.R□morsofdis□greeme□□sandarg□me□tsd□ri□gthetripb□g□ntosurface□□eadingaut□o□itiestospecu□□□ewhethe□foul□laywasinvolv□d.Ea□□memb□r□ftheg□ouphadadifferent□t□rytotell,andtheinconsi□tencie□intheiraccount□o□lyaddedtoth□mysteryoft□□miss□n□nine. Inves□igatorslearne□thatthegrouphadbeenfriendsf□ryear□□butrece□tlyther□ha□bee□□ensiona□□ngthem□Rumorsof□isa□re□ments□ndargum□ntsduringthetr□pbegantosu□□ace,leadingauth□ritiestospecul□tewhetherf□ulplaywas□□□o□ved.Each□emberof□h□g□□uph□□ad□fferentstorytotell,□ndtheincons□st□nciesint□eiraccounts□n□yaddedt□□hem□stery□fth□m□ss□□gnine. Investig□tor□learnedthatthegrouphadb□enfriendsfor□ear□,butre□en□lythere□adbe□ntensionamongthem.R□mor□ofdisagreeme□tsa□dar□u□e□tsduri□gthetrip□eg□ntosur□□c□,l□ading□□thorit□e□tospecula□ewhet□erfoul□lay□□sinvolved.Eachmembero□thegrouphadadi□feren□□t□r□totell,and□□e□n□ons□st□nciesi□theiraccoun□sonlyaddedto□hemyste□y□fthemissingnine.