Investiga□orsl□arnedth□t□hegrouphadb□e□f□ien□sforye□rs,butr□cen□ly□□e□ehadbeentensi□□a□ongthem.Rumor□ofdisa□re□mentsandargu□entsdu□ingthet□ipbeganto□u□face,l□a□□□g□uthorit□est□sp□□ula□ewh□therf□ulplaywasi□vol□ed.Eachmemberoft□egro□phada□ifferentsto□ytote□□□andth□inconsist□nciesin□heira□□ou□tsonlyadded□□□h□myst□ryofth□missi□□nine.□> Invest□gatorslea□nedthatthegrouph□dbeenfriends□or□ears,but□ecentlyther□ha□be□□tensionamo□g□hem□Rumorsofdisagreem□ntsandargume□tsdu□in□the□ripbegant□su□face□le□dingauthor□tiestosp□cula□e□hetherfou□playwasinvo□ved.□achmembero□thegrouphadadiffere□tst□r□totell□and□h□i□consistenciesinthe□□a□□□untsonlyadde□tothe□y□□eryof□h□□iss□ngnine. Investigatorslearnedt□atth□□□ouphadbe□n□riend□forye□rs,but□ecent□ytherehadbe□nte□sio□among□hem□Rumorsofd□sagr□□men□sa□dargum□ntsduringthet□ipbegant□surf□ce,leadingauthori□iestospec□la□□whetherfoul□laywasinvolve□.Eac□mem□erof□hegrouphada□□ffe□e□□□□or□totell,andt□einconsistenci□sintheir□cco□ntsonlya□dedtothemyste□yofthemiss□□gnine. Investigato□slear□edthatthegrou□h□□b□en□ri□ndsfory□ars,butrecen□lythereha□bee□tensi□namong□hem.Rum□□so□di□ag□□eme□tsa□dar□umentsduringthetripbegantos□rface,l□ading□ut□oritiestospeculatew□□the□f□ulplaywasin□olv□d.□achmemberoft□e□rouphadadiffe□entstoryt□t□ll,andthein□onsi□t□□□□esintheir□c□ounts□nl□□ddedto□□emysteryofthem□s□ingn□ne.