Invest□gator□learnedthatthe□r□uphadb□e□fri□ndsfo□years,butrec□ntl□ther□h□□beentensionam□n□them.R□morsof□isagreement□and□rgumentsduringth□t□ipb□ga□tosurface□leadingau□hori□iestos□ecu□atew□ether□oulplaywasi□vo□ved.□achm□mberofthegroup□adadifferentstorytotell,andthe□nconsistenciesinthe□rac□ountso□l□ad□□dto□hemystery□fthemissingnin□. Investig□tor□le□rnedthat□□egr□uph□dbe□nfriendsforye□r□,butrecent□ytherehadbeentens□ona□o□gthem.□umorsof□□sagreementsandarg□□entsdur□ngthe□ripb□gantos□rface,lea□i□gauthoritie□tospeculatewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Ea□□membero□the□□ouphadadifferent□□orytotell,andtheinconsiste□ciesintheirac□ou□tsonlya□ded□oth□myste□yofth□missingnine. Investigat□rslear□edtha□□h□group□adbeenfrien□sf□rye□r□,butrec□□tlyt□e□ehadbee□□e□s□o□amongthem.Rumorsofd□sagreem□□tsandargumentsduringthetripb□gan□osu□f□c□□leadi□gauthoritiestosp□culatew□ethe□foulpl□□wasi□vol□ed.Eachmembe□o□thegro□phadadiffer□ntstorytot□□l,□□dthe□nco□□istenciesint□e□rac□ountson□y□dd□dtothe□y□t□ryofth□missingnine.□> Inv□s□igators□□arnedt□atthegrouphadbeenfriendsforyear□,□utre□□n□lyther□hadb□ent□□sionam□□gth□m.Ru□ors□fd□sagree□□□tsandargume□t□duringthetr□pbegantosurfa□e,leadin□au□□□ritie□tos□eculat□whetherfou□playwasinv□lv□□.Eachmemberofth□grouphadad□f□erentstorytotell□a□dth□□nc□nsisten□iesintheiraccountsonl□adde□□othe□y□teryofthemi□singnine.□/□> I□ve□tigator□learnedthatthegro□phadbeenfriends□o□□ears,but□ec□□tlyt□erehadbeentensio□among□he□.Rum□□sof□isagree□ents□□dar□ume□tsdur□ngthetripbegantosurfac□,l□adinga□th□ritie□tospeculatewhethe□foul□lay□asin□ol□ed.Ea□□mem□erofthegrouphad□d□fferent□□o□ytotell,andtheinconsistenciesintheir□cco□□tsonlya□de□to□□emy□te□yofthemissing□ine.□/p> Inv□sti□at□rs□e□rnedthatthegrouph□dbe□n□r□□n□sforyears,b□trecentlytherehadb□entensiona□□ngthem.□umor□ofdi□ag□eementsanda□□ume□tsduringthetri□bega□tos□rfac□,leadinga□tho□itie□tospe□□latewh□th□rfo□□pla□wasi□volved.Eachmemberofth□grouphada□iffe□□□tstor□□otell,andtheinconsisten□i□sintheiraccount□o□□ya□dedtothemyst□□yofthemis□in□nine.