Investigatorslea□□e□tha□thegrouphadbeenfriends□or□ear□,b□trecentlythereh□dbeent□nsi□□amongthem.Rumorsof□□sagree□□ntsan□argum□ntsduringt□et□□pbe□antosurface,le□dingauthor□tiestospe□ulate□het□er□oul□laywasin□olved.Eac□memberofth□grouphada□ifferentsto□yto□ell□andtheinconsistenci□s□nt□□iraccountsonlyad□□dto□hemysteryofthe□issin□nine.□/p> Investig□torslearnedth□tthegro□pha□been□ri□□dsforyear□□but□□centlytherehadb□entensio□am□ngthem.Rumorsofdisagr□emen□sandarguments□uringth□tripbe□ant□surface□□eadingautho□itie□tospecula□ewhet□erfoulplaywasinvol□□d□Eac□m□mberofthegrouphadad□ffer□nts□□□ytotell,andthei□□o□sist□ncie□i□theira□countsonlyad□edtothem□steryofthemissingnine. Inve□tiga□orslear□edthatt□egrouphadbeenfriend□f□rye□rs,butrecentlythereh□dbee□tensionamongt□em.Rumorsofdisa□reementsandargumentsdur□ngth□tripbega□tos□r□ace,lead□□gautho□i□ies□□spec□late□hether□oulp□aywasinvo□ved□Ea□□membe□of□□egrouphadad□ffere□ts□orytotell,andthe□□□onsisten□iesin□heira□countso□□□addedtot□emysteryo□th□mi□singnine.□/□><□□Investiga□orslearnedthatthe□r□□□hadbeen□rie□dsfor□□ar□,butrecentlyt□□rehad□ee□tensionamon□□hem.□um□□sofdis□gr□□me□□s□nda□gu□en□□duri□□thetripbegan□osurface,le□d□n□autho□itiestospe□u□a□□whetherfoulplaywas□nvolved□Eac□□ember□f□hegrouphadadif□er□ntsto□ytotell,an□theinconsis□enciesintheira□cou□tsonlya□□edtothemyst□ryofthe□issi□gnin□.□> <□□Investigatorslear□edthatthegr□u□h□dbeenf□□end□for□ears,butrecent□y□herehadb□en□ens□onamo□gthem.Ru□orsofdis□greementsandarguments□uringthetr□pbegantos□r□□ce,le□□□□□author□□iestospeculate□hether□oulplayw□sinvolve□.Eachmem□erofthe□rou□hadad□fferentstoryto□□ll,□ndtheinc□ns□stenci□s□n□□eiraccountso□□yadded□□themysteryofthemis□in□□in□.