I□ve□t□ga□orslearned□hatt□□groupha□bee□frie□dsforyears,but□ecentlytherehad□e□ntension□mon□them.Rumorsofd□sagr□e□entsandarg□mentsdurin□□hetr□pbegan□□surface,□eadinga□thor□tiest□□peculatewheth□rfoul□laywasinvolved.□ac□me□b□roft□egrouphadadifferentstoryt□tell,andth□incons□stenciesint□eir□□countsonly□ddedtot□emyster□ofthemissingnine.□/p□ Inv□□tigatorslearnedthatth□gr□upha□□eenfr□e□dsforyear□,b□trece□□lyth□rehadbee□tensionamongthe□.Rumors□fdis□greementsandarg□mentsd□r□n□thetripb□gantosurf□ce,leadi□gaut□ori□□est□speculatewhe□h□rfoulplayw□si□volved.□□chmembe□ofthegro□phada□ifferentst□rytotel□,andt□□incons□ste□cies□nt□eirac□ount□on□yadded□□themysteryofth□m□ssingnin□□□□p□<□>I□v□sti□atorslearnedthatthegrouphad□eenfr□en□sfo□years,butr□centlythe□ehadb□entensionamon□them.Rumorsofdis□g□eementsan□argum□ntsd□ringthet□ipbegant□surface,le□dingauth□ri□iestospe□ul□□ewhetherfo□l□laywa□invol□ed.Eachmemberofthegro□ph□dadi□ferentstory□ote□l□a□dt□einconsis□enciesin□heiraccountso□l□a□d□dto□hemy□t□□□ofthem□ssing□i□e. Investigat□□slearnedthat□heg□oupha□be□nfrie□dsfor□□ar□,butrecentlythereh□dbee□tensio□a□ongthem.Rumo□sofdisagreement□andargumentsduringthetripbegantosu□fac□,le□dinga□thorit□estospeculate□hetherfoulplaywa□involved.Each□e□b□□ofthe□rou□hada□□ffer□n□□toryto□e□l,a□dtheincon□istenciesintheira□□ou□tsonlyaddedt□themysteryofthemissingni□e.□/□□ Investig□tor□lea□nedthatt□egroup□adbeenfri□ndsforyear□,butrecentl□□□erehadbeentension□mong□hem□□umorsofdisagreementsand□r□um□n□s□□ringth□t□ipbega□tosurface,leadi□gauthoriti□stospecu□ate□hetherfou□playwas□nvo□□ed.Ea□hm□mberofthegrouph□dad□fferents□orytotell□andth□□ncons□ste□ciesinth□ira□□ountsonlyaddedt□themy□teryo□themissingni□e□□>□p>Inv□stigatorsle□□nedt□a□t□egro□pha□beenf□iendsforye□rs,b□trecentlyt□ereha□b□ente□si□nam□ngthem.□umors□fdisagreemen□sandarguments□uri□gthe□r□pbegantosurf□c□□□e□d□□gau□horities□o□□eculate□heth□rfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachm□mbero□thegroup□□dadifferentstorytotell,□ndtheinconsistenc□□sintheiracco□□tsonlyad□□dto□hemys□eryofthemis□ingnine.<□p□