□nv□stigatorslearnedthat□hegrou□hadbeenfriendsforyears,butr□cent□y□h□rehadbeen□□nsion□mongthem.□umorsofdisa□reements□ndargument□du□ingthetrip□egantosu□□ac□,leadin□authorit□estospec□la□ewheth□rfoulplay□asinv□l□e□.Each□ember□fth□grouphadadi□fer□ntstorytot□□l,andthe□n□on□i□tenciesin□hei□a□countson□yaddedto□hemystery□fthemi□si□gnine. Investig□□□rsl□arne□□h□□the□roup□adbeenfriendsforye□rs□b□trecentlythereh□□beente□sionamongt□em.Rumors□fd□s□□reements□nda□□umentsduring□□e□r□pb□gan□o□urface,leading□u□hor□tiestospecul□tewhe□her□□ulplay□□s□n□olv□d.Eachmemb□rof□h□gr□uphadadiffer□ntstorytote□l,□ndth□incon□ist□nciesintheiraccoun□s□nlyaddedtothemysteryofth□m□ssingnine. Investigatorslearne□thatth□grouphadbeenf□□end□foryears,butrecen□l□the□eh□dbee□tensionamongthem.Rumors□fdisagr□eme□tsand□rgumentsd□ri□g□hetripbe□antos□rfa□□,l□a□ingauth□ritie□tospeculatewhe□herfoul□laywa□invo□ved.Eachm□mb□□ofthegrou□hadadi□ferentstoryt□te□□,a□dtheinconsistenciesintheira□c□untsonl□addedtothem□steryoft□em□ss□□gnine.□>□p>Inves□i□□tors□e□rnedthatthegrou□ha□□□□nfr□end□□oryears□butrecentlythe□□hadbeent□nsionamongthem.Rumor□ofdisagree□entsa□dar□umen□□duri□□th□tripbega□t□□urface□leading□u□hor□tiestospe□ulatew□etherfoulplay□as□nvol□ed.Eachmemberofthegr□uphadadifferentsto□ytotel□,□nd□heinconsis□enciesintheiraccount□onlya□dedto□hemysteryof□hemissi□gnine.□□p> □nvestigatorslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsf□rye□rs,butr□centlytherehadbeent□n□i□na□ongthem.Rumorso□dis□greement□andargumen□sduringthetripbegan□osurface,lea□ingaut□oritiest□sp□culatewheth□□foulplaywasinvolved.E□chmemberoftheg□o□pha□adi□ferents□ory□otell,and□hein□onsi□t□nciesintheirac□ountsonly□dde□tothemysteryofthemi□□ingnin□.□>