Investi□ato□□□earnedthatthegrouphadbeenfriend□f□ry□ars,butre□entlyther□had□eentensionam□ngthem.Ru□ors□fd□s□greemen□sandarguments□u□□ngthet□ipbeganto□ur□□ce,lea□□ngauth□ri□i□st□spe□ulatewhetherfoulplaywasinvol□ed□□achmemberofthegroupha□a□iff□rentstorytotell,a□dtheinco□sistenciesintheiraccou□ts□nly□dde□tothemy□te□□ofthemissingn□□e.<□p□ Investiga□ors□earne□thatthe□rouph□dbeenfriendsforyears□butrecentlytherehadbeent□nsion□□ongthem.Rumor□ofdisag□eementsandargumentsdu□ing□het□□□□□gan□□s□rfac□,l□ading□utho□itiest□speculate□hetherfoulplaywasi□volved.Each□□□berofth□grou□hadadiffe□e□tsto□ytotel□,andtheinc□nsistenciesintheir□□□ountsonly□ddedtothemyster□ofth□mi□□in□□ine□□/□> Invest□gat□rslea□ned□□atthegr□upha□bee□friendsfory□ars,□utrece□□lythe□□had□□□ntension□□ongthem.Rumorsof□isa□reementsa□dargument□dur□ngthetripb□□an□o□urface,leadinga□thor□ti□sto□pecul□tewhetherfoulplaywasinvo□ved.Eachmemberofthe□□o□□hadadiff□rentstoryt□tell,andt□einconsistenciesintheira□c□untsonlyad□edtothe□y□teryofthemi□singnine.□> Investigatorslearnedth□□thegr□uphadbe□□friends□oryear□,□□tr□□ent□ytherehadbeent□n□ionamong□hem.Rumorsofdisagr□ementsa□dargum□□tsdur□ngthetri□b□ga□t□s□r□ace,leading□uthor□ti□□t□specu□atewhetherfo□□playwasinvol□ed.Eachmemberofthe□□□uphadadi□ferents□orytote□l,andtheinconsistenciesintheirac□ountsonlyadded□□themysteryof□hemi□si□gn□ne.