Investigat□rs□e□rn□dtha□th□grouphadbe□nfri□ndsforyears,□□□recen□lythere□□dbeen□ensionamong□hem.Rumo□s□fdisagree□entsandargu□entsduringthetri□began□osurfac□,leadingautho□□tie□tos□ecul□tewhethe□fo□lplaywas□nvol□ed.E□□hmembe□□ft□□grou□hadadiff□ren□storyt□te□l,and□heinc□□sis□□nci□si□th□iraccountsonlyadde□to□hemystery□□them□□singnine. Inve□tigators□e□r□e□□h□tthegro□phadbeenfriends□ory□□rs,butrecen□lyt□erehad□eentensionamong□hem.Rumorsofdisagreeme□□san□arg□mentsduring□he□ripbegantosurface,leadin□□uthoritiestospeculatewhet□□□foulpla□wasinvolve□.□a□hme□bero□the□rouph□d□□i□ferentstorytotell,andt□e□nc□nsist□nciesinth□□ra□□oun□sonlyadded□othemy□teryofthemissi□gnin□.□><□>In□es□□g□torslear□edth□tth□g□ouphadbeenfr□endsf□ryears,b□t□ecently□h□r□ha□be□nten□ionamongthe□.Rum□r□ofdi□agree□entsan□argumentsduringthetr□p□eganto□urf□ce,l□adingau□horitiest□spe□ula□ewhethe□f□ulplaywasi□v□lved.Each□emberofthe□rouphadadif□erent□to□ytotell,andt□einco□sist□nciesint□eiraccountsonl□□ddedt□themyst□ryofthemissingnine.<□□> In□estigat□□slearnedthatthegroup□□dbeenfriends□ory□ars,butrecent□yth□reh□d□eentensiona□o□gthe□.Ru□□□sofdisagreementsandarg□ment□duringthet□□pbe□antos□rface□leadi□gau□hori□iestospecu□atewhetherfoulplaywasinvol□ed.Eachmemberofthegrouphadadifferentsto□ytotell,□ndtheinconsi□tencie□□nthei□accountson□y□ddedtothe□□stery□fthemis□ingnine□ Investigatorslear□□dthatthegrouphadbeenfriends□ory□ars,□ut□ecentl□therehad□eente□sio□amon□t□em.Rumors□□dis□greementsand□rgum□ntsduri□gthe□ripbegantosurfa□e□le□dinga□□horitiestos□ec□latew□e□h□□fo□lplaywa□□nvol□ed.□achmember□fthegrouphadadi□fer□ntstory□otell,andtheinc□ns□s□enciesi□the□raccou□tsonl□□ddedto□hemystery□□themissingnine□