Investigatorsle□rnedthat□hegr□□phadbeenfriends□oryears,butre□entlytherehadbeente□s□□namo□□them.Rumorsofdisagreementsan□ar□□ments□u□ingthetripbeganto□urface□le□dingauthoritiestospe□ul□tewhetherfoulplaywas□□volved.Eachmemberoft□□□roupha□adifferentstorytotell,an□theinconsi□tenciesinthei□□ccountsonly□dd□dtoth□my□teryofthem□ssingn□□e□ Inve□□igat□□□learnedthatthegrou□□ad□ee□friendsforyears,bu□recentlyth□rehadbeentensio□amo□gthem.Rumorsofdi□agreementsandargumentsduringthe□ripbegan□os□r□ace,le□dingauth□r□tie□t□s□e□ulat□□□etherfou□playwas□nvolved.Eachm□mberof□hegr□uphada□ifferen□□toryto□ell,and□heinconsist□□ci□sinthei□ac□ount□onlya□dedto□he□yst□ryofthem□ssin□nine□□/p> <□>Investigatorsle□□ne□that□he□rouphadb□en□rie□dsforye□□s,□u□recentlythe□ehad□eentensiona□on□them.Rumorso□dis□greement□andargu□ents□u□ingthetri□□egant□surfac□,l□a□i□□au□ho□itie□tospeculatewhethe□foul□laywasinv□l□ed.Ea□hme□□erofthegroup□ad□diff□□ents□ory□□te□l,andtheincon□i□ten□iesinth□iraccountsonl□add□dtoth□m□ster□ofthemiss□n□nine. □nvestigatorslearnedth□□thegr□□p□a□bee□f□iends□ory□ars,butrecently□herehadbeentensio□amongth□m.Rumorsofdisag□eemen□sandargumentsdur□□gth□□ripbe□□ntosurf□ce,□□adingauthoritiestospeculatewhetherf□ulplaywasinvo□□ed.Ea□hmemberof□he□r□upha□adifferentsto□ytotel□,an□theincons□st□nciesintheira□□ounts□nlya□□e□t□themyster□of□hemissingnine.<□p> Investigato□slea□nedthattheg□ou□hadbeenfrien□sforye□rs,butr□centlythereh□d□□ente□sio□amongthem.Rum□rsof□□□a□ree□entsandargument□d□r□□gthe□ripbeg□ntos□rfac□,leadingau□h□ri□□es□ospeculat□whe□herfo□lplaywasinvolve□.□achmemb□roftheg□□uphad□dif□□rent□torytotell□□nd□heinc□ns□ste□ciesintheiracc□□nt□onlyaddedtothem□steryofthemissingnin□.□>