Investigato□□□ear□edthat□hegrouphad□een□riendsforye□r□,bu□□□centlyther□hadb□ent□n□□o□amongthem.Rumors□fdisag□□ementsandargu□□ntsdurin□thet□ip□egantos□rface,□eadingauthorities□ospecu□atewhetherfoulplaywasinv□lve□□Eachme□berofthegrou□hada□iff□r□ntstorytotell,□ndt□einc□n□istenc□es□ntheiracc□□□□sonlyaddedt□th□□yst□r□ofthemiss□ngnine□□/p> Investigat□rslear□ed□□atthegrouphadbeenfrie□□sforyears,but□□□e□□ly□herehadbeent□nsionamongthem.Rum□□s□fdisagreementsand□□gumentsduringthetripbegantosu□face,le□din□□uthor□t□□stos□□culatewhetherfoulplaywa□inv□lved.Eac□memberoft□e□rouphadadiff□rentstoryt□tell,a□dtheinco□□i□ten□iesinth□ir□ccount□onlyadd□dto□hemysteryofthemis□ingnine. <□>□nvestigatorslearnedt□□tthegroup□ad□eenfriendsfor□ears,□utrec□ntl□th□rehadbeen□ens□onamongth□m.Rumors□fdisag□□ementsan□argumentsdu□□n□thet□i□began□osurface,l□adin□authoritiest□sp□c□latew□□therfoulp□aywasinvol□ed□E□chmemberofthegrouphada□ifferentstorytot□ll,andthe□nc□nsi□tencie□inthe□ra□co□□tsonlyad□ed□o□h□□ysteryofth□missingnine.<□p> Investigator□lear□edthatth□grou□hadbee□friendsfo□yea□s,butrecentlyther□hadb□entensionamongthe□.Rum□r□ofdis□greementsandargumentsdur□ngthet□ip□egantos□rf□ce,le□di□g□uth□ritiestospecula□□whetherfo□lplaywasinvolved.□□chme□□eroftheg□□uphad□d□fferen□storyt□tell,andth□□nc□nsisten□iesinth□ira□□ountso□lyadded□othemysteryofthe□issingnine□