Inv□stig□torslearnedthatthe□rouphadbeenfrien□sfory□ars,□□trecentlythere□a□beenten□i□nam□ngthe□.Rum□rs□□di□a□□eementsandar□u□entsdurin□□hetr□pb□ganto□urfa□e,lea□ingaut□oriti□stosp□□ulatewhet□erf□ul□la□w□sinvolved.Eachme□be□□□thegroupha□□d□fferentstory□□tel□,andthe□nconsistenciesi□theiracc□unt□o□lyaddedto□hem□ster□of□he□iss□□gnine. Investig□to□□lea□ned□hattheg□ouphadbe□nfriendsfor□□ars,butrec□n□□ytherehadbeentens□□□amongt□em.R□mo□s□fdisag□eem□ntsandargumentsduringthetripb□gan□o□u□fa□e,l□ading□uthorities□osp□culatewh□□herfo□lplaywasinvolved.E□chmemberofth□□rouphadadifferen□□tory□otell,and□hein□onsistenciesi□theiraccount□onlyadd□□to□hemysteryof□hemissingnine.<□p□□p>Invest□□atorslearnedthat□hegrouphadb□□nfri□□dsfo□years□butr□cently□hereh□db□entension□m□ng□hem.Rumors□f□i□□gr□em□ntsa□d□rgument□duringt□et□ipbeg□□tos□rface□leadingauthoritiestospeculate□hetherfoulplaywasinvo□ved.Ea□hmem□e□o□thegrouphadadifferen□storytotell,□ndtheinco□sistenciesintheiraccount□on□yadd□dtoth□m□stery□f□h□missingnine.<□p> Investigato□slearnedthat□hegro□□hadb□enf□ien□sforyea□s□butrecentlytherehadb□entensiona□□□gthem.□umors□fdis□greemen□sandargumentsduringth□tripbeganto□□rface,leadi□gauthor□tiestospecu□atewhether□oulplaywas□n□olved.Each□emberoft□egrouph□dadiffer□□□storyt□tell,and□he□nc□nsist□ncie□□ntheiraccountson□yaddedtothe□ys□eryofthemi□s□n□nin□. □nvest□g□torsle□r□edthatthegrouphadbeenf□iendsforyears,butrece□□lyth□rehadbe□ntensionamongthem□Rum□rsofdisagreemen□s□ndargu□entsduringth□□r□pbegantosur□ace,l□ad□n□auth□□i□iestospecula□e□hetherfoulplaywasinvolve□.□□c□memberofthegrouphadadiffere□□st□□ytotell,and□hei□consistenciesinthei□ac□o□□tsonlyaddedtoth□my□□eryofthemissing□in□.□/p>