I□ve□tig□tor□□□a□nedthatth□grouph□dbe□nfriendsforyears,bu□r□cen□lythe□ehadbeentensi□namong□hem.□□□or□□□disagre□mentsandargument□during□hetripbegantosurface,leadingauth□ritiestos□e□ulatewhet□e□foul□la□was□□v□lve□.Eachmemb□r□f□hegrouphadadifferentstorytotell,and□□eincon□istenci□□intheiraccounts□nly□ddedtothemyste□□ofthem□ssingnine. Inves□ig□torsl□arne□□ha□thegrou□hadbeenfriendsforyea□s,□utrecentlytherehadbeenten□io□amongth□m.Rumorsofdisa□reem□ntsandarg□m□nt□du□in□th□t□□pbe□antosurface,l□adingauthoritiest□spec□l□tewh□t□erfoulplaywa□inv□lve□.Eachme□□erofthe□roupha□adifferents□orytote□l,□ndthe□nconsistencies□ntheiracco□ntso□lya□d□dt□themyst□ry□f□hemissi□gni□□.□/p> Inve□ti□ato□sl□a□nedtha□thegrouphadbeenfriendsforyears□butrec□□tly□he□eha□been□ensionamongthem□Rumorsofdisag□ee□en□sand□rgumen□sduring□hetripbegantosur□ace,leadingautho□itiest□□peculatewhether□oulpla□wasinvo□□□d.Eachme□bero□thegrouphada□ifferentstorytotell,and□heinconsistenc□esintheira□count□onlya□dedtothemysteryo□□hemi□sin□□in□.□□p> Inve□□igat□rsle□rnedth□tthegrouphadbeenfrien□sforyears,bu□recentlytherehad□ee□tensiona□ong□hem.Rum□rs□□d□s□greeme□ts□nd□rgumentsd□ringthetripbega□to□u□fac□,lead□ngau□horit□estospecula□ewhetherfou□p□aywasinv□lved.Eachmem□erofth□grou□hadadif□erentstorytotell,□ndthe□□consist□nci□sinthei□accoun□son□□addedtothe□ysteryofthe□issingnine.<□p>□p>Investigators□earnedthat□h□g□o□phadbeenfriendsforyears,butre□ently□h□rehadbeentensionam□n□□he□.Rumor□□□disagreem□ntsandarg□me□tsdu□ingthet□ipbegan□□s□rfac□□leadin□auth□ri□iestospecul□te□hetherfoulplaywa□□nv□lved.Ea□hmemberofthegro□phada□ifferen□sto□ytotel□,andth□incon□i□te□□iesintheiraccountso□□yadded□othemy□te□yo□□hemissingnin□. Investigatorslearn□dtha□the□roup□adbee□□riendsforyears,butrecentlythereh□dbee□tens□o□□mong□hem.Rumorsofd□□agreem□ntsand□rgum□ntsdurin□thetr□□□ega□tosurface,le□din□a□thorit□es□o□pec□l□tewh□ther□□ulplaywa□involve□.□achmemberofthegroup□adadiffe□ent□□o□yt□tel□,and□hei□co□sistenci□si□theira□coun□□on□yaddedtothemys□eryofth□□□ssi□gni□e.