Inve□ti□atorslearned□hat□he□rouphad□eenf□i□n□sfor□ears,□□trecen□□□therehadbeentens□on□mongthem.Ru□orsofdisagreementsan□a□g□ment□d□ring□□etrip□egantosurf□□e,lea□ingauthoritiestospec□latewhet□erfou□playw□sinvol□□d□□achme□berofthegr□uphadadi□ferentstorytotell,a□d□heinconsist□ncies□n□heir□cco□nts□nly□dded□□themys□eryofthemiss□n□nine□<□p> In□e□ti□a□o□sle□rn□dthat□h□gr□upha□b□en□□iendsf□ry□ars,butrecentlyth□re□ad□eent□nsionamo□gthem.Rumo□sofdisag□□e□entsandargumen□s□uringthe□ripbegantosurface,□eadingauthoritiestos□□cula□ewh□the□foulpl□yw□□inv□lved.Eachmemb□rof□he□rouphadadifferen□story□otell,□ndtheinco□sistenciesinth□i□accountsonlyaddedt□□hemyste□yofthemissingnine□□□□□ Investigatorslearnedth□tthegrou□hadbeenfriendsfor□ears,but□ecentlytherehadbe□ntensiona□ongthem.Rumorsofd□sagr□ementsan□argumentsdur□ng□hetripb□g□nt□surface□leadingaut□oritiestospecul□tewh□therfoulp□aywasinvo□ved□Each□emberofthegrouphadadifferentstory□otell,andth□incon□is□□ncies□nthei□accoun□sonlyad□e□tothem□s□eryofthemissing□ine□□/p□ Inv□stigatorslearn□□thatthe□rouphadbee□□riendsf□rye□r□,bu□r□cently□herehadbeentens□o□a□on□the□□Rumo□sofdisagreementsanda□gumentsduringthetri□beg□□tosu□□ace,l□adin□a□□horitiestospecula□ewh□therfoulplay□a□□nvolved.Eac□memberofthe□rouphadadifferentst□r□totell,andthei□c□□□□ste□ciesi□their□cco□ntson□y□dd□dt□t□emy□t□ryofth□mi□□ingnine□ I□vestig□torsle□rnedthatthe□rouphad□eenfri□nd□for□e□r□,bu□□e□ent□yther□hadbeentensionam□ngthem.Rum□rs□fdisagree□entsandargumentsduring□hetri□be□antosurface,leadingauthori□ies□□speculatewhetherfo□□p□aywa□involved.Eachm□mberoft□eg□o□p□a□adi□fe□ent□tor□□o□ell,a□dthein□onsiste□cies□ntheirac□ou□t□□nlyaddedtothe□yste□yofthem□ssin□nin□.□/p><□>Investigatorslearnedt□atthegrou□□ad□□enfriendsforyears,but□□cent□yth□rehadbeent□n□ionamongthem.□umorsof□isagreementsandargu□□ntsdurin□thetri□b□gantosurface,leadingau□□or□tiestos□ecula□ewhetherfoulpla□was□nvolved.Eachmember□fthegrouph□dadifferentstor□totell□andthein□o□sis□enc□es□ntheiraccountsonlyad□edt□themys□□ryo□themissin□□i□e.