□n□estigatorslear□e□t□a□thegroupha□beenfriendsfo□y□ars,butr□centlytherehadbeenten□ion□m□ng□hem.Rumors□fdisagreem□ntsa□dargumentsduri□gthetripbegantos□rface,□eadin□auth□ritiestospec□late□hether□o□l□□aywasinvolved.Ea□hmemberofthegro□pha□□di□ferents□or□totell,a□dth□inconsistenciesinthei□accountson□y□ddedtothe□ysteryofth□m□ss□ngnine.<□□> Inve□□□g□torslearnedthatth□g□□uphadbeenfriendsforye□rs,but□ecen□lyther□hadbeentensionamongth□m.Rumorsofdi□agreementsandargume□tsduring□h□tripbeg□ntosurface,l□a□inga□thoritiestosp□culatewhethe□fou□play□asinvolv□d.Eac□memberofth□gr□uphad□□□fferentst□rytotell,andt□ei□□onsiste□cies□nt□ei□accountsonlyaddedtothemy□ter□□fthemiss□ngnine. I□vestigatorslearnedth□tt□egro□p□adb□enfriendsfo□y□ars,b□trecentlytherehadbeente□sionamongthe□.Rum□r□ofdi□ag□eementsa□da□gumentsd□ri□g□hetr□pbeg□ntosurface,leadin□□□thoriti□stosp□cu□atew□e□□e□□oulplaywasi□vo□ved.Each□emberofthegroup□adadiffer□ntstorytotel□,andt□einconsistenciesintheiraccount□onlya□d□dtothemysteryo□th□□□ssing□in□. In□est□gatorslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfrie□dsfory□ars,bu□recent□□ther□hadbeen□ensionamo□gthem.Rumorsofdisagr□ementsand□rgum□ntsdurin□th□□ripbe□antosur□ac□,leadingautho□itiestospeculatewhetherfoulpla□□asi□vol□ed.Eachme□b□r□f□h□grouphad□differentsto□y□□te□l,andth□i□c□□sis□enciesinth□ir□ccount□only□dded□othemy□teryoft□emi□□i□g□ine.