I□□est□g□torsl□arnedth□□the□rouphadbeenfriendsforyear□,butrecentlytherehadbeen□ens□onam□ngt□em.Rumorsofdisag□e□m□ntsan□□rgume□tsdur□ngthetripbe□ant□□urface,□e□□ingauthoritiestospe□ulatewhe□herfoulplaywasinv□lved□Ea□hmember□□thegrouphadadi□□□rentstory□otell,□ndth□inconsi□□□n□iesintheiraccounts□n□□□d□edtothemy□t□ryofthemi□singnine. Inv□□tig□torslearnedthatthegrouphadbeen□riend□fo□yea□s,butre□□ntly□he□eh□dbeentensionam□□gthem.Rumorsof□□□ag□eementsanda□g□men□sduringth□□r□pbeg□□tosurface,lead□□g□□□horiti□st□speculatewh□therf□ulplaywa□□nv□□ved.Eachme□berof□he□rouphadadifferentstoryt□te□l,andtheincon□□stenciesintheiraccounts□n□yaddedtothemysteryofthem□s□in□□ine□□/p□□p>Investigato□slearnedth□tthe□rouphadbeenfriendsforyear□,but□ece□tl□th□rehadbeentension□mongthem.Ru□orso□d□sagr□emen□sandargumen□sduringt□etr□pbegantosurf□ce□l□adi□g□ut□oritiest□specu□atewhether□oul□lay□asin□olved.Eachme□ber□fthegroup□adadifferentstorytotell,an□the□nconsi□tencies□nt□ei□acco□ntsonlyadd□dtothemysteryof□□emissingnine.<□p□ Inve□tigat□r□learnedthatt□e□□ouphadb□enf□ie□ds□ory□ars,□utrecently□□erehadbeent□nsionamongthem.□umo□sofdis□greementsandargum□ntsduring□□etripbegantosur□a□e,leadingaut□or□tiestospe□□latewhether□□□lpla□wasi□vol□□d.E□chmemb□ro□t□egrou□□adadi□f□re□□sto□ytotell,andth□incons□stenciesintheiraccountsonlyaddedtot□□myst□□yofthe□is□ingnine. Inves□□g□□or□lear□edthat□hegr□uphadbe□nfriendsf□rye□rs,butrece□□l□th□reh□dbeenten□ionam□□gthem□Ru□□r□□□disag□eem□ntsa□□□rgume□ts□uringthetripbeg□nto□ur□ace,le□ding□uthoritiestospeculatewhet□erfoulplay□asinvolved.Eachmemb□rofthegr□uphadadiff□r□ntstor□to□el□,a□dthe□□co□s□stenc□esintheiracc□□ntsonlyad□edto□hemystery□□themiss□ngnine. Inves□i□atorslearnedthatt□egrouph□□b□□nf□iendsf□r□ears,but□ecen□lytherehadbeentensionamong□h□m.Rumorsofdis□□reeme□tsan□argumentsduring□hetr□□begant□□urface,leadin□authoritiestospecula□ewhetherfoulplaywasin□olved.Eachm□mbe□ofthegrouphadad□ff□rentstorytot□□l□andthein□onsistenciesin□heir□ccoun□sonly□ddedtothemysteryofthemi□□in□nine.<□p>