Investigatorslearnedthatthegrouphad□eenf□□endsforye□rs,butrecen□lythe□ehadb□entensionamongthe□.Ru□orsofdisagreementsandargume□tsdu□in□t□□□ri□bega□tosur□ac□,leadingauthoritiest□spe□ula□ewheth□rfou□playwasinvolve□.□ac□m□mb□ro□thegrouphadad□fferentst□ry□otel□,andtheinconsist□□ciesin□he□r□ccounts□n□yad□ed□othemys□ery□ft□emissin□nin□.□> □□vestigatorslearnedt□atthegrouphad□□enfrie□dsf□□years,butrecentlytherehadbe□nt□ns□onamongthem.Rumors□□di□□greementsandargu□entsduringth□tripb□gant□surfac□,leadi□g□□th□□ities□ospecul□te□he□herfoul□l□ywas□n□olv□d.Eachm□mberofthegro□phadadiffer□ntstorytot□l□,andthei□consist□nciesinth□i□accountsonly□d□edtothemystery□fthemi□singnine. Investigato□slea□nedtha□thegr□□phadbeenfriend□foryears,bu□□ecentlytherehad□eentensionamongthem.Rumo□so□d□sagr□eme□tsand□rgume□tsduringthetripbega□to□urface,lea□ingauthoritiest□spe□ulate□□etherfoulp□aywasinvol□ed.E□ch□embe□ofthegroupha□adifferen□□tor□to□□ll□andtheinconsistenciesintheiraccou□ts□nlyaddedt□themysteryofthemissi□gnine.<□p> Inv□st□gat□r□lear□edthatthe□rouphadbeenfriendsfory□ars□□utrecen□l□therehadb□enten□□o□□mongthem.Rumors□fdi□agreements□□darg□mentsdu□□ngthet□ipbeg□nto□□rface,leadingautho□it□estospecu□ate□hetherfoulpla□wasinvolved.Eac□m□mberofthegr□u□□adadifferentstorytotell,a□dt□einconsi□t□nciesinthei□accountsonly□ddedtothemysteryofth□□issi□gnine. Investi□atorsl□arnedth□tt□□gro□□ha□b□e□fr□ends□o□y□a□□,butrece□tlytherehadbeentensionam□□gthe□□Rumo□sofdisagreement□andarg□mentsdu□ing□hetripbega□t□s□rf□c□,leadingauthoritie□tos□□culatewhe□herfoulpl□□wasin□□lved.E□c□membe□ofthegr□up□adad□fferen□storytotell,andth□inco□s□stencie□□ntheiraccount□onlyadd□dtot□emystery□ft□emis□ingni□e.<□p□□p>□nves□i□atorslearnedthat□heg□ou□hadbe□□friendsf□□□ears□b□t□ec□n□lythereha□b□entension□mo□gt□em.Rumorsofdi□ag□eementsandar□□men□s□uringthetripbegantosurfa□e,l□ad□n□authori□□es□ospeculat□whe□herfo□lp□ayw□sin□olved.Eac□memberofthegrouph□dad□ffer□□ts□□r□t□tell,a□□□he□nconsist□nci□s□n□heiracc□untsonlyadded□othe□ysteryo□themissi□gnine.