I□ve□tigatorslear□edthatthegroup□adbeenfriendsfory□ars,bu□□ecent□yth□rehadbeen□ensi□na□ongthem.Rumor□ofdi□agreements□ndar□u□ent□duringthetripbegantosur□□ce,leadingaut□o□i□iestospeculat□whetherf□ulplaywasin□□l□ed□Each□e□b□rofthegr□uphadadiffe□en□storytotell,□ndtheinconsi□te□ciesinth□irac□o□ntsonlya□dedtothemyste□y□□them□ss□□gn□ne.<□p□ Inves□ig□□orsle□rn□dthatthegr□□phadbe□nfriendsf□□years,but□ecentlythere□□d□eente□sionamongthem.□umo□sof□isa□reemen□s□n□argum□nts□uringthetripbega□tosurface□lead□ngauthoritiestospec□latewhet□erfoulplaywasinv□l□ed.Ea□□□e□berofth□grouphad□different□tor□t□tell,a□dth□□nconsi□ten□iesi□theiraccountsonlyad□e□toth□my□□eryofthemissin□nine□□> I□□estigatorslearned□□atthe□rou□hadbee□f□i□ndsfo□year□,butrecentlythe□ehadbeentensio□amo□gthem.Rumorsofdisagree□□□tsandargum□ntsduringthetri□□egantosurface,leadi□gauthoritiest□□pe□□l□tewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved.E□□□membero□the□rouphadad□ffere□tst□rytot□ll□and□heinconsistenci□sint□eir□□□ountsonlyadded□othemysteryofth□□i□singn□ne□□/□□ Investigatorslea□ne□□hatthegrouphadbeen□□iendsforyears□butr□centlyth□rehadbeentensionamongthem.Rum□rsofdisagreemen□s□ndarg□mentsduring□het□ipbe□antosurface,l□a□ingauthoritiestospecul□tewhether□o□lpla□wasinvolve□.E□chmemberofthegrouphadadifferen□sto□ytote□l,andth□□ncon□□s□enciesinth□irac□ou□t□onlyaddedtothemyst□□□o□them□ssingnine□ Inve□tigatorslearnedthatth□groupha□b□enfrie□dsfory□ars,bu□□ecen□□yt□er□hadbeentensionamongthem.Rumorsofdi□a□reemen□sandargumen□□during□h□tri□b□gant□□urface,□eadingauthorities□osp□culatewhetherfoulpla□wasinvolved.Each□e□be□o□□hegrouphada□iffer□ntstorytotell,an□t□□i□□□n□isten□ies□nthe□raccount□o□lya□de□tothemysteryofthem□s□□ngnine.