□nv□st□□atorslea□n□dthatthegrouphadbeenfriend□foryears,butrecen□lyth□rehad□□enten□ionamong□hem.Rum□rsofdisagre□□en□sa□darg□□ents□uringthet□□pbeg□nt□□□rf□ce□leadinga□thori□iest□□peculatewhe□herfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachm□m□erofthegrouph□dadiffere□tstorytotell,and□h□□n□onsist□nciesi□th□iracco□nt□onlyaddedtothemysteryofth□m□ssin□nin□.<□p> Investiga□o□slearnedthattheg□ouphad□ee□□riendsf□ryears,butrecentlytherehadbeentensio□□mongth□m.Rum□□sofdisagreementsanda□guments□u□i□gthetripbegantosurfa□e□le□dinga□tho□□tiestospe□ulate□hetherfoulplaywa□involved.□achm□mbe□□fthe□r□uphad□di□feren□stor□□otell□a□dthein□onsist□nciesintheiraccountsonlyadde□tothemyst□ryofthemissingnine.<□p> I□vestiga□□rslear□e□thatth□□roupha□beenf□iend□foryear□,butr□□entlythere□adbeent□nsionamon□them.Rumorsof□isagreementsandargu□entsduri□gt□e□rip□ega□tosurface,l□adi□g□uth□ri□iestospeculat□whethe□f□ulplaywasin□olved.Eachmemb□roftheg□oupha□a□ifferentst□rytotel□,□ndtheincon□ist□nc□es□n□heira□countsonlyaddedt□themyst□r□of□hemi□s□n□n□ne.□/p□ Inve□ti□□tor□learnedthatthegrouphadbe□n□riendsf□ryear□□butrecen□ly□herehadbeenten□□onamongth□m.Rum□□□□f□isagreemen□sa□dargumentsduri□gthetripbeg□n□osurf□ce,leading□uthoritiestospecul□t□□hetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmemb□rof□hegr□uphadadiff□re□tstorytotell,andtheinco□sistencie□inth□iraccountso□lyaddedtothemys□eryofthemissin□nine. Inv□st□gat□rslear□edthatthe□r□uphadbeenfri□□dsforyears,bu□rec□ntlyther□h□dbee□□ension□m□□g□hem.Rumorsofdisagr□emen□sand□rgumen□sdur□n□thetripbeg□ntos□rf□□□,leadingauth□ritiestospeculat□□hetherfoulplaywasinvol□e□□E□c□memberofthegrouphadadifferents□orytotel□,□ndt□□incons□stenciesintheiraccou□tsonlyadd□□tothemysteryofthemiss□ngni□e.<□p>□p>Invest□□atorslearnedth□tthe□r□uph□d□eenf□i□n□s□oryea□□,butrecen□lyt□er□hadbeentensionam□n□them.Rumorsofd□□agree□ent□a□dar□ume□tsd□ringt□etri□be□a□□osu□□ace,leadingauth□ritiest□□□eculatewhe□herfoulp□□ywasinv□lved.Ea□hmem□er□fthegr□uphadadiffere□□s□or□t□tell,an□□heinco□s□ste□ci□sintheiracco□nt□on□ya□dedtoth□myst□ryofthemissin□nine.<□□>