Investigat□rslea□nedth□tthegro□phadbeenfriends□oryears,b□trec□ntlyth□reha□been□ens□ona□ongthem□Rumorso□□isag□e□mentsandargumen□sduring□he□ripb□ga□tosu□face,□e□dingautho□itiestosp□culatewhether□oulplaywasinvolve□□□a□hmem□erofthegr□uphadadifferentstorytotell,andtheinconsistenciesinth□ira□countsonl□addedtothem□steryofthemissingnine.□> Investigator□learnedt□at□□egrouphadbeenfriendsforyears,but□ecentlythereh□□beent□n□ionamon□th□□.Ru□□rsof□□sagreem□nt□□ndar□ume□tsduringth□t□□pbegan□osurface,l□adin□authoriti□stos□eculate□□et□erfou□playwasin□olved□Ea□hmemberof□hegrouphadadiffer□n□sto□□tot□ll,an□theincons□stenci□sintheiraccountsonlyaddedtothemyste□yof□h□□issingnin□. In□□st□gatorsl□□r□edthatthe□□oup□adbeenfr□end□f□rye□rs,□u□recentlytherehadbe□ntensiona□ongthem.Rumorsofdisag□eementsandargumentsduringthet□ipb□gan□osurfac□,lea□ingaut□oritiestosp□culatewhetherfoulpla□was□nv□lv□d.E□chmemberoft□e□rouphad□□□ffere□tstoryto□ell,□□dthe□□□□nsisten□i□s□nt□eiracco□nt□onlyaddedtothem□s□eryof□hemissingnine.□□ Inv□stigatorsle□rnedthatth□group□adbeenfriend□□or□ears,b□tr□c□ntlyth□reh□dbeentensionamon□th□□.Rumorsofdisagre□mentsandargum□nt□d□rin□t□e□□ipbeg□nto□□□fa□e,□eadingauthoritiestospe□□latew□etherfo□□playwa□in□olved.Eachm□□ber□f□he□ro□phadadifferentstorytote□l,a□dthein□onsis□enciesinthe□ra□co□ntson□ya□d□dtothem□st□ryofthemissin□nin□.<□p>□p>□nvest□gat□□slea□nedthatth□group□adbeenf□iendsforyears□butr□centlytherehadbeentensi□□a□on□them.Rumors□fdisagreem□nt□a□dargumentsdur□n□thetr□pbeg□□t□s□r□ace,l□adingau□horitiestospeculatewhetherfoulpl□ywasin□o□ved.E□c□membe□o□t□egrouph□□adi□feren□storyt□te□l,and□he□nconsistenc□es□nthe□raccountsonlya□□edt□them□stery□fthemi□sin□ni□e.□/□>