Investigatorslearnedthatthegro□□□□dbeenfriendsforye□rs,but□e□entlythereh□dbeentensio□amon□the□□Rum□rsof□isagreem□n□s□ndargumentsd□ring□hetripbegantosu□fac□,leadingauthorit□estospecu□atewhetherfoulpla□wasin□olved.E□chmemberoft□□grouphadadiff□re□tsto□yt□□ell,an□□□eincons□stenciesintheira□c□untsonl□addedtot□e□yste□□o□t□emiss□□gni□□. Inve□tigator□lear□□dthatt□egro□phadbeenf□iendsfory□ars,butrece□tlyth□rehadbe□nte□s□□na□□n□th□m□□□□orsofdisa□reeme□tsand□rgument□d□ringt□□tr□pbe□antosurfac□,l□adi□gautho□itiestospeculatewhethe□f□u□pl□y□asinv□lved.Eachmembero□thegro□phadadi□ferentstoryt□□el□,andth□inconsiste□cies□ntheiracc□□ntsonlyaddedtoth□mysteryofthe□issingnine□□□p> In□estiga□o□slearn□□thatth□gro□phadbe□□friendsforye□rs,butrecently□herehad□e□ntensionamongthem.Rumorsofd□sa□reementsandargu□entsdur□ngt□et□i□begantos□rfac□,le□dingauthorit□estospeculatew□et□erf□ulplaywasinvolve□.□ach□em□erofth□groupha□□□iff□rents□ory□ot□ll,andtheincons□st□nc□esintheiraccountsonlyad□ed□□th□myste□yofth□m□ssingnine.<□p> Inve□tigato□s□earn□dthatthe□r□uphadbe□□fr□□ndsforyears,□utrece□tl□ther□h□dbeentension□mong□he□.Rumorsofdisa□□□emen□sandargument□du□ingt□etripbeg□n□osurface,leadin□au□horitiestosp□□ulatewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved□Eachmemb□rofth□groupha□adifferentstorytotell,□□dtheincon□istenciesintheiraccountso□l□addedto□hemys□ery□f□hemissingnine.□/p><□>□nve□tigator□□earne□th□t□□egroup□adbeenfr□endsforye□rs□b□tre□ent□ytherehadbeen□ensi□□amongthem.Rum□rso□disagreementsandargumentsdu□ingthetripbegantosurfa□e,leadingauth□ritiestospe□ul□□ewhet□erfoulpl□ywasinvolved.Eac□me□ber□fthegro□phadad□ff□re□ts□ory□otel□,□ndt□einconsis□enciesint□□□r□ccountsonly□d□edtothemyster□o□them□□singnine.□><□>Investigato□slea□ned□hatthegrouphadb□enf□iendsforyear□,butr□centlythereh□dbeen□en□ionamon□them.Rumorsofdisagreementsan□a□g□me□tsduringt□etripbegantosurfa□e□l□a□ing□u□□oritiestos□ecul□tew□□therfoulplaywasinvol□ed.Each□em□e□□f□□egrouph□dadifferentstoryt□tell,□ndthei□consist□nc□esinthei□□c□ou□□so□lyaddedtothemyste□yof□hemissingni□e.