Investigatorslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfr□end□fo□ye□rs,butrecentlythe□eh□d□een□□n□i□namongt□□m.Rumors□□disagreemen□s□ndargum□ntsd□ringthe□r□□begantosur□ac□,leadi□gaut□oritiestospeculatewhe□herf□ulp□a□wasinvo□ve□.Eachm□mberof□hegro□phad□differentst□rytotel□,□ndtheinconsis□enciesintheiracc□untsonlyaddedtothemysteryof□h□missi□gn□ne.□> Inve□tigatorslearne□□hatthegroup□adbeenfrien□sfory□□rs,bu□□□□e□tlyt□□rehadbe□nten□ionamo□gthem.Rumorsofdis□□reemen□sa□da□g□mentsdu□in□thetrip□egantosur□ace□□eadi□□aut□orities□osp□culatewhet□erf□ulpla□wasinvolved.Each□emb□ro□thegroupha□adif□erentstorytote□l,an□theinconsis□e□□iesinth□iraccountso□ly□d□□□to□hemysteryo□themissingn□ne□<□□> □nv□stigatorslea□nedthatthe□rouph□d□e□nfriends□oryears,but□e□en□lythe□□hadbee□tensiona□ongthem.□umorsofdis□□ree□entsan□argume□tsd□□ingt□□tri□beganto□urface,l□a□ing□u□h□r□ti□st□speculatewhetherfoulpl□ywasinv□lve□.Each□em□erofthe□□□u□□□□adiffer□n□storyto□□□l,□ndthei□consistenciesi□their□ccounts□□ly□ddedtothemysteryof□hem□ssingnine. Inv□s□i□□□o□sle□rn□dt□atthegr□uphadbee□□r□endsfor□ears,butrecentlyt□e□eha□bee□tensionamongt□em.R□mo□s□fdisagre□mentsandargumentsduring□hetripbega□tosurface,□eadingauthoritiestospec□latewhe□he□foulplaywa□invo□ved.Eachme□□erofthegr□uphad□diff□rent□□oryt□□ell□andtheinconsistenc□esint□eirac□o□ntsonlyaddedt□th□my□teryofthemissi□gnine. Investiga□ors□□arnedthatthegrouph□dbeenfri□nd□foryears,□□□recentlythere□adb□en□ensionamongthem.Ru□orsofdisa□reementsandargum□nts□urin□thetripbegant□surface,leadingautho□itiestospe□ulatew□□th□rfoulplaywas□n□□lved□Eachmem□□□ofthe□roup□adadiffe□□ntstor□tot□□l,a□dtheinconsistenciesi□t□eiraccountsonlyaddedt□themys□e□yof□hemissingnine.